u/Front-Chain2488

After teaching online for a few years I realised the hardest part of lessons wasn’t actually teaching, it was mentally tracking recurring mistakes while still keeping the conversation flowing.

I kept ending lessons with random scattered notes:

• pronunciation corrections
• grammar mistakes
• vocab gaps
• “teach this next lesson” ideas

…and then forgetting half of it by the next class.

I ended up building myself a super lightweight lesson tracker during lessons just to reduce the mental overload.

Curious if other online tutors have the same problem or if I’m just disorganised?

I kept running into this, especially with back to back lessons. I’d write down errors, good language, random bits, but afterwards it still felt a bit unclear what the next lesson should actually be.

I started using a really simple way of tracking what the student does during the lesson, and it’s helped me turn that into a clear next lesson focus and something I can share with the student.

Curious how others handle this. Do you have a system or do you just go by feel?

I kept running into the same problem. I’d have loads of messy notes after a lesson but still not be completely sure what to teach next. So I've built a really simple tracker for myself. During the lesson I just tap what the student does, and at the end it gives me a clear next lesson focus plus some feedback I can send them.

It’s not a platform, just something I keep open while I teach. It’s free, no login, and works in your browser or on your phone.

The best part is it gives you a clean copy and paste summary so the student can actually see their progress and it doesn’t just feel like a chat.

I’ve found it really helps, so I thought I’d share it. Happy to send it over if you want to try it 👍

https://www.freerangetutors.com/