Nathaniel B.

• Boulder, CO 80303 ( 28.3 mi )
• Life Science Tutor

• Male Age 32
• Member since: 05/2015
• Will travel up to 30 miles
• Rates from $35 to $45 /hr
• In-Home In-Group
• Also Tutors: Bio Chemistry, Science, Organic Chemistry, Chemistry, Biology

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Math, Science, Writing, and Critical Thinking

My favorite part about teaching is the moment of sudden understanding that you can see in a student's eyes when they've got it. The challenge, of course, is getting to that moment, especially in a subject like math or science. While certain subjects may come easier to some people than to others, I do not believe that anyone is "incapable" of understanding and excelling in any field of study. If understanding is lacking, that is only because the student needs to be presented the material in a way that makes sense to them.
During my time at Colorado College, I worked as a chemistry tutor helping my younger peers traverse the challenging General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry course loads. But because of CC's rigorous alternative schedule--where you take one class at a time, for one month each class--it's necessary to learn to pick up new concepts very quickly, I often found myself b ... read more

Renee W.

• Boulder, CO 80301 ( 30.1 mi )
• Life Science Tutor

• Female Age 50
• Member Since: 06/2013
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $25.00 to $35.00 /hr
• In-Home In-Group
• Also Tutors: Science, Sociology, Psychology, Earth Science, Chemistry, Biology

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Tutor with 13 years experience

I'm an environmental engineer who has been tutoring for the last 13 years. I enjoy working with children and excell at working with children who might be struggling with comprehension or who have learning disabilities. I have experience working with children who are ESL or ELL. I have worked with elementary, secondary and high school students.
Make learning fun and everyone wins! Not all children absorb material the same way. I try to explore different ways of presenting material and working through concepts to relate the material to something that can be understood.

Fiona M.

• Nederland, CO 80466 ( 12.1 mi )
• Life Science Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 04/2010
• Will travel up to 30 miles
• Rates from $44.00 to $55.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: Earth Science, Biology

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I have been teaching Spanish for 5 years and taught ESL for two years when I lived in Spain. I went to Spain to improve my Spanish and I recommend my students to study abroad! It is the best way to learn/practice the language as well as really get to know the culture. Right now, I am tutoring - working for myself and/or companies. Spanish is my expertise, yet, I can help, teach, tutor students in Middle School or younger in English, Science and Social Studies.
I am a fun, enthusiastic, caring, supportive, yet, particular teacher. My students learn whether they want to or not... I include a lot of games and activities which are fun for everyone, including myself! I have to have fun, because if I'm not, I know my students aren't having any fun. I care very much for people, therefore, wanting what is best for my students and for them to see the importance of learning another l ... read more

Sherry H.

• Golden, CO 80403 ( 17.1 mi )
• Life Science Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 01/2007
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $40.00 to $43.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Earth Science

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A Little Bit About Me...

I love teaching and working with both children and adults. I am very good at establishing rapport particularly with children who are struggling and with ESL. My goal as a tutor is to give my students the skills and strategies they need to be successful and feel good about themselves as independent learners. I use a variety of engaging activities that capture the student's imagination and interest, while at the same time staying focused on their particular needs.
I am a retired Boulder valley teacher and I have taught from the preschool to college level for over 20 years. Most recently, I worked as an ESL and reading teacher. My training was modeled after reading recovery and involved one year of supervised teaching one-on-one with children who were struggling readers. The goal of this training is to help children work with their strengths as readers, rather than focusing on ... read more

Pierre D.

• Boulder, CO 80302 ( 22.3 mi )
• Life Science Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 05/2009
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $38.00 to $47.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Earth Science

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A Little Bit About Me...

In 1975 I had been teaching tennis for the City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department for a year and elected to attend a teaching clinic at Coto de Caza California conducted by the Vic Braden Tennis College. Since then I worked for the City of Boulder as a tennis instructor for 7 more years and I coached tennis to individual tennis players, mostly promising junior players, for an additional 4 years. After a short period of retirement from tennis, I took a job with the Bureau of Prisons in Englewood, Colorado, as a tutor in their Education Department. In that capacity I tutored adult inmates to achieve their 8th grade equivalency and I convinced several to go beyond that level to reach their GED. Working with inmates was a very rewarding experience. I also taught for Flatirons Country Club for a season in 1993, and for Devil's Thumb Tennis Club the following year.
In my pas ... read more

Jessica S.

