PowerPoint slides for Peer Tutor and Teaching Assistant Training and Orientation session CEHS Achievement Center.

1. Training & Orientation: Peer
Tutors & Teaching Assistants
Ms. Raspiller
Mr. Ghidoni
Ms. Hanna
Mrs. Brownell
Mrs. Ferrell

2. • Student volunteers tutor in: Math, Science, foreign
language
• Changes each semester
• Tutors choose their favorite subjects (Google Doc)
• Ms. R puts all tutors into a database
• Students looking for help (“tutees”) fill out a request
• Ms. R matches tutors & tutees
• Options: working in pairs, leading a study group
• All communication is via GMAIL
• Typically: pool of 50+ tutors and 25-45 tutees

3. What are the goals
of the
Tutoring Program?

4. • Personalize instruction for the student.
• Lead students into discovering and finding the
answers for themselves.
• Provide support and encouragement.
• Help students "learn to learn" ~ Increase the
student’s self-confidence, study efficiency and
motivation.
• Increase the probability of success.
Success in tutoring is not tied to the grade a
student receives but to the progress the
student has made in understanding course
content and improving their study skills.

5. Do’s
• Provide an open, positive environment where
students can ask questions.
• Give the student your total attention during
sessions (no cell phones, no chatting with
friends who stop by, etc.).
• Allow the student to answer his/her own question.
Answer a question with a question.
• Let the student do the work!

6. More Do’s
• Use praise to encourage and show the student
they are headed in the right direction.
• Ask for help if you are not sure how to answer a
question.

7. Don’ts
• Your role as a tutor is not to provide the
answers, but to guide the student in finding the
answer themselves.
• Put your pencil down! The goal is to have the
student do the work.
• Do not do all the talking. You can help more by
listening and asking questions to identify the
problem and suggest possible solutions.

8. More Don’ts
• Students tend to go right to their calculators.
Have them write out the problem completely,
solving for the unknown before they ever touch
their calculator. Emphasize process.
• Do not share students’ confidential information
with anyone. Don’t break the trust that the
students have placed in you.

9. 5 Ingredients for a
Successful
Tutoring Session

10. 1. Greeting & Climate Setting
• Always arrive on time.
• Greet each student with a warm greeting. A
friendly voice, smile, eye contact and caring
manner will open the door to trust and
cooperation.
• Show that you are comfortable and
interested.
• Give the student your full attention during the
entire tutoring session.

11. 2. Identify the task or goals for session
• Encourage the student to identify the learning
task that will be the focus of the session.
Students will have more buy-in if the session
is self-directed.
• If the student does not know where to start,
ask open-ended questions about
assignments, class work, graded
tests/quizzes/assignments, etc.
• Restate the area of focus for the session to
assure agreement.

12. 3. Accomplish the task
• Break the task down into smaller steps if
needed.
• Identify information sources (other than the
tutor) such as a textbook, solution manuals,
Internet, etc. Encourage the student to find
and use these resources so they can access
them when the tutor is not available.
• Check for comprehension at each step of the
process.

13. 4. Reinforce the learning
• Ask the student to summarize the processes
used to complete the task.
5. Ending a session
• Always end the session on a positive note.
• Remind the student of the next meeting. If
any changes to the schedule, let Ms.
Raspiller know.

14. What Works?
Let’s hear from you….

15. Remember: It’s confidential.
• Review Cape Schools Volunteer
Policy
• Q&A
• Please sign it
• Put it in the basket

16. Thanks for
volunteering!
Thanks to the CEHS Parent
Association for breakfast!