Organization and Contact
Organization Type
Nonprofit
Website Address
Headquarter Location (City, State)
San Francisco, CA
Contact
Manisha Snoyer, manisha@masteryhour.org
Program Overview
Mission
By training student volunteers in innovative teaching strategies and giving them the support they need to thrive, it's our mission to provide the highest possible quality free tutoring to every K12 child in the world anytime anywhere in any subject. Through this approach, we hope to 1) erase inequity in education through access to high quality 1-1 instruction 2) raise compassionate citizens who have formed healthy attachments with positive role models 3) build a society of critical thinkers who are able to use scientific reasoning to analyze and take action in their world 4) inspire and support the next generation of teachers through excellent training and meaningful field work. We hope to achieve this by rigorous attention to training and active collaboration with schools, teachers and parents. We're starting with K12 math in English and Spanish, but it's our ultimate aim to provide tutoring in every subject, not just STEAM, but play-based learning, foreign language and other eclectic subject 24 hours a day.
Program Description
Masteryhour.org is a free, online tutoring program for K12 students, led by volunteers from colleges and universities, currently offered in English and Spanish. We use a mastery-based approach to ensure students advance at their own rate. All our tutors are trained in innovative teaching techniques including inquiry-based learning. anti-bias education, child-centered communication differentiating learning and cultivating a growth mindset. Volunteer professors and math teachers come to observe tutoring sessions and offer feedback and support to the student tutor volunteers. All the tutoring happens in the Mastery Hour zoom room. Students can drop in whenever they need tutoring and are paired with tutors in breakout rooms - or can stay in the main room for study hall (occasionally asking a question as needed). While we're starting with math offered twice a day in our zoom room, we hope to add more subjects and hours until Masteryhour.org is available 24 hours a day for free to any child who needs it.
Type of service
Tutoring Program
Technology Platform
Academic Intervention
Year Program Launched
2020
States of Operation
Virtual
Operation Locations
Everywhere
Students and Offerings
Grade Levels
Pre-Kindergarten,
Kindergarten,
1st Grade,
2nd Grade,
3rd Grade,
4th Grade,
5th Grade,
6th Grade,
7th Grade,
8th Grade,
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th Grade,
12th Grade
Subject Offered
Early Literacy,
English Language Arts (ELA),
Math,
Reading
Languages of Instruction
Chinese,
English,
French,
Other
Other languages
Vietnamese, German
Delivery Model and Staffing
Delivery Mode
Virtual with a human tutor (e.g. Zoom)
Setting
During School,
Immediately before/after school
Type of Tutor
Peer,
Volunteer
Does your program engage with parents?
Yes
Family Engagement Description
We actively collaborate with the school, teacher and families via our orientation, phone, email, slack group and parent workshops to ensure positive outcomes for students. After every session, parents, tutors and students are required to send us a feedback form about their session so we can work together to ensure the student is getting the utmost gain out of the program. We also communicate with the school.
Customer and Cost
Customer Type
District
Nonprofit
Parent
School
Average cost for typical tutoring cycle
0
Research Evidence
Randomized controlled trial (RCT) study conducted?
No
Quasi-experimental (QED) study conducted?
No