Would you rather tutor in a home office or the dining room table? Setting up a tutoring space that’s organized, quiet, and comfortable helps you teach more effectively and create a professional learning environment for your students. Here’s how it can look. TL;DR: Setting up a tutoring space that’s quiet, well-lit, and organized helps you […]
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What is the read, write, read, write method for homework agendas or planners? Not every student knows how to use an agenda or planner. Or how to use an agenda well. Time management and organization are life skills that are important to teach students. Before a student can understand how to plan out projects, they
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What is your weekly plan for at home preschool? The internet is overflowing with amazing ideas for doing simple “school” at home preschool, but it can be overwhelming to sift through it all. If you’re looking for a starting point that’s simple, meaningful, and flexible, here’s a weekly plan you can begin today, plus a
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What are good study skills for teens? Have you been searching for “how to study smarter, not harder” or “study skills for teens”? You’re not alone! Many students struggle with how to study effectively, but the good news is that there are proven strategies to help you study smarter, not harder. Not every study technique
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What subjects could you tutor? When it comes to making some extra cash from side gig jobs, everyone can tutor something. Choose a topic that fits your expertise and passion when choosing your tutoring subjects. Some of the best teachers and tutors are those who are passionate about their tutoring subjects and show up to
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Would you rather tutor online or in person? If you’ve ever thought, “I’d love to tutor online, but I don’t know where to start,” or Googled “How to be an online tutor” you’re not alone. Many amazing educators hesitate to take their skills online because they worry it’s too complicated or that in-person tutoring is
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Is it harder for you to estimate how long it will take to do a task or to manage your time appropriately while doing the task? As mentioned in a previous post on executive function, time management for kids is the ability to estimate how much time a task will take and manage time appropriately.
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What are your top two questions about starting a tutoring business? Tutors and teachers often have specific questions about starting a tutoring business. I had to do tons of research into starting and running a small business before I was ready to start my private tutoring business. Sometimes, my research led to even more questions
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Need to tackle some clutter in the classroom or office? Keeping up with classroom organization is part of classroom management. Often we ignore a cluttered space because we do not feel we have time or energy to tackle a whole project. Part of my master strategy in Clean the Chaos: At Home involves sweeping out
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How consistent are you in your classroom management? Classroom management is hard to learn from a textbook, even if you have read Harry Wong’s First Days of School. Until you are actually in a classroom, it is hard to know exactly how you will respond and react to certain situations no matter how prepared you
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