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Connor
Thorough and patient tutor: SAT, Math, Science, Spanish & Writing
I discovered my passion for teaching at Grinnell College, where I learned huge difference having committed and engaging instructors able to explain complicated material simply makes to students' learning. I had the opportunity to work as a student mentor for several classes there before graduating with degrees in philosophy, neuroscience, and linguistics, and try to model my teaching style after that of my best professors. Nothing is more satisfying than helping someone make a break through... Read more
Margaret
Tutor, Margaret S.
I have been tutoring students in SAT prep for 6 years, and general English tutoring for 10. I taught remedial High School English. I'm a writer, published in 3 poetry anthologies, several published Book reviews and articles in small local publications. I love tutoring, and I regard the SAT as a valuable test for several reasons. The SAT offers students the opportunity to practice college level skills and to rehearse for test taking in general. Writing under pressure, reading for content, usi... Read more
Alex
Passionate about The Fine Arts, In Theory and Practice
I love making art and finding beauty in the way people visually interpret ideas. I view tutoring as an exchange in thoughts, while the objective is of course to help you learn material, I'm sure in many cases I will end up learning a great about myself through engaging with young, creative, minds. I have knowledge about Art objects and history, but I also consider myself a resource to people who want to get more involved in the arts. As working artist myself I pair knowledge of material and ... Read more
Dorian
Bilingual Tutor Specializing in Reading, Writing, and Test Prep
I'm Dorian! I graduate with a Bachelor or Arts in English as well as a Bachelor's in Social Work. My tutoring experience began in high school, where I served as a peer counselor at a center on campus. I focused mostly on tutoring people for their essay writing, and this continued through college where I continued to tutor students and revise their work. Today, most of my tutoring revolves around the English language in terms of essay writing and revising, English language learning, and gramma... Read more
Jason
elementary education, biology, math up to algebra, ESL!
I am currently a graduate student at the University of Western States. I graduated from the University of Washington (Seattle) in 2008 with a BS Biology degree. I want to tutor primarily elementary students, up to high school students. I had a 3.8 GPA coming out of high school so I believe I can tutor in most subjects up to high school level. I have a firm grasp of the human anatomy as well as human biology. I have tutored privately before and I learned how to be patient as everyone l... Read more
William
Historian and Writing Tutor
I'm Will. I graduated from Portland State University with a master's degree in history. I have worked as a college teaching assistant, a high school tutor, and volunteered in an after school homework club. I value taking complex ideas and communicating them in simple, clear language. I believe studying history is more than learning names and dates. I believe my knowledge and passion can bring history to life for students. While working as a teaching assistant, I graded student essays and ... Read more
Frank
Photoshop Tutor with 20+ years experience
- $45 / h
- Vancouver , Washington ( 98683 )
- 25 miles
I have worked in broadcasting for 30 years, the last 23 years as a graphic artist at KOIN-TV in Portland. I have also done broadcast graphic design for the Memorial Coliseum and Rose Garden for basketball and hockey, just to name a few. I look forward to sharing my knowledge of photoshop to help students understand how this very deep program can help them express themselves creatively. 20+ years of photoshop experience in a broadcasting environment. Whether you are new to photoshop... Read more
Edmund
English Language, Indonesian Language, ESL/ESOL, Vocabulary, Grammar
I have a BA in German from Wheaton College, Illinois, an MA in Linguistics from the University of Southern California, and a PhD in Sociolinguistics from Georgetown University, with a minor in Anthropology. I worked in Asia for 28 years. My first assignment: Founding Dir. of the Inter Mission Language Center for Crosscultural Communication in Bandung, W. Java, Indonesia. After a year as Principal of the Bandung Int'l School, and 2 years as Asst Dir. of the Indonesian-American Binational Cent... Read more
Berry
Learn math by studying art and nature.
- $40 / h
- 22 ratings
- Oregon City , Oregon ( 97045 )
- 17 miles
I created the the Symmetry, Shape and Space course at Marylhurst University. A second title could be Geometry for Fine Arts students. This course is popular because I apply mathematics to art and nature. Spirals and the golden ratio are used to analyze art from the pyramids to Mondrian. Students count petals on flowers to discover Fibonacci numbers, 1. 1. 2. 3. 5. 8. 13. etc. Students work with compass, string and scissors to design geometric shapes in the same way that Euclid taught ab... Read more
Tina
Certified Teacher Mrs. Tina
- $40 / h
- 1 rating
- Oregon City , Oregon ( 97045 )
- 10 miles
I have been a teacher in Oregon for the past 7 years and before that I taught in Colorado for 9 years. Even though I am a certified music teacher, I also have a Masters in Information and Learning Technologies which has given me the knowledge that I share with other teachers and students about how to incorporate technology to what I teach. It also provides me with the ability to seek and utilize websites and apps that can help aide children as they learn. Even though I am a music teacher, ... Read more