
Colleen
Certified Tutor
...Comprehension. I love teaching and tutoring English Language Arts to students of all age levels. It is a joy to watch students move from planning a writing assignment to publishing it in a final draft! It is fun to ask students questions about their writing, help them edit their work, and offer words of encouragement....
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, English and Journalism
Masters in Education, Masters of Education-Language Arts
State Certified Teacher

Kathryn
Certified Tutor
...met with clients who struggled with spelling, writing, and reading comprehension. All three of these skills are interconnected, and progress in these areas requires use and understanding of complex syntax, morphology, phonetics, orthography and semantics. For this reason, I utilize a multilinguistic approach that simultaneously targets word-level spelling and reading, vocabulary expansion, spelling and writing...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Linguistics/Liberal Arts
Master of Arts, Communication Sciences and Disorders (Speech Pathology)
GRE Verbal: 169

Ken
Certified Tutor
...opportunity to develop my teaching skills in a real-world environment. While there I worked directly with students of many different ethnic, educational, and cultural backgrounds, both in class and during one-on-one conferences. I have also helped high school students develop their writing and complex reasoning skills. It is crucial that instructors not merely expect students...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, English
Master of Arts, History
GRE Verbal: 168

Monte
Certified Tutor
...from 16-50 years of age, and developed strong tutoring, communication, and critical thinking skills and strategies that have been very useful for students who struggle with Mathematics courses. My favorite subject to tutor is Mathematics, primarily Calculus, Differential Equations, and Linear Algebra. I would describe my tutoring style as fun and adaptive. I understand that...
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Mathematics

Danny
Certified Tutor
...pursuing an MS in Statistics at Portland State University. Between Brown and Portland State, I have traveled to most countries in Europe as well as many countries in Asia. I have been tutoring Math and Statistics at PCC since 2013, and I enjoy working with students from all different backgrounds. I have tutored Algebra (both...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, BA Political Science
Master of Science, MS Statistics candidate

Ron
Certified Tutor
...is feeling about not getting the math they have to do for a class or test. Outside of math, I have a degree in psychology and am very interested in the topic. In my spare time, I also like hiking, mountain climbing, table tennis, running, reading, Ethiopian and Thai restaurants, and chess.
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Psychology
PHD, Psychology
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1470
SAT Math: 760
SAT Verbal: 710

Laura
Certified Tutor
...chemistry and was a teaching assistant for undergraduate science courses. Soon after graduating I started working at a local private college teaching math, environmental science, and ecology. Now over 6 years later I still love teaching student’s math and science. My favorite subject to tutor is math because students often struggle with this subject. It...
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences
Masters, Science Teaching

Eva
Certified Tutor
...to know how to say: "Here, let me tell you this," and have others understand. When I'm not doing homework, I'm working on my personal writing or art projects. I have two dogs that get walked everyday on the trails near my house, and sometimes I even find time for a ride on my road...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, English
Master of Fine Arts, Writing

Angie
Certified Tutor
...my students through immersion teaching. I would come to each tutoring session prepared, so I would ask my students ahead of time what they want to get out of their session, whether it be a lesson in Spanish or help with a specific aspect of Spanish. I look forward to speaking Spanish with you!
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Spanish language and literature
Master of Science, Spanish Language and Literature

Evan
Certified Tutor
...and makes for a better world. In my spare time, I love to travel and write music. I play basketball every Sunday night and I love hiking and the outdoors. I love to make people laugh and I love it when people can make me laugh. I always try to make things as personal as...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Communication

Gabriel
Certified Tutor
...work more efficiently. While obtaining my degree, I tutored several fellow students in a variety of subjects, such as Organic Chemistry, Cell Biology and Genetics. I was also a member of several student organizations that worked with local high school students where I served as a mentor and tutor to several students. I have a...
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Microbiology

Dan
Certified Tutor
...learn tones, and after 6 they can learn characters and strokes and better understand sentence structure. No matter what ages my students are, I like to use games and role playing to practice with them, because it's fun and applicable to real-life conversations. I like to have students practice writing and discuss the history and...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Linguistics

Landon
Certified Tutor
...with my friends and listening to a good record. My tutoring style is very laid back. Don't get me wrong -- I take students' education very seriously. I just passionately believe that lasting, worthwhile education does not occur under stressful, nervous conditions. One should feel comfortable and interested in learning before they approach any assignment....
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Spanish
ACT English: 34

Lori
Certified Tutor
...As a college instructor, I work both online and face-to-face with students to help them succeed. I have a group of high school students that I mentor, along with adult students and clients in every age group and at every skill level. Currently, I teach and mentor others in leadership, nonfiction and academic writing, and...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, English & Women's Studies
Master of Arts, Leadership & Org Communications

Megan
Certified Tutor
I hope to help students who are struggling with their science subjects by being patient, knowledgeable, and able to find a solution to their confusion or struggle.
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
Master of Science, Science Education

David
Certified Tutor
...found a passion that would lead me to pursue my master's degree. Since entering the classroom as a teacher, I have primarily taught English Language Arts at the middle and high school levels. I student-taught in the Portland area during my certification process before taking a job teaching middle school students in Glendale, Arizona. I...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, English
Master of Arts, Teaching

Christopher
Certified Tutor
...of class cannot be overstated; exercising, volunteering, and engaging in enriching hobbies tempers what one accomplishes at school. I like to do all three of these things, whether through going to the gym, hiking, fly fishing, playing sports or just working outside. I also volunteer in classes to assist younger students who need the most...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, English
Master of Arts, English
ACT Reading: 33
GRE Verbal: 164

Ian
Certified Tutor
...helps to know that, if you are terrible at taking tests, that is totally okay! Not every personality type connects with tests well, and I try to explain to my students some tricks they can use to make tests or assessments less intimidating. Reading a test can sometimes feel like learning a second language, and...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Government
Master of Arts, Education

Jason
Certified Tutor
...school. I focus on reading. I also teach social skills and study skills. I have worked with students ranging from kindergarten through ninth grade and have enjoyed all of my experiences. Reading skills are so important that no matter what I am working with a student on, be it science, social studies, or even math,...
Education & Certification
Bachelor of Science, Liberal Arts
Master of Science, Special Education

Eli
Certified Tutor
...university students, and I have been tutoring Spanish students off and on for the last seven years. While I love teaching in the classroom, I also love the one-on-one experience of being able to personalize the content to an individual's needs and move at the student's own pace. This is ideal and very important when...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Spanish
Master of Arts, Spanish
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