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Supplemental Instruction Review Sessions

This semester (Summer I 2013), we are pleased to offer Supplemental Instruction (SI) for Algebra I (Math 1100). 

SI Leaders and Hours for Summer I 2013:

The Algebra I (Math1100) SI leader is Valerie Gipper.
She will hold review sessions at the following times and places.
Monday          10:00 - 10:50 am      2209 Rood
Tuesday          11:00 - 11:50 am      3309 Rood
Wednesday    10:00 - 10:50 am      2209 Rood
Thursday        11:00 - 11:50 am      3309 Rood

WHAT IS SI?

SI is a series of review session.  It’s a chance for you to get together with other people in your class to figure out what’s going on.  It’s a chance to compare notes, to talk about assignments, and to test yourselves before your professor does, so that when test days arrive, you’ll be ready. Throughout the semester, you’ll be working with someone who has already taken the course and remembers what it was like.  That someone is your SI leader.

WHAT’S AN SI LEADER?

SI leaders are students themselves.  They know the material; they were very successful when they took this course.  They know how to guide you through the course.  Your SI leader will be attending a section of this class every day, hearing what you hear and reading what you read.

SI leaders are not teachers or tutors.  They won’t try to lecture or re-teach.  Their job is to help you think about the lectures you hear, the notes you take and the books you read, and then put it all into some kind of perspective during SI review sessions.

WHAT’S AN SI SESSION?

 Your SI leader will schedule 3 review sessions a week throughout the semester at times that are best for the majority of students.  You can attend as many sessions as you like; the choice is yours.  Each SI session will be different because you’ll have new things to talk about. SI sessions are informal; bring your notes; bring your books; bring your questions; bring a friend from class; you can even bring your lunch!

WHY IS SI IN THIS COURSE?

We’ve done some research to find out which courses seemed particularly difficult for students.  Whether there’s a lot of heavy reading or a great deal of new material to master, some courses are harder than others.  SI can make a difference with these courses.  Students have found it helpful to work together with other students in SI sessions.

Academic Skills Center phone number: 387-4442
You can find us online at www.wmich.edu/tutoring.