ABCs of Reading Tutor Training:
Saturday February 4th, 9:00am-12:00pm, Metropolitan State University, Library 302
Thursday March 15th, 5:30-8:30pm, Location TBA
Middle Grades Literacy -
Training dates TBD
Everyday Math Tutor Training
Training dates TBD
Math in the Middle Tutor Training
Training dates TBD
These training sessions are sponsored by the Saint Paul Public Schools Foundation and are free for tutors who volunteer through the Foundation. Each of the following content training options includes information about working with students in the Saint Paul Public Schools (student behavior). Please contact Maya Fehrs at (651) 325-4205 or mf2 [at] sppsfoundation [dot] org to RSVP.
- ABC’s of Reading Tutor Training (Elementary Grades Focus): The Saint Paul Public Schools Foundation and the Minnesota Literacy Council have created a new workshop specifically for tutors working with Saint Paul Public School students. The ABC’s of Reading for SPPS provides information on strategies for working with students as well as classroom activities and curriculum used in Saint Paul Public Schools.
- Everyday Math Tutor Training (Elementary Grades Focus): Together with the Foundation, SPPS has created an Everyday Math training that gives volunteer tutors the skills needed to work with elementary school students in math. The training introduces tutors to the Everyday Math curriculum and gives them strategies and activities to use with students.
- Math in the Middle Grades Tutor Training (Grades 6-8 Focus): SPPS mathematics program staff provide training sessions for tutors working with middle school students in math. The instructor addresses the transition from the Everyday Math curriculum to the middle school curriculum. Volunteer tutors will receive useful strategies and tools for working with middle school students.
- Next Chapter: Adolescent Literacy Tutor Training: The Saint Paul Public Schools Foundation and the Minnesota Literacy Council have developed a comprehensive literacy training for students grades 7-8. We will discuss literacy tutoring strategies, how to align tutoring with the SPPS curriculum, and the challenges of working with the middle grades. We will provide materials to support literacy tutoring, and also train tutors in specific strategies that support positive behavior and motivation for students in the middle grades.
Please also visit the Minnesota Literacy Council’s website to see additional training opportunities for literacy: http://www.themlc.org/trainingregistration.html
