Award-Winning Essay Editing Tutors serving Everett, WA

...on culturally responsive multi-cultural education, language teaching, and program development. At the Carnegie Library, she created World Family Day, an event where volunteers read children's stories in their native language, donated food from around the world, and shared cultural crafts with 90 kids and parents. During 2014-15, Ruth completed a Coro Fellowship in Public Affairs, where she learned about the interaction between government and nonprofit sectors in community building. While in Coro, she worked on...

...including Spanish-speaking ESL students. This past year, I developed and taught an original curriculum intertwining creative writing, creative movement and theater for a month-long workshop series at Velocity Dance Center, and for the Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation. I adapted this curriculum for students in theater and creative writing electives at The Northwest School. I have also worked as a teaching assistant at Oberlin College. I tutored analytical and creative writing and gave lectures and...

...literary or linguistic concepts.) I have taught courses in music theory, history, and composition at the University of Washington, and I have tutored students of all ages in school subjects ranging from biology to social studies. I especially like working through math and standardized test questions since I enjoy puzzles and problem solving though helping someone to express their feelings and opinions in writing can also be very rewarding. In my spare time, I am...

...moved to Seattle to start my career and experience the West Coast! I have experience as a tutor and a teaching assistant from my time in college, and I've always helped my friends and my sisters with their schoolwork. I currently tutor English, computer science, and I can help with test prep. Outside work, I like to run, play with my dog, go to kickboxing, and experience everything Seattle has to offer. I love traveling...

...a friend. Even though that tutoring service is no longer operational, I continued to tutor students throughout my time at Columbia. As a tutor, I understand that each student is unique. Instead of doing to same routine, I like to develop a tutoring strategy that caters to each students' strengths and learning styles. I like to incorporate a diverse group to learning modes including written work, active discussion, real world demonstrations, videos and interactive computer...

...ways. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in creative writing from the University of Maine and a Master's degree in writing and publishing from Emerson College. With more than eight years of professional writing and editing experience in the publishing industry and prior teaching experience at the college level, I bring a highly trained, effective eye to help guide students to better understand not just how to complete an assignment, but how to become...

...of all disciplines, and indeed for all people who are involved in the difficult process of navigating human relationships. Achieving this precision, however, easier said than done. As a tutor, I am committed to helping students express themselves with as much creativity and uninhibitedness as possible while also staying true to the constraints of the English language. I believe that I am able to do this by employing the conversational method of pedagogy: asking questions,...

...I try to challenge students to critically engage with their material, as well as providing examples and supplemental materials that are suited to their learning style, allowing them to approach the subject from multiple angles until they find one that works for them. I believe in patience, but I also believe that if something is not working, there is another method out there that can work, and we should use it. If a student I'm...

...and editing, SAT and other test prep, psychology, social sciences, public speaking, literature, English, and theater courses. I graduated from high school with an International Baccalaureate diploma and completed my Extended Essay in the topic of Drama, so I tutor those courses as well! My teaching philosophy is one of dialogue - I believe that learning is a journey, and I want to help my students find their way to the joy of discovery that...

...another year teaching ESL outside of Seoul in South Korea. Both were remarkable experiences and have significantly shaped my teaching style while simultaneously, through the stories of my students, demonstrating to me the paramount importance of education in today's society. I am a very flexible and amiable teacher who enjoys exchanging ideas with students. That said, my two years of both in-classroom and tutoring experience have shown to me the importance of having lesson plans...

...in the works and one accepted for publication in May. I have spent the last four years becoming an expert in Biology and plan to further my education. I have tutored several students in my classes for exams and some high school students to prepare them for upcoming tests as well. I would love the opportunity to work with you to reach your goals. I have experience taking those difficult classes and helped others who...

...subject matters. Although I am comfortable with most subjects, I feel most passionate about English, Literature, and History. I believe in a student driven approach to teaching that adapts and adjusts to different learning styles and personal traits in order to best serve my student's needs. Learning is a lifelong process and should be encouraged and nurtured across all aspects of our daily lives and personal interactions. When I'm not tutoring, you might find me...

...others. Today I work as a software engineer in Seattle, WA and moonlight as a dance performer and creator. I have many years of experience tutoring students in computer science, high school mathematics, and dance. In college I TAed a digital signal processing class, where I was ranked one of the best teachers in the College of Engineering. I successfully pioneered the first hackathon in San Francisco aimed at teaching middle school, high school, and...

...students in many of the nationwide standardized tests such as the SAT, ACT, GRE, and GMAT and Advanced Placement Calculus and Physics. I work hard to make complex and challenging material accessible and enjoyable for a wide range of students. At all levels, I encourage both the hesitant and eager students to succeed. I tailor lesson plans to different learning styles and abilities. With the extra attention I give, my students consistently tell me they...

...I spent three years in Africa and Asia working in sustainable development and teaching English to both adults and children, before moving to Paris to pursue a master's degree. I received my graduate degree in international relations and diplomacy from the American Graduate School, writing my thesis on the effects of domestic politics on US foreign policy in the Middle East. I have a passion for learning and education, and an odd enjoyment for standardized...

...graduate of the University of Oregon's Environmental Science program, and have minors in Biology and Latin American studies. In the fall I will be starting a program in Speech and Hearing Sciences, and plan to follow up with a masters in Speech Language Pathology. During my undergraduate career, I was enthralled with the life sciences, and am passionate about passing that excitement on. The subjects that I love teaching most are Algebra, Geometry, Life Science,...

...in college, all on biology-focused abroad programs, visiting East Africa, Ecuador, the Galapagos islands, and the Bahamas. I also studied the plant and animal life here in North America. As a tutor and teaching assistant, I did group and individual tutoring, sometimes working with a student only once or twice and other times weekly or twice-weekly sessions all semester long. I like to work with students to figure out their own ideal learning system, because...

...Central Community College, high school poets at the Nova Project, and diverse adult writers at Bent Writing Institute. I tutor in the areas of College Essays, Essay Editing, Grammar and Mechanics, Literature, Public Speaking, Reading, Writing, Gifted, Study Skills and Organization. I love working with students on their writing, from the building blocks to the gloss, and I especially relish opportunities to help students see the creativity (and FUN!) involved in the seemingly dry world...

I am a Seattle-based actress and singer originally from Illinois -- I moved to the Seattle area in 2000. I also work part-time at a non-profit guardianship firm downtown. (We look out for the financial and healthcare needs of the elderly and the physically and mentally disabled.) I am an anglophile and ailurophile (look them up! :-)), and I love theatre, movies, Gonzaga basketball (I went to law school there), and Chicago Cubs baseball.

I truly enjoy working with students of different ages and learning needs. I have experience with K-12 to adult learners who are professionals and have very specific needs. I hope we can work together to increase knowledge on different topics and abilities.