Sophia P

Out of all the sessions I've peer reviewed, this has got to be the one with the most active engagement! You and your learner were having a conversation the entire session, contributing together to work towards the answers to the problems. And, you helped emphasize the process and the underlying concepts (the "why"), not just the final answer. You skillfully figured out what your learner already felt confident doing, and built on that with problems and strategies for solving them that were right for her, like when your learner explained what she knew about inverse trig functions, and you listened, validated her thinking, and built on that to direct her during the next problem. And, your learner felt very comfortable sharing her reasoning, which I can tell is because you are a very attentive listener. You always responded in a friendly way, even if your learner was a little off, and you never interrupted your learner.

Tutor · 8 days ago

This session was highly tailored to be exactly what your learner needed it to be! You made sure your learner felt comfortable talking out her thinking, and you made sure to thoroughly explain any areas of her reasoning that needed adjustment. Like mentioned above, you built on what your learner already knew highly skillfully. From the start, when you and your learner were ready to jump in together on the next part of pre-calc, you were super tuned in to how she was feeling and how she was doing with the material.

Tutor · 8 days ago

Fantastic job being ready to jump in! You were super prepared for the session format, and your learner was too. There were no tech issues. The Zoom shared screen and the annotations were a great way for you guys to collaborate. You are also clearly super knowledgeable with this material, and your explanations were incredibly detailed. You never just explained the steps of solving the problem. Instead, you first asked your learner some questions to get her to recall what she already knew (for instance, that tan theta is equal to y/x in the unit circle because if the hypotenuse is 1, x is cos theta and y is sin theta), and then built on that with your own explanations and examples. This gave your learner the opportunity to build on what she already knew and confidently solve a new type of problem. You also used great visuals, including drawings of the unit circle and triangles, to teach. Keep up the amazing teaching!

Tutor · 8 days ago

I love how when everyone joined the zoom meeting, you referred to them by their name and gave them a safe space to tell them what they need help on! You focus in on every person and make everyone feel so much more special! You even greet people who come in whenever you're helping out someone else!

Tutor · 29 days ago