Introduction
This peer tutor workshop guide will help you conduct an introductory training session for peer tutors. This guide is designed for students and educators organizing a peer tutoring program for middle and high school students (although, this guide can also be useful at the collegiate level). The objectives of the workshop include: having a discussion on the qualities of an effective peer tutor, understanding the different types of learning, and practicing peer tutoring in a fun scenario.
Why have a workshop?
As the demand and enthusiasm for peer tutor programs continues to increase, it is important that new tutors are both trained and are able to help tutees effectively. While peer tutoring has many positive advantages, research has found that tutors who were trained had significantly greater success with their tutees compared to tutors who do not receiving training (Staub and Hunt 1993). Further research has shown that a lack of trained tutors can impact the long term success of a peer tutoring program. Training tutors can also give them extra confidence in their abilities to be able to help their tutees using the best strategies they have.
How do I conduct a workshop?
There are several activities and handouts provided in this guide. The workshop is designed to be completed in 1-hour. Having an even number of participants can be helpful for the activities. Simply organize a workshop date and time with your tutors (it is helpful to have food at these workshops – contact us for details on how to get free food for your workshop), read over/prepare the activities as well as print out the handouts, and follow the provided directions. At the end of the workshop, have a brief discussion (~10 minutes) about what the students learned from the workshop and how it can be improved in the future (please share any insights with us!).
Where can I get additional help and find additional resources?
The National Scholar Foundation is currently partnering with schools to help develop more effective peer tutoring programs. If you would be interested in getting free help from our staff or have any questions, please send us an email: ContactUs@NationalScholarFoundation.org. In addition, continue to check the website as we develop additional resources: NationalScholarFoundation.org. Also, we highly encourage you to check out other resources available through one of our partner organizations, the Peer Tutoring Resource Center: http://www.peertutoringresource.org/
This peer tutor workshop guide will help you conduct an introductory training session for peer tutors. This guide is designed for students and educators organizing a peer tutoring program for middle and high school students (although, this guide can also be useful at the collegiate level). The objectives of the workshop include: having a discussion on the qualities of an effective peer tutor, understanding the different types of learning, and practicing peer tutoring in a fun scenario.
Why have a workshop?
As the demand and enthusiasm for peer tutor programs continues to increase, it is important that new tutors are both trained and are able to help tutees effectively. While peer tutoring has many positive advantages, research has found that tutors who were trained had significantly greater success with their tutees compared to tutors who do not receiving training (Staub and Hunt 1993). Further research has shown that a lack of trained tutors can impact the long term success of a peer tutoring program. Training tutors can also give them extra confidence in their abilities to be able to help their tutees using the best strategies they have.
How do I conduct a workshop?
There are several activities and handouts provided in this guide. The workshop is designed to be completed in 1-hour. Having an even number of participants can be helpful for the activities. Simply organize a workshop date and time with your tutors (it is helpful to have food at these workshops – contact us for details on how to get free food for your workshop), read over/prepare the activities as well as print out the handouts, and follow the provided directions. At the end of the workshop, have a brief discussion (~10 minutes) about what the students learned from the workshop and how it can be improved in the future (please share any insights with us!).
Where can I get additional help and find additional resources?
The National Scholar Foundation is currently partnering with schools to help develop more effective peer tutoring programs. If you would be interested in getting free help from our staff or have any questions, please send us an email: ContactUs@NationalScholarFoundation.org. In addition, continue to check the website as we develop additional resources: NationalScholarFoundation.org. Also, we highly encourage you to check out other resources available through one of our partner organizations, the Peer Tutoring Resource Center: http://www.peertutoringresource.org/
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