Instructor’s Guide
Your role
Since the Greenlight Test Prep video course (www.GreenlightTestPrep.com) provides most of the instruction, your role is primarily one of support. This means answering questions from the previous session’s homework and addressing any conceptual gaps that students may have.
Required resources
· Greenlight Test Prep online video course
· Online Study Guide (www.greenlighttestprep.com/study-guide/overview)
· Course syllabus
· The Official Guide to the GRE
o Note: This book is an absolute must for anyone preparing for the GRE. It is referenced throughout the Study Guide, so each student should have a copy. You can either supply copies or ask students to get their own copy.
General format of class sessions:
During the group sessions, the instructor will:
· answer students’ questions about their assigned homework
· pose questions to students for additional reinforcement
· keep students on track with their studies
· assign homework to be completed before next class
Answering questions about assigned homework
During the classroom sessions, most of your time will be spent answering questions about the video lessons and practice questions that you assigned as homework in the previous class. Be sure to review those homework activities so that you’re prepared to answer any questions that may be asked.
You’ll notice that the course syllabus has several spaces for students to note any questions that arise while completing their homework activities. Encourage students to come to class with lots of questions.
Note: If you want to be more proactive, you might begin each session with a very brief review of the key concepts covered in the assigned lessons.
Note: If you’re a course leader with limited GRE experience, try calling on students to help answer challenging questions. Turning this time into a group effort will give others a chance to share what they’ve learned and create a team environment.
Posing additional practice questions
If your students don’t ask many questions, be sure to have questions readily available to help reinforce what was learned during the assigned homework. There are several free sources of GRE-quality questions, including:
· www.majortests.com/gre (GRE question banks)
· www.manhattanprep.com/gre/forums (GRE forum)
· www.urch.com/forums/gre (GRE forum)
· 5-Pound Book of GRE practice questions (by Manhattan Prep)
· www.manhattanprep.com/gre/challengeproblems: (GRE challenge questions)
Keeping students on track
Many students struggle with self-paced learning and need others to hold them accountable as they prepare for this challenging test. So, be sure to check in with students during classroom sessions to make sure they’re keeping up with the homework.
You should also encourage students to meet outside of class to watch the video lessons and/or answer practice questions together. Students who are part of a study group are much more likely to keep up with the course content.
The Study Guide includes several activities titled Developing the Proper Mindset. These are primarily motivational articles and are not mentioned in the syllabus. Students can choose whether or not they want to read them.
Assigning homework
Assign what’s in the course syllabus.
Important: The Study Guide directs students to complete lot of practice questions. If there isn’t much time between your scheduled classroom sessions, it isn’t crucial that students answer every practice question before the next class. What’s more important is that they view all of the video lessons, and then answer as many practice questions as they have time for.
The first class
Except for the first class, the classroom sessions have the same structure: answer students’ questions, pose questions, keep students on track, and assign new homework.
The first class is a little different; it primarily involves providing students with the resources and information required to get started on their first homework assignment.
Below are some teaching tips and reminders for the first classroom session:
· Introductions
handle as you see fit
· Course format
explain the format
· About the GRE
format of the GRE (order and time limits of each section)
question types
section adaptive nature of the test
note: most of this information is in the first video of the course
· How the Greenlight Test Prep website works
content divided into 16 modules (geometry, statistics, etc.)
location of the Study Guide
· How the Study Guide works
lists all activities to be completed as part of the course
· How the practice tests work
4 tests included with the Official Guide
o 2 digital
o 2 paper
· Homework to be completed before next class
List of Learning Activities
The following is a list of all activities in the Study Guide. For each syllabus that’s available at provide link, the learning activities are arranged in a set order, but you should feel free to rearrange them as you see fit.
¨ Go to www.GreenlightTestPrep.com and register for a free account
In Part I of the Study Guide, complete the following:
¨ Getting to Know the GRE section
¨ Establishing your Baseline Scores section
¨ General GRE Information and Strategies module
¨ Quantitative Comparison module
¨ Arithmetic module
¨ Powers and Roots module
¨ Algebra and Equation Solving module
¨ Word Problems module
¨ Geometry module
¨ Integer Properties module
¨ Statistics module
¨ Counting module
¨ Probability module
¨ Data Interpretation module
In Part II of the Study Guide, complete the following:
¨ Sentence Equivalence module
¨ Text Completion module
¨ Reading Comprehension module
¨ Analytical Writing module
In Part III of the Study Guide, complete the following:
¨ Determining the Distance to your Target Scores section
¨ Strengthening Areas of Weakness module
¨ Reaching your Target Scores section
Final Words
· Know the material. If you’re charging a fee for the services you bring to the hybrid course, then students deserve someone who knows the course content.
· We (at Greenlight Test Prep) do not verify the qualifications of the tutors/course leaders who run hybrid courses. So, please don’t market your services as though you are closely affiliated with our company.
· If you think of ways to improve the video course or the Study Guide, let us know. We’re always looking for feedback.
· Tell us when you’ve scheduled your first course, and we’ll advertise it for you at www.GreenlightTestPrep.com/hybrid-courses
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