(439) Private tutors for lessons, class and homework help in Los Altos
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James
Law and Advanced Composition Tutor
- $100 / h
- 49 ratings
- Milpitas , California ( 95035 )
- 30 miles
I am a practicing attorney who also tutored English Composition at U.C.L.A. and am available to tutor both law students and students who need help with advanced composition techniques. By way of background, U.C.L.A.’s Composition Tutoring Lab hired me as a tutor. This was a distinct honor because only students who received an “A†in the English Department’s Advanced Composition course were hired to work there. I had the privilege of tutoring many of my fellow students, including foreign st... Read more
Susan
Autism Specialist with Montessori Training
- $60 / h
- 141 ratings
- Milpitas , California ( 95035 )
- 20 miles
I am the mother of two children on the spectrum, as well as having worked with others ranging in age from preschool to adult. Read more
Michael
Math-Physics-Computer Help from a Skilled, Communicative Tutor
- $60 / h
- 107 ratings
- Redwood City , California ( 94061 )
- 20 miles
I'm enthusiastic about tutoring -- I've been teaching and tutoring, as time permitted, starting when I was a graduate student. My BA is in Maths and Computer Science, my PhD is in Physics, I did postdoctoral work in Biophysics, I was on the Physiology faculty at a university in Canada, and now I work in the Biotech field here in the Bay Area. My approach when tutoring is to find a way to bring the student to that "aha" moment when things become clear. Not just to become clear for its own sa... Read more
John
Passionate about teaching and learning
- $90 / h
- 28 ratings
- Sunnyvale , California ( 94086 )
- 15 miles
I moved to Sunnyvale after accepting a job at a startup here developing new battery materials. I came up here from Pasadena where I worked as a post doc and staff scientist at the California Institute of Technology. I have a PhD in Physics from Dalhousie University with more than five years (1000's of hours) of experience teaching high school and university level physics in a one-on-one or group setting. I am here to help with physics and calculus assignments or test prep and have experienc... Read more
Kenneth
Expert Writing Tutoring from English PhD and Former Harvard Instructor
- $85 / h
- 49 ratings
- Sunnyvale , California ( 94086 )
- 10 miles
As a Doctor (PhD) of English, former English instructor at Harvard and Northeastern Universities, and current Professor of Critical Text Analysis at University of New Mexico, I have extensive experience ensuring student success and teaching online in a way tailored to individual student needs. My work as a tutor began after I received my BA with Highest Honors and Distinction in the English major from UC Santa Barbara. In the seven years since, I have taken pride in my ability to tutor hi... Read more
Jonathan
Raising Grades, Scores, and Confidence in ACT/SAT, Math, and Science
- $200 / h
- 468 ratings
- Atherton , California ( 94027 )
- 40 miles
My ACT/SAT students earned over $1,500,000 in scholarships just in the last school year and they consistently score 26-36 (ACT), 1200+ (SAT) & improve 2 letter grades in class. My 2018-2019 students earned ACT scores from 24 to 36 (a range of 74th to 99th percentile) and SAT scores from 1230 to 1580 (a range of 78th to 99th percentile). I have expertise in all subjects on the ACT/SAT and teach them to a high standard. I will teach students tips and tricks but mainly focus on the rules and rea... Read more
Irene
Accounting, Finance, and Financial Modeling Specialist
- $100 / h
- 58 ratings
- Palo Alto , California ( 94301 )
- 30 miles
I have been providing career development guidance for many years and in a variety of ways. I hold workshops related to career development including one on salary negotiations. I also do this for other educational organizations, but it's for their own students and not publicly publicized. I have also managed departments and have been responsibl Read more
Monica
Integrating the Creative Arts in Academic Learning
- $50 / h
- 19 ratings
- Santa Clara , California ( 95051 )
- 20 miles
I had worked at a Montessori School and Center For Social Learning in an undergraduate art therapy internship setting capacity between September and December of 2016. I taught reading and history classes while using Art and Drama therapy. Students created personalized art pieces and acted as characters in the books and history to support retaining information on what was learned. The creative arts also aids in self-esteem, self-awareness, problem solving, and social skills. My passion is g... Read more
Harlan
Blender to Unreal Engine game development pipeline.
- $70 / h
- 259 ratings
- Sunnyvale , California ( 94087 )
- 15 miles
Hey! I work in indie video game development. I provide tutoring in blender and unreal engine and just about every other relevant software that can be used in the video game development pipeline. (Ask about other software tutoring) I enjoy teaching others my hobby as it is my dream job. I would like to help students realize the potential they may not even know they had in this field. I teach modeling, texturing, lighting , rigging, animation, sculpting and texture painting in blender and b... Read more
Bill
I love teaching Python
- $38 / h
- 1310 ratings
- Campbell , California ( 95008 )
- 5 miles
I'm an EE and software developer and have used more than 10 different programming languages. I now do part time work for the Carnegie Institution at Stanford using Python to analyze data from climate models. Python is a great programming language and I love helping people learn to use it. I began using Python in 2004 for an AI project and have continually worked over the past 16 years to better understand the language and its many libraries. Python is far and away my favorite programming l... Read more
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