(103) Private tutors for lessons, class and homework help in Novato
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Janeth
Native Spanish Tutor, Former Teacher in English and Spanish
- $55 / h
- 12 ratings
- Petaluma , California ( 94954 )
- 4 miles
If you work with me, you need to know that I love teaching but especially teaching in the United States! In 2009, after meeting my husband online and spending all of 2008 getting my fiancé' visa, I left my family, friends and my teaching job and packed up everything and moved to the United States from Bogota, Colombia to start my life in the U.S. I have been living and teaching in Northern California since then. I taught pre-school children in Bogota for 20 years and during that time I als... Read more
Katy
Credentialed Elementary Teacher, Current, Connects with Kids
- $55 / h
- 2 ratings
- San Rafael , California ( 94903 )
- 30 miles
I am CA credentialed teacher with 6+ years' experience in a classroom and five years' experience tutoring. I delight in tapping into student's strengths to engage them in any material. I especially like to tutor English, writing, math, science and history for K to 12th grade students. For younger children, I help improve their fluency and writing skills. For older students, I can make academics pertinent to their lives and interests. I am patient, fun-loving and know that all kids are i... Read more
Jose
Biomedical Engineer with Years of STEM Tutoring Experience
- $55 / h
- San Rafael , California ( 94901 )
- 20 miles
Hi! I'm Jose, and I'm a recent biomedical engineering graduate from Boston University. I found my passion for tutoring in high school, where I helped organize a tutoring program for my little brother and his classmates, and I've tutored professionally for over 500 hours. My approach centers on simplifying hard concepts by providing examples relevant to my students' lives and sharing my enthusiasm for the material. I love when a difficult problem "clicks", so I work hard to make tutoring sessi... Read more
Sharon
Sharon B., Helping to Hone Your Writing Skills
- $50 / h
- 11 ratings
- Fairfax , California ( 94930 )
- 10 miles
Knowledge of subject matter is just one aspect of being a good tutor. It is also important to connect on a personal level with your students. I love working with elementary school, high school and college students, as well as those of you in business and graduate school, and am interested in what you think and how you think. Finding topics that inspire you as they pertain to the subject matter you are studying is part of the process that unfolds as we work together. Since thinking is an int... Read more
Toni
A Love of Words
- $50 / h
- 1 rating
- Greenbrae , California ( 94904 )
- 25 miles
Hello, and thanks so much for your interest in me. I’ve been writing since I was a kid and it has been my whole professional life: writing/producing for TV News and Magazine shows in LA- and for PBS in Seattle, writing for newspapers and magazines about travel and issues of religion and faith (New York Times, Newsweek, Coastal Living, among others), and writing/producing for interactive media. Writing is about communicating with other people – putting words (thoughts) together so readers un... Read more
Daniel
A junior in college with a strong work ethic
- $50 / h
- Greenbrae , California ( 94904 )
- 20 miles
I am a junior in college and I major in education. I have a 4.0 GPA and experience tutoring. I love teaching and enjoy spreading knowledge to as many people as I can. I have strong skills in history and English as well as writing. I have a very strong work ethic with great people skills. I received a 28 on my ACT and did very well on the English and reading section. I am a history, government, and secondary education major in college so I understand the subjects and how to teach it. I a... Read more
Natalia
Certified Russian Teacher and Native Russian Speaker
- $50 / h
- 6 ratings
- Larkspur , California ( 94939 )
- 20 miles
I am a Certified Russian Teacher. I have Bachelor of Arts in English and Master of Arts in Linguistics. I have been tutoring since I was in my fourth year at the university and can't imagine my life without teaching and sharing my knowledge with those who are really interested in learning a foreign language. I have been teaching English as a second language for college and university students for more than 25 years as well as tutoring students of all ages from kindergarten to adults. As a ... Read more
Hillary
Compassionate tutor who focuses on the basics
- $50 / h
- 226 ratings
- Petaluma , California ( 94952 )
- 20 miles
I am a compassionate tutor with the intention of making the learning experience positive, informative, and fun! I focus on building confidence and skill level so the student is empowered to eventually tackle the subject matter on his or her own. My primary approach is to create lesson plans tailored to each student's abilities and ways of learning. In this way I can tap into the student's strengths to help overcome the weaknesses. I have a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and an MB... Read more
Chris
Ph.D in Humanities
- $50 / h
- Petaluma , California ( 94952 )
- 30 miles
I am a Ph.D. teaching professional with an interest in life long learning and a background in humanistic education. This includes history, literature, psychology, philosophy, and social sciences. The study of these subjects develops critical thinking skills, which are valuable in all types of careers. My students ages range from 14 to 60. To develop skills in thinking, speaking, and writing about humanistic subjects, one must practice all three. My approach is conversational. I ask questi... Read more
Les
European languages, math, writing, and test prep specialist
- $50 / h
- 132 ratings
- Petaluma , California ( 94954 )
- 15 miles
I grew up speaking Hungarian and German and graduated with a Master's degree in French, taught French at Cal State L.A, English, writing, math and languages at high schools in the San Francisco area, and Survival French and Italian at various colleges. I became very interested in helping students do better on tests such as the SAT, ACT, HSPT, and SSAT because they are frequently asked about content that they have not yet had. Since I teach a variety of subjects, I can quickly bring them u... Read more
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