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This video explains semantic gradient and how it supports students' skills in developing vocabulary, knowledge of words, and relationships among similar words. Throughout the video, trainers are able to see some instructional strategies in action.
What does it mean to be a tutor? Tutors hear from Saga staff and students about what it means to be a tutor. They also examine what motivates them to be a tutor and what they hope to accomplish in the role. This module includes an introduction to Saga's five guiding principles of high-quality tutors: 1) high expectations, 2) sharing the spotlight, 3) taking accountability, 4) acting with urgency, and 5) never giving up. The training offers tutors insights from others about what it means to them to be a tutor and prompts them to reflect on what motivates them to tutor. This is an example of building context for tutors about their role and building cohesion by introducing them to the guiding principles and values of the organization. This session requires users to create an account to access the training module.
This training builds tutor knowledge in high-impact tutoring and includes resources like research-based standards. This is a helpful example of providing a rationale for tutors for the tutoring design by sharing the research on high-impact tutoring and how it informs how tutoring is structured.
In this module, tutors examine what a high-quality tutorial looks like, and investigate the tutoring practices that are most effective at helping students learn. After reviewing these foundations, tutors explore some of the most important components of effective tutoring, including the ratio of the amount of time a tutor speaks to the amount of time students talk and think. This session requires users to create an account to access the training module.
The 'What to Expect Next' training is a part of the "Learning about CityTutor DC and the Contexts of Students in DC." After the Orientation, the 'What to Expect Next' training informs tutors on the next steps - tutoring organization match, onboarding process, background checks, and consistent tutoring. This is a helpful example of providing tutors with all the compliance they will need to take prior to tutoring.
The video builds tutors' skills to guide and help students develop writing skills. It explains a few effective practices in teaching writing.
This module supports tutors to consider how their lived experiences influence how they show up in the world and for their students. Understanding our experience with education is critical for tutors to create a culture of inclusion and equity. This session requires users to create an account to access the training module.
"This training builds an understanding of Tennessee’s Math curriculum for grades 4-8. The content covers how tutors will use Zearn lessons in tutoring sessions and how to access and utilize resources. This serves as an example of training tutors on a specific curriculum.
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