1,171 Portola Elementary Education Tutors

...Probability can be a tricky class for many people, because it's a branch of math that is rather unconnected from the other branches students usually learn about. Since there isn't too much to relate it to, it's hard to understand it. The trick is that probability, in its most basic form, is nothing more than counting. Realizing this helped me a... read more

...uring my time at UC Santa Barbara I demonstrated excellent skills in writing and communication, which led me to be employed as a Writing Tutor at the university Campus Learning Assistance Services. I worked there from 2008 to 2010, when I graduated (BA in Comparative Religion, with honors and a 3.77 GPA). As a tutor I worked with a variety of UCSB... read more

...His classmates wanted him to "rent me out". I'm a 25-year veteran of Silicon Valley with multiple degrees in Engineering. I am currently an Adjunct Professor at the Golden Gate University School of Business. I teach graduate-level courses in Business-to-Business Marketing, with a focus on technology marketing. This focus encompasses all aspects... read more

...I can't promise that I can help you enjoy chemistry, but if you put the effort in, I can assure you a better understanding! I hold a Master's degree from UC Berkeley in Microbiology. I have also taught Microbiology 10 years in community college. I have worked with several students in the past year to help them prepare for the TEAS V, and each student... read more

...Above all, I emphasize the importance of correlating elements of different academic core subjects to help widen the spectrum of overall learning, in turn enhancing student knowledge and understanding of all that they are learning. From 2005-2008, I worked as an on-call substitute teacher in Grades 3-8 at Chinese American International School--in... read more