Using Peer Tutoring And Peer Assistance

Assessments are used to track not only learner but tutor progress. Below I have documented some utilised in my everyday teaching life:

In my assessment these students will be evaluated consistently my me and the instructors at Hillcrest elementary school. The students will be evaluated on how to continue his/her next steps within the school. Input will be given to the student at the school for data so they can learn more by adapting to their own personal experiences. I will first do a walk-thru of the classroom in starting my assessment. I will visually be able to check on my student’s progress and really understand the students. Next I will use a checklist to compare and see if the student is progressing or not. Criticism feedback won’t be seen as a problem but would be seen as a guide to understanding and achievement inside of the classroom. Lastly and most important I will give out a summative assessment to assess the knowledge of problem solving skills. The specific end goal is to persuade students to become long lasting learners inside and

Another strength I possess is the use of data to make informed decisions about the content I teach. This includes what I teach, how I teach, and how I group students. I have learned to differentiate in a variety of ways.

My strength is personal preparation skills; these are skills I erudite during my master's degree program. They are time management and online learning experience. Time management is a skill that has helped me set and accomplish different goals in life. Online learning is a skill I attended. I love my private space and time alone to think and reflect. As a result of my master's program, I am more experienced in using the online library resource to find journal articles.

During mid-March of my Junior year, the time finally arrived to decide upon senior year courses. I knew I wanted to maintain my rigorous coursework by taking more Advanced Placement courses, but I also wanted to enroll in courses that would enrich my character and social skills. While I knew I wanted to enroll in Theatre Arts for my fourth and final time, I had one more elective to choose. I finally decided to take Peer Tutoring, in hopes to acquire a deeper sense of compassion and dependability.

Another strength is self-confidence. I am highly confident personally as well as professionally to talk to and handle the customers. I got appreciation on comment letter by guest so many times. I am confident enough to talk diplomatic way with my co-workers and managers when needed. On my lower strengths, I found out that I totally get upset and very tense while working on my assignments. The assignment I am doing if something from it cannot understand made me very irritating and frustrated. I am very reserve personality because I don’t like to approach others without any concerns. It is hard for me to focus on different issues on one time. Strengths is something like make you feel power when you finish the task. For instance, I have been working on my final paper since we start the semester three weeks ago, and now that aim almost done I feel energizes spiritually even though I feel exhausted physically. Learning these basic skills in class have help grow professionally. Uncovering hidden strengths will allow you growing and transformation to

One practice that can be implemented in classrooms to help teachers combat this problem is ClassWide Peer Tutoring. A considerable amount of research has been done evaluating the results of using ClassWide Peer Tutoring in the classroom. ClassWide peer tutoring has been shown to improve both academic and behavior problems for students with disabilities.

One area of personal strength is that I am motivated to finish what I start. Another area of my personal strengths is my desire to learn. No matter what I start, I am goal-oriented and set on completing my task. I have a thirst for knowledge. There are times when I start an online course in a subject of interest, just to acquire more knowledge in the field, whether the institution is accredited or not.

My learning strengths are time management and prioritizing. If I learn to manage my time outside of school and homework, then I will make it farther in life. I will always be on time and never miss anything important. I will get a better job and furthermore, a promotion. If an employer sees that you are on time and always on top of things, they will promote you to a better position.

Another strength is that I bringing in ideals of activities for the class. This is a strength because sometimes a teacher might run out of ideas on how to get the children engaged in an activity. This is also helpful because you can incorporate the children’s interest to the activities planned. A few example of this are, every month the theme of what the children will learn about changes. I was asked to think of some activities for the students to do. During the morning centers, the children have to go to the three tables, Art, Math/Science and ABC table. A few of the children do not enjoy writing so I thought of some activities that might spark their interest. Once activity was bringing in foam ABC sticker letters. The children found the

My first strength was strategic. I do consider this strategic one of my strengths. Usually when new technology comes out like the iPhone, I do whatever to get it. I know I would have to get a job in order to get what I wanted, so I did. My goal was to get my iPhone and I needed money. I had a plan to get a job and work to save up as much money as I needed. I applied at a movie theater, and did exactly that. My parents said it was too much money to spend on a phone, but that did not stop me. One I have a goal I try and do whatever I can to achieve that goal. I come up with a careful plan and steps to achieve my goal. I consider this a strength because it does not just go for buying the newest technology, but for everything. I try and plan things out because for me it is more helpful to know where I am going. Being strategic is probably one of my strongest strengths.

Lipsky’s book defines the roll and importance of peer tutors on college campuses, the importance of promoting active learning, how to incorporate critical thinking and questioning skills, assessing students’ learning, collaborative learning and group work, tutoring as a proactive process, the value of diversity and students, online assistance, and a summary of effective peer lead sessions. One of the major strengths of this book is the learning activities throughout to assist peer tutors with their tutees. For example, in the promoting active learning chapter the activity has tutee comment section and peer tutors have the opportunity to provide how they would respond. This allows peer tutors to understand comments and questions that might arise during a tutoring sessions, and how they can overcome it.

Peer tutoring is beneficial for both the tutor and the student with learning difficulties. In teaching students with learning difficulties the tutor is reinforcing and enhancing their own understanding of the material. If the tutor is familiar with a concept but is not sure about it then they can ask the teacher, augmenting the information for them both. Teaching their peer is also a great way for them to learn how to teach. Tutoring allows them to work on their communication skills and builds their confidence. The student with learning difficulties benefits from peer tutoring in that they often feel more comfortable receiving instruction from their peer than from their actual teacher. This added comfort helps them concentrate on the material

The biggest strength I have is to be creative with the situation that I am given. This in not only a skill that suggest that one can synthesize material to give it a sense of authenticity, but also can adapt and accommodate in the moment. Even the best planners can have a poor classroom dynamic; the rigidity of these classes is what prevents them from engaging students in the moment. I genuinely believe in effective planning and mythology but I also believe in breaking from the script and to accommodate the needs of learners in creative ways.

I believe my strengths are within the elements of Well-Structured Lessons, Safe Learning Environment, and Reflective Practice.