Reflection Essay On Peer Tutoring

With the tutor, well, it seems the tutor is more of a crutch.” (Tyler 191). The irony of a tutor supposedly having the most positive influence on a young adult becomes the complete opposite. Student’s comprehend the idea of learning adults can possess a negative influence which makes it important to learn not to rely or use adults

While in High School, I was involved in the Peer Tutoring program. Although I had already been involved with the several other programs, I knew from an early age that a Special Education teacher was what I wanted to do. Helping students achieve their goals and help them to succeed in life was my true calling. But the desire to help the most challenged student drove me beyond regular education. The memories of my Peer tutoring experience kept me striving to be a

This assignment will critically reflect and analyse a microteaching session I presented to my peers in a clinical placement regarding Nursing management of chest drains. I will define reflection; teaching, learning and the rationale for choosing this topic will be clearly outlined in this paper. The preparation, planning, implementation and evaluation will also be incorporated. This assignment will be structured using Gibbs (1988) reflective model cited in Modular Training Course, 2003 because of its simplicity. Analysis will permeate through each stage of the Gibbs reflective model. Finally I will conclude by reflecting on my role as a joint practitioner outlining areas of personal, professional growth, identifying my strength, weakness

Being a part of my school’s peer tutoring program has been the most gratifying experience of my high school career. As a student, I can relate to those that struggle in a subject and are unable to connect with the material being taught in class. I have worked with students who have lost confidence in themselves because of the difficulty they were having in school. To be given the opportunity to assist students to reach their academic goals is fulfilling. As a peer tutor, I edit essays, share scholarship searches, assist with homework, and provide studying tips and test taking strategies. I enjoy working with my group to develop habits to be more successful.With each higher grade earned, test anxiety relieved, and confident smile of those that I help, I know that the work I am doing is

Peer tutoring, is simply helping your peers to the best of your ability, with a subject that they are struggling with or just want justification on. I personally have been tutoring others since I was in seventh grade when I began helping elementary school aged children with their homework after school at a community center near my middle school. Tutoring became a newly found passion of mine at that time, and I have enjoyed the opportunity ever since. When I saw that Antioch offered tutoring as a senior class, I was ecstatic, and I signed up immediately. If I am not mistaken, similar to signing up for service learning, one must have a teacher recommendation to take this particular course. There may be other guidelines that I am not aware of at the time, but believe me, taking peer tutoring is well worth it. As a senior, you have to worry about applying to colleges or jobs, applying for scholarships, getting community service hours, working, finishing your capstone project, taking senior pictures, making invitations and announcements, finding internships, and so much

The tutoring reflection provided verifies my understanding that children learn differently. This student did not have any specific exceptionality in learning, but he was a visual learner. Each week, I planned a lesson that allowed me to use the best resources to enhance his learning. I discovered that the student excelled when using hands-on activities. I altered my lessons each week and planned lessons to include activities that used visual aids.

An area that I could have improved upon in communication was the speed of the verbal delivery of the teaching session, especially at the beginning, because Quinn and Hughes (2007) advise that this can affect the ability to absorb information and cause loss of attention. The speed of delivery was very important for understanding because the teaching method used in this session was talking, as defined by Jarvis and Gibson (1997), with the majority of the flow of the conversation being from me to the student rather than it being more interactive and involving discussion or demonstration.

The goal of the Pre-Health and Science Peer Mentors Program is to help first year African-American students with pre-health interests engage fully in the Washington University experience. As one of nine mentors, I was assigned multiple students and tasked with helping them maneuver through the myriad of challenges associated with entering Washington University. Even as the mentor, I found this experience valuable as it allowed me to reflect upon my past challenges and translate these experiences into advice while developing a community amongst other pre-medical minority students. I attended training meetings, and met with my mentees multiple times during the

For my service learning opportunity, I chose to help a nonprofit tutoring organization. I didn't tutor, but I did help format the website and used my English skills I've devolved from TOPS to make her message more clear to any viewers. I chose this opportunity because I know how many kids my age hate school and wish school didn't even exist, but I also know how badly kids in these third world countries dream of school. They dream of being able to know as much as we do even though we don't even know that much. They help the national communities of children between ages 3 - 19 to learn English, mathematics, science, and fine arts. They do this, yet they are a nonprofit organization, so they don't even make money off of this which I think is amazing.

Peer Tutoring has been shown an effective learning strategy and innovate solution in multidisciplinary classroom structures. As teachers seek productive methods to incorporate meaningful learning and maintain efficient time management in the classroom, peer tutoring has been implemented as an effective option. Through the process of peer tutoring, the tutor and the tutee both gain individualized skills, immediate performance feedback, continuous progress monitoring, increased peer relationships and self-esteem improvement. With such a strong record of effectiveness, this study proposes an examination of the effectiveness of peer

As a peer mentor at the College of San Mateo, I volunteer my time to help incoming freshmen thorough the rough transition of high school to community college. As a underrepresented student who moved to the U.S from a third world country, I work with a lot of students like myself and make sure that they have all the tools and resources to do well in their academics. I have meeting with my mentees every week to check their progress throughout the semester. In addition to weekly meetings, I also have one on one tutoring sessions to help my mentees if they are struggling in their classes, especially math and science.

I enjoyed tutoring when my students fully understood how to find the solution for the problem and start enjoying Math. Peer tutoring is interesting for me and for my students as Math become enjoyable by practicing repeatedly. The more you practice and remember simple steps, the more you fall in love with Math.

On the first few days of second semester, I began to get trained in order to Peer Tutor. At first, I felt overwhelmed. I thought my personality may scare away tutees, possibly giving the program itself a mediocre name. I learned about the characteristics necessary in order to become a successful Peer Tutor, in addition to the process of escorting tutees to the Peer Tutoring classroom and communicating with teachers. After learning the process, my confidence kicked in. I began to observe teachers in order to learn how to appeal to different types of learners.

The campus resource I decided to participate in, is a Chemistry 1020 Peer Assisted Study Session (PASS). These sessions are created for courses that students struggle in such as Chemistry, Anatomy, Biology, and Finance. PASS sessions are a great way to stay on top of your courses throughout the semester. It provides students with the chance to ask questions from the lecture as well as get extra practice with difficult concepts. The most recent PASS session that I attended gave me the opportunity to test my knowledge on Thermochemistry, Equilibrium, Phase Changes and Kinetics in the form of a mock midterm. Our PASS leader created the mock midterm not only to test our knowledge on chemistry but to also teach us about time management on an exam.

Tutoring these courses including six other biology and chemistry courses, highlights my proficiency in this competency.I acquired this competency by completing over 10 laboratory sections for different sciences course, including physics, biology, and chemistry. As a paramedic instructor, I also have experience conducting laboratory skill stations for students. These laboratory stations consist of a variety of procedure and assessment