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DMDL provides NCLB Title I supplementary instructional services to Private Schools located in the Chicago School District attendance area. These services include direct instruction, interventional tutoring, academic counseling, and fine arts. DMDL is seeking to hire Academic Tutors for these schools. The DMDL tutoring initiative provides assistance in individual or small group settings based on an assessment of student needs while supporting the classroom curriculum, state and Common Core standards. The DMDL approach to student centered learning is based upon Howard Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligence which suggest that different brains learn in different ways. These intelligences are integrated in interdisciplinary learning to maximize a child's ability to retain and process information. The educational activities used in DMDL programs, through the exercise of connect and transfer, harness multiple intelligences and make connections with key concepts in core disciplines (reading and math) to create a more effective learning environment. Some students may not learn well in traditional classrooms. Tutoring can offer student individual attention to help them learn in different and perhaps more effective ways. Lessons are also presented in line with subject matter from the student's regular classroom. The DMDL methodology allows students to experience subject matter in non-traditional ways. Classroom teachers assess student progress through observation and direct correspondence with the service providers. Students participate in pre and post assessments, which enable instructors to coach them in planning for success. Other measurements include student portfolios and teacher assessments.