Active Learning

Get your students engaged using active learning strategies. This stuff is based on research and is proven to enhance learning. It’s great to know about educational research so you can talk with parents and tell them how your methods are proven by science. Eric goes through the key points you need to know about active learning and shares some simple strategies you can start using today to improve your results as a math tutor.

Show Notes

I struggled with math my whole life. I got stuck behind because the class was moving forward but I had no idea what was going on. I was copying off Wolfgang and trying to get help but I wasn’t really learning the stuff. But the class would just continue and move on. But active learning strategies would have helped me succeed. 

Active learning is an engaging process. Instead of a professor lecturing about how to do something, the student actually discovers it themselves. There is research showing this leads to longer term learning gains, and there's a lot of evidence to support this. I remember in my calculus class later, in college, we were in a small group working on derivatives and rate of change for weeks, learning about how it worked, but we didn't know what we were learning was a derivative yet. And then eventually, after five weeks, the teacher put up a PowerPoint and told us about derivatives. And we said, “Oh, of course!” Strategies like that can really help. 

One great active learning strategy is questioning. That is something you can use in your tutoring sessions. Ask questions and get to the bottom of their mathematical reasoning. “What do you think about factoring?” “How would you describe the rate of change?” For one thing, this will show you how much they know. And you'll be able to see the holes in their thinking. But also they're going to realize their own errors by stating things out loud. They'll say, “Maybe I don't know this quite as well as I thought.” 

Asking questions is more engaging than lecturing. It's more fun and keeps people interested for longer too. Get your students engaged with the material by asking questions, as opposed to lecturing. And research other active learning strategies too. This way you can talk to parents and say confidently, “What I'm doing is backed by research studies.” People are looking for that.

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Eric Earle has started 4 different tutoring companies and been working in the tutoring industry for over a decade. Currently he runs his tutoring businesses remotely and travels around the world looking for awesome surf spots.

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Whether you’re just starting out as a tutor or a seasoned pro with a thriving business, the hacks and secrets in this podcast will help you land more clients and scale your tutoring more effectively. You can use these strategies regardless of whether you’re meeting clients in-person or tutoring them online. This podcast will make you money!

Eric Earle is a tutor, entrepreneur, and investor. After science and math tutoring changed the course of his life, Eric saw the potential of tutoring to make a significant positive impact. He grew his tutoring business in Portland, Oregon, and soon needed to hire a staff of other tutors to meet all of the demand. He is also the founder of mathtutoraustin.com and the national tutoring platform zoomtutor.com as well.

It was at a neurology clinic high in the Himalayas that Eric had an epiphany: he realized he wanted to go to medical school. The problem was, he’d already graduated from college and hadn’t taken any of the math and science classes required for admittance. He went back to school to work his way through calculus, physics, organic chemistry, and biochemistry but the topics were unbearably difficult. Eric hired a tutor and, with diligent work, was able to turn himself into a top science student.

This experience with tutoring showed Eric that there is no limit to what we can become with the right teachers. He now supports tutoring and education through his businesses. He is here to share what he has learned about business, investing, tutoring, and life though this podcast. Hopefully you find some of his teachings valuable.