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Paula
Math for Tweens. Homeschoolers Welcomed.
During the past 15 years, I have had both personal and work experience with children, preteens and teens with attention, impulse, and focus issues. While working with the King County Work Training Program, I taught teens who had dropped out of school due to ADD/ADHD and other learning difficulties. By incorporating student values and optimizing t Read more
Daniel
NYU Writing Professor of 15 years, former HS English Teacher
Hi! I am a full-time, award-winning writing professor at New York University, living in Portland, teaching now on zoom. I graduated from Vassar College, received an MFA-Creative Writing from NYU, and I am also a licensed psychotherapist (NYU) and teen coach. I have tutored for over 20 years--primarily at the HS, college, and graduate levels. During summers, I work at the NYU writing center, helping undergraduates both complete academic work & in addition to applying to graduate schoo... Read more
Jade
Forensic Anthropology: Learn the truth about Bones!
I am a published anthropologist with an MS in forensic anthropology. I have practical and theoretical experience in forensic anthropology, physical anthropology, linguistic anthropology, bioarchaeology, Norse archaeology, crime scene processing, autopsies and more. I have specific expertise in skeletal trauma, especially skeletal gunshot trauma. I've worked at the Smithsonian with well-known forensic anthropologists and have assisted on casework with anthropologists in Massachusetts. I ha... Read more
Jeff
Mr. K: All-Purpose Tutor
I have 14 years' experience teaching in Portland Public Schools, grades K-12. I am endorsed in the Art and ESL disciplines. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Printmaking from the San Francisco Art Institute. I also have a 5th Year Education degree from Portland State University. I taught Middle School Core and Art at Temple Beth Israel for 3 years on Wednesday nights. I have volunteered at KBOO radio for the last 30 years, and was recently elected to the Board of Directors there. I am ... Read more
Dennis
CRLA Master-Level Tutor specializing in writing
I specialize in non-fiction writing. I particularly enjoy working with students and other beginning writers. Helping writers with the "brainstorming" and initial organization of ideas is my favorite part of the writing process. I have been working with college students for almost two decades. I taught ethical rhetoric in a freshman composition program at Florida Atlantic University and worked in the university writing center for five years. CRLA Master-level Reading and Writing tutor. Ta... Read more
Wendy
Youth Librarian and Tutor Extraordinaire
Being a stay at home mom of three children for many years and now currently working in youth services at the Beaverton Library has allowed me to develop an easy rapport with kids and young adults. I understand that many school difficulties are due to a lack of confidence and strive to boost children's sense of self as well as their academic abilities. I am able to tutor in general elementary subjects as well as specialize in reading and writing. I can also help with organization skills such a... Read more
Antoinette
Grad Student W/ BS in Philosophy to Teach Writing, Reading, MORE!
I am a graduate student with ten years of nannying experience and a passion for cultivating literacy. My teaching experience includes three college level teaching assistantships, as well as three years teaching basic music theory and guitar to elementary aged children. I am comfortable tutoring children and adults, and will happily accept students with special needs or learning differences. My strongest tutoring skills lie in reading and writing, with attention to grammar and style. In additi... Read more
Thomas
Political Science Professor with 10+ Years of Experience
I taught courses in political science for more than ten years. It was not a matter of addressing students in a large lecture hall. I interacted with students in settings that facilitated discussion. My students learned to make arguments and to defend them. The courses that I taught included all the major subfields of political science, but they focused on the American political tradition. Where appropriate, I assigned readings from primary sources, because I found that these require a... Read more
Diane
Have fun while improving your English conversation skills!
Hello there! My name is Diane, and I've just moved back to Oregon after 10 years living abroad and teaching ESL. I spent most of that time in South Korea, working at both private language institutions and in the public school system. My experience includes one-on-one tutoring as well as classroom teaching ranging from 6 to 30+ students. My students were of all ages from 5-year old preschoolers to college students to adult professionals. One-on-one tutoring has always been one of my favor... Read more
Ashley
College Grad with an English Degree
I am a college graduate with a degree in English literature. This means I have lots of experience with reading, writing, proofreading, and editing essays. I completed two years of a credential program for teaching when I realized I wanted to do my individualized teaching/instructing, and left the credential program. If there is one thing that I have learned in my life so far - it is that each person has a different learning style, and I will try my best to work with you and develop a meth... Read more