Pear Deck Tutor
Adoption Resources
Product info, resources, and off-the-shelf templates to help our
K-12 school and district administrators achieve their usage and adoption goals.
What is Pear Deck Tutor?
Pear Deck Tutor, formerly TutorMe, partners with educators to improve the way they deliver personalized learning experiences. Your school has partnered with Pear Deck Tutor – which means your students can now connect with the right tutors at the right time, creating better outcomes for everyone.
Getting teachers excited
Getting your teachers and staff fired up about Pear Deck Tutor is key to successful implementation. Pear Deck Tutor isn't "just another software platform" they have to learn how to manage – it's access to top-notch tutors always there to support and complement the heroic work teachers do day in and day out.
To help your teachers make the most of Pear Deck Tutor, we encourage you to enroll your teachers in our email updates, including a simple introductory series, as well as occasional communications with resources and tips for using online tutoring effectively.
Getting students started
Once your students experience the connection and support available through Pear DeckTutor, we know they'll come back again and again. Our How-To Guide for students provides step-by-step instructions to help them get started.
We offer partners several integration options, so be sure to download the How-To Guide below that matches how your students access Pear Deck Tutor. We also offer the guide in several languages to facilitate more equitable access to learning support.
Once you've downloaded the right version, we recommend sharing it with students, parents, and teachers via email – or even printing out some copies to have in the library, classrooms, and other shared spaces.
Let's shout it from the rooftops!
Announcing your partnership with Pear Deck Tutor to your students, teachers, building leadership, families, and community is key to building excitement and getting students on the platform.
We're here to make shouting Pear Deck Tutor from the rooftops as easy as possible.
Check out this library of graphics, plus some templated text you can copy, paste, and modify as needed to announce your partnership with Pear Deck Tutor on your school's social media channels.
Copy/paste and customize these sample emails and text messages to remind your students, teachers, and students' families that they have access to Pear Deck Tutor.
Classrooms, bathrooms, teachers' lounges, lunchrooms – plastering these posters on the walls of your school's high-traffic areas will help remind students and teachers that Pear Deck Tutor is there to support them, whenever and wherever they need it.
More resources
How can teachers use Pear Deck Tutor in the classroom?
Offer your teachers invaluable insights on introducing students to Pear Deck Tutor during the school day. This one-hour session led by two educational experts provides guidance to unlock the power of on-demand tutoring in the classroom. Equip your teachers with customizable templates and hands-on recommendations to boost student engagement.
How do students request a live tutoring session?
Take a virtual tour to see how students request a live, 1:1 tutoring session on Pear Deck Tutor. This overview shows how they connect on-demand with a tutor or explore options on the Browse Tutors page. Share this guide with teachers, support staff, and families to introduce them to the platform.
Pear Deck Tutor updates
From your school's website footer to a poster in the hallway - where can you find remnants of the old TutorMe logo? Replace them with the new Pear Deck Learning brand!
Tutoring Roadmap
This simple guide helps students navigate the tutoring process. It provides them with helpful tips before, during, and after their 1:1 session.
Student Tutoring Checklist
This printable, fully-editable checklist is designed to guide students to prepare for their tutoring session and reflect on what they've learned.
Kickstart Checklist for Admins
The first phase of the Adoption Support Program focuses on activating first-time users by spreading awareness amongst students and staff. This Adoption Kickstart Checklist outlines the steps to introduce and promote Pear Deck Tutor right after you launched.
Writing Lab Template
Make draft submission to the Writing Lab a standard, required step for every writing assignment. Teachers can fill out the customizable sections of this guide, export their edited version, and attach it to the assignment instructions they'll send to their class.
Pear Deck Tutor Webpage Outline
Add an informational webpage to your school or district’s website so caregivers and students can find out about Pear Deck Tutor. Easily create this page following these step-by-step instructions, which include suggested sections, links, text, and images.
Pear Deck Tutor Code of Conduct
To preserve the integrity of our platform, we hold the students and tutors on our platform to a high standard. Review this document to learn more about how we handle breaches to our Code of Conduct or misconduct that occurs on the platform.