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07/27/2021. Tool
Research shows that High-Impact Tutoring is unusually effective for accelerating student learning. In fact it is more effective than other interventions that have been tested and is effective across grade and content levels. This Workbook is designed to accompany High-Impact Tutoring: District Playbook and is for school district staff interested in implementing High-Impact Tutoring programs in their districts.
07/27/2021. Tool
Planning for High-Impact Tutoring
Overview: Why is planning ahead important?
Preliminary Question Checklist
Planning Timeline Checklist
How should you design and conduct a pilot program?
Understanding Central Capacity and Staffing Needs
07/25/2021. Tool
Overview: What are the different tutoring approaches?
Once you have set clear goals for your tutoring program, you need to determine how your district will approach the day-to-day implementation of High-Impact Tutoring. Three approaches are common:
Partnering with a Provider
07/25/2021. Tool
Overview: Why do you need to define goals at the outset?
Your goals inform your program’s design and implementation.
Rigorously defined and monitored goals keep decision-making focused, provide a framework to demonstrate progress and success to stakeholders, and indicate where improvement is needed.
07/25/2021. Tool
Overview: Why is alignment with district priorities important?
Tutoring is most effective when it is integrated into a broader strategy addressing district priorities, positioned as core to each school’s instructional model rather than as a disconnected and optional add-on.
Fully embedding tutoring also helps you build stakeholder engagement:
07/25/2021. Tool
Overview: What is a Focus Area?
Your program’s Focus Area is the content area and/or grade level that you will prioritize for tutoring. Identifying a Focus Area is the first step in planning a tutoring program, and it requires answering these essential questions:
07/25/2021. Tool
Foundation: Assemble a Task Force
Overview: Why should you assemble a Task Force?
How often should the Task Force meet?
Who should be on the Task Force?
What should the Task Force prioritize?
Identifying a Focus Area
07/25/2021. Tool
Overview: Why should you assemble a Task Force?
A successful High-Impact Tutoring program requires coordinated collaboration across departments and at different levels of the district hierarchy, from teachers and tutors to the district leadership. Input and buy-in from experts at these levels make the program more sustainable.
07/24/2021. Tool
Overview: Where should you start?
Filling out the Pre-Assessment Checklist below can help you identify what content in this Playbook will be most helpful based on where you are in the process of establishing a tutoring program. If planning hasn’t started, this Pre-Assessment can help build consensus about the steps needed to plan a High-Impact Tutoring program and ensure that your district’s stakeholders are willing and able to implement it successfully.
07/24/2021. Tool
How does this playbook work?
Who is the intended audience for the Playbook?
This Playbook is designed for school district staff interested in implementing High-Impact Tutoring in their districts. While district staff members are the primary audience, state educational officials and school administrators will also be able to leverage many of the resources in the Playbook.
How was the Playbook designed?
07/24/2021. Tool
What is High-Impact Tutoring?
This Playbook describes how to implement a High-Impact Tutoring program in your district or school and why it is worthwhile to do so. First, though, it is important to define what High-Impact Tutoring is and how it differs from other less effective types of tutoring.
07/22/2021. Tool
Research shows that High-Impact Tutoring is unusually effective for accelerating student learning. In fact it is more effective than other interventions that have been tested and is effective across grade and content levels.
06/30/2021. Organization
TutorMe provides 24/7 high-impact online tutoring to students ranging from kindergarten through graduate school. We work with thousands of schools, districts, higher ed institutions, and other partners to empower students with online tutoring. In seconds, we connect students with tutors who are highly qualified to provide one-on-one support in 300+ subjects.
05/28/2021. Organization
Frequency: TbT tutoring programs will meet for 2-4 60-minute sessions per week.
Group Size: Consistent, leveled small groups are limited to 5 students with similar academic needs.
Personnel: Small groups are led by the same Teacher Tutor for the duration of the program, allowing for relationship building and responsive instruction. All Teacher Tutors are credentialed or experienced, professional educators with extensive classroom teaching experience, related degrees, and training in culturally responsive instruction.
