Peer tutoring is well known for its comparatively outstanding positive educational impact. In the past 16 months, the online voluntary peer tutoring club I started at my school has served over 500 tutoring requests. However, a productive online system requires certain key elements, such as contextualization and organization, that maximize the potential for on-demand peer […]
Today's article showcases an online peer tutoring platform, you may have heard of - Schoolhouse. If you're wondering how this platform can benefit your students, read on as we share all the information we gathered from Akshay Ravikumar, Product Lead, Marketing Lead and Founding Engineer at Schoolhouse. Schoolhouse.world is a non-profit organization founded by Sal […]
When starting a peer tutoring program, it's often best to keep things as simple as possible as you'll see in today's feature of the program at Hartford Union High School, Wisconsin, supervised by Dave Lynch, School Counselor & National Honor Society Advisor. Currently in its 5th year, the peer tutoring program provides academic support for […]
"We aim to uplift our fellow peers in a safe and comfortable atmosphere in order to give them the friendly support and encouragement they need to grow and succeed as learners!" - Zanfina Muja, peer tutoring program sponsor at Maine South High School in Park Ridge, Illinois. Read on to learn more about today's peer […]
The peer tutoring program at Evanston Township High School. Evanston IL, is run by program coordinator Ms. Avani Khandhar who is responsible for tutor recruitment, training and troubleshooting when tutors / tutees are not meeting expectations. The program matches tutors and tutees for peer tutoring. Prior to the pandemic, tutors and tutees met in person […]
This article features the operations of Peer Tutors, the peer tutoring program at Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, Illinois as explained by tutors and co-sponsors, Kelly Caplan and Geriann Pioquinto. Purpose of Peer Tutoring Program According to their mission statement, the program's purpose is to positively impact, directly or indirectly, the student to student learning experience, […]
Welcome to another inspiring example of a thriving high school peer tutoring program. Through these articles, we aim to showcase the various ways in which peer tutoring strategies are being utilized to enhance student learning outcomes. Today's article - made possible by valuable information shared by Library Media and Technology Center (LMTC) Director and Advisor, […]
Milford High School in Milford, Ohio, is home to a student writing center directed by faculty members Betsy Woods and Joe Claus. The center’s mission is simple: to provide peer assistance with all types of writing. The program, now in its 14th year, was modeled after Miami University’s Howe Writing Center—though on a smaller scale—and […]
At Santa Susana High School in Simi Valley, California, the school’s peer tutoring program creates opportunities for students to support one another academically while developing leadership skills. The program is coordinated by Karen Hazlewood, the school’s Academic Leadership / Peer Tutoring Coordinator, who recruits, trains, and supervises student tutors who provide academic assistance during intervention […]
