NEW TUTOR ORIENTATION SPRING 2005

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NEW TUTOR ORIENTATION SPRING 2005
MR. JIM STEWARTTUTORIAL COORDINATOR
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TRAINING OVERVIEW

• Welcome
• Introductions
• Tutor Training
• Closing Remarks

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WELCOME!

• Office hours
• 830 - 430 MWF
• 930 430 TTH
• Phone - 208-5823/5841
• E-mail jastewar_at_kings.edu

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WHAT IS A PEER TUTOR?

• A Peer Tutor is a student who works outside the
  formal classroom structure and supports or
  supplements regular classroom instruction
• A Peer Tutor is a mentor, teacher, counselor, and
  role model

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YOU ARE A ROLE MODEL.

• You can help your tutee develop study skills.
• You can help your tutee become an active learner.
  
• You can help your tutee become more
  self-confident

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TUTORIAL SERVICES GOALS

• Make services available campus-wide
• Create an atmosphere for success
• Improve tutorials services based in tutor and
  tutee input
• Award CRLA certification to eligible tutors

STUDENT CENTERED
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ACADEMIC SKILLS CENTER

• Tutorial services offered through the Academic
  Skills Center
• Mrs. Burke, Kristen Overman, Mrs. Hughes, Mr.
  Stewart, student aids
• Tutors employed by Kings College
• Learning Strategies program
• Workshops offered each semester to enhance
  academic performance (time-mgt, note taking)
• Writing Center
• Professional and peer-tutorial help In enhancing
  writing skills

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READY, SET, HERE WE GO

• Get acquainted with the program and the resources
  in the Academic Skills Center.
• You need to know whats available on campus (and
  especially in the ASC) to help students develop
  their skills (especially their study skills).

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PHILOSOPHY

• Campus-wide service offering two modes of
  tutoring in course content
• Individual
• Small Group Tutoring
• Peer-tutor centric
• Peer-tutor Student trained in assisting fellow
  students
• Attributes Positive role model, course content
  expert

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TUTORQUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum GPA 2.5 overall, 3.0 in course you wish
  to tutor
• Understanding
• Patient
• Good communications skills

SINCERE DESIRE TO SEE TUTEE SUCCEED
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TUTOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Attend in-service and other meetings
• Meet students on-time and prepared
• Keep Tutorial Coordinator and faculty informed
• Maintain accurate and complete tutoring records
• Provide feedback

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WHERE DO I TUTOR?

• Individual Tutoring
• Preferably in the library
• Can be a neutral location agreed upon between
  tutor and tutee
• NOT in the dorm room
• Small Group Tutoring
• Library Auditorium and Campus Center

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THE FIRST SESSION

• The first time you tutor a student--
• Introduce yourself and take a few minutes to get
  to know the student. Find out the students major
  and schedule. Find out if you have anything in
  common with the student.

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THE FIRST SESSION

• To help a student, you must figure out what the
  student needs--
• Maybe the best way to do this is to get the
  student to talk. You should ask open-ended
  questions, such as why, how and what?
• Spend some time questioning the student about the
  subject in general before you focus in on a
  specific complaint. Sometimes the problem is
  bigger or different than the student realizes.

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THE STUDENT MAY

• Have reading problems I dont understand what
  the book means.
• Have study skills problems I cant remember how
  to do this when I get to class.
• Have content problems Ive never done anything
  like this before.

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THE STUDENT MAY

• Have a learning disability This just doesnt
  make any sense to me.
• Have motivation/attitude problems I just dont
  want to do this, I dont care about this, or
  Im just not interested in this.

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HOW DO YOU HELP?

• Sometimes the most important and most helpful
  thing you can do is model effective study skills
  and student success attitudes and behaviors.

KNOW WHERE TO REFER THE STUDENT!
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MODEL GOOD BEHAVIOR

• Demonstrate how you take notes.
• Demonstrate how you prepare for a test.
• Reveal how much time you put into your school
  work.
• Students who make good grades are usually
  hard-working students. Some clients believe in
  magic or good luck! They need to know it isnt
  easy to made As and Bs.

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REMEMBER, YOU ARE AVAILABLE TO GUIDE THE STUDENT,
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, TO GIVE FEEDBACK.

• You cant do work for the student.
• The one who is talking is the one who is learning
  the most. Put your client on center stage and let
  him or her do the talking. Let her or him tell
  you what they know and what they dont
  understand.
• After you explain something, ask them to tell you
  back, in their own words, what you just said.
• Allow them to prove to you, by writing, that they
  understand.

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ENDING THE SESSION

• At the end of the session,
• Summarize what was covered in the session.
• Ask the tutee to summarize (in his or her own
  words) what was covered in the session.
• Give the tutee an assignment or Plan of Action to
  prepare for the next tutoring session or the next
  class period.
• If the tutee wants another appointment other than
  the scheduled session, you must agree to the
  session
• Stress to the tutee that her or his success
  depends on what she or he wants and what he or
  she does, not on what you do!

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END STATE

• The goal of tutoring is for the clients you tutor
  to become INDEPENDENT LEARNERS, so that
  eventually they will not need a tutor, but
  theyll know how to teach themselves!

