Certified Tutors From California State University-Los Angeles

...researchers for the past three decades. To this end I've accumulated several publications over the years. In addition to the aforementioned work I was a computer instructor/network administrator and a senior Computer Technical Support Consultant for nine years. Since then I've done my best to stay on top of the fast-changing technology and help colleagues,...

...on a Masters Degree in Engineering. I was a member of the Speech and Debate Team as an undergraduate student. I relate well to children and young adults, and they respond positively. I taught physics labs at Cal State LA for several years, and have also worked as a private tutor in subjects such as...

...sports editor for the student newspaper at Pasadena City College. My tutoring strategy is centered around the idea of a conversation. I use my clients' interests to create examples that will help them understand the concept in question. I always try to have my clients figure out the problem themselves through guiding questions. I am...

...up when it was time to sing English songs, learn phonics, or practice new scripts and role-plays. It was also a joy to see how excited and competitive my elementary and middle school students were on Special Activity days or when it was time to take Speaking & Listening tests, or even to practice building...

...in my specialty areas of reading comprehension, writing, test taking (SAT/ACT) strategies, and college applications. I work with graduate students on writing and editing course papers and projects. And I am also a published author, having worked for nationwide newspapers and magazines as a freelance writer and editor. It is rewarding for me to see...

I have 14 years teaching students and mentoring teachers. I am bilingual in Spanish and have worked teaching in New Jersey and California.... I motivate students and give them the reason why to excel. I lead by example and use multisensory techniques.... I like to find a student's deficits and strengths, and create a good working relationship with the student and their family.

...educator for a very long time. I retired from a school district a few years back and, since then have been traveling around the world and working online with clients and students. This way, I can do what I love (teaching) while doing the other things I love (traveling and learning new languages).

...place with my students. I have high patience and willing to put in extra work and explanations to help insure my students learn. I teach to all learning styles and I tell my students that are no dumb questions. I have a long history of giving back to the community and working with students from...

...what they must or must not do, within the context of the learning environment. The student will thereby become more motivated to learn, his or her own, respective subject matter at hand. An instructor should anticipate great things from all of his students, irrespective of a student's talents and abilities. Each student should be treated...

...opportunities and grown in their professions because learning English opened more doors for them. I enjoyed being a corporate paralegal, but I decided that I needed to do more...I genuinely wanted to help people. After observing a friend teach an ESL class, I was hooked and decided to go to graduate school. I've taught a...