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Focus of Tutor training

BEFORE THE SESSION STARTS

Seating arrangementIdeal: corner of a tableAvoid sitting across from tutee

Background of knowledge/studentCalculus 2 or Truth Tables?

RAPPORT Building rapport with a student

increases comfortability and ultimately positively effects progress

Can be done through a quick introductory conversation prior to getting to work

ZONE OF PROXIMAL DEVELOPMENT

The first is the level of difficulty in which the student can learn and perform tasks proficiently on their own

The second is the level of difficulty in which the student will need some assistance to learn and perform tasks proficiently

NUMBER ONE GOAL: PROMOTING INDEPENCEI DO, WE DO, YOU DO

I do, You watchModeling, thinking aloud

We do, You helpGuided practice

You do, I helpBack-up support

You do, I watchMonitoring

SCAFFOLDINGThe ultimate goal of using

scaffolding is to decrease support▪ Students should strive to be

completing the problems on their own by the end of the session

PromoteINDEPENDENCE!

Mat 210 Requirements2 E x a m s @ 1 0 0 P o i n t s / E x a m

1 S t u d e n t J o u r n a l 4 @ 1 0 p o i n t s / e n t r y

S t u d e n t F i n a l P r o j e c t

1 D e m o n s t r a ti o n L e s s o n @ 5 0 P o i n t s

7 O b s e r v a ti o n s 7 @ 5 - 1 0 p o i n t s / o b s e r v a ti o n

1 A r ti c l e S u m m a r y ( 1 5 p o i n t s ) / r e v i e w ( 5 p o i n t s e a c h )

M M T a l g e b r a a s s i g n m e n t

M M T c r i ti c a l t h i n k i n g a s s i g n m e n t

M M T a p p l i e d c a l c u l u s a s s i g n m e n t

H o w - T o M a n u a l a s s i g n m e n t

2 Exams

Math multiple choice (on-line with My Math Test), completion with algorithms, and error analysis.

Essays regarding pedagogy and applications to real situations.

Student Journal1. Overcoming Math anxiety in a tutoring situation

How will you identify students or tutees with math anxiety?

What will you do for them?

Do you think math anxiety can be overcome?

Have you ever had math anxiety?

If so, what has changed for you?

2. Tutors Role

What do you think the tutor’s role is?

What does the text say about the tutor’s role? Do you agree or disagree?

How will this affect your tutoring techniques?

STUDENT JOURNAL CONTINUED

3. How will different levels of questioning help students in a tutoring session

and/or in the classroom?

4. What have you learned?Describe the most valuable thing you learned in this course?

What did you like or dislike about the course structure, pace, requirements?

About how much time outside of class did you spend preparing or studying for this

class?

How will you apply what you have learned as a tutor, teacher, and or future business

employee?

 

Final Project1.Portfolio:

– Organize materials/notes from class in a creative and meaningful portfolio

– Develop an “Others” section of the portfolio describing at least 4 effective teaching/tutoring activities/strategies, not covered in class, that you found through research, observation, …

- include a sources cited page

- meet with one of the instructors before proceeding with the project

- write a 2-3 page paper outlining your portfolio and describing ways to

- apply the contents for future use as a teacher, tutor, mentor, or employee

• Design a flyer inspiring or persuading students to utilize free tutoring services

• Complete a log sheet and self-evaluation form

• Power point presentation to the class a 5-10 minute description of your portfolio

2.Observation/ Evaluation: – design an observation/evaluation tool using the ideas of effective

– tutoring/teaching techniques from class

– meet with one of the instructors before proceeding with this project

– observe a high school or middle school math class and a college class and complete your observation form for each

– write a 2-3 page paper comparing and contrasting the strategies used during your observations

– design a flyer inspiring or persuading students to utilize free tutoring services

– complete a log sheet and self-evaluation form

– power point presentation to the class a 5-10 minute description of your project

3. Research: Using at least 2-3 sources, write a 2-3 page paper describing the effectiveness

of tutoring

-Use APA formatting

● Meet with one of the instructors before proceeding with this project

● Design a flyer inspiring or persuading students to utilize free tutoring services

● Complete a log sheet and self-evaluation form

● Powerpoint presentation to the class a 5-10 minute description of your project

4. Lesson Demonstration Choose a topic from a list given by the instructor

-write a 20 minute student-centered lesson

-create an evaluation tool for the students to give you feedback with at least

5 focal points and a comments section

-meet with the instructor before proceeding with this project

-create any hand outs or material needed to teach the lesson

-teach the 20 minute lesson to the class

-write a 1-2 page paper describing the strengths and weaknesses of the lesson based on effective teaching strategies discussed in class

-complete a log sheet and self-evaluation form

-Power presentation to the class a 5-10 minute description of your project

5. A Music Video:-Create a music video about the math tutoring programs in the LRC or about a specific mathematics concept.

-meet with one of the instructors before proceeding with the project

-write a 1-2 page paper describing your experience and what you have learned

● Design a flyer inspiring or persuading students to utilize free tutoring services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Math Mentor Program:a. Interview a Mat 120 instructor, student, and mentor to determine the rationale for the Math Mentor Program.

b. Use statistics to validate the Math Mentor program

c. Design a flier for all Mat 120 students advertising the Math Mentor program.

d. Meet with one of the Mat 210 instructors before proceeding with this project

e. Write a 2-3 page paper describing the Math Mentor Program with an argument

to continue or discontinue the program.

f. complete a log sheet and self-evaluation form

g. Powerpoint presentation to the class a 5-10 minute description of your project

Memory Process:

-Research the memory process

-Write a 2-3 page paper describing the memory process with examples of ways to transfer mathematics concepts from short term to long term memory.

