One-on-one · online · AP-focused

Precalculus, Calculus, and Computer Science tutoring — meeting students where they are

One-on-one, online, with someone who’s spent two decades in education and holds a doctorate in how people learn.

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Dr. Shaun Hurley
Ed.D. Curriculum & Instruction M.S. Civil Engineering B.S. Physics Former Math & CS Department Chair Apple Distinguished Educator Former UF Adjunct Professor ~20 years in education
If any of this sounds familiar

Does this sound like your student?

  • They get it while someone’s working through it in class, but then feel clueless the moment they’re on their own.
  • Homework usually goes fine, but they freeze up or second-guess themselves on the test, when it really matters.
  • This has always been one of their stronger subjects, but lately the grade has started slipping.
  • The class moves quickly, and they’re expected to fill in too many of the gaps on their own.
  • They’ve tried teaching themselves through AI, videos, or other resources, but still aren’t making the progress they want.
  • They don’t need someone to hand them the answers. They need help finding where things stopped making sense — even if the missing piece goes back a year or two — and rebuilding from there.

And if it’s AP Computer Science A...

  • Their class more or less runs itself through CodeHS or Code.org, and they feel like they’re teaching themselves.
  • They’re strong in math, but tracing, writing, and debugging code feels much harder.

Or maybe your student is doing fine and just has other goals. Not everyone who comes to me is in trouble. I work with plenty of students who are already doing well and want to stay there — or want to be pushed further to earn a 5, receive college credit, or build a stronger foundation before the next course.

My approach, simply put

The deal I make with every student

Their job

Simply tell me “no” until they truly understand what I’m saying.

My job

Keep breaking the concept down until they say “yes” — even if that “yes” doesn’t come until I ask whether they understand that 2 + 2 = 4.

Once we’re there, we build back up.
If we both do our jobs, there’s no reason they can’t master this.

Who you’d be working with

A brief overview of my background

Where I trained

Ed.D., Curriculum & InstructionUniversity of Florida — dissertation on teaching AP Computer Science A
M.S., Civil EngineeringFlorida Atlantic University — 4.0 GPA
B.S., PhysicsState University of New York, College at Oneonta — graduated with honors

Trusted by universities

University of Florida CS Education Adjunct Instructor, and built UF’s CS-certification program for teachers
UNC Chapel HillInstructional Design Contractor
Skidmore CollegeInstructional Design Consultant

Recognized in the field

Coursera & TableauLead instructor on an eight-course professional certificate
Apple Distinguished EducatorRecognized for teaching with technology
Conference presenterCSTA, ISTE, and FETC — computer science and ed-tech conferences

In the classroom

Department ChairLed the Mathematics & Computer Science department
~20 years in educationFrom teaching to coaching and leading departments
30+ distinct coursesAcross math, computer science, and physics

And — like a lot of my students — I wasn’t someone who just “got it” growing up.

More about my background

Why this matters to me

They wanted to send me to trade school instead of college

I was diagnosed with a learning disability in second grade, pulled out of class for extra help all the way through high school, and told by my guidance counselor to consider trade school instead of college.

So I know exactly what it feels like to be the kid who “doesn’t get it.” Coming out the other side taught me that a label doesn’t define you, and that there are no limits to what we can learn — given enough time, effort, and the right support system.

I’ve spent my life proving that. It’s why no student in my sessions is ever made to feel ashamed for not understanding something — and why the best part of this job never gets old: the moment a student connects the dots and sees they could do it all along.

Read my full story

The proof that matters most

What others have to say

No other teacher that I’ve had has been able to explain concepts in such a clear and effective way. Dr. Hurley is far and away the best teacher I have ever had; he’s kind, helpful, and devoted to making sure his students succeed, and he knows what he’s talking about.
Caitlin, former student CaitlinPrecalculus, Calculus & Computer ScienceSimmons University

Read more from former students

“…you’d want to find a way to take a math, physics or computer class from him.”

A TCPalm columnist, on a commencement speech he called a “million-dollar commencement speech” — written after reading it, having never met me. I’ll take it.

Read the column at TCPalm

“Best Overall”
— out of 400+ courses

Class Central, which reviews online courses, selected the Business Intelligence Analyst Professional Certificate that I developed with Tableau and Coursera as the “best overall” Tableau course to take in 2026.

See the guide at Class Central

Not sure yet?

Let’s find out if I’m the right fit for your student

Reach out and we’ll set up a time to talk. If it doesn’t sound like a good match, I’ll try to point you toward someone or something that can help.

Get in touch
Ed.D. · Apple Distinguished Educator · Former Dept. Chair, Math & CS © 2026 Dr. Shaun Hurley · contact@drshaunhurley.com