Expectations
FNT
Tutorials 1
TRF
Tutorials 2
200

I have to use the bathroom - what do I do?

Raise your hand quietly and WAIT to be called on

200

Phase 3

Connecting Thinking

200

What days do we do tutorials?

Wednesday and Thursday

200

I need to do a TRF for Tutorials - what do I do?

Grab one from the drawer and complete it.

200

How long should the introduction of the TRF take?

At LEAST 60-seconds, maybe longer.
400

I need a pencil - what do I do?

Grab a pencil from the pencil cup on my desk - if empty, ask a friend

400

Phase 5

Applying your Learning

400

I was absent for the tutorial days and did not present my TRF - what do I do?

Let the teacher know and turn in the TRF for credit.

400

I don't have a point of confusion for any class - what do I do?

Find a question from the SAT practice website OR take a question from the TRF bowl

400

When do I start writing my show/tell on the board?

AFTER my 60-second speech

600

I don't understand the work - what do I do?

QUIETLY ask a friend for help or raise my hand and ask the teacher

600

Phase 2

Processing Notes

600

I am stumped on my TRF - what do I do?

Ask the teacher or a classmate for help on the TRF BEFORE the day it is due.

600

What is the TRF bowl?

The "bowl" on Ms. E's desk with questions to use for my TRF.

600

My classmates are all talking and not helping me solve my POC - what do I do?

Let the teacher know and have her handle it.

800

I don't like the class and don't want to do the work - what do I do?

Suck it up and do it anyway - you will fail otherwise.

800

Phase 1

Taking Notes

800

My classmate is presenting their TRF in the tutorial - what do I do?

Listen to their speech, then ask them questions to help THEM solve their point of confusion

800
I didn't do my TRF for the week - what do I do?

Complete it and turn it in later, but know that you will lose 40 points.

800

I solved my point of confusion before the tutorial presentation - what do I do?

Present your TRF as you normally would, but explain that it is now a point of confidence because you already solved it.

1000

Are you allowed to eat any candy? chips? cookies? other kinds of food? What about drink soda? juice? kool-aid? What happens if you do?

NOPE!

It gets to be thrown away and I get an infraction

1000

Phase 4

Summarize and Reflect

1000

Everyone in my group has presented their TRF for the day - what do we do?

Take notes on what you learned from the tutorial and reflect on why it didn't take very long to finish

1000

I am not passing AVID - what do I do?

Turn in the missing assignments because that is the only reason I could be failing.

1000

Can I always solve my point of confusion?

Not always - sometimes, it will go unsolved and that is ok.