Sep
22
Follow-up to thesis statment development
September 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment
How to Form a Thesis Statement Choose a Topic. What is a Topic? Define a PROBLEM within your topic. How? Explore/ Analyze the PROBLEM. How? Create a Thesis Statement. What is a Thesis Statement? Find evidence that supports the Thesis Statement. How? Organize your writing around your Thesis Statement. How? (Answers in How to Form [...]
Sep
21
Session 3–Wednesday, September 22 4:30-6:30, CTLR
September 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment
First-Year Seminar Mentor Training Session 3–Study Skills and Macro to Micro All fall 2010 and spring 2011 FYSMs must attend. Yonna will discuss Study Skills in the first hour; Mary Ellen will discuss Macro to Micro and Thesis Statements in the second hour. For previously trained Peer Writing Tutors, the second hour is optional. Peer [...]
Sep
13
Session 2 Getting Started Thursday, Sept. 16 4:30-6:30 PM, CTLR
September 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment
It was wonderful to see so many Peer Writing Tutors and First-Year Seminar Mentors for Academics and Writing in CTLR this Thursday. We have 47 Mentors in First-Year Seminars, 15 Peer Writing Tutors in college writing and writing program classes, and thirteen Peer Writing Tutors conducting drop-in shifts in CTLR and Brainerd Commons. This Thursday, [...]
Sep
1
September 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Trainings are sequential in order and build on each other; therefore, we expect you to attend regularly scheduled afternoon training sessions. Makeup sessions are for peer Writing Tutors and FYS Mentors who have legitimate conflicts (sports practice, orchestra, job interview, or a lecture required for a class). In advance of the regular session, please e-mail [...]
Jul
26
Almost Done
July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
We’ll be completing the FYS Mentor placements for the fall in the next week. Then we’ll be starting on Mentor assignments for spring 2011! You might be wondering how we make these assignments. You start the process in the spring or fall when you fill out your future plans form! In May or June, we [...]
Jul
16
Another round of FYS Mentor Assignments
July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Many of you have received FYS Mentor assignments this week. Thanks to all of you who responded promptly. We’ll begin a third round of FYSM assignments next week. I still have a few Peer Writing Tutor placements to make for college writing classes. Those will happen early next week. I’ve posted the FYSM and PWT [...]
Jun
18
Fall FYS Mentor Assignments
June 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment
If you have been requested as FYS Mentor by a faculty member teaching a FYS in fall 2010, you should receive an e-mail with information from Yonna McShane some time today, June 18th. Yonna and I will make the next round of assignments in mid-July.
Mar
2
OVERLAND job opportunity
March 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment
OVERLAND Spring Job Fling: Overland will have a table from 12:00 – 2:00pm in Adirondack House – Coltrane Lounge. Come by to learn more! Information Meeting: Tuesday, March 2nd at 5:00pm in Bi-Hall. Interviews: Conor and I will be conducting interviews on campus between 2pm and 5pm in Bi-Hall for interested applicants – please contact [...]
Feb
8
Welcome & Where’s Mrs. B.?
February 8, 2010 | 2 Comments
Welcome to all the new and returning PWTs! I hope you notice that we have some PWT info on our new college website. You can think about what other info you would like on this site, and we can make additions to it at any time. Next year’s Head Peer Writing Tutors, Emma Drucker and [...]
Dec
10
Spring PWT training begins Wednesday, February 10th at 4:30 in CTLR (Lib 225).
December 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Organization Meeting— All new and trained Peer Writing Tutors must attend. (Wednesday, February 10, 4:30-6:30 p.m., CTLR Lib 225) o Collect your training folder, learn how to get paid, fill out our information form, and have your picture taken. o Experienced tutors will receive library drop-in assignments. o New tutors will begin training.
Nov
30
Our way of saying “Thanks” for all you do for the CTLR
November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
As a Peer Writing Tutor, you are cordially invited to a reception for CTLR student Workers (PWTs, ACEs, Tutors, Office Staff) on Friday, Dec. 4 at 4 :15 PM in the Center for Teaching, Learning, & Research ~ Our way of saying “Thanks” for all you do for the CTLR ~ and for saying goodbye [...]
Oct
28
Protected: Drop-in Shifts and Alternates (fall 09)
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Oct
23
Shawna Shapiro–Tutors as Educators–Not Editors
October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment
We had a great session with Shawna Shapiro last Thursday. Thanks to the peer writing tutors and the foreign language tutors who attended and helped make it a success! For those of you who could not make the session, I’m uploading Shawna’s handout from the session: PWT_Workshop_Oct22 Ms. Shapiro will be speaking this week at [...]
Oct
15
Session #5 Forms
October 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Please fill out and return the following forms: Future Plans of Peer Writing Tutors F09 peer tutor evaluation form fall 09 Survey for PWTs in Classes Fall09
Oct
14
PWTs: Looking for a Summer Job?
October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Overland Information Session Thursday, Nov 5, 2009 at 6pm, MBH220 We are looking for exceptional college students to lead our writing programs this summer. The Overland Summer Writing Program and the Overland College Essay Program, based in Williamstown, Massachusetts help high school students from across the country develop as writers in an Overland setting. The [...]
Oct
13
Training: Session #5—Who Else Can Help?
October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Session #5—Who Else Can Help? (Thursday, October 15, 4:30-6:30 p.m., CTLR Library 225) Other Offices on Campus Grammar Review Makeup for Session #4: Wednesday, October 14, 7:00-9:00 PM in CTLR Upcoming special sessions: Tutors as Educators Not Editors Working with Multilingual students: Thursday, October 22 4:30-5:30, CTLR Makeup #5 Thursday, October 22, 7:0-9:00 PM CTLR [...]
Oct
6
Session #4—Writing and Speaking Across the Disciplines
October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Session #4—Writing and Speaking Across the Disciplines (Thursday, October 8, 4:30-6:30 p.m., CTLR Library 225) Tell us the writing expectations and guidelines of your major. Getting comfortable giving oral presentations. Writing in the Disciplines Handout: 09FallWID Useful Oral Presentation Handouts 3 Exercises for Oral tips-for-talks RATEtorals Added on October 15: Yonna McShane has a great [...]
Oct
3
Ward Prize winners and nominees from the class of 2012
October 3, 2009 | 1 Comment
Congratulations to this year’s Ward Prize winners and nominees. We welcome you to the Peer Writing Tutor Program!
Sep
29
Session #3—Problems Students Face
September 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Session #3—Problems Students Face (Thursday, October 1, 4:30-6:30 p.m., CTLR Library 225) Group Discussions of problems: ESL, LD, Basic Writers, Writing Anxiety, Stress Point Tutoring Multilingual Students (Shawna Shapiro will visit. Download her excellent handout: PWT_ESLwkshop_09) Makeup for Session #3: Sunday, October 4, 4:00-6:00 PM, CTLR
Sep
19
Makeup #1 on Sunday night
September 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Makeup for session one: Sunday, September 20 (8-10 PM in Lib 225e) Trained tutors must attend session 1 or 2 or makeup 1 or 2 by Sept 30.
