2014 Summer Program
Summer is a fun time for students! And when it comes to academic achievement, summer is the time when your student needs you the most. In this online tour of …
Technology Tips for Tutors
Technology is a buzzword in education, more so than ever before. Is it all just hype? How can it work along with traditional tutoring without replacing one-on-one attention? At School …
Engaging Students in Reading
Have you ever asked your student to summarize what he/she just read and been met with a blank stare? Translating reading into comprehension is a difficult skill that requires the …
Tutoring Solutions: Advice and Tips to Suit your Student’s Needs #3
Being a volunteer tutor is a rewarding experience, but what do you do when you hit a roadblock with your student? Even his or her report card or Individualized Instruction …
The Importance of Building Resiliency
Resiliency has been defined as “the ability to overcome challenges of all kinds–trauma, tragedy, personal crises, plain ‘ole’ life problems–and bounce back stronger, wiser, and more personally powerful.” (Resiliency in …
Tutoring Solutions: Advice and Tips to Suit your Student’s Needs #2
This workshop served as a question and answer session for tutors seeking assistance in helping their student. We shared ideas, strategies, methods and accommodations for students in varying grades and …
Tools for Success: Lesson Planning and Session Management
Getting and keeping a student’s attention is a critical factor in maintaining a successful session. This workshop discusses the timing, structure and content that maximizes attention and learning. Sample lessons, …
College Planning: A Positive Future Within Reach
This workshop helped tutors with strategies on encouraging students to pursue college, and covered topics such as steps to take at any age, the benefits of community college, and how …
Tutoring Solutions: Advice and Tips to Suit your Student’s Needs #1
This workshop served as a question and answer session for tutors seeking assistance in helping their student. We shared ideas, strategies, methods and accommodations for students in varying grades and …
Taking the Struggle out of Teaching Basic Math
This workshop reviewed some basic strategies for School on Wheels tutors to help their student understand the concepts behind the four basic operations of adding, subtracting, long division, multi-digit multiplication, …