Free, around-the-clock tutoring for Kelseyville students and families
In all my years in education, I’ve never experienced a year like this last one. As soon as the pandemic hit, we put all of our energy into two things: 1. Keeping students and staff safe by following the constantly changing rules, and 2. Providing the best education we could by using technology and distance learning. As you can imagine, even our best students struggled at times. For students who were already struggling, well, things didn’t get any easier. At this point, we want to do everything we can to help students stay focused and on target academically.
That’s why I’m so pleased to share that we are now offering free, ondemand tutoring 24 hours a day, seven days a week for homework help, test prep (for everything from a class quiz to the SAT), essay revisions, and concept explanations. Spanish speakers can access bilingual tutors in math, science, and social studies, as well as ESL/ELL support. I believe this resource will offer muchneeded support to our students and families. To provide this service, we’re partnering with Tutor.com, a service of The Princeton Review, a nationally recognized education company that is also well-known for its test prep resources.
To access the service, students log in to their ClassLink account and sign in with Google. Then, all they have to do is answer a few questions to identify the subject matter they’d like help with. Students are quickly matched with a qualified tutor with whom they can speak, message back and forth, share files, and interact through a live whiteboard feature with special tools. On average, students are connected with tutors within 60 seconds. Sessions are recorded so students can revisit and review the material. And students can identify favorite tutors so they can reconnect with them in other sessions.
Support is not limited to live interactions with ondemand tutors. Students can submit essays for feedback and receive comments within 12 hours. Students can also take practice quizzes in a variety of subjects to prepare for upcoming tests and connect live with tutors to go over any missed questions. Finally, students can take advantage of SAT and ACT college entry exam prep support.
If you have any questions, please contact your student’s teacher and or Paul McGuire, Kelseyville’s Tutor.com Coordinator at 707-279-4232. Please take advantage of this muchneeded resource.