Why high school math online academies are drawing attention
In high school school-exam and CSAT math, every student has different weak spots, and problem types and solution approaches are highly specialized, so in-person classes alone have limits when it comes to close, individual management. Many academies have been expanding into online academy formats to make up for these limits. Classes that need teacher and student to look at the same screen, such as solving high-difficulty problems or giving feedback on wrong answers, can be fully delivered in a remote academy environment, which makes this an operating model worth considering for any director preparing to start an academy.
This article covers what to consider when running high school math exam-prep lessons as an online business, and how to design actual class content.
High school math class types you can run at a remote academy
The most important thing when running a remote academy is to recreate, on screen, the close guidance you would give in an in-person class. Below are examples of high school math classes that can actually be run in a remote environment.
Live walkthrough class for hard problems: A single-subject class for top-tier students in which hard mock-exam problems are put on screen and the order of reading the conditions and the approach algorithm are demonstrated in real time on a tablet solving screen.
One-on-one wrong-answer feedback tutoring on past school exams: Before an exam, the student solves past exam questions from their school, and you receive their solution notes for the missed questions by screen share on the spot, pointing out what costs points and calculation mistakes.
Math essay answer feedback clinic: You scan and display the student's handwritten essay answer, then correct leaps in logic or missing proof steps in real time.
Basic concept drill class for students who gave up on math: A one-on-one tailored class where you watch the solving screen of a student with weak fundamentals, identify the calculation steps where they get stuck, and step in right away.
Full-length mock exam time attack & instant review class: Students keep their webcams on for 100 minutes and solve problems under the same conditions as the real exam; as soon as they submit their marking, a live review and grade-cut analysis follow.
These classes all share one trait: you look at the screen together and step in in real time. So for operating efficiency, an education-focused live video class program is a better fit than a general video meeting tool. The ClassCanvas live class program lets you check each student's solving screen with its one-board-per-student approach, which suits the kind of close-guidance high school math classes described above.
How to cover both school exams and the CSAT
A high school math remote academy has to run each school's exam schedule and CSAT preparation within one timetable. Normally you run CSAT-style hard-problem and concept classes, but as exam periods approach, even within the same class you have to handle each school's different exam scope and past papers separately.
During exam periods, students solve their own school's past papers in Individual mode, and the teacher checks and gives feedback on each student's work using one board per student.
Students whose exam period is different can continue their CSAT preparation coursework at the same time, so you can run the class without splitting it.
The board writing from class is stored in Learning management, so students can pull up past class solutions again right before an exam.
Exam-period operations are covered in more detail in Online remote academy operating strategy for school exam periods, and timetables that mix live classes with recorded lectures are covered in Designing an online remote academy timetable.
The documents and steps needed to register a remote tutoring academy are in The 6 steps to establish a remote academy, and how to choose between a remote tutoring academy and a remote lifelong education center is in The difference between a remote tutoring academy and a remote lifelong education center.
Why remote academy operations need class design and a system considered together
When starting an academy as an online business, many directors focus only on content planning. But no matter how good the curriculum is, without a system to deliver it reliably, class quality can waver.
For example, in a class like the hard-problem walkthrough, where a tablet screen must be shared in real time, any screen lag or handwriting recognition error sharply lowers student engagement. Likewise, in a class like math essay feedback, where you scan student answers and give feedback, individual screen sharing and immediate handwritten feedback must work reliably. The ClassCanvas live class program supports Individual mode and one-on-one feedback, and is designed so you can keep track of each student's progress in this type of high school math class.
If you are at the stage of preparing to open an academy, deciding in advance, alongside class content planning, which system you will use for student management and live video classes is a way to reduce early trial and error.
Wrapping up: preparing both content and system
In high school exam and CSAT math, results depend on how quickly you identify each student's weak points and step in. From hard-problem walkthrough classes to classes for students who gave up on math, there are many class models that allow close guidance even in a remote academy environment.
However, to start operating as an online or remote academy, it is important to check in advance the system that will support class delivery and learning management, in addition to preparing the administrative procedures. ClassCanvas provides a live class program and a learning management system together, so in the early stage of running a remote academy you can check the features you need one by one. If you are planning to open an academy or start an online business, we recommend taking time to review both your class content and your system.
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