This item: the beginning of a lesson I wrote on statistics topics that appear on the Digital SAT college entrance exam. This is an example of my writing for the beginner in SAT math and statistics. I break down concepts and make them simple, while concrete examples keep each point anchored in the familiar and comprehensible.

Client: an after-school tutoring company.

Learners: students preparing for the new digital SAT. This lesson is aimed at those who need the most work to prepare for these exams, most likely high school students in 9th or 10th grades (about 14-15 years old).

Project: a large remote team consisting largely of part-time tutors creating a few problem sets each week. Everyone on the team was also responsible for initial quality control checks on sets and lessons written by other members. All lessons and problem sets are aligned with College Board’s Assessment Framework. Answer keys and teacher’s guides are embedded throughout.

My role: I contributed over 130 problem sets across all math domains and difficulty levels. I was one of five full-time Curriculum Team staff members, also entrusted with final validation checks.

The process: For these lessons, the learning objectives were assigned in advance, although in a few cases I adjusted them to improve the focus and clarity of each. Explanations focus on clarity and presentation of step-by-step methods. I draw on years of experience explaining these topics to my tutoring students, including an awareness of the usual misconceptions that must be cleared away and difficulties that must be made smooth. The answer keys also contain advice on what a tutor should look for to determine what a learner might be struggling with.

Tools: Created in Learnosity Author Site and delivered via Brightspace LMS. The documents shown here are from a print edition created from the digital-first student materials.

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