Helping Education

We are looking for online volunteers to directly support elementary-school students' learning! 📣 If you have just an hour a week, you could tutor NC 2 students and help them to improve their reading skills and confidence in reading. We currently have daytime and evening times available: Daytime shifts: Mondays through Thursdays, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM + 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Evening shifts: Tuesdays through Thursdays, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM These shifts are completely digital, meaning you can volunteer from anywhere! Our HELPS 1-on-1 Program is a research-validated literacy curriculum that builds students’ reading fluency. This approach has proven successful in improving students’ literacy skills. 📚 If you’re interested in learning more about volunteering, you can sign up with the forms below: Daytime: https://lnkd.in/eYY3FCW6 Evening: https://lnkd.in/eQ8G-7Km

We ❤️ educators! Becoming a HELPS 1:1 volunteer is a great way to stay connected with Wake County Public School System and spend impactful time with students! Visit the link here to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eFTu_QuY

Mark your calendars NC Educators! 🗓 We’re hosting a FREE training for our HELPS One-on-One program on Saturday, November 9 from 9am-12pm EST. Our Helping Early Literacy with Practice Strategies (HELPS) program is a research-backed curriculum that equips students with literacy fundamentals in an individual setting. Implementing this program with students is proven to build their reading fluency and confidence. 📖 Sign up and secure your spot now before registration closes on November 7th. https://lnkd.in/eCjkuwxF

Do you live in Charlotte? Would you like to make an impact in your local community? 😊 Helping Education is looking for local tutors who can volunteer with us to go in person and work directly with students. As a volunteer with us, you will work one-on-one with local elementary schoolers to empower them to build core reading skills and make a meaningful impact. We currently have available tutoring times between Tuesdays and Thursdays (9:15 AM - 10:15 AM). If this sounds like a great fit for you, or someone you know, we encourage you to sign-up below to get more information! 🤚 https://lnkd.in/dfGT3bqq

This month, we’re excited to share our Staff Spotlight, Project Manager, and Implementation Coach, Yanitzmarie Polanco Jordan! 🤩 Marie plays an integral role in our Open Registration trainings for HELPS 1-on-1 and HELPS for Small Groups and has been an outstanding coach for our newly launched project, Helping NC. She’s been with our team since 2021, and has been a part of many impactful projects since then. She has many passions centered around educational equity, including helping the next generation be successful academically, personally, and professionally. She says, “Working directly with the students has encouraged me to be a better educator and more empathetic human.” To learn more about Marie, check out her full spotlight here: https://lnkd.in/dt3sDc_9

Helping Education is excited to recognize National Book Month this October! 📚 Reading is a fundamental skill that's never too early to start on. To celebrate this month, some of our staff shared special stories from their childhood and beyond.. 💫 We'd love to hear your favorites 🤩 Let us know below!

Are you someone who's interested in a fun and meaningful volunteer opportunity? 🤩 We’re looking for volunteers to tutor young readers online! Our team is ready to train you to implement our specially designed HELPS program like an expert. 🎉 The system has been tried and tested to help anyone become an effective volunteer tutor. Our timing is flexible and can fit with any busy schedule - we have daytime and evening tutoring times available! If you’re available between Monday through Thursday, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM + 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM - you can be a daytime tutor! We also have available tutoring times between Tuesdays through Thursdays, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM. If you’re interested in learning more, you can sign-up at the links below! Daytime Tutoring: https://lnkd.in/eYY3FCW6 Evening Tutoring: https://lnkd.in/eQ8G-7Km

Our Helping NC initiative is in full swing for the school year and we’re looking for more volunteers! 📚 Can you join us? Helping NC is our statewide online literacy initiative to scale high-impact tutoring for thousands of students using our research-backed HELPS program. We already have over 190 students registered throughout North Carolina to receive tutoring and they need you! This opportunity is completely online, meaning you volunteer from anywhere! We only ask for 1 hour a week and have flexible evening shifts available Tuesday through Thursday, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM. You can sign-up at the link below to learn more today! ⭐️ https://lnkd.in/eQ8G-7Km

This National Book Month, we’re excited to highlight 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘰𝘯 by Karyn Parsons and wish her a Happy Birthday! 🌙 Set in 1944, 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘰𝘯 follows 12-year-old Ella, who loves spending her days fishing and running around with her best friends, but Ella also faces challenges. Because of her lighter skin tone, Ella faces bullying from her peers. With her mother away chasing her dream of being a Jazz singer, Ella doesn’t get much time with her. After an eye-opening trip with her family over Christmas break, Ella returns home to learn that one of her schoolmates, George, has been arrested for the murder of two local white girls. Set in the Jim Crow South, 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘏𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘰𝘯 is described by many as bittersweet and eye-opening. This timeless novel is about a girl finding herself in a world all but determined to hold her down.

Happy World Teachers’ Day! 👩🏫 👨🏫 At Helping Education, we’re passionate about advancing learning outcomes and promoting educational equity. Every day, we’re inspired by the hard work and dedication of teachers whose work is transforming education. We celebrate the rights and status of teachers as we reflect on the way ahead for this critical profession as a whole. Thank an educator in your life today! 🍏