Overview

Focus on high-leverage moves backed by strong evidence: high-impact tutoring, spaced retrieval & interleaving, frequent formative checks, clear success criteria, and writing-to-learn. Use AI to plan materials, generate practice, and analyze patterns — while teachers make the instructional decisions.

High-impact tutoring

Consistent, data-informed tutoring (3+ times/week) produces large gains when integrated with core instruction.

• National Student Support Accelerator (Stanford)
• Evidence overview & effect sizes
• High-Impact Tutoring toolkit

Spaced retrieval & interleaving

Schedule practice over time and mix problem types. Start small: weekly cumulative quizzes, mixed sets, retrieval warm-ups.

• IES Practice Guide: Organizing Instruction & Study
• Testing effect overview (Roediger & Karpicke)
• Interleaved retrieval promotes science learning (Sana & Yan, 2022)

Formative assessment loops

Tight cycles — plan → teach → check → respond — let teachers adjust quickly. AI can help create quick checks and item banks; review alignment and difficulty.

• EEF Toolkit (evidence summaries)

One-to-one & peer learning

• EEF: One-to-one tuition
• EEF: Peer tutoring

Planning with AI (safely)

• Generate varied practice (mixed sets, cumulative quizzes) and draft rubrics — then human-edit.
• Use approved tools and avoid PII; document AI assistance in assignment instructions.

Further reading

• EEF Toolkit updates (2025)
• Evidence for Learning (Australia): Toolkit
• IES Practice Guide (official archive)