-Design a poster for the LRC showing how information is transferred from sensory input to memory output.

-Meet with one of the Mat 210 instructors before proceeding with this project

e. Complete a log sheet and self-evaluation form

f. Power point presentation to the class a 5-10 minute description of your

project

7. The Learning Resource Center Philosophy: (This project may be done in a pair)

-Obtain a copy of the LRC philosophy statement.

-Identify stated goals and learning principles

-Interview the LRC Director or Assistant Director to see how the LRC is designing its services around these goals

-Explore ways to improve assistance based on these goals

-Write a 2-3 page research paper comparing YCP’s LRC philosophy to that of 3 other LRCs and make suggestions for revisions to our LRC's philosophy statement.

-Meet with one of the instructors before proceeding

-Create a way to publicize this philosophy to students, faculty, administrators and staff.

Develop a training activity that could be used to reinforce one aspect of the philosophy.

 

Demonstration Lesson

1. Lesson Plan:• Objectives, warm-up, I do , you do model,

Incorporate all levels of Bloom’s taxonomy questions, guided practice and independent practice.

2. All presenters speak.3. Presenters evaluate students independent practice.

How to Manual

• Algorithms for topics selected by course instructors where students are tutored most often, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, College Algebra, Applied Calculus, and Calculus.

• Examples of each topic.• Definitions of math terminology used in

algorithm.

Observations1 Yo u a s a s t u d e n t b e i n g t u t o r e d .2 o b s e r v a ti o n s o f a m a t h t u t o r, b e g i n n i n g a n d e n d o f s e m e s t e r, o n e c a n b e a c l a s s m a t e .1 o b s e r v a ti o n o f a m a t h i n s t r u c t o r 1 o b s e r v a ti o n o f a m a t h m e n t o r2 s e l f o b s e r v a ti o n s o f y o u a s t h e t u t o r.

In-class tutoring sessions

• Students pair up, at least one very confident tutor.

• Tutor 3 times during the semester,• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving• College Algebra• Applied Calculus

Math Mentors

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Visits theclasses

Works 1-on-1 with the professor

Holds group homework sessions

Holds testreviews

ResultsSemester Cumulative GPA for ≈ 90 students

Fall 2007 1.73

Spring 2009 2.05

Fall 2009 2.46

Spring 2010 2.32

Fall 2010 2.35

Spring 2011 2.58

Fall 2011 2.70

PERSONALEXPERIENCE

Emily attended:10 homework sessions & all 4 test reviews.Test scores for the semester

76, 81, 86, 93

Not quite what we had in mind!?!

AS A MODEL STUDENT…

How to utilize resources How to study for math How to manage time How to approach

instructors How to deal with anxiety

Tutoring helps in the Professional World!

• Learned to Develop Rapport•Wait time/ patience•Organization, time management, responsibility•Builds Confidence•Learn to Work as a Team•Listening skills•Learn to Reflect on the past

ELEVATOR SPEECH

Purpose: When you walk into an interview and give an elevator speech the interviewer will want to get to know more about you.

What is it?: 30 second speech tellingsomeone who you are and your career goals.

When should you use it?: Career fair, networking events, cover letter and interview

ELEVATOR SPEECH

Tips to creating a memorable elevator speech

Who are you? Include your school and major Any experience that will help in your career

•What is your role?•Don’t use abbreviations.

What skill do you possess that will help you in yourfield?

ELEVATOR SPEECH • Who are you? Include name, school, area of study

•Alexandra Rockwell•Senior at YCP•Early Childhood Education•Middle-Level Mathematics Education

•My name is Alexandra Rockwell. I am a Senior at York College of Pennsylvania studying Early Childhood Education and Middle-Level Mathematics Education

•What are your major accomplishments related to your area of study?• Math Tutor• Math Mentor• PAPA Reviews• 150 Hours of field experience

• Through my experiences tutoring math, mentoring for three different courses, researching and creating my own review sessions for the PAPA exam, and my 150 hours of field experience, I am prepared to work in a classroom situation with students from kindergarten to the college level.

• What do you want? Where are you going? What are your goals?• Classroom teacher• Professor at collegiate level• Show students math is fun!

• My experiences have showed me that I have a variety of options for my future. I want to show students that math isn’t something to be afraid of, or shy away from. I want to instill confidence in mathematics in my future students whether it be at the elementary, middle, or collegiate level.

FINALIZED ELEVATOR SPEECH

My name is Alexandra Rockwell. I am a senior at York College of Pennsylvania. I am double majoring in Early Childhood Education and Middle-Level Mathematics Education. Through my experiences tutoring math, mentoring for three different courses, researching and creating my own review sessions for the PAPA exam, and my 150 hours of field experience, I am prepared to work in a classroom situation with students from kindergarten to the college level. I want to show students that math isn’t something to be afraid of, or shy away from. I want to instill confidence in mathematics in my future students whether it be at the elementary, middle, or collegiate level.

For more information, contact Lorie DeMarco lademarc@ycp.edu