Please choose a tab below to see the training schedule for that particular day/group.
Accounts
Staff Training - Spring 2025
New & Returing Tutor/PAL Training
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
9:00am-11:30am - 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
11:30am - 12:30pm - 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 12:30 p.m.
12:30pm - 12:50pm - All Tutors & PAL
Welcome from Dr. Geoff Bailey
BAB 129
1:00pm - 5:00pm CRLA Training- Tutors and PALs who have earned Level II certification and are not working on Level III are excused at this time.
1:00pm-5:00pm
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)
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Rising Level II
BAB 248
- Using Probing Questions (Kelly Coultas)
- The Neurological Foundations of Learning (Spencer Cannon)
- Diversity Awareness (Jenna Price)
1:00pm - 4:00pm
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
Monday, January 6, 2025
9:30am - 9:40am
Welcome / Introductions
Professional staff, GSA, Peer Mentors
BAB 129
Dr. Geoff Bailey
9:40am - 10:15am
Best Practices
- Review of faculty and SLA roles
- Discussion of effective faculty pedagogies
- Discussion of effective SLA activities
BAB 129
Dr. Geoff Bailey
Dr. Ryan Luke
10:15am-11:30am
SLA Collaborations (Breakout by Class / Faculty Member)
Faculty introductions and expectations
- Weekly preparations/structure of weekly meetings between faculty and SLAs
- Course syllabi and flow of class
- Sharing weekly activities/plans with SLAs
- Providing feedback on content knowledge
- How questions are worded for tests/quizzes
- Other expectations from faculty
BAB 129
Karen Carrow
Hannah Stewart
Dr. Geoff Bailey
SLA Faculty
11:30am - 12:30 p.m. - Everyone
Lunch
BAB 129
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
Training Feedback
If you would like to leave feedback regarding training please use the form below.