• Evergreen, CO 80439 ( 26.8 mi )
• Life Science Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 11/2010
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $44.00 to $55.00 /hr
• I am a Certified Teacher
• Also Tutors: Sociology, Psychology, Earth Science

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My teaching style revolves around the specific learning needs of students because each person not only learns differently but has specific strengths and weakness. As teachers it is our job to meet the needs of all learners. I do not believe in presently material in one way, or one way all the time.
I am a graduate of both the University of Colorado and Adams State College. I hold a Master's degree in Secondary Education as well as a Initial Teacher's license. I have experience as a volunteer tutor in social studies and math, a paid tutor in reading, a student teacher, and as a substitute for the last year and a half. I also have experience as a mentor to young people through the YMCA.

Alissa P.

• Boulder, CO 80302 ( 26.8 mi )
• Life Science Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 11/2008
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $38.00 to $42.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Sociology, Psychology, Physics, Earth Science, Biology

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I graduated this spring with honors from Carleton College. For my senior thesis in Math, three of my colleagues and I designed a Challenge Math curriculum for fifth grade students. Together we compiled our lessons into a book, and once a week each we taught a small group of students. When I moved to Boulder this summer, I began tutoring CU students, adults taking online courses, and high school students. I also have experience tutoring for the SAT, ACT, and GRE.
My teaching style depends on the student. Some students need me to explain the subject material to them rather than read it from the book, while other students benefit most if they work through a problem and then ask me a question when they get stuck. Though regardless of the student, I always ask questions as we go, because I know that students learn best when they engage with the material.

Noah C.

• Boulder, CO 80302 ( 26.9 mi )
• Life Science Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 05/2009
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $37.00 to $42.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Physics, Marine Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, Biology

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I teach with passion and enjoyment, which has always proved conducive to the learning process. I, myself, have always enjoyed being a student, and realized what qualities in teachers I found most effective. Patience, competency, articulation and good-natured humor go a very long way in education and I believe I possess those traits. I have worked with mainstream students, Special Education students, and Deaf students in a variety of educator roles from straight tutoring to camp counseling. Through these experiences, I have realized that a teacher must have flexibility and creativity in how they present information, as everyone has a different learning style. The responsibility lies with the educator to find that style and help the student reach his/her highest potential, and I feel confident in my ability to do so.
In all my endeavors I strive for variety. My collegiate caree ... read more

Andrew M.

• Boulder, CO 80305 ( 27.2 mi )
• Life Science Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 02/2010
• Will travel up to 25 miles
• Rates from $50.00 to $64.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Physics, Earth Science, Chemistry, Biology

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I graduated Cum Laude from University of Rochester with a BS in Physics and a BA in Mathematics. While an undergraduate at UR, I earned five semesters of teaching experience through the Teaching Internship program with the Physics Department. As a teaching intern I learned to master various teaching techniques, and I implemented them by leading workshops and laboratory sessions for undergraduate students. I also worked as a math Teaching Assistant for a Transition To Advanced Mathematics course where I held office hours and led class discussions. As a result of my success and high ratings as a teaching intern, I was most recently employed as a non-matriculated Teaching Assistant for a physics course at Texas A&M University.
I strongly believe that everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, is capable of learning any level of science and mathematics. The key to teaching science and mathematic ... read more

Christine I.

• Boulder, CO 80305 ( 27.2 mi )
• Life Science Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 06/2005
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $37.00 to $51.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Psychology, Chemistry, Biology, Anatomy

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I earned a Bachelor's degree in Public Health Nutrition, which required me to take many science classes, including anatomy/physiology and chemistry. I have had a career as an ESL teacher overseas and in the U.S. For the past ten years, I have gained extensive experience teaching primary and secondary students as well as college students and other adults in classroom and tutorial settings. My classes have included reading, writing, grammar, speaking, listening, and literature analysis.
Teaching comes naturally to me and I have the patience, dedication, warmth and concern that this profession requires. When a student recognizes that you sincerely care about their progress, they are more apt to apply themselves and feel confident in their ability to achieve. I believe in encouraging critical thinking skills, learning by doing, and learning through discovery. Education should be ap ... read more

Susan E.

