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Immeasurable Fun At Highland Renaissance Academy

HEART tutor Eleanor Funderburg and her student at Highland Renaissance Academy got creative with the cubes recently while working on estimating and measuring with the Counting Notebook.

The goal for the student is to know more than just the rote memorization of the list of numbers. He needs to understand one-to-one correspondence, so he practices picking up one cube with each number. He learns that each number is represented by a group of cubes, and he determines what a numeral looks like in writing, on … continue reading

Westerly Hills Academy Becomes HEART’s 5th Partner School

HEART Tutoring volunteers began working with 27 third graders at Westerly Hills Academy in January.

Westerly Hills, located at 4420 Denver Avenue in West Charlotte, is HEART’s fifth Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools partner school.

As the third graders face their first state End-Of-Grade tests, volunteers are focusing on filling in some conceptual gaps in number concepts. The tutors also help build confidence through mentoring and encouragement. The students are working on foundational number sense concepts ranging from the concept of “more” and “less” to decomposing numbers and … continue reading

Chicago Math Tutoring Program Delivers Big Changes

If you have ever questioned whether individualized, intensive tutoring and positive relationships can make a difference, Match Education’s ground-breaking program in Chicago is more proof that it’s absolutely possible.

A column in The New York Times spotlighted some of the incredible results achieved by the math program for 1,300 students in 12 public high schools.

Developed by Match Education in Boston, which seeks to correct the “mismatch” in academic preparedness common among minority students in impoverished areas, the program provides two-on-one math tutoring for … continue reading

Must-See Video Shows Power Of Feedback, Expectations

Educators, tutors and parents: This precious six-minute video from the Center For Student Work is a must-see! “Austin’s Butterfly” demonstrates how our specific feedback and high expectations can help students do work they never imagined was possible.

This video was presented at SXSWedu in Austin last week by Ron Berger from Expeditionary Learning, and it was the centerpiece of HEART’s Monday team meeting this week. It inspires us to ask more of our students, who are working to build a thorough understanding of how … continue reading

HEART is on the move, needs furniture

HEART is moving its offices and is on the hunt for furniture!

If you have any extra office furniture you would like to donate or know of good places to look, email Executive Director Emily Elliott at eelliott@hearttutoring.org.

Here’s our wish list for the new space:

• Four desks
• Four desk chairs
• Two bookcases
• Two file cabinets
• Conference table with chairs for 10-12 people
• End table
• Magazine stand or table
• Refrigerator

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