Top ASPIRE Tutors serving Olathe

Alison: Olathe ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Olathe, KS
...each lesson so they feel like they are part of the classroom community helping them become more active in the learning process. An outstanding tutor is also very knowledgeable about the content being presented. It is important that tutors teach a lesson dynamically in order to cater to all students' diverse learning styles. An outstanding tutor is also a good listener. Students seek a tutor's guidance on a variety of issues and so it is...
Education & Certification
University of Kansas - Bachelors, English

Christopher: Olathe ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Olathe, KS
...make me see new perspectives. I mainly teach foreign languages, English, and verbal sections of standardized tests because I am most interested in language and its logic. I have a long background in the arts and literature. I completed a BFA in Painting at the University of Iowa, a JD at the University of Tulsa and an MA in Classics at the University of Kansas. After law school, I practiced law in New York City...
Education & Certification
University of Iowa - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art
University of Kansas - Master of Arts, Classics
LSAT: 168

Dezarae: Olathe ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Olathe, KS
...in strategic reading strategies, in classrooms, as well as assisting teachers in implementing best teaching practices in the classrooms. This is to ensure that they are effective, challenging and developmentally appropriate, for students to gain necessary reading skills to use across content areas that will make them college ready and globally competent in their future. I look forward to building relationships with each one of my tutoring students during your session as well as making...
Education & Certification
Kansas State University - Bachelors, Elementary Education
Grand Canyon University - PHD, Educational Leadership

Joe: Olathe ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Olathe, KS
...articulate core concepts in their own words after hearing an explanation and always provide guidance that aid in understanding. Each of us has a different way of absorbing new ideas and frameworks, and to be aware of those critical differences in learning styles is tantamount to your success. In some rigorous coursework, it can be so tempting to give up and settle for a grade that does not reflect your true potential. However, with the...
Education & Certification
University of Kansas - Bachelor of Science, Accounting and Finance
American University - Master of Science, Finance

David: Olathe ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Olathe, KS
...can excel. I like to present material in an engaging and relevant manner so that we can all learn and achieve success. One-on-one tutoring is an effective technique, particularly for explaining and modeling math, and I enjoy seeing students attitudes toward school brighten when they see immediate progress in their work. As a writing tutor, I like to focus on helping students find their authentic voice. Essays succeed when students strip away the extraneous material...
Education & Certification
Drake University - Bachelor of Science, Education, History
State Certified Teacher
ACT Composite: 32
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1400
SAT Math: 700

Cody: Olathe ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Olathe, KS
...Gatton Academy of Math and Science at Western Kentucky University, named the number one public high school in the nation by Newsweek. While there I took extensive college coursework in math, physics, chemistry, biology, and the humanities while also completing my high school education. After graduating I began my undergraduate education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, recently ranked by US News as the number one university in the country. At...
Education & Certification
Massachusettes Institute of Technology - Bachelor of Science, Chemistry
ACT Composite: 35
ACT English: 35
ACT Math: 36

Gwen: Olathe ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Olathe, KS
...History (with honors), and I am currently working on a Masters in Business Administration, which should be completed by Summer 2018. I have taught four history courses at the college level, and I currently work as a Head Teacher at a learning center. I have over 6 years tutoring experience, and have been with Varsity Tutors since the fall of 2015! Through this company, I've worked with clients of all ages and I have enjoyed...
Education & Certification
Austin Peay State University - Bachelors, History and Political Science
University of Connecticut - Current Grad Student, History of Science and Medicine

Morgan: Olathe ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Olathe, KS
...college. Most of my students show dramatic improvements in their grades and test scores after receiving my help. I like to tailor my teaching style to the individual student because I know that everyone has a different learning personality. I get to know my students and discover the reasons they struggle. Although many of my clients do not share my passion for science and biology, I make the lessons as interesting as possible. I try...
Education & Certification
University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign - Bachelor of Science, Molecular and Cellular Biology
ACT Composite: 33
ACT English: 31
ACT Math: 35

Elizabeth: Olathe ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Olathe, KS
...loop to make sure we have covered all that's needed to make my students a success! I have spent years working with national organizations for gifted students and also with students with learning disabilities. This gives me a special perspective on ALL learners and helps me tailor the best course of study for all of my students. In my spare time, I knit, love to visit new places, read about educational technology, spend time with...
Education & Certification
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor - Unknown, Music/English
Long Island University - Unknown, Library Science

Carol: Olathe ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Olathe, KS
...Reading education from San Diego State University. Upon graduation, I had the opportunity to teach English at a local high school in Northern Kentucky for two years. After those two years, I knew I needed a change and decided to apply for my graduate degree at San Diego State University. Since my time in San Diego, I have had the opportunity to travel around to many different San Diego City Schools as a visiting teacher....
Education & Certification
Northern Kentucky University - Bachelor in Arts, English Education

