Award-Winning Tutors in Minnetonka, MN for Students in Special Education Programs

...learning difficulties. During this time, I studied to get my teacher???s license at Weekend College. From 2013 to 2015, I worked as a special education teacher, in a public school setting. I am currently excited about using my experience and training to tutor students who need support. As an educator, I firmly believe that all...

...studied abroad for six months in Sevilla, Spain, where I immersed myself in Spanish culture and honed my oral, reading, and writing Spanish skills, living with a Spanish host family and taking my classes at a Spanish university. During my junior and senior years in college, I volunteered at two different legal organizations, the International...

...to watch them learn about themselves. Now that I have graduated, I was looking for ways to continue to tutor and came across Varsity Tutors. I love working through problems and helping students understand concepts, not just individual problems. I believe in starting at the basics, and ensuring that students know what they need to...

...environments. I also have worked extensively with people who wish to be more fluent in English. A top priority of mine is for students to be comfortable working with me as they study and learn. They can trust that I have their best interests in mind, that I am sensitive to how they feel about...

...I've worked with students on English listening, speaking, reading, vocabulary and phonics goals, as well as language-related content goals (science, math, social studies, etc) in order to improve test-taking skills. While learning, we try to keep things fun with TPR movements, music, mnemonics, game-style learning activities, etc., as it helps our brain remember when we...

...to New York City to pursue my education degree. I taught middle school math for seven years at all grade levels. This experience provided me the opportunity to work with many different students and I learned that each student is extremely unique. In 2011, I moved back to Minnesota and taught both special education and...

...to become independent learners while using creative approaches to accommodate varied learning styles while tracking student progress and following timelines for re-evaluations. I developed IEP and 504 plans with collaboration from teachers, parents, and each student. While I taught a broad range of subjects, I'm most passionate about reading and writing improvement using the Kansas...

...degree programs). With the vast array of resources now available online - including free courses from top Universities and more independent course platforms like Udemy and Coursera through which you can actually build your own course and further your own education in the process - there isn't a single excuse for growing stale and stagnant...

...believe that every learner has the ability to grow if a good teacher or tutor pushes him or her along the way. I try to do that through first getting to know the student and then empowering him or her through modeling and questioning to get to core understanding. I like to also use humor...

...in 2013 with a degree in Elementary Education and a Social Studies Endorsement in grades 5-8. I worked as a teacher for 3 years until the birth of my daughter. Now I'm a stay-at-home mom who loves to still teach! I currently tutor about 10 students and can't wait to work with more!

...in Education. Currently, I am working as a Special Education Social Worker in Minneapolis. My experience includes a wide range of subjects and abilities but some of my strongest subjects are reading, writing social studies, and study skills. I think learning should be a fun and encouraging experience and look forward to making learning fun...

...my students through positive interactions, questioning and investigating, and applying skills as they are learned. I enjoy online teaching and learning, and find this a viable and fun way of teaching. I teach with goals that are attainable and curriculum based, while offering strategies that are effective and relevant. I make learning accessible, explicit, engaging,...

...which led me to lead preschool teacher working on the basic foundations of our curriculums. As with my students, I found I was always curious and yearning to learn more so I decided to pursue my elementary school teaching degree with a focus on special education. While working on this degree I had the wonderful...

...and a minor in sociology. I have been teaching for the past five years in a few different cities around the US. I moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin after graduating and began my career as a teacher in the urban setting. After spending two years there, I moved to Tucson, Arizona, where I taught at an...

Helping students succeed and become their personal best is what motivates me as an educator!

...a MS in Public Safety focusing in Criminal Justice from Capella University and a BS in Management for Business from Indiana Wesleyan University. I love working with youth and helping them learn. My desire is help students know that they can learn and that everyone learns differently and at their own pace. Each person has...

...I believe every student can learn anything they set their mind to....we just don't all learn it in the same way! I pride myself on making meaningful connections and relationships with my students. I have a great sense of humor, and believe I am pretty darn good at making learning fun. I love math, writing,...

...ah-ha moments brings joy to me. Learning is not everyone's favorite thing but during the time we have together, we'll make the most of it! I stem from a long background in numbers. Starting in high school, taking Post-Secondary courses to prepare me for college. I earned two undergraduate degrees; majoring in Financial and Marketing...

...of subjects, I am most passionate about teaching reading and comprehension to my students. In my experience helping struggling students prepare for Standardized Tests, we always seem to have the most fun (with remarkable advancements). I am a firm proponent of education, believing it to be absolutely necessary for an improved quality of life, and...

...experience of both group and one-on-one settings. As a doctoral candidate and published author, I am very interested in finding solutions to how people learn, motivation and outcomes. My approaches aim to create and encourage the thinker not the memorizer, the leader not the follower, and the perpetual learner not the short-sighted learner. I love...