Make Student Practice Deliberate and Worth the Effort
Make Student Practice Deliberate and Worth the Effort
Ask any all-star athlete, world-class musician, or expert craftsman about how they rose to the top of their field. One word will always appear – practice. It takes repetition and sustained engagement to yield growth.
However, today’s educators face a climate where, in many cases, homework has become a dirty word. Teachers assign assignments to be completed outside of class that return …
Infusing Kinesthetic Experiences in the Age of Digital Learning
Infusing Kinesthetic Experiences in the Age of Digital Learning
Technology is becoming increasingly present in students’ learning experiences. It is common these days to enter a classroom and see students with iPads or Chromebooks in place of binders, and teachers operating interactive whiteboards where chalkboards used to be. Similarly, more and more tutors are using online platforms to reach clients far beyond their neighborhoods and provide data-driven, interactive services.
There …
Using State Standards to Set Goals with Clients
Using State Standards to Set Goals with Clients
Tutors play a crucial role in supporting student growth outside of the classroom. Regardless of where learning is happening, it is helpful for all of the educational stakeholders to be in sync so that students aren’t feeling pulled in conflicting directions.
Each state has its own learning standards that dictate the curricular goals for its …
Empower Students to Assess Themselves
Empower Students to Assess Themselves
Self-assessment is a crucial executive function skill that supports growth decision making, problem solving, and academic growth. As educators, equipping students with the ability to evaluate themselves is a surefire way to make their formative efforts more meaningful and promote accountability.
Students that can effectively assess themselves are more apt to direct their own learning in purposeful and impactful ways. Moreover, when students can …
Why Every Tutor Should Set Up an LLC
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Why Every Tutor Should Set Up an LLC
Tutoring is a great avenue for starting your own business. There is limited overhead, a consistent pool of potential clientele, and the work …
5 Tips for Acing the Praxis Exam
5 Tips for Acing the Praxis Exam
The Praxis Exam is the last step that soon-to-be teachers must take in order to be certified teachers and in order for them to officially practice the teaching profession. This is a test that may not be so easy to take. It might be a bit more challenging to pass this test because of how broad the subject, area of discussion, and branches …
Learning ASL with Different Learning Styles
Learning ASL with Different Learning Styles
by RaVen Sequoia
Most of us, by now, have discovered we have different learning styles when mastering a subject.
There is now a newer Learning Style approach called “Multiple Intelligences”. Most traditional teaching methods that is used (and still being used) is mainly linguistic and logical teaching.
Learning Style simply means there are different techniques where a …
Tutoring Accountability
Tutoring Accountability
A lot goes into the process of helping someone learn. Strong educators and an attuned curriculum are obviously crucial. Differentiated instruction and purposeful assessments promote student buy in and a felt need for learning. However, none of these factors will lead students toward their optimal growth without accountability.
It makes sense. The best teaching and teaching materials won’t make a difference if a student isn’t compelled to engage …
How Your Local Library Can Make You a Better Tutor
How Your Local Library Can Make You a Better Tutor
Walk into a library on any given afternoon and you are likely to find at least one tutor hard at work with a student. Good tutors are no strangers to the library. However, great tutors know the library is more than just a venue for study sessions.
Unlock all that your local library has to offer by following these simple …
The Power of Building Parent Relationships
The Power of Building Parent Relationships
Behind every young child who believes in himself is a parent who believed first –Matthew Jacobson
I keep this quote at the heart of my classroom. Each day when the first bell rings and my students skip down the hallway into my classroom, I am reminded that their parents are always their first champions. It is this thought that keeps me knowing that every …
