My first semester as tutor lead in Spring of 2016 went well given the obstacles our team was given throughout duration of the semester. The highlights of my success include the completion of two of three required Tutor workshops. One, which was a Tutor Talk, was unable to be completed due an unforeseen closure of the building that it was initially supposed to be held in. I had chosen the time specifically to correspond to potential hurdles that my classes would present. I tried to reschedule it twice and was unable to due to time constraints and scheduling. Additionally, it wasn’t just a matter of scheduling, but the need to reserve a room. I wasn’t sure who served as the intermediary to get a room. Furthermore, the topic was vague, I asked …show more content…
All tutors were then informed of that they were being evaluated. This approach allowed for an impartial and authentic evaluation of the tutor’s performance; even more so when I was familiar with the topic. Communication as a group I believe was severely lacking during this semester. From the beginning, no one seemed to be certain as to how we can support contact with one another. The idea of a group text seemed to be forced upon the group and regular meeting seemed to never occur. However, we did manage to figure a system of communication out and it seemed to sit well with the remaining tutor leads. Communication after our last meeting seemed to gradually decrease as the semester concluded. I believe becoming acquainted with one another should be somewhat of a priority to bring about unity and companionship among the group. I believe this would help accomplish goals as a team with greater sufficiency. Hopefully, this gives a fair depiction on what we should improve on for the upcoming semester. As far as communication with our supervisor, I didn’t hear much from Tyrone Wheeler. We did keep in frequent contact with Natasha on any issues that …show more content…
If anyone were to check my workshops or watched how performed my evaluations, they would share the same opinion. Should I stay next semester, I plan on keeping in closer contact with my teammates and supervisor as I would with Angela. More importantly, I plan to focus on my health issues during the summer, due to its interference with my performance the spring. The primary obstacle was dealing with the side effects of my medication and I plan on remedying that situation as soon as time will
• Tutor Communication: Coordinates the response to all tutor inquiries regarding recruitment. Maintains and updates a database of standard communications related to tutor recruitment, engagement, and retention. In collaboration with current tutors and fulltime professional staff, coordinates the development and regular updating of the Tutor Handbook.
At the site base meeting it was noted that students are required to attend tutorials with Mr. Qualls after they have failed two consecutive six weeks. The teachers in attendance made various suggestions on how to be proactive to reach the students earlier in the semester to enable students to be successful the following six week. One common thread in the suggestions was to use 5th period as a pull-out program so teachers could work one on one with their student’s that need additional learning time in a particular subject that the student had failed the previous six weeks. Since students are currently assigned to a teacher’s attendance roster, an idea that was discussed by Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Hendrix, was to have teachers communicate with
The Odyssey is a story of Odysseus’ long journey home after the defeat of troy. While he faces monsters and mythical creatures on his way, while his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus wait for his return home. Odysseus meets many characters that help him through his journey as well as many characters that sends him many challenges. Secondary characters in The Odyssey demonstrates the values learned, the challenges faced and motivation.
The day started off fairly well. Hatfield hadn’t told his students I was going to be observing, and thus they assumed I was his daughter or a substitute teacher. After giving the students their bellwork, he quickly dove into the lesson. Hatfield had taken a day leave the day before, so the classroom was a bit scrambled with what they did with their substitute. It was an interactive day with videos, discussions, and written work. The good thing was that he really seemed to love what he was doing and could keep the students under his reigns fairly well. There were some attitudes from some of the students that he dismissed with ease and it was palpable that he had been doing this for years.
What did you expect before your session? My expectation was that the tutor would review my rough draft and provide me with feedback in which to improve my paper.
Working with kids and their tutor was awesome. Some of the kids were willing to do their homework. They were alert and ready to do the work given to them by their teacher. Also, their teachers were so happy to see us. My relationship with them was cordial, although, some kids preferred not to carry out the assignment given to them. During the project, I interacted with the director and one of the staffs. They told me the possible challenges I might face while tutoring the kids. They are: some might not want to do their work and but they encourage us to try to motivate the kids in doing their tasks. Some of the kids had family issues and other issues which
I find myself reading this short paragraph over and over(above). My topic sentence makes me happy and proud. Going back to school was the best thing I have done. I chose to talk about going back to school to the “future employer” because it shows I am motivated as well as dedicated. This class has brought a lot to my attention. The mannerism that is expected in the “business world” is to speak and write well. It is extremely important to know how to write (type) a meaning full and proper paper whether it is for school or work. I have noticed a great impact in my vocabulary and writing skills. My boss told me on Monday he is impressed with the new docs I typed up for our new clients (with no help from him). I was not excited about this class
What well in your classes? What did you need to do differently? What is your plan for success this semester? In this class, what will you need to do to be successful?
Danielle: 3 because she seemed too needy. I found myself being too repetitive with instructions and suggestions that were self-explanatory. I am not discrediting her intellectual ability in anyway but she seemed too disoriented than I would have liked to be. I will commend her for taking the initiative to meeting with me outside of the classroom because I initially approach this assignment with an independent mindset.
Last summer I wanted to work and earn a little cash and distract myself and not be home all summer. I didn't know where to apply so I applied everywhere I was even open to working in the fields my parents told me that the fields were the last place they ever wanted me to work. My mom and step dad Raul always told me that field work wasn't easy and that it was not for me but I didn't listen.
To begin, this experience was amazing. I learned so much about children’s literacy, and I even saw growth in the 4 weeks I worked with my student, which also made this experience rewarding. I believe this tutoring experience helped me as a future teacher, but also helped the student I was tutoring. At the beginning of the program the student struggles greatly with fluency, all the aspects of it. The student stumbled over words, read words that were not there, had trouble “thinking out” words, and read with no prosody. The first week was spent getting to know the child and what troubles the child faced when reading. Once the second week came around we worked on a phonics review of beginning and ending blends. The student seemed to know the beginning blends but struggled with the ending blends so we spent
During my tutoring session on Monday I was not able to get through everything that I had planned. I do not know if it was because my student was late getting out of lunch or because he was nervous having Emily there to observe our tutoring session. Even though it did not go as planned, it all worked out the way it was supposed to. I started the session by going over sight words with my buddy. We went over seven of the sight words that he missed last week. These words were: fast, found, which, gave, call, made, and these. The only two words that he missed were made and these. After going over the sight words, I gave my student a sticker and told him how proud I was of him. This week my buddy said that he wanted to read a dinosaur book, luckily
The discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamun has answered many questions and solved many mysteries about the life of people in Ancient Egypt. However, the life and death of the boy king is still a mystery itself. For example, one continual argument and mystery is how King Tut died. Although there are many opposing theories, King Tutankhamen died because he was already weak from genetic diseases, then broke his leg, which got infected and caused King Tut to die.
I believe that the fundamental goal of teaching is to provide a safe environment that allows students to meet their fullest potential in every aspect of their life. My job as an educator is to meet each child’s unique needs in a way that allows them to feel safe and secure to share ideas and take risks when it comes to their own education. I believe that as a teacher I should act as a guide to students’ learning rather than a dictator to it. I also believe that a child’s natural curiosity should direct their learning and impact what they choose to do. The final aspect that I believe is a must have in the classroom is a respect for all people and things. As a role-model for the students, I must show them how
“I will write peace on your wings and you will fly all over the world - Sadako Sasaki”