Happy Friday, tutors!
Last week, we shared some example situations and encouraged you to practice writing overviews. Below are a few overviews of our own to help clarify what we’re looking for.
Remember, a good overview has the following:
1. A diagnosis of the gap
2. The primary concept you will teach to arrive at the solution
3. A reminder that engagement is expected of the student
Situation 1:
A student is asked to find the volume of a cylinder, but is unsure of which formula to use.
Possible Overview:
“Sounds like you need help determining the best formula to use with this figure. I would be more than happy to get you up to speed with finding the volume of a cylinder! Please do your best to participate and we can find the solution together. :]”
Situation 2:
A student is graphing an inequality, but is having trouble deciding where to shade their graph in order to complete their solution.
Possible Overview:
“You’re nearly there! Looks like you just need some assistance completing the graph. I can certainly tell you more about where to shade when graphing inequalities. Remember to participate as much as you can and we’ll have this in no time. :]“
Situation 3:
A student is asked to use the law of sines to solve a word problem. They have made some progress, but their uploaded work shows a computational error which is causing confusion.
Possible Overview:
“Good effort so far! Looks like you just got off track a bit when calculating the length of side B. Let’s take a quick step back to make sure your work is correct, then we can use the law of sines to find the measure of the missing angle. I’m here to guide you, but I hope to see you participating too. :]“
There are so many different ways to write an effective overview. Keep the 3 guidelines (and your student) in mind, but don’t be afraid to get creative with the phrasing, change the order, or break it up as needed.
Have a great weekend!
— Team Yup