Category: Discussion Problem

Session Analysis + SotW & Bonuses

For this session analysis, we’re going to look at two interactions. The following sessions involve the same problem, but with different tutors. After reading through these sessions, what are some ideas that come to mind for increasing the likelihood of reaching Gap Bridged? Specify Session 1 or Session 2 in your comments to tell us your thoughts.

 

 

 

SESSION OF THE WEEK

Congratulations to Session of the Week winner, Kanav Sharma! The CFU you included at the end of the session was a great way to ensure the student’s gap was bridged, Kanav! Your bonus will be included with your next paycheck.

Nominate one of your own exceptional sessions via the submission form and you could win a $25 bonus!


PERFORMANCE BONUS RECIPIENTS

Congratulations to the following tutors who achieved Top Ten tutor rankings for two or more consecutive weeks, earning them $25 performance bonuses. Great work!

–  Partha Sarathi Reddy Kamireddy
–  Kanav Sharma
–  Prabhat Kumar Kushwaha

Happy Tutoring!

— Team Yup

Discussion:

Concept Spotlight: Common Core Story Problems

In a nutshell: Check out the following story problems relating to fraction estimation to ensure you are prepared to help with similar problems

The following story problems explore a Common Core approach to estimating with fractions. Because Yup’s subject range aligns with the Common Core curriculum, it is important that you are prepared to help students with problems like this going forward.

While they may seem counterintuitive at first glance, these problems are simply asking the student to take less common fractions (like 5/8) and round them to simple fractions or whole numbers (like 1/2) that are easier to add or subtract. They can then estimate the sums or differences to determine if a given answer is reasonable. Note that we are not finding exact values here, but simply estimating.

For example, in #10, we can round  5/8  to  1/2  and  1/8  to  0, to get an estimated sum of  1/2 + 0 = 1/2 . This tells us that the student’s sum, 1/8, would not be a reasonable answer to this problem (see option C).

Problem #16 follows a similar approach. How might you conduct a session if you were faced with #16?

Thanks! We look forward to hearing your thoughts.

— Team Yup

Discussion:

Announcements + Discussion Problem

In a nutshell:
 – Last week’s Performance Bonus recipients
 – Session of the Week
 – Tutor Report Cards have been updated
 – Ensure you are familiar with the concept below

PERFORMANCE BONUS RECIPIENTS 

Congratulations to the following tutors who achieved Top Ten tutor rankings for two or more consecutive weeks, earning them $25 performance bonuses. Great work!

 – Igor Bielopolskyi

– Bryan Rock

– James Chen

– Partha Kamireddy

SESSION OF THE WEEK

Congratulations to Session of the Week winner, Vaughan Leslie! Nice use of CFU here, Vaughan— your $25 bonus will be included with your next paycheck.

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Nominate one of your own sessions via the submission form.

DISCUSSION PROBLEM/CONCEPT CHECK:

Please take a moment to review the following problem to ensure you have a solid understanding of how to solve questions like this (click to enlarge in new tab):

 

 

 

 

 

Share your thoughts on how you would approach teaching this below!

TUTOR REPORT CARDS

Tutor Report Cards are now updated after an above average number of sessions caused grading delays. If you are reading this after Monday, 11/28 and missed your report card from the week of 11/14 – 11/20, email us at tutor.support@yup.com to obtain a copy.

— Team Yup

Discussion:

Student Feedback + Discussion Problem + Positive Language Reminder

In a nutshell:
– Read a student’s thoughts on about their Yup experience
– Ensure you are familiar with the concept below
 – Reminder: Positive Language

STUDENT FEEDBACK:

We recently received the following comments from one of our users:

“Please tell the tutors to keep asking GUIDING questions- they are a tremendous help in helping us students gain lasting comprehension of the material. And overall, keep up the great work! ? I LOVE this app – it has made the difference between staying in school and considering dropping out!”

Feedback like this serves as a reminder that all your hard work is undeniably impacting our student’s lives! We want to thank all of you for helping to make our team of tutors truly exceptional.

DISCUSSION PROBLEM:

Please take a moment to review the following problem to ensure you have a solid understanding of how to solve questions like this (click to enlarge in new tab):
Share your thoughts on how you would approach teaching this below!

POSITIVE LANGUAGE REMINDER:

Please take care to ensure that all interactions with students are welcoming, patient and free from judgment. Condescending phrases like “It’s quite simple…” or “Obviously…”  are never okay and will only frustrate students further. Be careful about how you are typing messages– using all caps, “…” or “??” can send the wrong message.

Happy tutoring!

— Team Yup

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