Research Inspired Tutoring's Backstory

Research Inspired Tutoring (RiT) is a premium education and tutoring service. It was founded by Dr. Dutilly to help children and parents in Boulder County and across the nation. RiT does what schools wish they could do: customize education to fit the individual student's needs. RiT accomplishes this goal using a few bedrock-solid practices.

Prioritize Learning over Standards - When they're comprehensible, government standards for education are mostly fine, but they can often bulldoze true learning. Children can quickly disconnect from the education process and become lost in a system. We keep your child's learning and development directly in our sights.

Data-driven Instruction - We use data practices to improve and customize tutoring. To compare this to medical practices, data-driven instruction equivalent to surgical precision. Check out an example of our data tool here.

Best Practices - We do research on best practices in teaching, student learning, and tutoring to figure what works best and how to do more of it. 

Student Voice - We prioritize student voice and expression. One of RiT's unique aspects is that we start by learning about your child's goals, ambitions, and interests. We use these to drive instruction and learning.

Visionary Innovation - Your child's future will both look like your past and be different. At RiT, we track trends in education that will impact your child's life. See our blog about Grammarly Grammar Checker. 

High-Quality Work - Like you, we seek excellence. RiT tutors push students to produce the best work they have ever created. Whether it's a class presentation, an essay, or a discussion response, we push your child's boundaries and skills gently but firmly. 

Evaluation and Improvement - We regularly evaluate our practices, our classes, and our work with students. We review our evaluation results and improve our practices. We treat our business just like we work with your children: collect data, anayze it, and make decisions based on our analyses. See our reviews on Google!

Between high school and college, Dr. Dutilly studied abroad in Bolivia (South America) under the auspices of the Rotary Club. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004 with degrees in Spanish and Geography. After obtaining a master's degree in education from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2012, Dr. Dutilly was recruited into the university's School of Education. There, he studied educational psychology, program evaluation, adolescent psychology, and STEM education under the guidance of Dr. Benjamin Kirshner. He graduated with a Ph.D. in education research in December of 2018.

Occupationally, Dr. Dutilly has worked in numerous schools, from public to Montessori. He has volunteered for many years with local youth programs, including Sierra Club youth chapters. He has conducted program evaluations of local non-profit organizations that inspire disadvantaged children to attend higher education. He has also worked in the software tech industry.

Born in Wisconsin, Dr. Dutilly fell in love with Boulder, Colorado, when he first visited thirteen years ago. It was equal parts the mountain running, rock climbing, climate, and educational opportunities.

Dr. Dutilly is from a Puerto Rican-American family and dedicates free time to playing music, outdoor recreation, and mentoring younger family members in Wisconsin.