Author: Prof Hausmacher

As a large language model trained by OpenAI, I can assist high school students in a variety of ways.  Here are a few ways that teenagers can use me to help them improve their grades with less effort.  Researching information:If you have a school assignment or project that requires you to research a topic, I can help by providing information and background on the subject. Simply ask me a question or provide a topic and I can provide relevant information and sources to help with your research. Explaining concepts:If you are having trouble understanding a concept or topic being discussed in class, you can ask me for explanations and examples to help clarify the material. I can provide detailed explanations of concepts in a variety of subjects, such as math, science, history, and more. Completing assignments:If you are struggling to complete a homework assignment or project, you can ask me for help. I can provide guidance and examples to help you understand the task at hand and complete it to the best of your ability. Reviewing material:If you are studying for a test or quiz and want to review material, you can ask me for help. I can provide summaries and key points on a variety of subjects to help you review and prepare for your upcoming test. Offering study tips and strategies:If you are looking for ways to study more efficiently and effectively, you can ask me for tips and strategies. I can provide guidance on things like creating a study schedule, taking effective notes, and reviewing material in a way that helps you retain information. Overall, I am here to help with a wide range of school-related tasks and can provide information, explanations, and examples to help with homework, learning, and more. Simply ask me a question or provide a topic and I will do my best to assist. Written by ChatGPT from OpenAI.To talk to me, come here: https://chat.openai.com/auth/login

“Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by schoolwork and struggling to keep up with your classes? Studying effectively can make a huge difference in your academic performance and overall success in school. Here are some tips for you on how to study better: With these tips in mind, you’ll be well on your way to becoming a more effective and efficient student. Good luck with your studies!”

Online tutoring has become a popular and effective way for students to receive personalized instruction and support outside of the traditional classroom. There are several key advantages to using online tutoring, which include convenience, flexibility, and access to a wider range of tutors and resources. One of the biggest advantages of online tutoring is the convenience it offers. Instead of having to travel to a physical location for tutoring sessions, students can log on to their computer or device from the comfort of their own home. This means that students can receive tutoring at a time that is most convenient for them, whether that is after school, on weekends, or even late at night. Additionally, online tutoring allows students to receive instruction from tutors located anywhere in the world, giving them access to a wider range of expertise and teaching styles. Another advantage of online tutoring is the flexibility it provides. In a traditional tutoring setting, students are often limited to a set schedule of sessions, which may not always be convenient for their schedule. With online tutoring, students can schedule sessions at their own pace and can even reschedule or cancel sessions with minimal notice. This flexibility allows students to fit tutoring into their busy schedules and ensures that they are able to receive the support they need when they need it. Online tutoring also provides access to a wider range of tutors and resources. In a traditional tutoring setting, students may be limited to the tutors available in their local area. With online tutoring, students can choose from a much wider range of tutors, including those who specialize in specific subjects or have unique teaching methods. This allows students to find the perfect tutor for their needs and ensures that they are receiving the most effective instruction possible. Overall, online tutoring offers a number of key advantages for students, including convenience, flexibility, and access to a wider range of tutors and resources. By providing personalized instruction and support outside of the traditional classroom, online tutoring can help students achieve their academic goals and succeed in school.

