(Blog) 4 you I'll do anything( Oliver, Lionel Bart)

Mentors are obligated to:
Up hold the regulations of the University:have mentors define what the values of Kean university are, so as to pass that knowledge on to the tutors.- this will help “prep” the tutor when trying to engage students.

Design training for facilitators and provide them with materials

Provide direct support for facilitators
Emphasis respecting primary discourses: At first, remind the tutors to not focus on grammar. i.e. correcting LOC.

Change the jargon that is used by the tutors to a more appropriate one?? i.e. your wrong to, that’s one way to look at it. what language is appropriate and in what situation.

Agendas: Create a plan to help tutors get the ability to create an agenda and an ability to adjust agendas during sessions.

Study habits: Have tutors share study habits that have help them in school and have them share habits with each other. Pin pointing which are best and should be shared with students.
Familiarize facilitators with writing studio

collect data and analyse data for a written report

Have resources: examples of writing styles required during the summer sessions and notations of ideas of how to explain to students

Familiarize tutors with “Writing Studio” concepts: Choose excerpts from texts/ create an abridged version of writing studio theories and what it entails.

Help with gaps in knowledge.: how to conduct research/ edited American English Basic rules, etc

Aid in creating an identity for tutor.


Tutors are obligated to:
Receive weekly updates from counselors for records.
Open the door to aiding students in the development of multiple discourses. i.e. “How do you say hello…. to your friend, mom, Obama, school president, etc.”

Building relationships: with students/faculty and mentors.
Understand academic language used in documents: help tutors and students especially assignment sheets.
Prioritizing: tutors to organize sessions
Help with gaps in knowledge.
Keep a record of student attendance
Keep record of student progress
Aid in creating an identity for students

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