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Accounts
Staff Training - Fall 2024
New & Returing Tutor/PAL Training
Monday, August 12, 2024
8:30am-12:00pm - Center Specific Training- All Tutors & PAL Leaders
Ekstrom Tutoring 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
Athletics
Athletics
12:00pm - 1:00pm - All Tutors & PALs
Lunch
Hallway outside of BAB 129
Grab a pizza lunch and eat in the BAB…or anywhere you like. Return to BAB 129 by 1:00 p.m.
1:00pm - 1:30pm - All Tutors & PAL
Welcome from Dr. Geoff Bailey
BAB 129
1:30pm - 5:30pm 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 (Keith McKnight)
- Study Smarter (Lily Thaman)
- Critical Thinking (Leslie Exmeyer)
- Policy Acknowledgement / Harassment Prevention and FERPA Training / Blackboard Overview (Greg Carmichael)
Rising Level II
BAB 248
- Using Probing Questions (Kelly Coultas)
- The Neurological Foundations of Learning (Spencer Cannon)
- Diversity Awareness (Jenna Price)
Rising Level III
BAB 206
- How to Best Serve Target Populations (Tyler Price)
- Self-Regulated Learning (Mark Woolwine)
- The Role of Learning Centers (Geoff Bailey)
- Training and Mentoring Other Tutors (Karen Carrow)
Structured Learning Assistance Training
Friday, August 16, 2024
- More Info Coming Soon
8:45am - 9:00am - SLA Faculty Only
Faculty Welcome / Introductions
Professional staff, Peer Mentors (Vasa, Philip, Uria, Cait)
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
- Faculty brain teaser / modeling
- Class preparation and fully utilizing SLAs to facilitate active learning (assign to specific students, leading group activities/problem solving, reinforcing reviews/tutoring)
- Strategies to foster student participation by returning SLA faculty (they talk)
- Structure of weekly SLA meetings
- 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
- REACH expectations and insights
- Voices of experience (returners’ insights)
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)
- Blackboard (how to enter attendance if requested)
- Weekly meeting structure (select meeting time/day)
- Classroom materials/resources
- Set up GroupMe by course section (SLAs only, Add Hannah)
BAB 129
Karen Carrow
Hannah Stewart
Dr. Geoff Bailey
SLA Faculty
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. - SLA Faculty and SLAs
Lunch
BAB 129
1:00pm - 2:00pm - SLAs Only
SLA Administration
- TracCloud: student use, SLA roles; QR codes
- Hannah: observations (help sessions, in-class), check-in emails
- Karen: evaluation process, faculty feedback
SLA Review Sessions / Tutoring
- Center procedures with Karen (time sheets, requesting rooms, test reviews, absences)
- Breakout discussion: help session times/days for each course
BAB 129
Karen Carrow
Hannah Stewart
2:00pm - 2:15pm - SLAs Only
Group bonding activity by course
BAB 129
Dr. Geoff Bailey and Peer Mentors
2:15pm - 4:00pm - SLAs Only
Classroom Engagements
- Small-group class facilitation
- Active learning strategies
- Scenarios (applied/situational)
- Structure, worksheets, varying knowledge levels among students, balancing different group sizes/attendance
BAB 129
Karen Carrow
Hannah Stewart
Dr. Geoff Bailey
Dr. Ryan Luke
and/ or Keith McKnight
Academic Coach Training
Wednesday August 14, 2024
8:45am
Arrival
BAB 248
9:00am - 9:10am
Welcome to REACH and Academic Coaching
BAB 248
Dr. Geoff Bailey
Executive Director of REACH and Testing Services
9:10am-10:00am
REACH Overview
- Mission and staffing
- Physical locations and centers (tour)
- REACH Services: scheduled tutoring, PAL, drop-in tutoring, how online tutoring works, academic coaching, summer programs
- Safety protocols
BAB 248
10:00am - 12:00pm
Academic Coaching Overview
Academic Coaching Framework
- Why students struggle
- Our charge / focus
- Target populations
- Essential elements: https://youtu.be/rPdTfC5UEjo
- Coaching appointment structure and student experience
- Active Listening
- Academic buoyancy
- Adjusting to college
- SMART Goals
- Metacognition
- Spaced Retrieval
- Study Cycle
- Bloom's Taxonomy and learning strategies
- Mindset
BAB 248
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
BAB 248
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Strategies for Working with Neurodiverse Students
BAB 248
Brian Holahan
DRC
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Safe Zone Training
BAB 248
Byron Terry
LGBT Center
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Writing Center Services
BAB 248
Annmarie Steffes
University Writing Center
3:30pm - 4:00pm
TracCloud & CardSmart
- Navigation
- Documentation of outreach/appointments
- Scheduling appointments
- Student Success Plans
- Key partners and referrals
BAB 248
Mark Woolwine
Dr. Geoff Bailey
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