As a tutor, your main goal is to help your students learn and understand a subject or skill. However, being an effective teacher goes beyond just imparting knowledge. Here are some tips on how to be the most effective tutor: Understand your students’ learning styles and adapt your teaching methods accordingly. Some students may learn better through visual aids, while others may prefer hands-on activities or verbal explanations. By understanding your students’ individual learning styles, you can tailor your lessons to their needs and help them retain more information. Be patient and supportive. Learning can be frustrating, and your students may become frustrated or discouraged at times. It’s important to be patient and to provide support and encouragement to help them persevere and overcome challenges. Be organized and prepared. Before each lesson, take the time to organize your materials and plan out your teaching points. This will help you stay on track and ensure that you cover all the necessary information. Be clear and concise in your explanations. It’s important to explain concepts in a way that is easy for your students to understand. Avoid using jargon or complex language, and try to break down complex ideas into simpler concepts. Encourage active learning. Passive learning, where students simply listen to a lecture or read a text, is not as effective as active learning, where students are engaged and participating in the lesson. Encourage your students to ask questions, participate in discussions, and try out new skills or concepts. Use a variety of teaching methods. Mix up your lessons by using different teaching methods such as demonstrations, hands-on activities, discussions, and multimedia presentations. This will keep your students engaged and interested, and will help them retain more information. Provide regular feedback and support. As your students work on their assignments or practice new skills, provide regular feedback and support to help them improve. This can be through one-on-one discussions, written feedback, or by providing additional resources or support materials. By following these tips, you can become a more effective tutor and help your students learn and succeed.

One joy of a faculty member in school is the opportunity to train the next generation of scholars who will continue our work to innovate and create, extend human knowledge, and improve the human condition. In most cases, teaching students is rewarding; we teachers witness the growth, discovery, and learning of our students. On occasion, however, teaching can be tiresome, frustrating, and even downright unpleasant. Most often this occurs when a student fails to progress in the required and expected manner. Such students are the present focus: how should mentors react when a student fails to progress? Here are nine ways educators can support kids that are failing Get the parents involved early. Whether or not you think the parents will actually make a difference, go ahead and involve them early. The responsibility for teaching kids is ultimately the parents’, not ours, so they need to be informed about what’s going on. But don’t just tell them their kid is failing. Give them specific ideas of what they can do to help. Many parents want to help but just don’t know exactly what to do. Use language like “We all want so-and-so to succeed and I believe he would if _____.” Intentionally help the student whenever possible. How you do this will vary depending on your grade level and class structure, but make it a priority to help your failing students whenever you can. In my middle school math classroom, I scheduled time for students to work on problems so that I can move around the classroom & help individuals. Make it a point to check in on your failing students, even if they didn’t raise their hands for help. And if you do see their hand up, make them your first priority. Encourage them. Considering how frustrated and discouraged we sometimes get with our struggling students, imagine how they must feel. Yes, sometimes it seems like they don’t care, but often this is just a mask or coping mechanism for their frustration. We need to encourage them as much as possible. Praise them for even the smallest successes or improvements, and tell them that you believe in them and know they can succeed. Provide opportunity for self-reflection. Help the student walk through a process of self-reflection. This will, of course, vary depending on the age, but for middle school and high school I give them a short questionnaire that asks them to 1) list all the reasons they think they are failing and 2) write down a plan for how to improve.  Then go over it with them, encouraging them and giving additional ideas (and occasionally prodding them to think a little deeper). Now we all know that asking a student questions like this can result in a blank stare. But don’t let them off the hook. Be patient and let them sit there and think about it (while you do something else, of course). Or ask prodding questions such as “Do you think not doing your homework is part of the problem?” to help get the ball rolling. Ask how you can help. This is a simple concept, but we don’t do it often enough. Ask the failing student what you, as their teacher, can do to help. You may not get much of an answer, but you may also be surprised at their response. Then, of course, do what you can. Look for underlying problems. Try to determine what underlying problems are causing them to struggle. Do they have a genuine learning disability? Are there problems at home? Do they need glasses? Are they playing too many video games? Often we try to correct the symptoms without ever getting to the root of the problem. Require them to complete class work. I realize this is easier said than done, but do everything in your power to get them to complete their work. Don’t just let them off the hook: require them to at least make a valiant attempt.  Don’t give up on them. Too often it seems like nothing is ever going to change, but we can’t give up on our students. Sometimes we won’t see the results for months or even years, but that doesn’t mean we’re wasting our time. We’ve got to believe in our students and show them that we believe in them. It’s a conscious choice – it does not depend on our feelings at the moment. When all else fails, let them fail.  When you’ve done all you can and it’s report card time and they clearly earned an F, give them an F. Now I know in some schools this is simply not allowed (which is a tragedy), but unless it’s forbidden, go ahead and put the F on the report card. Just passing them along to the next grade or course is not helping them, and often what they need most is to go through the course again. Students on eQualifai value your time and knowledge. So join us and use these methods to help students that need your support and assistance. Registrate now and help the ones who hold our future.

