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Reed
Friendly German Language Tutor
Hi! My name is Reed Johnson and I am currently a Senior German and Anthropology double major at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY taking a year off to spend in the Portland area. Having taken Spanish through my senior year of High School, I discovered German upon matriculating to Hamilton and fell in love with the language, culminating in studying abroad the spring of my Junior year. Having relative recent experience with learning the language, I understand the common pitfalls and missteps that... Read more
Zack
Licensed Teacher for Math, Chemistry and Physics!
Hi There! I'm Zack! I'm a physics and chemistry instructor at a private high school. A teacher must consider the needs of every student and make plans to accommodate, shift, change and accommodate again in order to reach every mind. Instruction is the foremost goal, and while many will learn through a carefully composed plan, there inevitably will be others who need further clarification. There must be an ability for a teacher to adapt how they convey their ideas in an attempt to reach ev... Read more
Caleb
Easygoing ESL/EFL and general linguistics tutor -
Hello, I’m Caleb! I’m currently an Applied Linguistics graduate student pursuing my Master’s in TESOL. I’m experienced teaching English as a second/foreign language, and comfortable teaching general linguistics - my specialties in linguistics are phonetics, morphology, and pragmatics. TESOL and linguistics are what I’m most passionate about - I don’t plan on leaving the field! This means that you can look forward to learning from someone with joy and enthusiasm for the subject - not to menti... Read more
Chiann
AP German & AP Music Theory exam prep with Stanford PhD grad
I have a PhD in German Studies from Stanford University, an MA in German Studies from Stanford University, a BA in Germanic Languages and Literatures from the University of Michigan, a BA in Linguistics from the University of Michigan, and a BM in Piano Performance from the University of Michigan. (Yes--that is a total of five degrees.) As a PhD student, I taught all levels of German to Stanford undergraduates and graduate students for 7 years. After receiving my PhD, I taught all levels of G... Read more
Lance
Illustration, Animation & VFX Production: The 3D Workflow
I have worked in Maya professionally for over 10 years, and it is the primary application I use for my illustrations and animations. Using Maya, I have created images and animations for clients such as Nikon, BMW, Nike, Exide Batteries, Freightliner Trucks, Leatherman Tools, Danner Boots, Salesforce.com, Oracle and Cisco Systems. I wrote a monthl Read more
Jonathan
Passionate & Patient Tutor of Social Sciences, Reading, & Writing
As your tutor, I would seek to help you accomplish not only the goals you set for yourself, but to help you accomplish goals that you might not have realized. In our world today, it is not enough to simply have received a college degree. One must seek to set oneself apart and go above and beyond the minimum requirements for class. Juts as my professors did for me, I will encourage you and push you to best of your abilities. Do you need help in classes such as History, Geography, Religion,... Read more
Janet
Experienced and Effective Test Prep Tutor (LSAT, GMAT, MCAT-CARS)
I hold a Master's degree in Adult Education from Portland State University. My Master's project involved developing a participatory approach to Adult ESOL. I also hold a graduate certificate in Teaching English as a Second or Other Language (TESOL) from Seattle Pacific University. I have been teaching adult ESL (paid and volunteer) for many year Read more
Claude
Baccalaureate Multi-Discipline Tutor
Hi there! My name is Claude P. and I graduated from Middle Tennessee State with a bachelor's in Criminal Justice and a minor in Psychology. During my time there I took electives in political science, economics, anatomy and physiology, and literature. I have over 10 years of graphic design experience (Adobe PS), and am passionate about reading/writing, and fostering creativity within those areas. In high school I was a three sport varsity athlete in tennis, basketball, and footbal... Read more
Madelyn
Tutor with a passion for teaching and learning
I'm originally from Anchorage, AK. I've lived in Portland mostly for the past seven years, while in undergraduate and graduate school at Lewis and Clark College and Graduate School of Education. I have tutored ever since I was in middle school because of my high level of Spanish. I went to Spanish immersion school from age 5-12 and continued to take Spanish through my college career- it was my major. I am now a bilingual Spanish immersion teacher at a K-8 school and have had my own second ... Read more
Mike
Photography and Media Tutor
Hello! My name is Mike and I'm a photographer and filmmaker. I'm originally from New England where I received my education and started working. I started working in Boston with different night club taking photos and videos of different events. Durning this time I also was freelancing on different film sets. I've worked as a producer, director, cinematographer, editor, and ever thing in between. Four years ago I decided to make a change and took a job on the west coast. Outside of the arts I'... Read more