Certified Tutors From University of California-Santa Cruz

...I am knowledgeable in the common core standards for K-5 and love to see students be successful in the classroom and develop a love of learning. I have experience working with gifted students, students below grade level, students with IEPs, and everyone in between. My hobbies outside of teaching and tutoring include reading, art, poetry,...

...into Harvard, Princeton, Brown, and UC Berkeley to name a few. I am effective at tutoring because I love working one on one with students and helping the student achieve their goals of improvement. I have been tutoring students since high school. During my time at the university I also tutored in writing and helped...

...years helping both my children with their English assignments, and even spent a few sessions teaching English grammar to my son's 2nd grade class. I feel particularly at home teaching English writing and grammar to younger students because their minds are still open to the possibility that English grammar and writing can actually be fun....

...of my career either in big companies, for the government or for consulting firms. I really enjoy teaching high school and middle school students. I also really like the outdoors and when I am not reading and teaching, I spend time with my teens and may friends sailing, skiing, hiking, kayaking, biking and swimming too....

I am committed to providing an individualized and focused environment for my students so that they will achieve their learning goals.

...having difficulty but not one of them thought to ask me why. It took me many years to find the answer for myself and even though I struggled a lot with math in my youth, I deal with numbers on a regular basis in my job as an accountant. I would be happy to hear...

...strong as our ability to read well, and reading well has less to do with speed than with patience and focus. Now more than ever young people need practice in slowing down and thinking critically about written texts. This discipline, essential both to democratic discourse and the negotiation of private choices in one's life, can...

...in my own experience, it has been my mentors who have lifted me up and inspired me to work harder, learn from my failures, and believe in myself. I hope to be a guiding presence in the life of my students, helping them achieve their goals while developing their academic prowess. I earned my B.S...

I love teaching, and I've been doing it my whole life. My favorite things to teach are ESL, English, and writing. I also can help you with politics, government, and more. I look forward to working with you!

Hi! My name's Ari and I've been tutoring math and physics for over 10 years. I really enjoy working with students and helping them to understand a subject I find very interesting. I'm happy to help with material from elementary algebra through multi-variable calculus.

...setting. I have also tutored students at their homes. I understand the value of tutoring since this helped me to excel at computer programming. I am at a point where I teach myself new topics and find it helpful to teach what I know well since this builds a stronger understanding of these topics.

...learning about my students, and how I can help them. I believe it is important to tailor my lessons to each individual student, focusing on their preferred modality of learning, and using their strengths to improve their weaknesses. I have taught elementary school for eight years now, and worked with ESL and special needs students....

...and Poetry Writing in California prisons, juvenile detention facilities and a State Hospital arose, I immediately took them up! Such challenges were wonderfully gratifying and provided me with plenty of opportunities to hone my teaching skills. With regards to my education, as an undergraduate in search of a Creative Writing degree, I attended The University...

...understanding of history and world literature. Im my spare time I enjoy hiking and reading. I am currently enrolled in a Museum Studies program at Harvard University's Extension school. My previous experience includes youth group leadership, volunteering with the National Park Service, and working in a library. While working at the library I helped people...

...by encouraging students to embrace drafting. We take time to understand the project, brainstorm, follow idea threads, and write first drafts. Then the feedback and revision process begins, which leads to a final, polished piece. I can help at any point on this timeline. I'm excited to help both high school and college students with...

As a Professor of English, I have worked with hundreds of students on ACT, SAT and academic preparation. I hold a Ph.D. in Literature, two Master's degrees and a B.A. from UC Berkeley, where I was a Regents' and Chancellor's Scholar. I love helping students to work toward their goals!

...know my students and establish mutual respect for one another. This will allow me to relate things to their interests, as well as, create learning experiences that are engaging and helpful. I have been a preschool teacher, an elementary teacher, a middle school English teacher, and now I work as an adult literacy educator. During...

...Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics. I also possess a Masters Degree in Education from the University of Oregon. I have over twelve years of experience tutoring math at the upper elementary, middle school, high school, and college levels. My passion is helping students gain confidence in mathematics. I am fluent in Spanish and have also...

...30 years, in subjects ranging from phonics to history, from prose to music, from business to computers. My style is all about communication. No subject is "too hard" and no idea cannot be taught as long as we work together to find the language that resonates with the student and brings the ideas into focus.

...I received my bachelor of science in Human Biology from UC Santa Cruz and my masters of science in oral health sciences from Boston University. During undergrad, I tutored college students in molecular biology and after graduating I became a middle school instructor. I enjoy helping students and making difficult material easy to understand. In...