• Boulder, CO 80302 ( 27.3 mi )
• Life Science Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 03/2007
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $37.00 to $42.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Sociology, Psychology, Organic Chemistry, Marine Biology, Genetics, Earth Science, Chemistry, Biology, Anatomy

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Science, especially biology and chemistry, has always intrigued me. Since I was a child, I had always known that I wanted to study biology. I received a BA in Biology in May 2006 from CU. During my studies there, I focused on chemistry and received a minor in French. My coursework is quite varied, and I have experience writing scientific papers, laboratory reports, research papers, and essays. Last fall, I taught an English class to adults in Mahahual, Mexico where I was volunteering.
I love meeting and interacting with new people, children and adults alike. I have extreme patience. I believe that it is imperative to make the student feel comfortable in the learning environment. I would never embarrass a student for asking a question. So many times in the past, I have witnessed teachers ridiculing students for asking a question because they genuinely did not understand the ... read more

Cole R.

• Boulder, CO 80303 ( 27.5 mi )
• Life Science Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 02/2009
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $37.00 to $47.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Physics, Earth Science, Chemistry, Biology

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I've recently tutored math and general science for UpwardBound, a program designed to inspire and give the tools necessary to under-privileged high school students to become first generation college students. Throughout my study of math and physics, I've found that most people that are unable to do these subjects are limited by their own phobias and that if they are simply explained in the right way anyone can feel comfortable with frightening subjects such as math and physics.
In teaching math and physics I find that most student's heads start to spin when looking at numbers, so I do my best to use analogies to describe a mathematical process, then once a student feels comfortable with the analogy they can apply this analogy to solve problems with numbers. Again stemming from overcoming phobias of math or physics being the most important step in learning, I try to make the complic ... read more

Ian M.

• Boulder, CO 80305 ( 27.5 mi )
• Life Science Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 09/2010
• Will travel up to 30 miles
• Rates from $42.00 to $54.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Sociology, Psychology, Earth Science, Biology

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Ever since working my first teaching internship as a junior in high school, I have gained a passion for teaching and helping others. After earning my B.A. in Psychology from Connecticut College, I worked for one school year as a teacher and tutor at a public school in upstate NY. Most of the students I worked with either had a learning disability or were absent from school due to suspension or health condition. After finding my niche working with students with cognitive disabilities, i gained my M.S.Ed in Rehabilitation Counseling. Although the majority of my tutoring experience has been with students aged 12-16 years, I have worked as a high school counselor and disability coordinator at New York University and Columbia University, respectively.
As both a nationally certified rehabilitation counselor and a former teacher, I have a unique perspective with regard to the tutoring pr ... read more

Shane M.

• Boulder, CO 80301 ( 27.6 mi )
• Life Science Tutor

• Male
• Member Since: 09/2007
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $40.00 to $51.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Physics, Earth Science, Chemistry

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As both a teacher and a tutor, I have found several things to be important to a successful educator. First is engagement. I find it necessary to engage the student and involve them in the lesson. I've found that even something as simple as using props to illustrate a point helps the student understand the material better, but also be more interested in learning. Secondly, I've found that flexibility is also important. I understand that all students learn differently, and it is imperative that the teacher learns to adapt to each student's style, strengths, and weaknesses.
I have an extensive math and science-backed education, including two BS degrees and an MS as well. Not only have I excelled my entire academic career, but I am a great communicator and teacher. I have taught everything from Physics to undergrad students to English as a Second Language to students in Korea. ... read more

Jennifer H.

• Boulder, CO 80303 ( 27.8 mi )
• Life Science Tutor

• Female
• Member Since: 02/2006
• Will travel up to 20 miles
• Rates from $37.00 to $52.00 /hr
• Also Tutors: Psychology, Earth Science, Chemistry, Biology

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I have been teaching dance to children and young adults for the last 10 years. However I pride myself on teaching my students more than the physical elements of dancing. The exercises, and "games" that I teach incorporate important memory and creative thinking skills. Beyond my dance major, I have a minor in psychology, and excellent grades in upper level w I have been teaching dance to children and young adults for the last 10 years. However I pride myself for teaching my students more than the physical elements of dancing. The exercises, and "games" that I teach incorporate important memory and creative thinking skills. Beyond my dance major, I have a minor in psychology, and excellent grades in upper level writing courses. My over all GPA is 3.65.
Teaching has been an extremely rewarding career. My primary goal as a teacher is to help each child to experience the great feeling o ... read more