92 South Portland Tutors

Good day, I am a recent graduate of the University of Maine at Farmington with a B.S. in Early Childhood Education with a 3.81 GPA, Magna Cum Laude Recognition, and a B-5 Certification option with a background in birth through third grade education. Additionally I have an up to date Mandated Reporter Training Certificate and fingerprint card. Prior to this experience I have completed practica and had volunteer opportunities with children six months to 9 years of age. This wide range o... ... More

I am an anthropologist, and I love the field of study. I've always been fascinated by people and culture, whether it's the people of today or those who lived in the past. I've spent the past ten years applying my skills as a researcher in the business world as a market researcher. I talk with people, I develop programs and utilize the anthropological toolkit to better serve my clients and learn more about their areas of interest. What does this mean for a student? I have a solid backg... ... More

I am familiar with the ACT math test and the math topics which form the basis of the test. I have many years of experience tutoring these subjects, and I have a Master's in Applied Mathematics. I am familiar with test preparation techniques and study skills, all of which are very important when preparing for the ACT math test. ... More

I am a graduate of Lexington, MA HS, Bowdoin College and Cornell Univ graduate school, where I studied, sang and played sports. Baseball, basketball, captain of the tennis team, choral soloist, glee club. I spent 5 years in the US Peace Corps in Colombia and traveling all over Latin America, so I speak perfect Spanish and am very at home in most Latin cultural situations.I teach Spanish regularly today. Then I spent 27 years in Sweden, speak native Swedish and am still active as a cultural ... ... More

During college, I tutored a local high-school student who was struggling in her chemistry class. Right away we developed a productive working relationship and in almost no time my student's grades improved significantly - she went from receiving below average scores to As. My student, her mother and I were beside ourselves with delight - I would absolutely love the opportunity to reproduce these results with other students. I am a strong believer in starting with a student's strengths, build... ... More

If you have gotten a new camera, or are getting one for Christmas, and want to know how to use it, I am your guy : I have been teaching the Portland Adult Education basic "How to Use Your 35mm Camera" class since 1990 or thereabouts. That is a nuts and bolts class that explains how a camera works, what the knobs, switches, and dials do, how apertures, shutter speed, and film speeds all inter-relate, etc. We get into color balance, composition, digital files, capture, film, filters, quite a bi... ... More