Staff Training - Fall 2023

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New & Returing Tutor/PAL Training

Monday August 14, 2023

8:30am-12:00pm - Center Specific Training- All Tutors & PAL Leaders

Ekstrom Tutoring Center & Academic & Leadership Center

BAB 250

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 & PAL

Payroll - BAB Lobby

Lunch

Hallway outside of BAB 129

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

Welcome from Dr. Geoff Bailey

BAB 129

1:30pm - 4:30pm 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 (Roxanne Leiter)
  • 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)

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

Tuesday August 15, 2023

1:00pm-5:00pm - Center Specific Training- All Tutors & PAL Leaders

Ekstrom Tutoring Center & Academic & Leadership Center

BAB 250

Center-Specific Topics


Math Resource Center (MRC)

BAB 241

Center-Specific Topics


Learning Resource Center (LRC)

BAB 250

Center-Specific Topics


Peer Assisted Learning (PAL)

BAB 248

Center-Specific Topics

Structured Learning Assistance Training

Friday August 18, 2023

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

Faculty Welcome / Introductions

Professional staff, Peer Mentors (Kaitlyn Damron, Vasa Vermuri, Cait Waits, Philip Mathews, Uria Park)

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)
  • Weekly meeting structure (select meeting time/day)
  • Classroom materials/resources
  • Set up GroupMe by course section (SLAs only, Add Karen/GSA)

BAB 129

Karen Carrow
Dr. Geoff Bailey

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

BAB 129

Dr. Geoff Bailey and Peer Mentors

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)*

BAB 129

Karen Carrow
Dr. Geoff Bailey

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
Dr. Geoff Bailey
Dr. Ryan Luke
and/ or Keith McKnight

Academic Coach Training

Wednesday August 16, 2023

8:45am

Arrival

BAB 248

9:00am - 9:15am

Welcome to REACH and Academic Coaching

BAB 248

Dr. Geoff Bailey
Executive Director of REACH and Testing Services

9:15am-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
  5. Safety protocols

BAB 248

10:00am - 12:00pm

Academic Coaching Overview

Academic Coaching Framework

  1. Our charge / focus
  2. Target populations
  3. Essential elements: https://youtu.be/rPdTfC5UEjo
  4. Coaching appointment structure and student experience
    1. REACH framework for coaching sessions
    2. Goal setting
    3. Clarifying and probing questions
    4. Bloom's Taxonomy and learning strategies
  5. Referral process and resources
  6. Acadfemic Coach- Evaluation Process

BAB 248

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

BAB 248

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Safe Zone Training

BAB 248

Byron Terry
LGBT Center

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Strategies for Working with Neurodiverse Students

BAB 248

Brian Holahan
DRC

2:45pm - 4:15pm

TracCloud & CardSmart

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

BAB 248

Mark Woolwine
Dr. Geoff Bailey

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