Award-Winning Writing Tutors serving Gresham, OR

...am now learning video production and filmmaking, I still love teaching students through tutoring sessions. I grew up in a small agricultural town near Reno, NV and most recently lived in Los Angeles before moving to the Portland area. I love language and had a book of poetry published. I think everybody is a better...

...Math with 20 years experience. I teach children of all ages both inside and outside the classroom. I have been an ESL online teacher with VIPKid for 4 years. I enjoy seeing children grow and improve with knowledge. Thank you for the opportunity to work with you. I look forward to seeing you in my...

...2007. From there I went on to teaching overseas in first Kenya followed by Nicaragua then Romania and lastly Japan. I knew I had a passion for teaching by this point so I returned to Portland and earned my Masters in Teaching at Concordia University in secondary level English Language Arts. I am now working...

...to be patient with the student and find a pace that works best for them. Every student is unique in their own way so it is important to be able to build a warm and professional rapport with each and every one. I obtained my B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Theater Arts from...

I am a second year naturopathic medical student. I'm originally from the Midwest. Whenever I have time, I love reading, running and cooking! I also enjoy hiking and exploring the PNW as much as I can.

...am a life-long learner and an encouraging, supportive and resourceful teacher who really takes joy in investing in students' progress and learning. I have had over 9 years of direct teaching experience, from university classrooms to kitchen table tutoring to online language teaching. I most enjoy working with students who know what they don't understand...

...am a college graduate with a degree in Child and Family Studies whom's purpose in life is to help children and their families, and who's passion is teaching. I believe that everyone learns differently, and I am here to help you learn by figuring out how you learn best by personalizing, accommodating, and making it...

...and continued to explore teaching at school. More often than not I found myself helping friends and fellow classmates with papers and general questions about the texts we covered in class. I hope to share my passion and knowledge with other students of all ages through Varsity Tutors. In my free time I enjoy reading,...

...my hometown, Portland, Oregon. After earning a partial International Baccalaureate degree, I moved to England to pursue a science degree when I was eighteen. While I was there, however, I realized that I needed to focus on my true passion, writing. I came home and earned my BA in English with a minor in writing...

I enjoy working with kids of all ages. My favorite part of teaching is seeing the look on the students faces when they get it. I love being able to help them unlock their potential.

...right now to become a middle/high school science teacher. I would like to be a chemistry teacher in the future. While being pretty proficient in chemistry I am also well versed when it comes to Algebra and other math subjects. I have a lot of informal experience when it comes to tutoring and have been...

...groups, and I feel that with patience and a knack for being able to explain a concept in a dozen different ways, anyone can learn anything. Education is the key that opens the door to critical thinking, which is the key to everything else. I really enjoy extraordinarily long and complicated board games with friends...

...I mainly work with students in Elementary school. I love seeing the lightbulb come on for students when they start to understand something. I like to make a personal connection with kids and see them as individuals. I meet students where they are and we go from there. I believe in the flexibility of the...

...the University of Texas and a J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School. I loved school and continue to broaden my interests through classes and new experiences even with my professional position. I benefited from tutoring in various subjects including test prep, that was critical to my success. I also think editing is a crucial...

I love teaching! It's so rewarding to help people figure things out. Aside from teaching, I enjoy books, coffee, and video games with my friends.

...tutor at Clackamas Community College. I have worked as an adjunct in the Art program at Clackamas Community College. My primary focus was introduction to drawing, but I have taught gallery management classes and sequential art workshops. I have also taught college experience workshops for The Clackamas Middle College, a charter school. In every case...

I am a professional engineer who has a passion for helping students of all ages to be successful - specifically, in STEM! I love to tutor math, science, and engineering of course, but I am also passionate about good communication and storytelling!

...my name is Galen. I have been tutoring math and test prep on and off for several years, since I graduated with my Mathematics degree in 2005. I also recently completed a second bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering. I like being a tutor because I enjoy helping people find a connection with the world through...

...Since college, I have tutored SATs, GREs, and various school subjects to private clients and groups of students of all ages in Connecticut, Wyoming, and Colorado. In my spare time, I play ultimate frisbee and trivia, and spend much of my time mountain biking, skiing, gardening, cooking, and tinkering on crossword puzzles.

...attending a coding bootcamp downtown. When I'm not wrestling with Ruby and JavaScript, you can find me exploring Portland parks or hanging out reading and playing video games. I think I'm a great tutor because I genuinely love learning, no matter the subject, and I think that kind of passion for learning is contagious... I went to college and studied the classics, so my teaching method tends to align with the Socratic method of prompting the...