Teaching · For Tutors

A session plan with a clock on it.

Set the goal and the length, then add the parts of the session in order with their minutes. The summary turns it into an agenda with clock times, tells you what is left or over, and points out a missing check for understanding or wrap-up.

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The agenda

One record per student and session. Use initials or a code, never a name. The example is made up.

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What you get

Teaching · For Tutors$12 · included with Classroom and Whole-school licenses

What you finish with
For each session, an agenda with clock times, planned minutes against the length, and fixes for common gaps in the plan.
Who it is for
Tutors, tutoring businesses and intervention teachers planning one-to-one or small-group sessions.
Format
Browser planner. Several saved sessions per student; printed as a one-page agenda or blank planning sheet; CSV of the parts; export and import a file.
Access
$12 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with Caveat Classroom and Whole-school licenses. Also in the Tutoring business kit ($69) and the Teaching Suite pass ($199), and 1 more bundle. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The For Tutors space in Caveat Teaching.
Support
Questions about an order, access or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.
581215105every minute has a job
Drawn for this page. A session runs better when every part has its minutes, in an order that builds.

How to use it

  1. Start a record with the student’s initials or a code and the session date.
  2. Write one goal for the session.
  3. Set the length and the start time.
  4. Add the parts in order with their minutes.
  5. Fix what the summary flags, then print the agenda.

Plan a session

What the generator is for

I do, we do, you do

Explicit instruction moves from a clear model, to practice together with feedback, to practice alone. Independent practice before guided practice tends to rehearse mistakes.

Check, then wrap up

A short task at the end, such as two or three problems, shows whether the goal was met and what to plan next. A wrap-up names what to practice before the next session.

What this is not

The agenda is a plan to adjust as the session goes, not a script. The timings are yours; the flags are rules of thumb.

Sources

  1. Rosenshine, B. (2012). Principles of instruction: research-based strategies that all teachers should know. American Educator, 36(1), 12 to 19.
  2. Archer, A. L., and Hughes, C. A. (2011). Explicit Instruction: Effective and Efficient Teaching. Guilford Press.
  3. Fisher, D., and Frey, N. (2013). Better Learning Through Structured Teaching: A Framework for the Gradual Release of Responsibility. ASCD.
  4. Wiliam, D. (2011). Embedded Formative Assessment. Solution Tree (checking for understanding).

The example session is made up. Timings and flags are rules of thumb; adjust to the student. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.