The flow
Instructor Panel layout
| Area | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Top bar | Student / competency / set selectors; Start, Stop, End Session buttons; timer with +1m/+2m/+5m add-time buttons |
| Question tree (left) | Loaded set with follow-ups nested; click to select, double-click to resend. Bucket is preserved on resend. |
| History box (right-top) | Questions sent this session; mark Q / P / A / M buckets per entry |
| Last Attempt panel | Most recent Interview-source attempt on the selected competency for this student — date, grade, questions asked, eval notes |
| Instructor Notes | Live scratchpad pre-filled into the End Session dialog |
| Approaching Only banner (green) | Fires when student can reach A with Approaching only — safe to cut short |
| Grade-visible warning (amber) | Appears when Student Screen is showing grades — reminds you to blank before next student |
Timer
The interview timer starts automatically when the first question is sent (if not already started manually via ▶ Start Interview). Use +1m, +2m, +5m to add time retroactively. The final duration is recorded on the grade_attempts row.
Bucket marking
After sending a question, select its row in the history list and click a bucket button:
| Bucket | Grade | Color |
|---|---|---|
Q | Quiz Level | Purple |
P | Proficient | Blue |
A | Approaching | Amber |
M | Mastery | Green |
The bucket is preserved even if you resend the question. The highest bucket across all marked questions becomes the grade suggestion in the End Session dialog.
Questions-Only Visit
Use Questions Only to send questions without starting a graded interview. Records a visit for duration tracking but doesn't count against the daily interview limit. Questions-Only and Interview timers are mutually exclusive — starting one blocks the other.
End Session
Click 🏁 End Session to open the Session Review dialog. Confirm or change the grade, edit eval notes (pre-filled from Live Notes), then send the recap email. After sending, the Student Screen shows the session result with the competency grade prominent and the full gradebook below.