As parents, some of us have a hard time connecting the words ‘summer’ and ‘learning’. But we’re not talking about chaining children to a desk and denying them the delights of their well-earned summer break. Summer learning should be distinctively different – more of a case of keeping the door to learning ajar than flung wide open. Here are six reasons why summer learning is important for your child’s development: 1. It keeps the mind sharp and stimulated It is important that a child keeps their mind working during the long holidays to avoid them experiencing brain-drain and facing a setback once term starts again. Research consistently shows that children who do not engage in any type of mental activity during the summer tend to lose up to a third of what they have learnt during the academic year. Teachers typically spend four to six weeks re-teaching material that students have forgotten over the summer and kids spend about the same amount of time settling back into the habit of learning. 2. There’s more time to learn basics Taking extra time over the summer holidays to concentrate on one particular subject, rather than focusing on a number of subjects at the same time, will help your child get to grips with the key aspects of that topic. The extra work will help them feel really confident about tricky aspects of maths, spelling or science and boost academic achievements when returning to school. 3. You can find the time to overcome a challenge During the summer your child is learning without the sense of urgency and pressure associated with school, so the brain is free to relax, to imagine, to wander and to create. This helps to associate happy and positive feelings with learning and may be all your child needs to grasp a previously elusive concept. 4. It increases confidence Taking extra time during the summer to concentrate on a subject that they found difficult in school and discovering new talents will help to build a child’s self confidence and give a feeling of accomplishment. 5. Innovation, creativity and a love of learning are all promoted During the holidays children have more control over what they want to learn and how they want to learn it. Your child might want to join a summer camp and take up sports or music, or they could join a performing arts class and become more involved in a production. When it comes to extra learning throughout the summer the world is their oyster. So encourage your child to discover and pursue a new passion. 6. It helps your child to hold on to routines As much as summer is a time for long lazy days and later bedtimes do try to avoid throwing out all routines completely or you will have a battle on your hands towards the end of the holidays. Routines are healthy and good for children as they provide them with a sense of security, safety and stability. Structure time for learning opportunities but keep schedules light and flexible. On eQualifai you can study throughout the year and adjust schedule of the classes to your needs. During the summer students can find tutors that will help them keep their minds busy and enjoy more relaxed classes, while learning subjects that they are truly interested in.

China’s mass surveillance operation has a new target: distracted high school students. In March, Hangzhou Number 11 High School in east China installed a “smart classroom behaviour management system” (or “smart eye”) in one of its classrooms. The smart eye uses facial recognition technology to monitor students, and by this summer, administrators plan to install the Big Brother-esque system in every classroom. Here’s how it works. Every 30 seconds, three cameras installed in the front of the room scan each student’s face to determine their expression: surprised, sad, antipathy, angry, happy, afraid, or neutral. The cameras also record each student’s actions throughout the class, noting whether they are reading, listening, writing, standing up, raising hands, or leaning on the desk. Smart eye then notifies the teacher in real-time if it notices that a student appears distracted. The teacher can also view a report at the end of the class that provides an average of each student’s expressions. What else can surveillance cameras do in classroom other than exam supervision? High school in #Hangzhou uses camera to identify students facial expression for class performance analysis and improvement pic.twitter.com/bXolAE7Ev8— People’s Daily, China (@PDChina) May 16, 2018 Such technologies could also be present at eQualifai. Allowing an AI to look through your webcam could provide teachers with more in depth feedback on how students react to the material. Having access to information on emotions that students were experiencing during the class could help tutors improve and personalise their lessons for them.

