Hello,
Today I had a last minute cancellation which led me to observe a fellow tutor Konstantina tutor her Year 7 Maths student, Mikayla. Today, there were covering perimeter and area of varying shapes. While observing Konstantina, I picked up multiple tips and tricks that I will keep in mind and learn from in my future lessons. This includes Konstantina’s positive attitude and demeanour towards her student, positioning her into a comfortable and welcoming environment. This promotes a free flowing conversation between the tutor and the student that elicits the student in being able to ask any questions that arise. Furthermore, Konstantina thoroughly embedded the concepts around perimeter and area to her student so that there was a full comprehensive understanding, assisting her in exam style questions that will inevitably come up in future exams. Konstantina gradually built her students understanding and frequently checked in to ensure her student was following by asking questions like, “Does that make sense?” and “are you finding everything ok?”. These small check ins confirm that the student is fully comprehending which Konstantina fantastically carried out. She also portrayed a distinct amount of attention to intricate detail so that her student is prepared for any questions/scenario when a question on area or perimeter arises. This was shown through Konstantina’s comments/warnings toward the student like “make sure all measurements are in the same unit before proceeding”. Once she established the foundational concept, she noticed that her student was still struggling with parallelograms. In response to this, Konstantina promptly revisited this topic and revised the area and perimeter of parallelograms where she used a different method of explaining hoping the student would understand better. By the end of the lesson, the student was confident in perimeter and area after grasping the concepts and being exposed to multiple questions and tricks that examiners throw in to put students off.
Overall, I profoundly enjoyed observing Konstantina tutor Mikayla and learnt some very valuable lessons!
Thank you 🙂
Rheanna Leontsinis
