Award-Winning Tutors serving Sherwood, OR

...of Arts from Oregon State University and my Masters of Education from Concordia University. It was during my time at Concordia as a graduate student that I discovered my love for tutoring! I currently tutor in the subjects of reading, writing, and English ACT test taking. My favorite subject to tutor is APA writing assistance;...

...success. This usually means not providing direct answers, but helping the student learn how to find the answer on his own. My areas of strength include: - Philosophy (including ethics, logic, critical thinking and rhetoric) - Theology and Religion (especially Catholic/Christian) - Writing (essays, project papers and theses; creative, research and persuasive styles) - Physics...

...and business: how teams work best and what best motivates entrepreneurs. Currently, I am an MBA Candidate at Willamette University. I am an aspiring Organizational Psychologist whose goals are to continue to consult start-ups and SMB's accomplish their missions and eventually earn a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from a top-tier Business School.

...own understanding of a topic or concept. I'm a "guide on the side." Outside of tutoring, I enjoy hiking, hearing live music, scoring great finds at thrift stores, and playing guitar. I love to share the experience of learning with other people. I believe our minds are miraculous. Learning exercises the mind, as does play....

...and Social Sciences. (I was also a theatre kid and have a soft spot for Drama!) As someone who struggled in their own education, I firmly believe that working with students to create an individualized approach that works best for them is the key to success. I hope to provide the educational support to struggling...

I am a recently graduated college student with a B.A in both Physics and Mathematics. Right now I am taking a year off before pursuing a Ph.D. in Astrophysics/Astronomy, and I wanna spend that year helping others understand the wonders of Physics!

...past fifteen years, I have implemented anti-plagiarism software such as Turnitin and Safe-Assign to provide a consistently clear blended learning approach for my students to enhance their paraphrasing skills. My philosophical approach toward teaching English scaffolds a positive educational learning environment which focuses upon: acknowledging student learning style diversity, helping students to transition smoothly from...

...Vancouver with a Bachelor of Arts in Education. I am endorsed in Elementary Education and ELL. I have worked with all grades K-12 through my student teaching and substituting. I love teaching math and helping students grasp mathematical concepts. I believe that everybody is capable of success and learning, and I love being a part...

...a lot of different ways to approach teaching these two subjects and it allows me to be creative when I am thinking of lessons! When teaching, I think it is important for a teacher to make a good, solid connection with his or her students. Without a connection, its hard for the student to trust...

Mathematics is the key science to understand many sciences. It helps you be a critical thinker and challenges your mind.... I do my best to make the math concepts as simple as possible.... I have to know what level my student is at so I can design my plan specifically for him/her.... I explain all concepts and provide enough examples. I assign exercises to my students to solve. I provide them with their detailed key answers...

...are all our children. Every child should and can have the opportunity to learn. I enjoy teaching in a differentiated style while layering and scaffolding the concepts being taught. I also believe in teaching to three senses so that learning can be retained. As an educator and person, I believe we should speak the language...

...in front of you; it's about walking away from a session feeling like you can tackle that challenge on your own, with confidence, the next time you see it. If we're talking about study and test prep skills, I focus on time management with self compassion and on understanding what the test writer wants from...

...the highest SAT score in my school district when I was a junior (without tutoring, even!). I started tutoring the Verbal side of the SAT in Los Angeles in 1999. Then I branched out into the SAT Math and then into academic tutoring in many subject areas. I was tutoring celebrity kids in Malibu mostly...

...magical unknown subject, but has very specific rules that tell you how to get the problem done. It can be very satisfying and even beautiful when something clicks in your brain. I intend to share that with students, so they can become more skilled at problem solving, and possibly build a love for math!... My philosophy of teaching is listening based. I don't believe in harping at a student like I am the only one with...

...graduate school to become a teacher. I recently graduated with a B.S. In Environmental Biology and I have since worked on ecological studies of population structures, and most recently worked as a zookeeper, caring for animals and teaching guests about conservationism. I recently moved from Florida to Oregon for the nature, the people, and for...

...started as a chemistry and science nerd in high school, but going to college allowed me to hone in on my love of math. I used to help out my own peers during class, and before joining I was helping my younger brother and his friends with any math problem that stumped them. Outside of...

...learn and I love to empower people so that they can grow. the fun of the teaching process for me is not only getting to communicate the process of learning but also to have the opportunity to learn more myself. In addition to a tutor I am a pastor at a Church in Portland Oregon....

...Italian to undergraduate students at the University of Georgia for three years. I received a Master TEFL (ESL instruction) certification and relocated to Amsterdam (Netherlands) where I started my own freelance business teaching English, in addition to working for a private language school. As an ESL instructor, I taught 100+ students from 30+ countries globally,...

...Administration at Northeastern University. In addition to tutoring, I enjoy playing the tuba and learning about transportation engineering/planning. I'm also fully Japanese and can read, write, and speak the language. As someone who scored 1530 on the SAT and 800 on the Math II subject test, I'd love to assist you in preparing for college!

...could create "accommodations". I had finally figured this out on my own without the big words. I love to learn. I love to read. I love to take classes. I love knowing stuff. And I'm a great teacher. Now we are getting away from labels. The key seems to be that everybody has a unique...