05/05/2021. Article
Saga Education, the national nonprofit behind one of the most studied personalized tutoring programs in the country, today announced the launch of Saga Coach, a free, self-paced online training portal that covers the essential components of effective tutoring. The training is based on Saga's experience as a proven implementer of high-dosage, high-impact tutoring programs serving thousands of students in major U.S. school districts like Chicago, New York City, Washington, D.C. and Broward County, Fla.
04/30/2021. Tool
Cohesion
Tutoring Program Model Dimensions Planning Tool
Developing a Value Proposition
Logic Model Guidance and Template
Webinar: Safety, Expectations, Accessibility, and Evaluation
04/30/2021. Tool
Safety
Data Use: Student Data Privacy Guidance
Tutors: Pre-Service Background Check Guidances
Tutors: Setting Expectations with Tutors
Instruction: Choosing and Using Virtual
04/30/2021. Tool
Equity
Webinar: Cultural Awareness
Conducting a Community Landscape Analysis
Tutor Job Description Guidance
Tutor Recruitment Strategy
Tutor Selection Strategy
04/30/2021. Tool
Learning Integration
Tutor-Family Communication: Crafting an Introductory Statement for Families
Parent Permission Slip for In-School Tutoring: English and Spanish
04/26/2021. Organization
Connect Me provides free online tutoring and mentoring services to students who fit at least one of these criteria:
1) They are in a low income family (less than $60,000 yearly household income)
2) At least one parent/guardian of the student is an essential worker (as defined by the NCSL)
3) The student is in virtual/hybrid school due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students meet with their tutor at least once per week on a secured and monitored Zoom link, and have access to additional resources such as office hours.
04/26/2021. Organization
eTutorWorld offers one-to-one, and small group, online tutoring in math, science, English, and test prep for students in grades K-12. Tutors are carefully selected subject matter experts with college degree, often Masters, teaching experience, and go through extensive tutor training with ongoing coaching. Students are thoughtfully matched with a dedicated tutor for optimal personalized learning experience and mentoring relationship. Customized curriculum based on school and state standards, regular diagnostic assessments and Learn by Design teaching methodology to track progress.
03/23/2021. Organization
HeyTutor's program vets, screens, and trains tutors directly from a district's community to serve students live, and in-person on their campus. Our inclusive Learning Gap Curriculum embraces extensive academic standards to provide students with a solid foundation across subjects. It often involves diagnostic assessments to identify learning gaps, followed by resources and activities aimed at closing those gaps and ensuring that all students can achieve the expected learning outcomes.
03/23/2021. Organization
Students in K-12 are paired with high school students who excel in math and English; they meet on a fixed weekly basis, with students meeting with the same tutor each time, ensuring that the student and tutor are able to build meaningful, high-impact relationships with one another.
03/16/2021. Organization
For 21 years and 20 million tutoring sessions, Tutor.com has been partnering with K–12 schools, higher education institutions, libraries, organizations, associations, and the U.S. military to provide learners from elementary school through college, graduate school, and beyond with highly effective, 1-to-1 academic and professional support. Tutor.com is easy to use (no apps to download) and robust enough to provide sophisticated functionality. Through our partner institutions, tens of millions of learners can readily access:
03/16/2021. Organization
Higher Achievement offers small-group academic mentoring in math and humanities/ELA for middle grade students. It has been the subject of two randomized controlled trial studies by MDRC, both of which demonstrated positive academic effects.
03/03/2021. Organization
Yup is a math teacher multiplier. We provide secure access to expert math tutors 24/7, powering High-Dosage Tutoring in and out of the classroom. Our "Math Learning Support System" gives teachers extra capacity, actionable data, and is like having a teaching assistant in every classroom.
03/03/2021. Organization
Online software that serves as tutor list/marketplace/lesson space for tutors, connects specifically with college students.