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Erica
Experienced Tutor in Writing, Reading, ESL, and Study Skills
As a college-level writing teacher for the past six years, I have a great deal of experience with teaching students of varying skill levels, needs, and backgrounds, including hundreds of ESL students. I've taught English Composition at a few local community colleges, multi-genre Creative Writing courses at the University of Oregon, and K-12 ESL in South Korea. I am passionate about helping students at any level to realize their full potential as writers, and to learn the basic skills that ser... Read more
Rick
Expert Trainer, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office and much more!
Good teaching cannot be reduced to technique. "Good teachers join self, subject, and students in the fabric of life because they teach from an integral and undivided self; they manifest in their own lives, and evoke in their students, a capacity for connectedness. They are able to weave a complex web of connections between themselves, their subjects, and their students, so that students can learn to weave a world for themselves." –Parker J. Palmer, founder and Senior Partner of the Center f... Read more
Adam
An educator with international experience and a creative outlook
I started teaching English as a Second Language in New York City in 2002. I worked as an instructor and tutor for students from all over the world during my 6 years in New York. At this time I was also the acting music director for a local theater company and provided legal consulting for the record label Putumayo. From 2007 to 2012 I lived in Paris, France where I continued to teach ESL and develop curriculum. I also studied and became fluent in French, and worked as a French-English t... Read more
Margaret
Tutor w/ experience teaching abroad and tutoring in multiple languages
There are many subjects I like to study, and this is why I have such a wide range of experience! I am a certified TESOL instructor, and spent a year teaching English in Istanbul, Turkey. Before that, I led French conversation classes while in college, and after that, I taught ESL classes for my term of Americorps service in San Jose, CA. I love facilitating small groups and teaching one-on-one, and finding the aspect of a subject that can make it exciting to a student, whether that be theat... Read more
Kevin
Dedicated to Teaching
My name is Kevin. I am currently an instructor at Lewis & Clark College, where I teach courses in US History. I have also have experience teaching academic writing at the University of Washington, where I am getting my PhD. I received my BA from Columbia University in 2010. I have tutoring experience in math, chemistry, Spanish, English, writing, and US history. I never do a student's work for them; my goal is to teach my students how to think on their own. I will show them how to do so... Read more
Eric
Experienced public speaker and writer
I was raised in Italy, hence my fluency in Italian. From First grade we were taught how to write essays and I have been writing ever since. I have written five books, two of them published on Kindle, I can teach the basics of essay writing whether you need a three page or a thirty page paper. I am fluent also in Spanish, I have a certificate from Cambridge to teach ESL, and over my thirty years of corporate life and experience I have given literally thousands of public presentations to large ... Read more
Marissa
English and Japanese Tutor - taught English for 6 years abroad
Konnichiwa, my name is Marissa. I lived in Japan for 6 + years and really enjoy speaking Japanese. I studied Japanese since high school through university and was accepted on a scholarship study program for one year in Sapporo. I went back to Japan numerous times and worked there for 5 years teaching English. I taught adults and children for 2 years, and then taught for 3 years at an international preschool. During my time abroad I have taught and lived in other Asian countries and I am willi... Read more
Willa
Ivy League Writing and Test Prep Coach
I am a local writer, editor, and writing coach, and I have previously worked as an actor, theater educator, and horse trekking guide in South America. My life has been a mix of extreme outdoor travel and academic pursuits and I've had a lot of adventures along the way. I have extensive experience prepare students of all abilities for the Reading. English, and Essay sections of the SAT, and ACT, as well as the AP Literature test, AP Language test, and SAT II Literature test. My specialty i... Read more
Alexis
Experienced & Patient Tutor, Preschool through Adult
I'm a professional editor/writer with a master's degree from UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and more than seven years of experience working at public radio outlets like NPR, KCRW and Marketplace. I graduated from UC Davis in 2008 with a B.A. in English and a B.S. in Managerial Economics. I have ample education in everything from Calculus to graduate-level writing. Since high school, I've worked in classrooms and professional environments as an editor and teacher. During grad schoo... Read more
Alex
Tutor Specializing in English and Russian
Hello, I'm Alex! I have always enjoyed learning and helping others, and would love to help you with your tutoring needs. I graduated summa cum laude from Brandeis University, having majored in English & American Literature and Theater Arts, and minored in Russian Language & Literature. I also have a Master of Fine Arts degree in Design for Performance from the California Institute of the Arts, where I worked as a TA in dramatic literature classes. Since I earned my graduate degree, I have ... Read more