Tutor Training
The Learning Center prepares tutors through a variety of interactive training sessions throughout the year. The following training topics are designed to support new and continuing tutors in their roles, as well help them develop competencies for their future careers.
Pre-Semester Tutor Training Topics
- Learning Center mission
- Tutoring 101
- Professionalism
- Ethics
- Students of Concern
- Learning Theory
- Tutor Cycle
- Metacognition
- Supplemental Instruction Showcase
- Creating a Welcoming Environment
- Classroom Outreach
- Roleplays
- Difficult Scenarios
Fall Mid-Semester Topics
- Art of Questioning
- Active Listening
- Active Learning
- Mindset
Spring Mid-Semester Topics
- Equity in Tutoring
- Zone of Proximal Development & Scaffolding
- Supporting College Reading
- Universal Design
- Self-Regulated Learning
Evaluation Links:
Saturday Tutor Training Evaluation Link: CLICK HERE