Math TLC Tutor Lab Overview:

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Math TLC Tutor Lab Overview

• All sections of Math 010 and 110 are taught in a
  single, dedicated, technology-enhanced classroom
  that is adjacent to a tutor lab staffed 50 hours
  a week by the course instructors and student
  tutors.
• Our teachers spend three to four hours a week in
  the tutor lab, credited towards the eight weekly
  office hours required of all university faculty
  and teaching staff.

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Tutor Lab Overview (ctd)

• Our undergraduate peer tutors are trained
  specifically in the content, software and methods
  used for teaching these courses via weekly online
  review assignments and biweekly training
  meetings.
• The usage statistics and survey comments show the
  value to students of the convenience of having
  their own teachers and dedicated peer tutors
  accessible right next to the classroom every day
  before and after every class.

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Recruitment of TAs/Tutors

• Sources
• Math majors or minors
• Other campus tutoring programs
• Students whove been successful in Math TLC
  classes and show interest in helping other
  students. (Referred by instructor)
• Students from higher level math classes, referred
  by the teacher
• Web site recruiting link
  
• Ours http//mathtlc.uwstout.edu/Staff.html
• (Staff directory with link to tutor application
  and profiles of current tutors.)

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Web site http//mathtlc.uwstout.edu/Staff.html
(Staff directory, with link to tutor application
and profiles of current tutors.)
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Information on Math TLC Teaching Assistant
Positions

• Background The Math TLC (Teaching and Learning
  Center) was started in the fall semester of 2004
  to provide students taking the Math 010 and Math
  110 algebra courses with an integrated
  online/classroom/ tutor lab environment to
  maximize their opportunity to master the course
  material and move on to the next level of math.
  An important part of creating this environment is
  employing and training qualified UW-Stout
  undergraduate or graduate students to work
  one-on-one with students in the Math TLC Open Lab
  and to serve as teaching assistants in the
  classroom.

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Job Description

• Math TLC TAs are responsible for
• One-on-one tutoring of Math 010 and 110 students
  in the Math TLC Open Lab
• Completing a set of review problems each week in
  preparation for the material to be covered in
  classes the following week
• Attending biweekly training sessions on
  strategies for teaching algebra to students with
  poor math skills and high anxiety levels
• Assisting teachers and students during scheduled
  class periods, including assisting with homework
  problems and helping proctor tests and quizzes
• Assisting the Math TLC director in maintaining
  and improving the environment in the Math TLC
  classroom and open lab room

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• Minimum Qualifications
• Successful completion of Math 110 in the Math TLC
  with a grade of A or A- and a recommendation from
  your instructor - or -
• Completion of Math 120 or higher with a grade of
  at least B - or -
• Math Placement test score of Level 4 or higher
  and concurrent enrollment in calculus
• Preferred Qualifications
• Previous experience as a math tutor or teaching
  assistant at any level (including pre-college)
• Familiarity with the CourseCompass/MyMathLab
  software that is used for the course
• Successful completion of calculus or higher math
  courses
• Career plans that include teaching in any field
  and/or working with applications of math or
  computer science

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Sample Tutor Application Form Sample form,
including information page is also available in
your workshop notebook (3D_1) and on workshop
website and CD-ROM.
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Web site http//mathtlc.uwstout.edu/Staff.html
(Staff directory, with link to tutor application
and profiles of current tutors.)
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Link to current tutor bios http//mathtlc.
uwstout.edu/ Teaching20 Assistants.html
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Sample Tutor Bio
Suggestion Post bios/photos of student tutors
and instructors in classroom or tutor lab.
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TA Training Meetings

• Held biweekly
• Agenda
• Go over any issues that instructors have brought
  to directors attention
• Ask TAs if they have any situations theyd like
  to discuss
• Go over general teaching strategies dealing
  with math-phobic students, etc.
• Provide content teaching points on material
  coming up in class sessions the next two weeks
• Sometimes give pop quiz on TA review homework

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Sample agenda for first TA training meeting
Sample agenda is also available in your
workshop notebook (3D_2) and on workshop website
and CD-ROM.
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Sample Agenda for first TA training meeting
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Tutor Training Web Site

• Create training site by copying your course web
  site after you finish customizing it for your
  student class.
• Have tutors complete homework assignments and
  practice quizzes/tests the week before the
  deadlines for the class (We have the weeks tutor
  review assignments all due at 800 a.m. on the
  Monday of that week).
• Use this site to post announcements, reminders
  about upcoming training meetings teaching tips,
  relevant web links, etc.

View our training site at ww.coursecompass.com.
(Log in as an Instructor using login name
StoutGuestInstructor pw Workshop08)
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Scheduling of Tutor Lab Staff

• We schedule one TA as a classroom aide for each
  class session.
• We generally have two staff (tutors and/or
  instructors) in the tutor lab most hours, with
  three scheduled for peak times.
• We try to have scheduling done for the next
  semester before the previous semester ends.
• Scheduling forms are emailed out to all new and
  returning just before the start of the course
  registration period for the next semester. (See
  next slide for sample.)
• (A sample form is also available in your
  workshop notebook 3D_3, and on the workshop
  website and CD-ROM.)

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Sample Form for Scheduling Tutors (3D_3)
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Completed schedule form. (Sample form is also
available in your workshop notebook (3D_4) and
on workshop website and CD-ROM.
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Evaluation of Tutors/TAs

• Evaluation forms (3D_5) are filled out by
  director, project coordinator, and all Math TLC
  instructors twice each semester (middle and end
  of semester).
• Ratings and comments are compiled into one
  spreadsheet from which reports are generated.
• Each tutor receives a written evaluation report
  showing their current ratings compared to
  previous rating period and relative to all other
  tutors (See sample form 3D_6).
• Director reviews results with each tutor after
  each evaluation.

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TA Evaluation Form(Sample evaluation form
3D_5 and report form 3D_6 included in your
notebook and on workshop website and CD-ROM.)
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Sample TA Evaluation Report
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