Certified Tutors From Santa Clara University

...public accounting for approximately two and a half years before making a career change to teaching in an effort to pursue roles in a field I am more passionate about. In my free time and during the summer, I support a high school buddy in operation of a locally-based non-profit service organization called the Education...

...an approved "reader" (grader) of AP Calculus exams. In addition, I am able to tutor some computer programming, business, economics courses and I am able to help you prepare for the math sections of college admission tests. I have tutored for many years, and have helped many students gain confidence and perform better in their...

...helping others achieve their goals. My favorite subjects to tutor are writing, reading, English and study skills/organization. I love to see the increased confidence that comes from working hard to achieve something. When I am not working I can be found doing yoga, reading, dancing, singing karaoke, and frequently watching Dr. Who!... We would get to know each other through a conversation and possibly do some assessment to determine where the student skills need to be...

...skills to reach their goals and connect with others. I have over seven years of tutoring experience and have tutored students in reading and writing from middle school to the graduate level. While teaching English is my passion, I've also studied Spanish for over ten years and even lived abroad in Barcelona. I engage students...

I have extensive tutoring experience with both young children (middle school), as well as high school and college-aged students. I also have experience working in ADD/ADHD management, which often comes alongside my typical tutoring.

...become confident and knowledgeable in additional subjects such as US history, European history, Middle Eastern history, African history and Latin American history. My passion for history is driven by my desire to know as much about the world and its vast amount of different cultures and societies as possible. With this understanding of the past...

...where I worked as a literacy tutor and co-managed an after school homework center --Work as a summer school teacher, teaching exploratory subjects --Working with ESL students, and students from different cultures --teaching chess skills to kindergartners and first graders --working with at-risk youth and juvenile offenders I have a Bachelor of Science in Political...

...deeply impacted me and directly influenced my career path. I obtained my certification in Teaching English as a Second Language and was able to provide an enduring skill for the futures of my students. Teaching English to language learners has allowed me to develop my own curriculum and learn how to engage both adults and...

As a former high school and middle school Science and Math teacher at a private school in California, I believe that every student deserves personalized learning. Every student is unique in their learning style, their needs, and their personality and I strive to make sure my students uniqueness is celebrated in my teaching style.

...Engineering provided me extensive knowledge and practice in each of these fields. In addition to my education, I worked as an engineer for the Power Distribution department of a Michigan utility company. I have excellent communication skills as well as a strong understanding of human psychology, which is incredibly useful for tutoring.

I'm a recent graduate from Santa Clara University with a deep knowledge in philosophy and religious studies, and a passion for writing and math. I spend my free time outside with my Whippet, Tango, and writing on whatever pops into my head. Come learn with me!

In June 2017 I retired from a career in semiconductor engineering, sales, and marketing. Along the way I volunteered as a math tutor for several organizations. This was very enjoyable so I am continuing through Varsity Tutors.

...related field! I also double majored in biology and public health in college. I love math and science. Lastly, I am an avid reader and have considerable experience writing and editing essays of all sorts. I love teaching and am so excited to help you learn in whatever way works best for you!!

...tutoring. For Mathematics based subjects, I tend to take a graphical approach; focusing on addressing weak-points in understanding by presenting the material in a different, more intuitive and visual way. For Political Science, I focus on building contextual and theoretical understanding of the underlying theories and critiques. Outside of academia, I enjoy playing chess, reading,...

...while also building up the areas in which they feel less able or confident. In my teaching approach I place a high value on multi-modal and authentic instructional methods. These principles combined help students receive and review information from a variety of different angles and approaches, while also attaching relevance to content by connecting it...

...I am taking a gap year to fuel my love for education and making an impact on my local community. My mentorship experiences include, but are not limited to: academic advising and DAT-prep for the SCU Pre-Dental Society; Lab and Teacher's Assistant for Biochemical Techniques, a lab-based capstone course for SCU Biochemistry students; teaching oral...

...harmony parts. The band performs other variety acts at the renaissance festival. I am a history buff and enjoy teaching students about the past in a way that helps them relate to those people, even through the centuries. I also have training in social emotional learning from Sanford Harmony and enjoy working with students of...

...really love working with students one to one. I have been tutoring students for 25 years and I've been a teacher for 20 years. I have learned a great deal about why students might struggle with certain mathematical concepts and have developed many different ways to approach these problem areas. As I get to know...

...as a lawyer so I could learn more new things in my spare time (a few classes in Spanish at Caada College and graduate courses in Theology at Xavier University). And I even brought math workbooks home to have some fun with numbers and problems. Sharing my enjoyment of learning is my passion! Tutoring students...

...25 years of industry and academic experience. Dr. Issa's educational background includes a Ph.D. in computer engineering from Santa Clara University and a Master's degree in Information and Data Science from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Issa researched processor performance and developed several performance prediction models for cloud computing frameworks. In addition, he...