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Page 1: Tutoring Essentials What Every Tutor Should Know…

Tutoring EssentialsTutoring Essentials

What Every Tutor Should Know…What Every Tutor Should Know…

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Tutoring ServicesTutoring Services

Online Tutoring

Online Tutoring

Reading & WritingCenter

IndividualTutoring

TutorTraining

Math TutoringCenter

Study Groups

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Individual TutoringIndividual Tutoring

PROCESSPROCESS Student requests an Student requests an

individual tutorindividual tutor Student is matched with Student is matched with

a Peer Tutora Peer Tutor Peer Tutor contacts Peer Tutor contacts

Tutee within 24 hours Tutee within 24 hours and arranges and arranges appointment time and appointment time and date(s). Provides slip to date(s). Provides slip to Assistant Director within Assistant Director within 48 hours.48 hours.

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Reading & Writing Reading & Writing CenterCenter

Reading & Writing Reading & Writing CenterCenter

Essay writing and Essay writing and revising, including revising, including proofing for grammar and proofing for grammar and punctuation punctuation

Using word processors Using word processors Developing ideas to begin Developing ideas to begin

a paper a paper Formatting for APA and Formatting for APA and

MLA guidelines MLA guidelines Research guidance Research guidance Improving writing skills Improving writing skills

NEW!NEW! Online Writing ConsultationsOnline Writing Consultations

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Math Tutoring CenterMath Tutoring CenterMath Tutoring CenterMath Tutoring Center

The Math Tutoring Center The Math Tutoring Center is available to KCKCC is available to KCKCC students who are enrolled students who are enrolled in math courses. The in math courses. The Math Tutoring Center is Math Tutoring Center is staffed by Peer & staffed by Peer & Professional Tutors who Professional Tutors who are capable of assisting are capable of assisting with all levels of math. with all levels of math. The lab is setup on a The lab is setup on a walk-in basis.walk-in basis.

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Online TutoringOnline Tutoring

Tutoring Services offers Tutoring Services offers online tutoring for online tutoring for writing, math, and writing, math, and nursing. Additional nursing. Additional subject-specific tutoring subject-specific tutoring is available by request.is available by request.

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Study GroupsStudy Groups

Offered by Student Offered by Student RequestRequest

Request completed Request completed and sent to ARCand sent to ARC

Peer Group Facilitator Peer Group Facilitator is paid to lead the is paid to lead the study groupstudy group

Group determines Group determines times & dates to meettimes & dates to meet

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We are a CRLA Internationally Certified We are a CRLA Internationally Certified Tutoring Program!!!Tutoring Program!!!

Complete 25 hours of tutoring and Complete 25 hours of tutoring and required tutor training and you can receive required tutor training and you can receive CRLA ICTP certification that you can put CRLA ICTP certification that you can put on your resume!on your resume!

Tutor TrainingTutor TrainingTutor TrainingTutor Training

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What is Tutoring?What is Tutoring?

A person gives A person gives individual or in some individual or in some cases small group, cases small group, instruction. instruction.

The purpose is to The purpose is to help students help help students help themselves.themselves.

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The objectives of the Tutoring The objectives of the Tutoring Services Program are:Services Program are:

To identify, recruit and retain qualified To identify, recruit and retain qualified tutors tutors

To provide course content tutoring, as To provide course content tutoring, as requested requested

To provide a comprehensive tutor training To provide a comprehensive tutor training program program

To successfully match qualified tutors with To successfully match qualified tutors with tutees tutees

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What does the Tutee Gain?What does the Tutee Gain?

Improved academic Improved academic performanceperformance

Motivates self-Motivates self-directed learningdirected learning

Structured learning Structured learning experienceexperience

Improved self esteemImproved self esteem Personal growthPersonal growth

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What does KCKCC Gain from What does KCKCC Gain from Tutoring?Tutoring?

Opportunity to Opportunity to reinforce instructionreinforce instruction

Increases positive Increases positive student interactionstudent interaction

Improves educational Improves educational climateclimate

Enhances positive Enhances positive attitude towards attitude towards teaching/learningteaching/learning

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I Know Tutoring is Great, but what does a I Know Tutoring is Great, but what does a Tutee Need from Me?Tutee Need from Me?

Positive expectationsPositive expectations Mutual respectMutual respect FlexibilityFlexibility HumorHumor EnthusiasmEnthusiasm AcceptanceAcceptance OrganizationOrganization ReferralsReferrals

Effective Effective communicationcommunication

Reasons for learningReasons for learning Connections between Connections between

new material and new material and prior knowledgeprior knowledge

““The Big Picture”The Big Picture” Study TechniquesStudy Techniques

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Characteristics of Good TutorsCharacteristics of Good Tutors

““Intelligence alone Intelligence alone does not indicate does not indicate success as a Tutor; success as a Tutor; but what kind of but what kind of person, what kind of person, what kind of student you are does. student you are does. It takes a certain kind It takes a certain kind of person to be a of person to be a tutor.”tutor.”

A Positive OutlookA Positive Outlook A Desire to Help A Desire to Help

OthersOthers EmpathyEmpathy An Open MindAn Open Mind An Even DispositionAn Even Disposition ReliabilityReliability EnthusiasmEnthusiasm

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5 Steps to Becoming 5 Steps to Becoming an Effective Tutoran Effective Tutor

1.1. Know What is Expected of You as a Know What is Expected of You as a TutorTutor

2.2. Setting up the Tutor SessionSetting up the Tutor Session

3.3. Meeting Your Tutee’s NeedsMeeting Your Tutee’s Needs

4.4. The Ingredients of a Good Tutor SessionThe Ingredients of a Good Tutor Session

5.5. Ending the Tutoring SessionEnding the Tutoring Session

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Techniques that WorkTechniques that Work

We Learn:We Learn: 10% of what we Read10% of what we Read 20% of what we Hear20% of what we Hear 30% of what we See30% of what we See

50% of what we See and Hear50% of what we See and Hear 70% of what we Discuss with Others70% of what we Discuss with Others

80% of what we Experience Personally80% of what we Experience Personally 95% of what we Teach Others95% of what we Teach Others

-William Glasser-William Glasser

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Techniques that WorkTechniques that Work

Determine Your Personal Determine Your Personal Communication StyleCommunication Style

Find out why the Tutee Find out why the Tutee has requested tutoringhas requested tutoring

Review course materials Review course materials with the Tuteewith the Tutee

Ask the right questionAsk the right question Ask leading questionsAsk leading questions Assist Tutee in finding the Assist Tutee in finding the

answer themselvesanswer themselves