One County Is Making Tutors ‘Co-Teachers.’ Will That Help With Teacher Burnout? — from edsurge.com by Daniel Mollenkamp
Excerpt:
Teachers can sign up specific students for one-on-one or small group online tutoring sessions during class, as part of the school day, as if there were another teacher in the room. (Though, those tutors are sourced through the company that designed the program, Varsity Tutors, and not the school.) Schools also have access to more standard on-demand tutoring, outside of school hours, as part of the deal.
Teachers are usually the ones who know when a student needs help, but they’re already stretched thin, Heid says. This way, teachers can use assessment and testing data to identify students who are struggling and get them in front of tutors, he adds.
On a somewhat related note, also see:
The Current State of Teacher Pay, in Charts — from edweek.org by Libby Stanford