The Online Mentoring Guide as Delivered
in Drexel's Blackboard Vista Environment
Lesson 1: Exploring Mathematical Thinking
- Submit a solution to a mathematics problem using the Math Forum
- Analyze your own mathematical thinking about a specific problem.
- Identify patterns and differences in student reasoning.
- Evaluate the quality of peer submissions.
- Summarize important aspects of solving a problem to create a class-generated
- Reflect on the larger question of what makes for high quality mathematical
thinking and communication.
Lesson 2: Introduction to Mentoring
- Explain the difference between grading student work and mentoring
- Mentor peer submissions.
- Critically reflect on the mentoring process.
- Think critically about the Math Forum Mentoring Guidelines and online
- Develop a class Mentoring Critique document.
Lesson 3: Scoring Student Solutions
- Analyze submissions using the Math Forum's PoW scoring rubric.
- Critically compare your scores to Math Forum scores.
- Engage in an online, reflective dialogue about scoring student mathematical
Lesson 4: Learning to Mentor
- Evaluate the scoring accuracy and effectiveness of mentor replies.
- Apply the Mentoring Guidelines to scoring and mentoring submissions.
Lesson 5: Mentoring Practice Environment
- Be familiar with the Expected Solution for the problem you'll be
- Know how to use the PoW office software to score and mentor student
Lesson 6: Mentoring in the PoW Environment
- Use approver feedback to make changes to your mentor replies.
- Mentor students on your own.
Lesson 9: The Business of Approving — just for
Group Leaders (faculty) and TA approvers
- Use the Expected Solution and Mentoring Guidelines to evaluate the
scoring accuracy and effectiveness of mentor replies.
- Understand approval options that allow the Group Leader or TA to
teach the mentors how to improve their techniques.
- Approve or request changes in the scoring and replies of mentors.
Standards — NCTM, ISTE, NCATE
Library of articles about mathematical thinking,
problem solving, mentoring