Archive for the ‘PWT’ Category
Protected: Drop-in Shifts and Alternates (fall 09)
October 28th, 2009 by Mary Ellen BertoliniShawna Shapiro–Tutors as Educators–Not Editors
October 23rd, 2009 by Mary Ellen BertoliniWe 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 the Robert A. Jones ‘59 House. Trained PWTs can use this talk as one makeup session.
Applied Linguistics 101:
Language Matters in the Worlds of Education, Geopolitics, and Social Justice
by Shawna Shapiro
Writing Program
4:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Robert A. Jones ