Hi, Charlie here, again, with peer tutoring tip #3, and this one is all about using your common sense!
Tip #3: Don't Be Late!
I know, common sense, right? But you would be surprised how many people I have known during my years of tutoring who show up 5, 10, even 20 minutes late for their own tutoring sessions.
Tutors who are on time are showing their tutees that they are taking their tutoring duties seriously. Punctual tutors are also showcasing the fact that they are professional, enthusiastic, and eager to help their tutees learn. In contrast, a tutor who is chronically late to tutoring sessions gives the impression that he/she doesn't care enough about the tutee, or the tutoring, to make it to the session on time.
So try to be on time for every one of your tutoring sessions. If you're running late for some unavoidable reason, make sure to let your tutee, or the person in charge of the tutoring sessions (teacher, administrator, etc.), know as soon as possible.
Stay tuned for peer tutoring tip #4!
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Peer Tutoring: Tip 2
Hi guys, Charlie again with tip #2 of 8 for peer tutors:
Tip #2: Get the Details.
Find out exactly is involved in you being a peer tutor. What are your exact tutor job duties? Will you be helping your peer tutee with in class work? Will you be tutoring the skills needed to improve homework assignments? What type of student will you be tutoring? How is he/she performing in class? Where will you meet to tutor?
It is next to impossible to be a successful tutor if you aren't sure who you are tutoring, where you are tutoring, or what you will be doing.
Ask the person in charge of the tutoring program about the details, get the details from him/her. If all else fails, make a quick appointment to meet with your peer tutee, and get the details for some of the above questions from him/her.
That's it for now; Stay tuned for Peer Tutoring Tip #3!
Tip #2: Get the Details.
Find out exactly is involved in you being a peer tutor. What are your exact tutor job duties? Will you be helping your peer tutee with in class work? Will you be tutoring the skills needed to improve homework assignments? What type of student will you be tutoring? How is he/she performing in class? Where will you meet to tutor?
It is next to impossible to be a successful tutor if you aren't sure who you are tutoring, where you are tutoring, or what you will be doing.
Ask the person in charge of the tutoring program about the details, get the details from him/her. If all else fails, make a quick appointment to meet with your peer tutee, and get the details for some of the above questions from him/her.
That's it for now; Stay tuned for Peer Tutoring Tip #3!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Peer Tutoring: Tip 1
Hi ITA Blog readers, Charlie the tutor here with part 1 of my 8 part tip series for peer tutoring. Why peer tutoring, you ask?
Well, I got the idea from one of my tutees. He's a Sophmore in high school, and has just been asked to be a peer tutor for his school. It's pretty cool that a kid I've been tutoring since he was in the 5th grade is now going to be a tutor himself!
Anyway, he asked me about tips for peer tutors, and I thought it'd be a great idea to share them here, too, for other peer tutors to read. The ideas can be applied to pretty much any peer tutoring situation.
So, without further ado, here is the first (and probably easiest!) tip for peer tutors.
Tip #1: Get to know your tutee.
Talk to your tutee, find out what he/she likes, ask about hobbies and interests, talk about favorite academic subjects, ask about preferred names/nicknames...basically, talk to your tutee the way you would talk to a new friend. Don't get too personal, but do a good job of putting your tutee at ease before tutoring even begins.
Getting to know your tutee on a more casual and personal level can make tutoring a lot more enjoyable and a lot more effective.
That's it for Tip #1 (told you it was an easy one!), but I'll be back tomorrow with tip #2.
Well, I got the idea from one of my tutees. He's a Sophmore in high school, and has just been asked to be a peer tutor for his school. It's pretty cool that a kid I've been tutoring since he was in the 5th grade is now going to be a tutor himself!
Anyway, he asked me about tips for peer tutors, and I thought it'd be a great idea to share them here, too, for other peer tutors to read. The ideas can be applied to pretty much any peer tutoring situation.
So, without further ado, here is the first (and probably easiest!) tip for peer tutors.
Tip #1: Get to know your tutee.
Talk to your tutee, find out what he/she likes, ask about hobbies and interests, talk about favorite academic subjects, ask about preferred names/nicknames...basically, talk to your tutee the way you would talk to a new friend. Don't get too personal, but do a good job of putting your tutee at ease before tutoring even begins.
Getting to know your tutee on a more casual and personal level can make tutoring a lot more enjoyable and a lot more effective.
That's it for Tip #1 (told you it was an easy one!), but I'll be back tomorrow with tip #2.
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