“Imagination
“The only limit to your impact is your imagination and commitment.”
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
—Albert Einstein
does not become great until human beings, given the courage and the strength, use it to create.”
― Maria Montessori
—Tony Robbins
Executive Director, Academic Support Services (Leslie Doolittle)
Tutoring Coordinator (Amy Weber)
Student Coordinator (Alex Starovoytov )
Peer Tutors Marketing Coordinator (Jasmin Tannous)
Recruitment & Payroll Coordinatoor (Sophia Nikolopoulos)
Operations and Small Group Tutoring Coordinator (Laura BernardSasges) Lead Tutors
Mentoring & Training Coordinator (Kate Labkovich)
Organizational Coaching Coordinator (Demi Katinas)
Mentors
Organizational Coaches
Geek Squad Coordinator (Ben Hellen)
Mentees
Geek Squad Members
Co-Tutors and Alternate Tutors
• How to Prep for a Session
• Ask tutee for materials in advance (i.e., course PPT slides)
• Review the course syllabus
• Reach out to Amy for resources
• Review your notes/homework from when you took the course
• Create a tutoring session agenda in advance with your tutee
• Gauge timing of session and how much material to prep
• How to Prep for a Session
• Find helpful online practice videos
• Identify practice problems in the course textbook you can work on (as long as they are not assigned as homework for credit)
• Create your own practice problems and/or get ideas from the Peer Tutoring Blackboard site
• Send practice problems to your tutees ahead of time
• Create practice problems for you tutee to work on after the session (if requested)
• How to Teach a Concept in Multiple Ways
• Use different techniques
• i.e. visual v. auditory (For example, using a whiteboard versus talking through a concept)
• Ask tutee what has been helpful for them in the past when learning new material
• Strategies
• Work through practice problems
• Have conceptual discussion of a topic to build a foundational understanding
• How to Approach not Knowing an Answer
• It is okay to not know everything. Tutors are not expected to have all the answers all the time!
• In first tutoring session, normalize the idea that you will not always know the answer.
• Strategies to approach this
• During a session
• Quick Google Search to try to trigger your memory
• Work through it with your tutee using available resources (Professor’s PPT slides, textbook or other class resources) – opportunity to model for your
• How to Approach not Knowing an Answer
• Strategies to approach this
• Outside of a session
• It’s ok to say, “I don’t know the answer but I will research it and get back to you.” Tell your tutee you will look into it after the session and circle back to them (helpful to give a timeframe to manage their expectations).
• You can encourage your tutee to research the solution by visiting professor’s office hours or the appropriate Learning Center.
• How to Check for Comprehension
• Ask open-ended questions (how/why) rather than yes/no questions
• Have your tutee walk you through some problems
• Ask your tutee to “teach” the content back to you
• Create a practice quiz or do a Kahoot
• Directly ask what specific areas they are still struggling with
• Revisit previously shaky content in the following session
