773 Damascus Tutors

...These employees trained the custodial staff on an on-going basis. In order for the employees to instruct the courses I helped develop, they had to complete a "Train-the-Trainer" program which I developed and taught. This course was an elementary public speaking class, which proved to be highly successful. Many of the employees stated that it my... read more

...I can help students who enjoy these subjects and want to get ahead in preparation for college, or who struggle with abstract problems and need a better conceptual grounding and problem-solving strategies. Preparation for college success is my focus, because I know firsthand how important it is to have a solid high school math/physics foundation... read more

...So now textbooks use Newton's methods...with Leibniz' notation. If you use Leibniz methods, it makes a lot more sense...which has to make you wonder why Newton got all the credit. Geometry is a two-part subject; 1) shapes and their sizes 2) argument (AKA, proofs) We don't just want to know things, we must also know WHY we know things. We start with... read more

...I have been a resident of Portland for over nine years. I worked for two years tutoring students for SAT, and ACT preparation at the Institute of College Information; a company formerly located on the Marylhurst University campus outside of Lake Oswego, OR. I also privately tutored students in Math during that time. I possess Bachelor of Science... read more

...Rather than solving a problem for my students and explaining my thought process to them, I ask directed questions about their interpretation of the problem and point them in the direction they should go. I've found that this not only helps students better understand specific coursework but also develop more universal analytical skills and problem... read more