This document outlines an instructional opportunity to address gaps in STEM education through online tutoring. It summarizes preliminary research on tutoring programs that have helped close achievement gaps. The proposed project would use a learning management system to provide math tutoring to middle and high school students online. The roles of the group members are also outlined, with responsibilities including research, presentation, writing, web development, and communication.

1. Group 4
EDTC 6320
Part A
Instructional Opportunity

2. The Gap
STEM
Time
Tutors
Lack of
Resources
Low
Performance

3. Our Instructional Opportunity
Use a learning management
system to tutor and peer tutor
math concepts to middle and
high school students.

4. Preliminary Research
Apollo 20 Program - Houston ISD
In 2010, Houston ISD launched this program to close the achievement gap within the
district. One of their strategies was one-on-one tutoring during school hours.
Creating "No Excuses" (Traditional) Public Schools: Preliminary Evidence from an
Experiment in Houston
By Roland G. Fryer, Jr. - National Bureau of Economic Research
ADOLESCENT LITERACY TUTORING: FACE-TO-FACE AND VIA WEBCAM TECHNOLOGY
By TIMOTHY T. HOUGE, DAVID PEYTON, CONSTANCE GEIER, and BRUCE PETRIE
Reading Psychology, 2007
A Learning Management System … or an Intelligent Tutoring System?
By Chris Daly, Learning Solutions Magazine, 2009

5. Project Roles
 Brook Park - Lead Researcher
 Michael Voth - Presenter and Researcher
 Christopher Birch - Writer and Group Communications
 Julia Horie - Webmaster and Asst. Researcher
 Yahaira Rodriguez - Presenter and Researcher