Award-Winning Test Prep Tutors serving Catalina Foothills, AZ

...Arizona. I use individualzed teaching methods to create a fun, engaging, and personalized academic atmosphere. I have experience tutoring calculus, United States history, government and politics, and test prep. While I can't say for sure which subject I enjoy teaching the most, I enjoy any opportunity to work with students who are excited about their subjects. Outside of school and tutoring, I enjoy playing basketball, improving Wikipedia articles, and trying to stay cool in the...

...how to answer a question correctly. I also try to make myself available whenever possible. From a very young age, I have always helped people in need. From simple courtesies like holding the door for someone with hands full of grocery bags, to offering my time to those around me to assist in just about any task, I have always found joy in helping others. As early as kindergarten, this manifested itself in helping my...

...extensive experience tutoring in math, both as a private tutor and with a company. My BA (University of Arizona) and M. Phil. (Trinity College Dublin) degrees are respectively in Creative Writing and in English, and as such, I have a strong background in those subjects as well, which are my favorite to tutor--I enjoy exploring the precision of language to clearly communicate ideas. I offer tutoring at all levels in English, and up to algebra...

...based organization which focuses on helping Elementary school children who are reading below grade level get caught up and have worked as a writing tutor for about one year now. As you can tell, my specialty is English and writing, but I have also had great success with teaching math, because I am a good communicator. I sincerely believe that a student can learn to do anything as long as he understands what his teacher...

...school, I continued to take every opportunity to assist friends and classmates. Now, in graduate school, I have had the opportunity for training in teaching strategies and philosophy, as well as hands-on work assistant teaching undergraduate psychology courses. I find that I am best at teaching test taking strategies, particularly for the SAT and GRE, and I excel at English focused tasks. Apart from teaching, I have 3 dogs and 4 cats, a flourishing desert...

...national merit finalist. I have tutored my peers and underclassmen in the past, generally in math, and they told me that it greatly helped them. In my free time, I like to read novels, run, play with my dog, go hiking, do art projects, play the trumpet and swim. In high school I was in band, film club, and track and field. I am a quiet person, but I am a good listener and can...

...Science and a minor in Mathematics, and have been traveling around the country, mostly on bicycle, for the year since then. I'm interested in sharing introductory coding and math skills with people in communities that wouldn't necessarily get them in the education system, especially as tools to further activist work. To this end I want to get some practice one-on-one teaching these subjects! I'm also interested in tutoring test prep and essay writing to people...

...years after living in St. Louis. I have worked on four college campuses in the area of student leadership development (Ohio State Univ, Duke, Univ. of Florida and Washington Univ. in St. Louis). I am huge sports fan (Especially Boston teams and the Florida Gators). I look forward to hearing from you and working with you to meet your academic goals whether in finishing a class, a test, high school or college.

...North Greenville University in South Carolina and achieved a degree in Elementary Education. I did my student teaching in 2nd Grade and my first year of teaching in 5th Grade Math and Science. Since then I have been moving around as a military spouse so I have been subbing and tutoring. I am originally from Memphis, TN, but I have lived in South Carolina, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Arizona. Moving around has given me a chance...

...degree. After working in a hospital for a while I returned to school for my BSN from Northern Illinois University. I loved returning to school because it helped me to have a much better understanding of the human body as well as the social aspects of nursing. From there I went on to become a nurse educator, teaching students as well as my peers. I found this to be very fulfilling and rewarding. I was...

...conversational skills. I especially enjoy helping students with the early stages of non-L1 language acquisition (in either English, Spanish, or German). Something about this stage in the process of learning a language is especially stimulating and fun. The learning curve is steep, and I get to find out a students' particular ways of acquiring a language. Outside of class, I like hiking around the Tucson area, hanging out with my friends (and my friends' dogs),...

...their perspectives of themselves as mathematicians. In addition to tutoring the math sections of the GRE, SAT, PSAT, and ACT, I have extensive experience teaching all sections of the SAT and GRE, writing, middle and elementary school subjects, Algebra I and Geometry, and Psychology. For a comprehensive list of the subjects in which I tutor, please refer to the subjects section of my profile. As an educator, I firmly believe in the importance of taking...

I have two master's degrees in geography, and an undergraduate degree in history. I specialize in research and organizational skills for older students, and confidence-building for younger students.

...experience motivated me to earn a Master's Degree in Higher Education that opened the door to a new career with opportunities to administer a college prep program for high school students, teach at a community college and become a Master Tutor at the university level. My total focus is on student success which involves student-led learning in the tutor-tutee relationship and helps identify student learning skills and preferences. The ultimate goal is student understanding of...

...being present in each moment with students, colleagues and parents. I listen to and value each of my students. I strive to understand their learning styles and individuality. My presence is a strong and supportive one, and I take pains to follow through with what I say I will do. Consistency builds trust and a platform for success. I prefer to give positive reinforcement in guiding my students, working with them to achieve their goals.

I am attending University of Arizona to get my bachelors in Pharmecuetical Sciences and then pursue my PharmD. I have a degree in Elementary Education from ASU and taught middle school math for one year. Additionally I have tutored math for two years to fill in student gaps. My personal belief is that learning should be fun.

...I currently work for Boys and Girls Clubs of Tucson, but I have been tutoring since the age of 16 and I still love to make time for it. I have tutored people from the age of 3 to over 50 in a variety of subjects. While English is my passion and where my expertise lies, I am also a very capable study skills and test prep tutor. I look forward to working with you!

Hello! My name is Zaskia Villa and I'm studying Marketing and Film and TV at the University of Arizona. I love being creative, as my hobbies include writing, singing, dancing, and producing short videos. If you're interested in enhancing your public speaking skills or even just want me to edit an essay, I will do my best to guide you!

...bachelor's degree in journalism and Spanish literature. After graduation, I plan to earn my master's in investigative journalism from Arizona State University. Last year, I worked at C.A.T.S. Academics, a tutoring center for UA athletes, where I helped students struggling with English composition and Spanish courses. Though I enjoy tutoring students in writing classes, I am most passionate about Spanish and have studied the language for nearly nine years. I am a firm believer that...

...the University of California. There I found community, and there I too found fulfillment in taking my love for literature out of the shadows. In my fourth year I worked with non-native English speakers through the Student Learning Center on campus as a writing coach and tutor, helping freshman students not only boil down the basics of "the college paper," but, I hope, come to appreciate the value of writing skills in life off campus...