Our Academic Coach, Howard, remarks on the collective mission we are accomplishing with High-Impact Tutoring.
Any meaningful discussion about the academic achievement and the social and emotional maturity of children is predicated upon a plan for the maximal development of all children. Children are the future of our world. This is critically important because it opens the door to unlimited potential and possibilities for the advancement of all children in society. The efficacy of the High-Impact Tutoring (HIT) Programs provides that opportunity.
Engaging Students in Learning:
Providing a rich and varied context is essential. Tutors utilize a range of different methods to engage all students in interests and learning styles. Identifying and meeting the learners’ needs are important so that tutors can facilitate students’ learning and ensure that both the students and tutors meet the required goals. Each learner is unique and brings to the learning situation their own different learning style, knowledge set, past experiences, and motivational levels.
Tailoring Lessons to Individual Needs
It is important for tutors to consider the level of knowledge and skill development attained by the learners prior to instruction through a variety of different types of assessment, in order to offer a high-quality learning experience, delivered and resourced to suit the needs of the learner. Tutors can assess learner needs through numerous means. Informal and formal assessment strategies, pre-course interviews, and learning style tests are effective methods. This will allow tutors to tailor lessons and activities to support learners’ individual needs.
Our Collective Mission
Our collective mission is to provide the necessary resources to support the gifted potential of all students. All is possible, no matter where a student starts. We must affirm that each student is control of their own future. It’s theirs, and we are called to help them learn to hold on to it tight.
Conclusion
The HIT program at H.D. Woodson High School has shown remarkable results. By forming intentional relationships with students, tutors have become more effective educators. This approach has given tutors the chance to understand where students see themselves in the future and how their time in high school is impacting them. The effects of the High-Impact Tutoring program will benefit students for many years to come.