Tutor Program Manager: Instructional Strategies

Differentiation in Math

Effective tutors are equipped to differentiate their instruction for each student regardless of student needs. Resources for addressing students with varying learning needs can provide strong support for tutors as they embark upon the journey of teaching and reaching all students. 

Resources for math instruction differentiation.

Effective Tutoring and Teaching

Strong instructional strategies and techniques improve tutor effectiveness. Below are resources to support strong math instruction and student engagement.

Elementary Mathematics Teaching

Elementary math specific resources and strategies.

Math Instruction

Instructional strategies for math tutoring.

Student Engagement

Strategies for engaging students during tutoring.

Teaching Resources

Math resources and strategies to support math tutoring.

Formative Assessment

Formative assessment is a valuable resource to inform the tutor of the student’s thinking, processing, and retention. Formative assessment can provide the “in the moment” thinking and learning of students, opposed to summative assessment, which typically follows the completion of a unit.

Elementary Specific Formative Assessment

Elementary math specific resource to assess student thinking and understanding to inform math instructional and tutoring moves.

General Formative Assessment

Resources to assess student thinking and understanding to inform math instructional and tutoring moves.

Goal Setting

Effective tutors work with students to establish goals for their learning during tutoring sessions. This process allows students and tutors to celebrate progress and gives students agency and a sense of autonomy over their learning.

Guides to establish and write goals for tutors and students.