Cambly Pro connects you with highly motivated students who expect a premium learning experience. They’ve likely tried other services, haven’t made much progress, and are now looking for a different approach with personalized plans, structured lessons, actionable feedback, and ongoing support. With these increased expectations comes higher earnings at $0.25/minute (or $15/hour) for Pro lessons.
How Pro Tools Make Meeting Expectations Easy
While Pro students have higher expectations, to help you meet them, you’ll get AI-enhanced tools to make it simple and easy. In general, Pro students expect their tutors to:
- Understand their goals and provide personalized learning plans. You can use our Personalize Learning Targets tool during your Kickoff Conversation and our ready-made learning plan templates to quickly set a clear path.
- Lead structured, goal-oriented lessons that follow the plan and adapt as needed. You can read our guide on structured lessons and use our AI-generated Pro Lesson Plan tool to quickly create 5 personalized lesson plans that keep you on track and help students see steady progress.
- Give specific feedback that identifies strengths, weaknesses, and next steps. You can read our tips on giving feedback and move beyond “great job”. You can use our Pro Lesson Feedback tool to see pre-filled AI-powered feedback that shows students exactly where they’re growing and what to work on next.
- Provide ongoing support through self-study recommendations and progress check-ins. You can read our tips on self-study recommendations and how to review content with your students. You can use Cambly Private+ (formerly known to tutors as Cambly Classic) tools like AI-generated discussion topics to keep momentum going.
Note: You may encounter students who are serious learners but prefer more casual conversations. To help you navigate these scenarios and still provide a great Pro quality lesson, check out our resource on how to Pro-ify even your casual conversations.
Let’s see how these expectations can lead to distinct differences between students on Cambly Private+ (formerly known to tutors as Cambly Classic) and Pro:
| Cambly Private+ | Pro Students | Exclusive Pro Resources That Can Support You | |
| Goals | "Let's practice conversation" | "Help me learn English so I can advance in my career" | Personalized learning targets tool |
| Lessons | Flexible, casual conversations | Structured lessons follow an agreed upon learning plan | Learning plan templates to structure lessons |
| Learning Path | Tutor responds to student preferences | Tutor recommends a learning path and builds upon it with the student | AI lesson planning tool to design custom curriculum and access to the Cambly Library |
| Feedback | Feedback is nice to have | Detailed, actionable feedback after every lesson | AI feedback tool to provide detail easily |
| Progress | General encouragement | Assessments and check-ins to understand progress | Guides on self-study recommendations and how to review content |
A Note on Learning Paths: The AI lesson planning tool helps you design personalized learning journeys for students who need custom guidance. If your Pro student has already enrolled in Cambly Curriculum, or requests specific materials, we suggest aligning with their preferences.
Who can take lessons with Pro tutors?
You can still tutor on both regular Cambly and Cambly Pro. You can set your availability specifically for Pro students, which will make you visible to them for reservations. To make it easier for you to understand which students can book with you and the pay rate for each type of student, we made the chart below:
Note: While new Private+ subscribers generally aren't able to book with Pro tutors, there's an exception for corporate accounts. When a company purchases Cambly subscriptions for their employees, those Private+ (formerly known to tutors as Cambly Classic) students may be able to book lessons with you, even if they're new to the platform.