Certified Tutors From University of Kansas

...social sciences, communication, and other fields to serve the public in a multidisciplinary manner. I am a firm believer in being a well-around, global citizen, so that entails being moderately versed in many fields of study. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about Economics, Math, and Standardized Testing. I...

...planning, executing lesson plans, and implementing successful classroom management at a variety of grade levels. I possess the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment as well as build successful relationships with people from diverse cultures. I successfully collaborate with all team members in planning, assessment, and facilitation of lessons to identify and meet the...

...put a lot of the cultural information I was learning into perspective. I love to break up common myths about cultures. What I love most about teaching culture and language is that it really opens and broadens people's perspective. I agree with the statement that knowledge is power. Knowledge is only powerful when you know...

...lawn, or giving a friend a ride somewhere. I tutored many of my friends throughout high school. I am currently attending the University of Kansas. I am pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry on a Pre-Medicine track. I tutor in lots of different types of math and chemistry. My style is to first make...

...second language acquisition. I am a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese and have studied English for over 10 years, and am fluent with academic proficiency. I also am a graduate from the University of Kansas with a Bachelor's degree in Linguistics. My educational background means that I understand language at a fundamental level and am...

...students one-on-one. During these sessions, I learned more candidly the students' needs and was inspired to come up with new ways of explaining and practicing concepts. I was grateful to my students who sought help during office appointments, because my teaching improved in response to their questions. I believe one-on-one interaction is one of the...

...I am a Special Education Teacher of 11 years, experience in the public school systems, as well as in the hospitalized and special day school settings. I live in the Midwest with my two daughters, and my husband, who has just joined the field of wind energy. I have always loved academia, with particular strengths...

...I have a strong academic foundation in these areas, I also have a personal love for them. I enjoy helping students find their own understanding and connection with these subjects. I believe academic success is not gained by simply memorizing facts, but a through an in-depth engagement with the material. In addition to the above,...

...to meet local people and participate in their cultures. I became an English teacher because I knew my work would enable me to enjoy even more cross-cultural experiences without leaving home! A have a bachelor's degree in education, a master's degree in speech communication, and a master's degree in teaching English as a second language....

...is to understand the student as an individual. I like to understand the student's strengths and weaknesses and work from there to expand their knowledge in a given subject. My goal is to push each of my students to venture beyond their limits and understand each concept, rather than learning the steps of a process.

...providing high quality personalized Mandarin lessons in subjects such as HSK Chinese, GCSE Chinese, AP Chinese, K-12 Academic Chinese, business Chinese and conversational languages. I have been teaching Chinese to global students at all ages with different learning goals online and in person. My students have improved their Chinese proficiency significantly by taking my Chinese...

...with a BA in History, as well as a magna cum laude graduate with a Master's degree in Education from the University of Kansas. I am licensed in general and special education, as well as ESL. I also lived as an exchange student in Germany, and enjoyed the process of learning another language. I have...

...instilled in me the love for learning and the expectation to work hard and get results. I watched him plan his lessons nightly at the kitchen table and have never forgotten how important it is to plan for each and every subject. Being a tutor gives me the rare opportunity to do that for each...

...powerful things, and this propels my passion for education. I believe students should drive and construct their own learning, classes should be fun, active, collaborative, and interactive, and connect to the interests and motivations of the student's real world situation. I have experience teaching with a diverse range of levels, subjects, ages, and cultures. Specifically,...

...is to understand the current material, while also giving them the tools they need to be as successful as possible in the classroom. *I have strong experience with students who struggle with ADHD and anxiety issues in students. I have plenty of tools that have helped students cope with these kinds of issues and find...

...and passion lie with teaching middle school students to be life long music makers. I believe that music education enhances life experiences and exercises the brain, improving critical thinking skills, multitasking, and literacy and fluency, therefore transferring critical skills into various other subjects. In my opinion, it is imperative that learning music is fun, engaging,...

...clients academic or professional ambitions. Prior to entering education, I was a newspaper journalist. I earned a B.S. in journalism from the University of Kansas in 2005, an MA in TESOL from Emporia State University in 2015, and I am currently working toward an Ed.S. in Education Leadership & Innovation from Fort Hays State University....

...geology, remote sensing, chemistry and environmental science. Currently, I am an Adjunct Professor at Dallas College Brookhaven Campus in Farmers Branch, Texas and Tarrant County College in Fort Worth, Texas teaching Physical Geology, Earth Science, and Environmental Science. During the 2016-2017 academic year, I was an Instructor of Geosciences (teaching Remote Sensing) at the U.S....

...degree reflects, I am most excited about teaching history, government, and art history classes, but I have a strong background in English as well. As a former AP and honors high school student, I would love to share the strategies that I found to be the most successful. I believe education not only improves society,...

I am a current working tutor and my passion is to help students succeed in all of their math endeavors. Math doesn't have to be your favorite subject but that doesn't mean that you can't succeed and do well!