Learning Enrichment & Disability Services

Overview

Introductions

Expectations

Logistics

First Session

Tutoring Tips

Introductions

Name

Class Year

Major/Minor

Course(s) you will be tutoring

Previous tutoring experience

What do you hope to learn?

Expectations

Expectations

1. Confidentiality**the one exception…

2. Professional Boundaries

3. “Housekeeping” and

Community Participation

4. NTA Code of Ethics

Being a Smart Lemming

Lead by example

Be prepared

Be organized

Get enough sleep

Eat well

What other strategies make

you a good student?

Logistics

Paperwork for You to Get

Record of Tutoring Form

Tutee Expectations

Agreement Form*

First Session Interview

Tutoring Session

Summary Sheet

Master Schedule

Getting Paid Pay = $7.50/hour

Paid ¼ hour for missed sessions

(Max: 3 missed sessions, no advanced warning)

Paid prep time ¼ hour for every 3 hours tutoring

Paid for meeting with professors

Tutor for no more than two hours in a row

Turn in signed record of tutoring and finalize time sheet

online!

Online Timecards

Go to the

‘Employee’ tab on

the Portal

Scroll down to

‘timecard entry’ and

select the LEDS

tutoring tab.

Remember to

finalize at the end of

the month

Getting Started

Matching Process

First-come, First-serve

Watch your email for assigned tutees after this training

Contact your tutees ASAP after receiving email

Preparation for the First Session

Dig out the old textbook

Meet with professor

Structure your first session

Visit our office to get forms

Submitting Your Meeting

Information Online

Go to the Portal

Go to ‘tutoring

forms’ under the

student life tab

Find ‘Submit tutoring

schedule’ in the

middle of the screen

Remember to do

this ASAP!

Strategies for Great

Tutoring

1. Plan Ahead

Communicate with tutee before the

session

Have questions or activities ready to go

Let your tutee do the talking

Identify needs

Review material

2. Check In

▪ Break task into

steps

▪ Prompt with

clues and

examples

• When you reach

an answer,

challenge it

• Give positive

affirmation!

3. Address Needs

Confirm

understanding

▪ Ask tutees what

to cover in the

next session

▪ Suggest further

resources or

practice

4. Provide Closure

Resources for Students

Library reference desk

Writing center

TA/CA

Professor’s office hours

Drop-In Organizational

Tutoring

Group Tutoring

Challenges?

Different levels of understanding

Different learning styles

Tutees aren’t comfortable in a group

Benefits?

Solidarity

Learning from each other

Our office reaches more people

Psychology of

Motivation

Managing Thinking Patterns

Barbara

Fredrickson

Positive

emotions

promote more

creative and

focused

thinking

Grit and The Effort Effect Psychologist Carol Dweck

Professor Angela Lee Duckworth

Fixed Mindset

Intelligence = static

Plateau early

Growth Mindset

Intelligence = can be

developed

Higher level of achievement

Metacognition

Bransford, Brown, and Cocking (2000)

Know what you know

Actively test knowledge

Learn limits of understanding

Know how you learn

Reflect on study strategies

Let’s Practice

Common Issues

You tell your tutee to do work ahead of time—doesn’t happen

Tutee is easily distracted

Tutee complains about class/professor

Tutee calls you at 6 am

You wait forever and your tutee doesn’t show up

Loose Ends

Advanced Trainings

Become a better tutor

Earn money

Check e-mail for

more information

Keep in contact!

Respond to emails or phone calls ASAP (24 hours)

You will be observed

If your tutee wants more or fewer hours of tutoring, inform

the office

Attend Staff Meetings

Questions?

Suggestions?

Joy de Leon, Director

Patrice Gabower,

Administrative Assistant

x: 2572

learning@beloit.edu

Student Staff

Christa Alger

Madeline Inglis

Amelia Green

Reid Caplan

Devon Sweeting

Allison Jones

tutoring@beloit.edu