Award-Winning Writing Tutors serving Maryland

...working at the NIH. I have experience tutoring college, high school, and middle school students. During tutoring sessions I like to pinpoint where the problem areas are and begin by working with students on the fundamentals. Once the basics are covered I like to work through problems together as a way to learn material, but ask that students spend some time studying topics at home/doing practice problems that we can go over during the tutoring...

...a tutor is my flexibility. There are a multitude of ways to approach every question and every subject. I understand that a student's perspective may be very different than my own and I will work tirelessly to frame questions in a way that makes the most sense to them. I believe that tutoring is less about rigid instruction and more about providing students with the tools they need to reach their full potential. I tutor...

...fun in learning (even with the difficult subjects). I am originally from Detroit, MI. but I am currently residing in the DMV area. For undergrad, I went to Michigan State University, where I majored in Psychology, minored in Bioethics and Humanities, and also took on Pre-Med courses. After graduating in 2011, I went to Ross University School of Medicine on the Island of Dominica. There, I took all the major science courses including, Anatomy/ Physiology,...

I am a licensed elementary educator who has taught in Washington, DC and Maryland for the past 5 years. I am passionate about making a difference and helping students reach their full potential. It is essential to have a belief that everyone is capable of achieving their academic goals, as long as they are willing to put in the effort and have a positive attitude to make them a reality.

...List distinctions every semester, was accepted into the engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi as a Junior, and won the William H Huggin's Award for Scholarship and Service upon graduation. He has worked as a Robotics Software Engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Honeybee Robotics. He most recently joined Dr. Enrique Mallada's research group at Johns Hopkins. He is studying networked dynamical systems such as the power grid and financial markets. His strengths lie...

...all ages. In the summer of 2014 I studied abroad in Argentina at the Universidad de Buenos Aires. During this time my language skills improved immensely through classwork as well as through interactions with my host family and Argentine friends. While studying business, I found a passion for entrepreneurship through the Skandalaris Internship Program, in which students work with ventures in St. Louis and travel to different entrepreneurship hubs in the city to meet the...

...Biology from Iowa State University in May of 2017. I then worked as a research assistant at the University of Chicago. In college, I loved sharing the knowledge and material that I learned over the course of my schooling. As an undergrad, I worked as a teaching assistant under the supervision of a professor and a graduate student. As a tutor I plan to give my best effort to spur student interest and construct an...

...for. I have found the best way to teach in a one on one environment is to connect with my students and through personalized attention find out where their strengths and weaknesses lie, then to work with them to build a foundation around their weak areas to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the subject material. Outside of tutoring, I enjoy an active lifestyle; through high school I was a sprinter on the track team, played...

...experience teaching students and my teaching strategy and goals include continuous learning and development, imaginative and creative thinking, growth, independence, exploration, problem-solving skills, science, etc. I hold a PhD and postodoctoral experience in Biochemistry with Master's in Microbiology. I also hold a CDA course certification for working with early childhood learners. I love helping little learners to read, write, teaching English, Maths, Science, Social Science, History, and other professional advanced subjects. My students can expect...

I believe that every student has the potential to excel. It is my goal to help students reach their goals in a timely manner. I am a certified teacher and I currently teach second-grade students. My background is in psychology so I am able to adapt to different students' needs.

I specialize in tutoring Writing and the Humanities, having tutored for over three years at the Writing Center at the University of Maryland. I especially enjoy helping students overcome their anxiety and frustration about writing by breaking down the writing process into simple, manageable steps. My other specialties include helping high school students write college application essays, anything involving Literature or History, and the Baltimore Orioles.

...California to Northeastern Brazil. My favorite subjects to teach are Math and English, and my favorite subjects to learn about are History and Social Studies. Outside of tutoring, I enjoy reading, cooking, playing the cello, and performing on an improv comedy team. I love working with young people especially those navigating the transition from high school to college. It is an exciting stage of life, and one that I hope to make a little easier!

...empathy. I care very much who a person is and how one can discover who he or she is better. This can be done through writing, drawing, painting, and many other ways. To that end, a major component of my art curriculum became the visual journal, in which the traditional sketchbook, (typically focused on observational drawing,) evolving sketchbook, (incorporating mixed media,) and writing come together. As an artistic tool, the visual journal has been critical...

...for them, as a way to communicate their ideas effectively. I take students seriously and treat them with respect. Before my doctorate, I studied English to Masters level at the University of Exeter (in the southwest of England). I have also worked in politics, education policy and research, which has given me experience of using a variety of communication and writing styles. In my spare time I enjoy hiking and canoeing, reading and travelling.

...2018 to present, and the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Language (TESOL), 2018 to Present. I am a mother of 3 (2 daughters and a son), a Veteran, Military spouse and Public Servant. I have CXC English, History, French, Principles of Business, Human Biology, Spanish and A-Level Literature. I hold a BS in Liberal Studies, MS in Human Resources, have graduate credits in Secondary English Language Arts, and post-graduate credits in Post-Secondary and Adult...

...school as a reading/math interventionist. I have been teaching for 10 years now. I love teaching and working with different students. I have taught many age groups and many subjects, from ELA , Math, and Social studies. I am a certified ESL teacher(English as a second language). My favorite subject to teach is English. I love to break down phonics, grammar, and reading comprehension, and help students with creative writing. I hope we get a...

...the University of Maryland Global Campus. I mainly have experience working with the Latino Student Fund as a volunteer tutor since 2019. My goal is helping students with any problems they have with Reading, Vocabulary, Writing, and understanding Literature. I am passionate because of my love of reading and wanting to help students understand the themes and ideas that are in books. My tutoring philosophy is to be patient and understanding with students, while making...

...the sciences and have worked with dozens of students in grade school, high school and college on biology, chemistry, and physics. I have also worked with many students on test prep, particularly with math sections. Lastly, I was a writing tutor at Dartmouth and love the writing process, so Im always excited to work with students on essays. For fun, I love running, playing pretty much any racket sport, and reading novels.... With every student, I'm...

...am looking forward to working with students on the Varsity Tutors platform! I graduated from Northwestern University in 2019 with a major in History and minors in German and Environmental Policy & Culture. I recently completed a Fulbright English Teaching Scholarship in Germany, where I taught at an upper high school and vocational school. I worked with students on English grammar and writing, and held weekly conversational groups. Prior teaching experiences includes tutoring in math...

...totem pole for families today. I found that to be extremely unfortunate. I tend to not use the term unfortunate because it can be misleading. I have learned that some things are not unfortunate. My students lacking in areas when it came to education was not their fault. Instead of being upset by the lack of care children portrayed in a school setting I chose to take the first step in making students feel included....