Innovative Educators

The Broken Spoon: Training Tutors to Develop Independent Learning Skills in Students

Registration Fee: $345.00

Description

The Broken Spoon:
Training Tutors to Develop Independent Learning Skills in Students

Available On-Demand

"Using interactive teaching techniques in the classroom or the tutoring center is a little like eating cheerios with chopsticks—frustrating at first for everyone! But if the student is to remember the information, then the teacher and tutor must avoid spoonfeeding the student by doing all the work—all the talking, all the writing, all the thinking. You’ve got to break the spoon!

~ M.E. McWilliams

Presenter

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Overview

The speaker will introduce participants to the Broken Spoon campaign, an approach to tutoring that underscores independent learning. One of the battles of a learning center is to convince faculty that the tutors do not “spoon feed” students, as in teaching to the test, providing full outlines, and emphasizing quick memory tricks over a thorough understanding. To counter, our center launched training and marketing to highlight the benefits of interactive tutoring methods that short-circuit any growing dependence on the tutor.

This webinar will prepare participants to develop their own Broken Spoon campaign, allowing them not only to win over faculty but also to ground their tutor training program in the most important skill they can offer their clients: the process of learning how to learn.

Objectives

How to create incomplete materials and the software that supports them
How to create an interactive Jeopardy Game using PowerPoint
How to implement the Socratic Method using Bloom’s Taxonomy and the “magical number 7” seconds
How to keep one’s hands “off the pot” and avoid correcting every error
How to be a ladder and keep the student in the Zone of Proximal Development
How to demonstrate meta-cognition
How to use the false light bulb method to detect misunderstandings
How to advertise this objective to faculty

Who Should Attend?

Faculty
Learning center administrators and staff
Tutor trainers
Tutors

Who is the speaker?

M.E. McWilliams directs an award winning learning center at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. The Academic Assistance and Resource Center (AARC) is the only tutoring center in the nation with Distinguished Certification from the National Association of Developmental Education. Last year the AARC reported 160 peer tutors and 50,000 visits.

Registration Information

You can purchase a single presentation or a pack of 3, 6 or 12. The more you buy, the more you save. For a single presentation, add the product to your cart and follow the steps. If purchasing more than two events, add the products to your cart and enter the appropriate coupon code.

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If you are interested in ordering multiple presentations that involve our products priced at $200 or $545, please contact Val at val@ieinfo.org or call 303-775-6004 for the multiple discount. Please note: a presentation costing $545 counts as two presentations, as these trainings consist of two sessions.

Or you can register via fax by clicking on this form: Paper-based registration form

How does it work?

1. We email you a link and password that will give you access to the On-Demand Training presentations
2. You distribute the link and password to your entire faculty and staff via email
3. You will have access to these links for one full year

What are the benefits of On-Demand Trainings?

Accessible: Email the trainings to your entire faculty and staff, so they can take advantage of training opportunities anytime, anywhere. They can watch in the comfort of their office, their home or while traveling.
Cost-Effective: No travel required. An innovative way to provide your entire faculty and staff with a variety of professional development opportunities for one low price! The more you train, the more you save. The registration fee is per institution, not per person.
Easy: It's as easy as point, click, participate. If you run into any problems, we're always here to help.
Practical: Our training sessions focus on the most critical and relevant issues facing educators today. Our primary goal is to provide participants with the information, training and skills necessary to immediately implement positive change at their institutions.
Top-Notch Speakers: Our speakers are subject matter experts and recognized in their field.
Flexible: When you purchase an On-Demand Training, it is yours for one full year. You can use it whenever and as often as you want during the year, offering consistent training to all of your hires.
Satisfaction Guaranteed: Our On-Demand Trainings are 100% guaranteed. Thus, there is no risk. If you are not completely satisfied, we will refund your money in full.

How will we use these trainings?

Hybrid Professional Development: Distribute an On-Demand Training to faculty and staff at the beginning of each month and plan a discussion session at the end of the month to determine how you will implement the strategies presented.
Online Faculty and Staff Learning Communities: Distribute On-Demand Trainings to faculty and staff so they can watch anytime, anywhere. Contact Innovative Educators at val@ieinfo.org and we will create an online discussion group specifically for your institution at no extra charge.
In-Service Training: Plan a day and time to show an On-Demand Training in a lecture hall or large conference room and invite faculty and staff to attend a debrief immediately following the presentation.
Staff Recognition: Develop a program around the On-Demand Trainings with monthly themes and recognize the staff members that implement the best idea related to the theme.
Team-Building: Utilize these On-Demand Trainings to develop cross-functional and cross-discipline teams to foster collegiality.
New Employee Training: Include these trainings as part of your new employee training program to ensure consistency.
Implementation and Follow-Up: Use the guide and evaluation materials provided by Innovative Educators to plan, implement and track your progress.

If you have any questions, please contact Val at val@ieinfo.org or call 303-775-6004 for more information.