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Amanda

Certified Tutor

Amanda

Master of Arts, Mathematics Education State Certified Teacher
Amanda's other Tutor Subjects
Algebra
Algebra 2
Arithmetic
College Algebra

I have a background in mathematics education that includes teaching at the junior high, high school and collegiate level. I received my credential and Master's Degree in an intensive program at the University of California at Santa Cruz; an institution well known for its excellent education departme...

Education

University of California-Santa Cruz

Master of Arts, Mathematics Education State Certified Teacher

SUNY at Binghamton

Bachelor in Arts, Environmental Science

Test Scores
GRE
335
Erin

Certified Tutor

10+ years

Erin

Master of Arts, Teaching
Erin's other Tutor Subjects
Arithmetic
College English
College Geography
College Level American History

I am a licensed educator who has worked with children for the past seven years. I have a connection to children and learning. I am well versed in all Language Arts and Math. I mainly work with students in Elementary school. I love seeing the lightbulb come on for students when they start to understa...

Education

Concordia University-Ann Arbor

Master of Arts, Teaching

University of California-Santa Cruz

Bachelor in Arts, Sociology

Certified Tutor

Emily

Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry
Emily's other Tutor Subjects
AP Chemistry
Chemistry
Geometry
High School Chemistry

Science can change the world and I want to be apart of that change. I am currently a 4th year chemistry PhD candidate at the University of Southern California studying scaling methods for the sustainable synthesis of renewable energy catalysts.

Education

University of California-Santa Cruz

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry

University of Southern California

Doctor of Philosophy, Chemistry

Certified Tutor

2+ years

Nathan

Doctorate (PhD)

I graduated from the University of California with a PhD in Linguistics, specifically Psycholinguistics. So I am either a cognitive psychologist who loves language, or a linguist who loves cognitive psychology. (My dissertation was on the role of memory in language processing.) My most important wor...

Education

University of California-Santa Cruz

Doctorate (PhD)

University of California-Santa Cruz

Master's/Graduate

Antioch University-Midwest

Bachelor

Certified Tutor

Carly

Master of Arts, Education
Carly's other Tutor Subjects
Art
College English
College Essays
Comparative Literature

I graduated from the University of California- Santa Cruz, where I received my MA in Education, and my English Teaching Credential. I also earned a Bachelor's of Arts in Drama with a minor in Literature from University of California- Irvine. Since receiving my credential, I have taught High School a...

Education

University of California-Santa Cruz

Master of Arts, Education

University of California-Irvine

Bachelor in Arts, Drama

Certified Tutor

6+ years

Ethan

Bachelor in Arts, Linguistics
Ethan's other Tutor Subjects
ACT Writing
Adult ESL/ELL
College Application Essays
Conversational French

I graduated from the University of California in Santa Cruz, where I received my Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics. During my time at university, I focused on French, German, foreign language education, and applied linguistics; I also had the privilege of completing a year abroad at the Humboldt Unive...

Education

University of California-Santa Cruz

Bachelor in Arts, Linguistics

Test Scores
SAT
1510

Certified Tutor

2+ years

Liana

MED
Liana's other Tutor Subjects
Algebra 2

I am a graduate of UC Santa Cruz with a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics. I also possess a Masters Degree in Education from the University of Oregon. I have over twelve years of experience tutoring math at the upper elementary, middle school, high school, and college levels. My passion is helping ...

Education

University of Oregon

MED

University of California-Santa Cruz

MED

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Evan

Bachelor in Arts, Linguistics
Evan's other Tutor Subjects
1st-12th Grade Reading
1st-12th Grade Writing
1st-5th Grade Math
3rd-5th Grade Science

I received my Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from the University of California, Santa Cruz. I also hold a certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) from the University of California, Santa Barbara. I have experience tutoring ESL privately in Brazil and through Skype. I ...

Education

University of California-Santa Cruz

Bachelor in Arts, Linguistics

Certified Tutor

9+ years

Gregory

Bachelors, Literature and Art
Gregory's other Tutor Subjects
College English
College Essays
Comparative Literature
English

Creating the desire to learn is fundamental to great tutoring. Learning is a lifelong pursuit and I work to encourage this approach with my students. I work to grow this spark and with it my students flourish.What makes me a great tutor is my ability to inspire inquisitiveness in children. My goal i...

Education

University of California-Santa Cruz

Bachelors, Literature and Art

Certified Tutor

5+ years

Brian

PHD, Technology & Information Mgmt (Indef. deferred)
Brian's other Tutor Subjects
Algebra
Algebra 2
American Literature
AP Chemistry

Hello,I'm a recent graduate of the California Institute of Technology in Economics and Computer Science. I was also accepted at Harvard, Princeton, MIT, and Stanford. I have a broad range of interests spanning science, math, engineering, social science, the humanities, the arts, and athletics (I als...

Education

University of California-Santa Cruz

PHD, Technology & Information Mgmt (Indef. deferred)

California Institute of Technology

Bachelors, Economics, CS

Test Scores
SAT
1580
GRE
332

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