Tutor Conference February 2019

Teaching Citizenship

This training will provide you with the necessary tools to teach citizenship effectively. We will explore the requirements for citizenship application, the interview process, and ways to promote civic engagement for our newest citizens!

Shape the Hour: How to Best Utilize Your Teaching Time

Prepare your hours here at CMC with some handy tips and tricks! We will dive into your hour minute-by-minute and look at how to best use your time and maximize your student’s learning.

Emerging Literacy and How to Teach It

Teaching students who are not literate in any language has its own rewards. Here, we examine a strength’s based approach to teaching these beginning and emerging readers. Expect to look at the Laubach and What’s Next series of books.

Conversation Class: How to Make It Effective

Having a conversation seems like a simple task, but when you add differing levels of English knowledge, cultural and religious roadblocks (and personalities!) sometimes it can be a process. Expect to explore conversation curriculum.

Curriculum Circus!

This training will take a brief look at every book in our curriculum and give some ideas for how to teach each one. This is a quick overview for those tutors who find themselves subbing in for students in different books.

Cultural Humility

We will explore the differences between being culturally competent and culturally humble. Expect to be a little uncomfortable as we look at social hierarchies, power dynamics, and biases. This training will help you connect with all of our students!

Language Lab, Computer, and Independent Study

Take a look at the computer lab in a new way and learn about SxS as a supplement on the computer! We will be looking at different websites and apps that students can use to supplement their learning. We will be giving a brief overview of the Language Lab.

Emerging Literacy and How to Teach It

Teaching students who are not literate in any language has its own rewards. Here, we examine a strength’s based approach to teaching these beginning and emerging readers. Expect to look at the Laubach and What’s Next series of books.

Pronunciation Pro Tips

For any tutor who has wondered about how to teach pronunciation and what our official stance on it is! This is a new training that will provide you with some skills to tackle those pesky r’s, l’s, and th’s.

Curriculum Circus!

This training will take a brief look at every book in our curriculum and give some ideas for how to teach each one. This is a quick overview for those tutors who find themselves subbing in for students in different books.

Side by Side Refresher

If you work in Side by Side a lot, this training is for you! We will look at how to use the books, the teacher’s guides, and how to use the Side by Side curriculum on the computer.