What are your offerings?

We offer remote, live, interactive and engaging math instruction for small groups of students.

What if I already have my child in a learning pod?

No problem. We also work with students in already-established learning pods for either core or supplemental math instruction.

What grade levels do you teach?

At this point, we cover students in grades K-8.

How frequent and for how long are the lessons?

The lessons occur either 2x/week or 4x/week depending on the need and are 50 minutes long. Students will receive practice problems or activities to try between lessons.

How many students in each lesson?

Most small group lessons have 3 students in the group. Some exceptions can be made for already-existing learning pods that have 4 to 6 students in their pod. One-on-one and two-on-one lessons are also available.

What technology tools will I need?

On your end all you need is a reliable Wifi connection and a device that uses Zoom. If your child has a Google account, that’s a plus but not a requirement. On our side of things, we deliver all of the lessons on Zoom and use Google and another LMS to manage the curriculum and assessments.

What curriculum is used?

In grades K-5, Eureka Math! (a.k.a. EngageNY) and in grades 6-8, Open Up Resources is used as the foundational curricula. Each curriculum earned the highest ratings for their respective grade levels by EdReports.org, an independent nonprofit organization that publishes curriculum reviews to ensure that all students have access to high-quality instructional materials. The curricula will be strategically supplemented and technologically enhanced in places to make for a more visually rich experience.

What approach to teaching and learning is used to deliver the lessons?

Since the goal is to produce thoughtful, patient problem solvers who are engaged in and have a joy for math, the most highly-researched and evidence-based best math practices are used to deliver the lessons, which include: Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI), Singapore Math strategies, Dan Meyer’s Three Act Math tasks, and Jo Boaler’s Mathematical Mindset practices, to name a few.

How will teaching be differentiated to meet the diverse and specific learning needs?

Most of the math tasks that students encounter are carefully designed as “low-floor, high ceiling” problems, whereby each student in the group has easy access to begin the work (that’s the low floor) and subsequently continues the work at their own level to achieve a solution (that’s the high ceiling). Additionally, students have the ability in real time to text me privately (via the chat box) to let me know if they have finished early or are seeking extra help.

How will feedback be delivered to my child and with what regularity?

Feedback will be given to the students in real time during each and every lesson. Frequent formative assessments allows the teacher to gauge where a student is and how they are either mastering or struggling with the material. Adjustments to problems are made constantly throughout each lesson.