Jesse: Olathe ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Olathe, KS
...Letters (a multi-disciplinary program that includes English, history and philosophy). I wrote my senior honors thesis on the 1980 Berber Spring in Algeria and 2011 Libyan Revolution. During a semester abroad in Paris, I tutored elementary school children as an English language assistant. While at Wesleyan, I also worked as an ESL instructor, tutoring a Moroccan immigrant and helping him to gain citizenship and employment. Education has given me the opportunity to find what I...
Education & Certification
Wesleyan University - Bachelor in Arts, French & College of Letters (History/English/Philosophy)
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1540
SAT Math: 720
SAT Verbal: 780

Jacob: Olathe ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Olathe, KS
...that the teaching/learning relationship requires 100% effort from the teacher and student. Because each student learns differently, it's important for educators to quickly learn their students' learning styles so they can adapt the material and the approach to best meet the students' needs. I teach with care and patience. The best part of teaching is helping a student to independently solve problems. I will work with students relentlessly to help them be successful.... True learning involves...
Education & Certification
Trinity University - Bachelors, Spanish
University of the Incarnate Word - Masters, Adult Education

Corey: Olathe ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Olathe, KS
...in the STEM fields, but I am also gifted in some of the fine arts. I am currently working toward obtaining my BS/MS in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. As a tutor, I will give my all to help each and every student not only do well in their current class or on the standardized exam they preparing for, but to give them the skills necessary to perform at high...
Education & Certification
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus - Current Undergrad, Nuclear and Radiological Engineering
ACT Composite: 33
ACT Math: 35
ACT Science: 35

Sarah: Olathe ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Olathe, KS
...have worked with students as young as kindergarten and those well into adulthood. For those of you based in the Chicagoland area, I am an experienced Test Prep tutor who has successfully helped several students gain admittance to selective enrollment high schools and highly competitive universities such as the University of Michigan, Georgetown University, Northwestern and the University of Chicago. (I'm also an alum of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Michigan,...
Education & Certification
University of Notre Dame - Bachelors, Psychology
Providence College - Masters, Secondary Education
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1480
SAT Math: 700
SAT Verbal: 780

Arianna: Olathe ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Olathe, KS
...only an interest, but a motivation to help others. I have helped students get into Ivy League schools as well as other top universities across the country with top scholarships. I tutor in all subjects from French to Essay Writing and Algebra to Chemistry! I want my students and tutees to see the value in themselves and know that they can accomplish anything with determination and hard work! Realizing you can do it is half...
Education & Certification
Dartmouth College - Bachelor of Science, Neuroscience

Michael: Olathe ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Olathe, KS
...and they possess improved test-taking skills for a lifetime." Specializing in ACT/SAT test preparation as well as Mathematics, I carry with me, aside from a substantial knowledge of all subjects, a "bag of tricks" made up of pneumonic devices, preparation skills, and exercises in focus/concentration. With any session, my goal is to deconstruct seemingly difficult concepts into more digestible steps -- in essence working with the student to develop a strategy that is personal to...
Education & Certification
New York University - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Drama
ACT Composite: 35
ACT English: 35
ACT Math: 36

Jerrod: Olathe ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Olathe, KS
...school physical science, physics, and chemistry. I enjoyed helping students become excited about science and pushing them to excel so much that I earned my Masters of Arts in Secondary Teaching also. Now I am at The University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School obtaining my MBA. In my free time, I enjoy working out, playing basketball, going to movies, and going to concerts. Life can't be all work and no play, so I try to...
Education & Certification
Ohio State University - Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Georgia State University - Master of Arts, Masters of Arts in Teaching

Andrew: Olathe ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Olathe, KS
...Precalculus, AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics, and Finite Math) and prepared students for the ACT, SAT, SAT subject tests, AP exams, and college placement exams. When tutoring, I will start by showing students good examples and all the steps, but by the end of the session, the student is showing me all the steps without any assistance. We both need to be confident that the student can talk through the problem and solve it with...
Education & Certification
University of Notre Dame - Bachelor of Science, Math
Northwestern University - Masters, Math Education
ACT Math: 33
SAT Math: 750

Anmol: Olathe ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Olathe, KS
...or do something that I have not yet achieved. I believe it is this drive that allows me to pursue my passions, both academically and socially, and to be successful in both. I find that my greatest happiness comes in the form of little victories such as a good grade on an exam, or making a friend laugh! Its because of this that I really slow down and try to appreciate every passing moment because...
Education & Certification
Rutgers University-New Brunswick - Current Undergrad, Cellular Biology and Neuroscience
ACT Composite: 36
ACT English: 36
ACT Math: 36

Leea: Olathe ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Olathe, KS
...left behind in the school system. That is why working with a tutor can be a person's best opportunity for success. I am a trained teacher who will help students succeed! I am certified to teach English, Spanish, Japanese, and Political Science in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Louisiana. I have a Master's Degree in English from Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and thirty Master's credits in Spanish from the University of California - Santa Barbara....
Education & Certification
Carroll University - Bachelors, International Relations
Mount Mary College - Masters, English
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