LRNA 95 / PSME 95 Fridays 2:30pm-4:15pm Diana Alves de Lima Doli Bambhania Today’s special guests: Melissa Aguilar, Yuan Kuo Sign in on the attendance spreadsheet on the clipboard Write one question/goal/concern/thing you want to learn regarding tutoring on the board Take a seat in the circle and look at your card

ICEBREAKER Find the other people in the room with the same number on their card Each group of 3 to 4 people should then sit together & learn each other’s names sit together & learn each other’s names talk about the questions/concerns you wrote on the board at the start of class talk about the questions/concerns you wrote on the board at the start of class pick one person to introduce the group members and another to tell the class which one question/concern your group found most interesting or important pick one person to introduce the group members and another to tell the class which one question/concern your group found most interesting or important

Goals for the course We want you To become confident, skilled, reflective tutors who try new things, question their own techniques, love tutoring, and have fun

Goals for the course We want you To think about and improve your own learning

Goals for the course We want you To learn ways to communicate that will help in life

Goals for the course We want you To make friends and feel like a part of the tutoring community

Goals for the course We want you To help each other, to help shape this class and program, to become leaders & senior tutors (maybe even teachers)

Professionalism The goal of tutoring IS NOT to show what you know about math or to solve math problems

Professionalism The goal of tutoring IS to help students learn how to solve math problems on their own and to help them learn how to learn and study

Professionalism Some people are great mathematicians but they may not be great tutors They need to learn techniques that help students learn and they need to understand the real goals of tutoring

When a student asks a tutor for help with a problem, is the success of the tutoring session measured by [a] how well the tutor solved the problem ? [b] how well the tutor explained the solution ? [c] how well the student can imitate the tutor’s solution ? [d] how well the student learned to think about and solve the problem ?

If the tutoring session consists entirely of the tutor showing the steps used to solve the problem, was the tutoring session [a] successful ? [b] unsuccessful ? [c] impossible to judge without more information ?

What is the faculty’s #1 complaint about tutors ? [a] tutors who don’t show up on time and who socialize with friends during tutoring sessions [b] tutors who do the students’ homework and take-home tests [c] tutors who don’t turn in their time sheets on time [d] tutors who eat onions and garlic just before tutoring (math gigolos)

How the class is organized Not too much heavy reading, but high expectations for assignments & discussions (Be ready to share your experiences & concerns) Not too much heavy reading, but high expectations for assignments & discussions (Be ready to share your experiences & concerns) Attendance & participation (in class & online) is essential to your learning, and is part of your grade Attendance & participation (in class & online) is essential to your learning, and is part of your grade

How the class is organized Review greensheet and website before class Review greensheet and website before class Submit assignments online BEFORE class, so you will be prepared for class discussions Submit assignments online BEFORE class, so you will be prepared for class discussions Go to the website regularly and post to Forums & Dialogue Chamber (Have you posted assignment #1 yet ? Have you responded to someone else’s assignment #1 ?) Go to the website regularly and post to Forums & Dialogue Chamber (Have you posted assignment #1 yet ? Have you responded to someone else’s assignment #1 ?) Some assignments involve other students or staff, and require advance planning (ie. observation videotaping, final group project) Some assignments involve other students or staff, and require advance planning (ie. observation videotaping, final group project)

The Tutoring Process & The Five Step Method Like a good movie, a good tutoring session should have a good beginning, a good middle and a good ending

The Tutoring Process & The Five Step Method A good beginning Greet Establish Trust Define the Task

The Tutoring Process & The Five Step Method A good middle (The Five Step Method) 1. Check that problem is written correctly 2. Have student explain their method for solving 3. Reinforce correct logic, identify incorrect logic, ask student for alternatives (hints OK, but delay explanations until student offers guess how to correct) 4. Have student re-explain entire procedure (ask WHW) 5. Have student work independently on next problem

The Tutoring Process & The Five Step Method A good ending Finish up with genuine positive feedback and encouragement

The Tutoring Process & The Five Step Method

In your groups, practice the Tutoring Process & the Five Step Method 10 minutes per session (1 session per group member  3 or 4 sessions) 10 minutes per session (1 session per group member  3 or 4 sessions) each session, one person plays the tutor, one person plays the student, remaining people observe and analyze the session each session, one person plays the tutor, one person plays the student, remaining people observe and analyze the session tutor should try to incorporate as many items from the Tutoring Process & The Five Step Method handouts tutor should try to incorporate as many items from the Tutoring Process & The Five Step Method handouts 7 minutes for tutoring + 3 minutes for observers to report what parts of Tutoring Process & Five Step Method were done well, what parts were done not so well 7 minutes for tutoring + 3 minutes for observers to report what parts of Tutoring Process & Five Step Method were done well, what parts were done not so well

The Tutoring Process & The Five Step Method Debrief Did the tutors set up a good beginning to the sessions ? Did the tutors use the Five Step Method ? Did the tutors wrap up on a positive note ? What did the tutors miss/not do ? What parts of the Process & Method were easiest to do ? What parts were hardest to do ?

Next week Applying the Theory Active Listening & Getting Beyond Plug & Chug Read the greensheet for complete list of homework Read the handouts (pages 2, 4 to 8) Do/Post Assignment #2 (Tutoring Process Reflection) Respond to other students’ Assignment #1 Watch online videos listed in greensheet Plan ahead for later assignments/final project (see greensheet)