Award-Winning Elementary Math Tutors for Students in Nashville, TN

...the student newspaper for four years and was known as the "Grammar Nazi" of the crew. I enjoy problems solving in math and have extensive experience tutoring algebra I, algebra II, and statistics. After four semesters of excellent grades in Spanish, I traveled to Spain to teach English. With collegiate education and rapid assimilation, I now speak fluently. Additional teaching experiences included 6 months of teaching yoga to mostly older adults and piano to younger...

...teaching when I can watch my students have the "a-ha!" moment when they finally understand something. It gives me both joy that I was able to help them and joy that they were able to succeed. I know what it is like to work hard through problems and I know what it is like to get frustrated with them. From this, I have found I am able to relate to my students and really recognize...

...has become my home over the past 4 years and I absolutely love the energy of the city and have made wonderful friends and connections here. My upbeat personality, years of experience working with children and strong organizational skills make me a strong tutor. Furthermore, my background in psychology and Special Education allow me to differentiate instruction, decrease anxiety, and employ positive behavior supports to ensure that the students I work with are successful in...

...teacher (NY, AR, and TN), and I co-taught middle school and high school mathematics for six years before returning to school full-time. As a special educator, I am particularly skilled at working with nuerodiverse students and students who have struggled to engage in learning in a traditional classroom format. I help students develop educational agency, develop individual educational plans, and advocate for themselves in the traditional classroom setting. I have completed the following degrees: MTh,...

...data analysis. In addition, I have published a variety of publications in my field, and regularly write and edit federally-funded grants. I organize and run two academic journal clubs, one of which focuses on teaching the foundations of research and neuroscience to undergraduate college students. Beginning in 2014, I have continued to volunteer as a mentor to students interested in the applied sciences. Outside of work, I am a classically trained percussionist who enjoys biking,...

...teacher for the past three years. I graduated from Texas A&M University with a Major in History. I will be attending Lipscomb University starting the fall of 2015 to gain a Masters in Education. After college I served in the Peace Corps in the West African Country of Burkina Faso. I am extremely passionate about education. My favorite subjects are Math, Geography, and History. In my spare time I like to do fun outdoor activities,...

...Washington D.C. to do technology consulting for Deloitte in their Federal practice. I am originally from the San Francisco Bay Area and love to travel to see other parts of the US and the world! I believe that I would be a great tutor due to my drive to succeed, my desire to see others succeed, and my ability to work well with a diverse group of people. I have had experience tutoring elementary school...

I am currently college student at Tennessee State University and I am here to help you! I am currently majoring in Commercial Music with an emphasis in technology, aiming to be a Sound Engineer. I love to learn and I love to help people. ... I believe that a person can learn ANYTHING with the right application to their own life.... In a typical first session, I introduce myself, tell some things about myself and my...

I have done a lot of different jobs, but I've never found anything I like as much as helping students. I have a gift for explaining things in a way that anyone can easily understand. My students and I have fun but we get things done. I'm very easy to talk to, and I enjoy meeting new people, and discovering how I can help them!... First, I listen to the student to find out how I...

...began as a freshman in high school, by teaching ESL classes to students as young as first grade, to adults in their thirties and forties. In college, I began taking on the challenge of tutoring student athletes. Currently, I am involved in a volunteer program where I am tutoring and mentoring middle and high school students in the Waco area. I have always loved the challenge of helping a student overcome their obstacles, and have...

...life long learner. Showing students reading does not always have to be so painful brings light back into their life. My undergraduate B.S. degree is from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville-GO VOLS! and my masters degree is from Trevecca Nazarene University concentrating in educational leadership. I have served as an instructional coach helping the teachers in my building better serve our students and allow them to reach their goals. I have always known I would...

...my teaching style to the needs of my students. After years of working with students who struggle with learning what they consider to be boring subjects, I've amassed countless creative techniques to help students better process difficult information and retain the most knowledge. My teaching philosophy is based on patience, positive reinforcement, and the breakdown of difficult material into easier-to-process parts. I believe no student should ever have to feel unintelligent. We've all fallen behind...

...through high school (and as hobbies now) I played football, basketball, hockey, golf, and lacrosse. I am a "nerd": Worked in computer programming, love video games, obsessed w Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Star Wars. I am "artsy": I paint, draw, dabble in photography / videography, and work professionally as a recording artist/songwriter. I am a "traveler": I've spent time in Tanzania and Uganda, lived in Vienna, Austria, and walked 1,600+ miles down the...

Dedicated and energetic individual who has spent the last five years teaching in low-income communities working towards closing the achievement gap. Specific expertise in supporting students who struggle academically and behaviorally, teaching students with significant math gaps, and creating and providing intense interventions. Has a passion working with students who struggle and supporting them on their academic journey to believing and achieving.

I believe that all people have the capacity to have a successful career in math, regardless of their prior experience. I have reached this assertion by being a middle school math teacher. I have worked with both special education and gifted students and I have seen both be curious, motivated and successful in math. I am so excited to focus in on one-on-one instruction at Varsity Tutors and I look forward to tutoring you!... I believe...

...everything from private lessons at people's homes to tutoring adolescent patients within an Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Facility, where I implemented educational lessons within a classroom or group setting, as well as mastering many behavioral management techniques. Much of my experience has included working with children and adolescents who have experienced trauma, poverty, learning disabilities, mood disorders, and other similar hardships that often lead to behavioral and oppositional/defiant conduct. No student is too challenging.

...but not tell you what to see." I firmly believe that empowering students and giving them the tools to be successful on their own is the best gift they can receive. Most of my experience is in high school teaching; however, I have worked with students in early intervention, preschool, kindergarten, elementary school, and middle school. I love math and English, but I have taught all subjects and am confident in all of the subjects...

...I graduated in 3 years from the University of Central Florida. While I enjoy learning now, that wasn't always the case and I am very sympathetic to students who find some subjects to be particularly taxing. I understand what it feels like to be frustrated and feel like you will never master a topic or subject. Whether you need help with Middle or High School classes, or are preparing to take the SAT, ACT, LSAT...

I am currently a first grade teacher, but I have experience with students in grades 1-8. I have experience with the Spanish language. I love helping a student connect with the content. I graduated from Mississippi State University for my undergrad degree, and I did my graduate work at Union University.

...science and math in addition to test prep for local/state assessments and also for private school entrance exams. I am fully certified as a teacher in both Texas and Oklahoma, and I hold a Bachelors of Arts in English from the University of Louisville and a Masters of Arts in Religion from Liberty University. I love to teach and tutor because of the personally rewarding nature of seeing students grow and overcome challenges to becoming...