The only thing that’s changed is our name.
We still have the same first-class math tutors and an exceptional curriculum.
When we founded Tabtor (a play on the words tablet and tutor) in 2010‚ we wanted to highlight how we were using cutting edge devices (tablets) and combining them with personalized support from our expert math tutors.
Thousands of students later we’re still proud of how well this combination works‚ but we ourselves have gained an even bigger insight into our product. Not only are we helping students improve their math skills‚ we’re helping them become logical thinkers.
We decided to change to a name that represented this learning philosophy. We’ve had great success with our educational approach on “thinking” (more on that below)‚ and wanted a stronger brand that embodies this success‚ along with our vision of transforming the way the world looks at learning. Our students also tell us that the name “Thinkster” makes the act of thinking and learning sound cool!
Because we spark Thinking.
Thinkster is a math tutoring program that leverages human interaction and groundbreaking artificial intelligence to create personalized learning programs. Our technology actually tracks how a child arrives at an answer, something that after-school “learning centers” have long overlooked.
Our students experience our uniqe approach to learning that makes them -
1. Become aware of content and information
The result? Learning that evolves into lifelong education.
Think about this: If you’re learning a foreign language such as Italian or Japanese, the process is much easier if you relate the grammar and vocabulary initially to specific context, and then apply those rules to other contexts. At Thinkster Math, we do the same thing with math.
We create lifelong learners
by anchoring problems to real-life situations.
For example, here’s a word and number problem that involves distractors:
You have three apples, four oranges, and five carrots in a basket. How many pieces of fruit are there? Students have to understand they can’t just add the numbers to get the answer. Instead, they have to realize that carrots are not fruit, and remove that from consideration. This teaches them contextual skills.
We don’t want students to think that numbers only belong on a number line. Four isn’t simply a number that comes after three and before five. We want our students to realize that each number occupies a position in space — that four can be four units added to each other, or it can be 2 plus 2, or 6 minus 2, or 9 minus 5.
We want our students to implicitly understand that math isn’t simply numbers. It’s a language. The more nuanced their understanding, the easier it will be to develop confidence and fluency.
We Make Math Champions
Imagine you’re on the tennis court with a coach. He doesn’t just hold your hand and hit volleys with your tennis racquet. Instead, he teaches you to think about the angle of the ball and the different ways you can hit. This is how tennis champions are made.
Our math tutors have the same goal: To make math champions. Thinkster coaches don’t just observe how our students work out problems. They understand and visualize their thinking using our Active Replay Technology (ART), identify where students make mistakes, and provide guidance so students can solve new problems that improve their understanding of math.
We breathe innovation
We use artificial intelligence and machine learning in our math tutor app to visualize how a student is thinking while he or she works on a problem. This helps improve how fast and precisely our teachers can spot problem areas.
This is about being nimble, about innovating and about significantly enhancing learning outcomes!
We know accelerated learning means accelerated understanding of life and opportunities for growth.
All of this happened because we care deeply about our students.
We spend each and every day turning our students into Thinksters.
We welcome you to embrace our new name and framework for education.
Math is a language.
2. Absorb what is being presented
3. Process the information
4. Interact with the problem
5. Probe, think, resolve and figure out how to answer the problems
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The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.
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- Albert Einstein
We came up with
When we founded this company in 2010, we chose the name Tabtor because it was a combination of “tablet” and “tutor.” Unfortunately, our clever wordsmith-ing didn’t translate to a majority of our students, partners, and greater community, so we wanted to choose a new name that truly resonated with our approach to math education.
Thinkster is a math tutoring program that leverages human interaction and groundbreaking artificial intelligence to create personalized learning programs. Our technology actually tracks how a child arrives at an answer, something that after-school “learning centers” have long overlooked.
Stages of learning students experience using our unique approach
Become aware of content and information
Absorb what is being presented
Process the information
Interact with the problem
Probe, think, resolve and figure out how to answer the problems
The result? Learning that evolves into lifelong education.
Think about this: If you only know English, can I expect to get an intelligent response if I spoke with you only in German? Do you think that we can converse better if both of us spoke the same common language?
For example, here’s a word and number problem that involves distractors:
You have three apples, four oranges, and five carrots in a basket. How many pieces of fruit are there? Students have to understand they can’t just add the numbers to get the answer. Instead, they have to realize that carrots are not fruit, and remove that from consideration. This teaches them contextual skills.
We create lifelong learners
by anchoring problems to the real-life situations.
The reason we present problems this way is because we don’t want students to think that numbers only belong in a number line. Four isn’t simply a number that comes after three and before five. We want our students to realize that each number occupies a position in space — that four can be four units added to each other, or it can be 2 plus 2, or 6 minus 2, or 9 minus 5.
We want our students to implicitly understand that math isn’t simply numbers. It’s a language. The more nuanced their understanding, the easier it will be to develop confidence and fluency.
We Make Math Champions
Imagine you’re on the tennis court with a coach. He doesn’t just hold your hand and hit volleys with your tennis racquet. Instead, he teaches you to think about the angle of the ball and the different ways you can hit. This is how tennis champions are made.
Your coaches have the same goal: To make math champions. Thinkster coaches don’t just observe how our students work out problems. They understand and visualize their thinking using our Active Replay Technology (ART), identify where students make mistakes, and provide guidance so students can solve new problems that improve their understanding of math.
We breathe innovation
We use artificial intelligence and machine learning to visualize how a student is thinking while he or she works on a problem. This helps improve how fast and precisely our teachers can spot problem areas.
This is about being nimble, about innovating and about significantly enhancing learning outcomes!
We know accelerated learning means accelerated understanding of life and opportunities for growth.
We welcome you to embrace our new name and framework for education.
All of this happened because we care deeply about our students.
We spend each and every day turning our students into Thinksters.
The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.
- Albert Einstein
Math is a language.
We began with a name and changed it to
When we founded this company in 2010, we chose the name Tabtor because it was a combination of “tablet” and “tutor.” Unfortunately, our clever wordsmith-ing didn’t translate to a majority of our students, partners, and greater community, so we wanted to choose a new name that truly resonated with our approach to math education.
We picked
We picked a name that represented our philosophy on learning. It also makes “thinking” cool and also encourages our students to become thinkers. We’ve had great success with our educational approach on “thinking” (more on that below), and wanted a stronger brand that embodies this success, along with our vision of transforming the way the world looks at learning.
We spark Thinking.
Thinkster is a math tutoring program that leverages human interaction and groundbreaking artificial intelligence to create personalized learning programs. Our technology actually tracks how a child arrives at an answer, something that after-school “learning centers” have long overlooked.
We are firm believers that thinking is the foundation of learning. It’s about sparking “thinking” – because it makes us understand the “why” behind everything.
Whereas traditional teaching makes students vulnerable to just following steps — they figure out “rules” to “answer” questions — learning through thinking helps people problem solve in a variety of contexts.
When we help students understand what they are doing and why they are doing it, it becomes a life-long learning opportunity. It’s what students need for the real world.
Our expert coaches are available to help your child with their homework problems. Our comprehensive test prep program will ensure your child achieves better grades with greater confidence.
Homework Help & Test Prep
We are firm believers that thinking is the foundation of learning. It’s about sparking “thinking” – because it makes us understand the “why” behind everything.
Whereas traditional teaching makes students vulnerable to just following steps — they figure out “rules” to “answer” questions — learning through thinking helps people problem solve in a variety of contexts.
Our online math tutors help students understand what they are doing and why they are doing it, it becomes a life-long learning opportunity. It’s what students need for the real world.
And let our students experience the spatial relationship between numbers