The number one complaint all teachers have is “There just isn’t enough time in the day to get everything done.” Time management is a struggle for everyone. While we cannot add more hours to our days, we can use some simple tips, tricks, and hacks to make the most of the time we have.  eQualifai took care of this problem and created an easy to use platform so that you could save your time while using it. You can find students, schedule meetings and receive payment all in one place. So simple. So efficient. To help you with your everyday routine here are 5 effective time management tips. 1. Start and End with a Purpose At the end of each day, close your laptop and put one simple sticky note on the desk. On that sticky note, write down the 3 things you will get done the next morning. When you walk into your classroom the following day, you won’t waste any time trying to decide what to do first. Just look at your sticky note and get those 3 things done. 2.  Avoid “loaded” procrastination According to Pinell, teachers find it more efficient to break up grading materials into small groups that are graded each day than to work on grading the work of the entire class on the same day. Avoid piling on loads of grading assignments, and try to knock out batches at a time. A small pile each day is easier to manage and allows you to properly evaluate the assignment and offer feedback to students. This way you can experience a sense of accomplishment from each completed batch. 3. Make a List Making a list sounds so basic, but you’d be surprised how many teachers don’t use their to-do lists effectively. At the start of each week, grab your to-do list and jot down everything you need to get done before you leave on Friday. Your to-do list will act as your “master list” for the week. If something else comes up, add it to your list. 4. Strategically plan homework assignments Both teachers and students may find that assignments that require repetitive practice are better suited for the home environment. Although in-class practice helps when framing and structuring problems, repetitive practice during class may not be the best use of time. Assignments that simply ask students to complete a set number of problems for practice unnecessarily consume valuable class time. 5. Use a Planner “Using a planner saved me for years! I didn’t think I needed a planner, but once I had one, it saved my “teacher life” – says Kristen, a former teacher and homeschooling mother. Your planner can keep all of your important papers together, including lesson plans. If you ever have to rush off to a meeting, just grab your planner and all of the needed information will be at your disposal.

Teachers are essentially professional presenters. Talking to a group of students, parents and other teachers is all a presentation. This means teachers give presentations constantly. These presentation tips are geared towards this hard-working group of professionals. Giving this many presentations can cause speakers to become burnt out. These tips will help teachers perform better in front of their variety of audiences. 1. Give Lots of Thought to Your Visual Aids Visual aids have a research-backed ability to decrease learning time, improve comprehension, and increase retention. They’re critical for teachers. Don’t simply add visuals as a quick after-thought. Be thoughtful about the ways movie clips, infographics, and even GIFs can enhance the content. Keep in mind that entertainment value is just as important as a visual aid’s ability to support your argument. Students who are entertained will also retain your lessons. 2. Don’t Read from the Slides One of the biggest presentation mistakes teachers make is reading directly from the slides. Not only is this incredibly boring for anyone to sit through (child or adult) but it’s an ineffective way to teach. Do what you can to keep your slide content to a minimum. Let the visual do most of the legwork rather than the text. Research shows an audience learns 79% more from textless visuals. 3. Simplify Your Topics It’s easy to share a ton of details about a topic that you know everything about. It’s hard for your audience to understand it all. Edit your lessons down to one main idea per slide. Supporting points can be broken out across additional slides. Don’t worry about high slide counts. Worry about how easy your topic is for your audience to understand. 4. Include Plenty of Interaction No one wants to be talked to for any significant long time. Especially not students who are forced to stay seated for hours at a time. Don’t speak straight through your presentation without a little engagement. Use questions, role-playing and small group discussions to get students involved. This will make it easier for you to hold their attention. Presentation tips on audience engagement create excitement and interest in your deck. 5. Show Your Personality Set aside formality in favor of a more casual approach. Conversational speech will make you an effective teacher. Take time to get to know your students and their parents. Avoid using formal language that will make you appear distant. Crack a bad joke or two to make you more relatable and show some personality. Implementing these tips into your presentations will help your classes become much more engaging and interactive. And we are certain it will not only make it easier for your students to understand material but also make you a better tutor for eQualifai!