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REACH Training
Spring 2023

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New & Returing Tutor/PAL Training

Thursday January 5, 2023

9:00am-11:30am - Center Specific Training- All Tutors & PAL Leaders

Ekstrom Tutoring Center & Academic & Leadership Center

Ekstrom Library

Center-Specific Topics

  • Workday Training
  • Review of Policies and Procedures
  • Definition of Tutoring and Tutor Responsibilities
  • Tutoring Dos and Don’ts

Math Resource Center (MRC)

BAB 241

Center-Specific Topics

  • Workday Training
  • Review of Policies and Procedures
  • Definition of Tutoring and Tutor Responsibilities
  • Tutoring Dos and Don’ts

Learning Resource Center (LRC)

BAB 250

Center-Specific Topics

  • Workday Training
  • Review of Policies and Procedures
  • Definition of Tutoring and Tutor Responsibilities
  • Tutoring Dos and Don’ts

Peer Assisted Learning (PAL)

BAB 248

Center-Specific Topics

  • Workday Training
  • Review of Policies and Procedures
  • Definition of Tutoring and Tutor Responsibilities
  • Tutoring Dos and Don’ts

TRiO

Davidson

11:30am - 12:30pm - All Tutors & PAL

Lunch

Hallway outside of BAB 129

12:30am - 1:00pm - All Tutors & PAL

Welcome from Dr. Geoff Bailey

BAB 129

1:00pm - 4:00pm CRLA Training- Tutors and PALs who have earned Level II certification and are not working on Level III are excused at this time.

Rising Level I

BAB 129

  • Tutoring Pedagogy (Dennis Keibler)
  • Study Smarter (Greg Carmichael)
  • Critical Thinking (Leslie Exmeyer)
  • Policy Acknowledgement / Harassment Prevention and FERPA Training / Blackboard Overview (Greg Carmichael)

Rising Level II

BAB 248

  • Diversity Awareness (Joel Huether)
  • Using Probing Questions (Kelly Coultas)
  • The Neurological Foundations of Learning (Roxanne Leiter)

Rising Level III

BAB 239B

  • The Role of Learning Centers (Geoff Bailey)
  • How to Best Serve Target Populations (Tyler Price)
  • Self-Regulated Learning (Mark Woolwine)
  • Training and Mentoring Other Tutors (Beverly Granger)

Day 2: Tuesday August 16, 2022

1:00pm - 1:30pm - All Tutors & PAL

Check-In

Proceed to your primary center of employment

  • CRC: Ekstrom Library
  • LRC: BAB 250 (LRC)
  • MRC: BAB 241 (MRC)
  • PAL: BAB 248
1:30pm - 5:30pm - All Tutors & PAL

Breakout session by Center

  • Ekstrom Tutoring Center: Ekstrom Library (COB & Speed Tutors)
  • LRC: BAB 250 (LRC)
  • MRC: BAB 241 (MRC)
  • PAL: BAB 248

Center-specific content

Structured Learning Assistance Training

Friday January 6, 2023

8:45am - 9:00am - SLA Faculty Only

Faculty Welcome / Introductions

Professional staff, GSA (Kade), Peer Mentors (Elizabeth Burton, Walker Goshorn, Rawan Saleh, Meagan Haase)

BAB 129

Dr. Geoff Bailey

9:00am - 10:00am - SLA Faculty Only

Best Practices for SLA Faculty

  • Overview of SLA model and purpose of JGBF grant
  • SLA course enrollments/ratios
  • Class preparation/reminders about purpose and value of active learning and SLA roles (assign to specific students, leading group activities/problem solving, reinforcing reviews/tutoring)
  • Strategies to foster student participation; how to help students see value in course and these concepts
  • Structure of weekly SLA meetings
  • BAB teaching stations
  • Overview of SLA reviews versus tutoring sessions

BAB 129

Dr. Geoff Bailey
Dr. Ryan Luke

10:00am-12:00pm - SLA Faculty and SLAs

SLA Overview

  • Introduction of faculty partners
  • Discussion of roles
  • GSA expectations and insights
  • Voices of experience (returners’ insights)
  • Exercise: overcoming academic struggles (video)

SLA Collaborations (Breakout by Subject with Faculty)

  • Faculty introductions and expectations (course syllabi/SLA template, sharing weekly activities/plans with SLAs, weekly preparations/structure of weekly meetings)
  • Weekly meeting structure (select meeting time/day)
  • Classroom materials/resources
  • Set up GroupMe by course section (SLAs only)

BAB 129

Karen Carrow
Carrye Wilkins
Dr. Geoff Bailey
Kade Meade

SLA Faculty

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. - SLA Faculty and SLAs

Lunch

BAB 129

1:00pm - 1:30pm - SLAs Only

Group bonding activity by course

  • Buzz Rings activity

BAB 129

Dr. Geoff Bailey
Kade Meade

1:30pm - 2:00pm - SLAs Only

SLA Administration

  • TracCloud: student use, SLA roles; QR codes
  • Workday (timesheets), observations/evals, faculty feedback

SLA Review Sessions / Tutoring

  • Center procedures (Karen & Kade, Keith & Carrye)*

BAB 129

Karen Carrow
Carrye Wilkins
Dr. Geoff Bailey
Kade Meade
Keith McKnight

2:00pm - 3:30pm - SLAs Only

Classroom Engagements

  • Small-group class facilitation
  • Active learning strategies
  • Scenarios (applied/situational)

Content Work by Subject (BIOL/CHEM/MATH content reviews) Defining Help Sessions

  • Structure, worksheets, varying knowledge levels among students, balancing different group sizes/attendance

BAB 129

Karen Carrow
Carrye Wilkins
Dr. Geoff Bailey
Kade Meade

Academic Coach Training

Wednesday August 17, 2022

8:30am - 8:45am

Welcome to REACH and Academic Coaching

BAB 248

Dr. Geoff Bailey
Executive Director of REACH and Testing Services

8:45am-10:00am

REACH Overview

  1. Mission and staffing
  2. Physical locations and centers (tour)
  3. REACH Services: scheduled tutoring, PAL, drop-in tutoring, how online tutoring works, academic coaching, summer programs
  4. Self-help: SmartCards (financial success), Tips & Tools, Hackademic Series

BAB 248

10:00am - 12:00pm

Academic Coaching Overview

Academic Coaching Basics

  1. Our charge / focus
  2. Target populations
  3. Essential elements: https://youtu.be/rPdTfC5UEjo
  4. Coaching appointment structure and student experience
  5. iTheories (incl. attribution theory)
  6. iREACH framework for coaching sessions
  7. iiGoal setting
  8. iClarifying and probing questions
  9. Redirecting questions (e.g., “What would you do?” “What if you were in my shoes?”)
  10. Referral process and resources

BAB 248

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

BAB 129

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Safe Zone Training

BAB 248

Byron Terry
LGBT Center

2:45pm - 4:15pm

TracCloud & CardSmart

  1. Navigation
  2. Documentation of outreach/appointments
  3. Text messaging

BAB 248

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