READ 1007
Professor Victoria Appatova
Part #1: Guidelines for a Peer Teaching Session (up to 10 points, graded holistically)
1. Prepare a 5-10 minute lesson to teach your classmates. You may choose to explain
some theoretical concept on the board using examples or explain some type of a math
problem. Choose a concept to present, which would be both intellectually challenging
and understandable. You will have to use some visual aid. Handouts are required and
may be used as a visual aid. Additional visual aids, as well as technology use, are
strongly encouraged. You have to somehow test your classmates’ understanding of the
presented material (e.g., a short quiz, a game of matching cards, Q&A, etc.).
2. It would be a good idea to rehearse your presentation with some of your classmates or
friends before the day that you are the “teacher.”
3. On the day that you are the “teacher,” please wear nice, but comfortable clothes and
remember to bring whatever you will need for your peer teaching session.
4. Have eye contact with your students while you teach.
5. Ask students questions to check on their understanding of the material.
6. Walk around the classroom to make sure everyone participates in the activity you have
prepared.
7. Observe students’ attitudes and behaviors while you are teaching.
Part #2: Homework Assignment (up to 10 points, graded holistically; email your
essay to the Instructor before the next class period after your teaching session)
Write an essay about your experience of being a teacher (1-2 pages, typed, #12 font,
double spaced). Here are some questions and suggestions, which might help you with
this assignment.
1. Recall the attitudes or classroom behaviors that you observed while teaching. Which
ones do you think will contribute to student success? Which to student failure?
2. Do you possess the same or similar attitudes and/or behaviors which you observed?
Please explain.
3. If there are some attitudes or behaviors which prevent you from being a successful
student, what do you plan to do to change those habits?
4. What did you learn about yourself, your classmates, and/or your teacher from this
experience?
5. What would you do differently if you were to hold another peer teaching session?
6. As a result of your teaching, have you gained any confidence in speaking “the
language of math”?
7. Feel free to share any special moments and/or to include any important lessons you
learned.
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If your essay is one class meeting late, 5 points will be subtracted from the paper
grade. If your essay is two classes late, no credit will be given for the essay.
You can conduct additional peer teaching sessions (depending on the class time
availability) for up to 5 points extra credit and write a reflection essay after that for
additional 5 points extra credit. When allocating the class time, the Instructor will
give a priority to those students, who have not conducted teaching sessions yet.