This spring semester 826 Valencia is offering a range of trainings for volunteer tutors who are eager to learn the ropes of mentoring students with diverse learning styles and skill sets. Join us on Friday, March 20th from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. for a very special training, English Language Learners Support. This workshop will help you grasp a better understanding of how to work with students with a primary language other than English. You will gain an array of tutor strategies which you will be able to implement during your next tutoring session when working with English Language Learners.
Take advantage of the unique training opportunities listed below to discuss any challenges you’ve faced in the classroom, and learn from fellow 826 volunteers and staff how to best support young learners and create an environment conducive to progress and success. Please check out the trainings below and sign up for an opportunity that interests you.
For more information on any of the below opportunities, please click on the preferred training. RSVP by signing up on our volunteer calendar or by contacting Volunteer and Intern Engagement Manager Olivia White Lopez at olivia@826valencia.org.
How to Talk About Race, Gender, and Identity in the Classroom
Friday, March 6th, 2015 / 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Gain deeper insight into how to talk about race, gender, and identity with our students especially as they are eager to write and voice their opinions on these subjects.
English Language Learners Support Training
Friday, March 20th, 2015 / 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Grasp a better understanding of how to work with students with a primary language other than English by learning the best ways to provide an encouraging environment, implement visuals and hands-on techniques during tutoring sessions, and utilize the proper resources available to you and the student.
Writing Coach Strategies Training
Friday, April 24th, 2015 / 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Understand how to better assist our students by learning how to work, talk, and edit with student writers. Attain the skills needed to prepare students to approach their next assignment with more confidence.
Photograph by Lisa Anderson.
