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Learning Assistance 77Please download the complete Winter 2012 LRNA 77 Information Sheet (pdf) Login to Catalyst Review the SSC Tutor Handbook Complete the F11 Tutor Training Survey! Class Final projects (videos, presentations and handouts) _________________________ Welcome to the Student Success Center! Congratulations on being hired as a De Anza College peer tutor. You are joining a team of dedicated faculty, staff and peer tutors who care about learning and student success. LRNA 77 (Special Projects in Learning Assistance) is a 1-unit tutor training class for new math/science, general subject, and group tutors. Why do I need tutor training? Tutoring is harder than it might seem at first. To be an effective tutor you need to understand the subject you are tutoring, but to be effective, you also need communication and interpersonal skills, and an understanding of how people learn and tutoring strategies that work. Without training, tutors may actually do more harm than good for their students. De Anza’s Student Success Center has a great reputation among students and faculty because we take the time to train our tutors well. This combination of course and additional content-specific sessions trains and supports De Anza peer tutors for math, science, and general subject courses. In these sessions you will learn tutoring and communication strategies that will help you work with students at various levels and from diverse backgrounds to increase their academic success. After an initial orientation, you begin tutoring, and use these sessions to learn and practice strategies and reflect on your tutoring experiences. What do I need to do? Tutor training consists of an orientation, general tutoring strategies, and content-specific sessions. 1. Orientation (One 50-minute session, required for all new tutors, plus an additional study skills training session for all new and returning weekly individual tutors in the MSTRC.) 2. LRNA 77: Special Projects in Learning Assistance (1 unit, four 90-minute sessions, required for all new tutors) 3. Topic-specific sessions: Practice, Strategies and Problem-Solving for Specific Subjects (Four 90-minute sessions required for new tutors, two sessions required for returning tutors) When do we meet? Choose a time: Fridays 1:30-3:00 in S16 or Mondays 4:30-6:00 in S57 (Note for F11--Friday class is very full!) (See info sheet for specific session dates, times and topics.) What will I be able to do after completing these sessions? These are our student learning outcomes: After completing these sessions, and in the context of tutoring at a designated De Anza center, student tutors will be able to: • Demonstrate professional and ethical behavior when tutoring; • Plan and conduct tutoring sessions using student-centered communication strategies; • Apply appropriate tutoring strategies for helping students at various levels; • Adapt communication and tutoring practices to students with diverse backgrounds and learning styles. Who will help me? You have a network of people working to help you become the best tutor you can be: Tutor Support Team (Orientations and Content-Specific sessions, overall support)
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Senior Tutor (Assigned at orientation to support you during your first quarter of tutoring)
How Do I Get Started Tutoring? You must be hired and working as a De Anza tutor to participate in training; many assignments require that you tutor actual students. Your Tutor Support Team hires you, coordinates your tutoring, and supervises your work as a tutor. Please maintain close communication with your Tutor Support Team throughout the quarter. If you haven’t done so already, you must attend a new tutor orientation and complete all the items on the hiring and set up checklist in the SSC Tutor Handbook (go to http://deanza.edu/studentsuccess and click on “Tutor Training,” then “SSC Tutor Handbook” to download.) You will be paid for the hours you tutor as long as you meet student employment eligibility requirements and complete the necessary paperwork. Information about employment guidelines, hiring, and payroll is covered in your new tutor orientation and the Tutor Handbook. Before you begin tutoring you must complete all required employment paperwork and be able to log into Banner. In order to be re-hired as a tutor in subsequent quarters, you must receive an A or B in the class and be recommended by your supervisor. (Note: your grade is calculated internally; this is a P/NP class.) (For information on class content and assignments, please download the complete Fall 2011 LRNA 77 Information Sheet (pdf) |
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