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FALL 2004 REVIEW

• Evaluations
• Small Group Tutoring

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EVALUATIONS

• Individual Tutoring 
• Make students meet on a regular basis
• Tutees got frustrated easy
• Tutees need to show up for schedules sessions
  and do not call
• Only wanted to review for the tests
• Does not take course serious
• Pay increase
• Copy of textbooks
• Student unprepared
• Short notice to set up session

FEEDBACK ESSENTIAL TO IMPROVEMENT!
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TUTEE EVALUATIONS

• Individual Tutoring 
• Could not contact tutor
• Scheduling
• Different teacher
• Not familiar with subject
  

FEEDBACK ESSENTIAL TO IMPROVEMENT!
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EVALUATIONS

• Small Group Tutoring 
• Dont require students to sign-up
• Too many students
• Students do not show for scheduled session
• Students just show-up
• Give out phone number of tutor in case they need
  to cancel after hours

FEEDBACK ESSENTIAL TO IMPROVEMENT!
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INDIVIDUAL TUTORING

• Tutees register in Academic Skills Center by
  completing tutorial information form
• Match made usually within 72 hours
• Meet in Academic Skills to schedule first session
• MS Access Tutor Database

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SMALL GROUP TUTORING

• Students request a small group session via the
  web
• MSB 120
• MATH 121
• CHEM 114
• BIOL 112
• CORE 098
• CORE 120

http//www.kings.edu/tutoring/group.asp
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SMALL GROUP TUTORING

• Tues Thu and Sun from 4 8 p.m.
• Math Tutoring CC Rm 117
• MSB and Science tutoring Lib Auditorium
• Room conflicts will be announced
• Sign-up to be on-call for the semester after this
  session

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SMALL GROUP TUTORING TUTOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Agree to be on-call for that day for the entire
  semester
• Must be able to be contacted the day before their
  on-call period if students have signed-up for a
  session
• E-mail Mr Stewart the next day with names and
  times of tutoring

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Small Group Tutoring Schedule Spring 2005
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BOTTOM LINE

• Students utilize services only when needed
• Tutors get more job satisfaction from actual use
  of your talents
• Need strong support from Academic Departments for
  this to work
• In-Class visit from Tutorial Coordinator for
  courses identified as small groups
• Program mentioned in syllabi
• Push from faculty and academic advisors

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CERTIFICATION

• College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA)
  has certified Kings program at Level 1 and Level
  2
• Purpose Receive recognition from national
  organization and establish minimum standards

STRENGTHENS RESUME
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CERTIFICATION

• Certification Requirements for Level 1/Regular
• 10 hours of tutor training (includes workshops)
• 25 hours of tutoring experience
• Certification Requirements for Level 2/Advanced
• 10 hours of tutor training beyond Level 1 (20
  total)
• 25 hours of tutoring experience beyond Level 1
  (50 total)

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CERTIFICATION

• Workshops for Spring 2005
• Learning Strategies Workshops are on bookmarks
  provided
• Tutor Specific Workshops for the Spring
• See Tutor Calendar for Spring 05 schedule
• Video Instruction Series for Tutors
• Check out tapes in Mr. Stewarts Office
• Other Workshops (MLK Observance) will be
  announced during the semester
• Tutor Update Meetings

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CERTIFICATION

• Leadership Opportunities for Tutors
• Tutor Newsletter Editor
• New Tutor Training (25 and 26 Jan)
• Relate tutoring experiences
• Assist in training
• Lead Tutor Video Training Sessions

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Tutor Certification
Awards Ceremony

April 17th 2005

330 p.m.


Endorsed by

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TUTORING EXPERIENCES

• Group Tutoring Experiences
• Individual Tutoring Experiences

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ROLE PLAYING EXERCISES

• Role Playing Exercise with veteran tutor

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ROLE PLAYING EXERCISES

• Situation 1
• Tutor Have a biology exam the next day and need
  to study
• Tutee Have a research paper due the next day.
  Have not done any work, despite a promise to come
  with an outline.

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ROLE PLAYING EXERCISES

• Situation 2
• Tutee fails their exam that the tutor helped with
  and is blaming the tutor

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ROLE PLAYING EXERCISES

• Situation 3
• Tutee makes appointments and then cancels at the
  last minute or shows up late when they do not
  cancel

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ROLE PLAYING EXERCISES

• Situation 4
• A new instructor is teaching a course in
  accounting. Tutee presents a question about a
  point that the tutors has not had before

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SUMMER PROGRAM

• College Entry/ACT 101 - 20 June - 23 July
• CORE 150, CORE 098 (Teachers Aid)
• Writing Center (CORE 099, CORE 110 )

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ADMIN ITEMS

• Tutor Handbook
• Forms
• Tutoring Web Page

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ACADEMIC SKILLS CENTER

• Tutor Resources
• Tutor Web Page

http//www.kings.edu/academic_skills/tutoring/inde
x.htm
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FORMS

• Tutors complete
• Kings College Employment Form
• Need current e-mail/phone number
• Semester Schedule Planner
• W-4, Employees Withholding Allowance Certificate
• I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification
• Letter of Confidentiality
• Need to copy forms of ID for Business Office

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PAYROLL

• Tutors submit Tutor Progress Report (logsheet) to
  Academic Skills Center every other Wednesday
• Documents tutoring hours, progress of tutee, and
  issues for tutorial coordinator involvement
• Make sure comments are completed
• Must turn-in logsheet, even if no tutoring was
  done
• Tutors paid minimum wage
• 6.00 if tutoring more than 2 students
• Checks picked up in business office

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READ THE TUTOR HANDBOOK

• You are now an expert. Your professor(s)
  has(have) said that you are a tutor. You have met
  the basic qualifications for the job. Are you
  ready?

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CONCLUSION

• Many rewards for tutoring
• You can make a difference in someones life
• Keep Academic Skills Center staff informed and
  involved

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QUESTIONS?
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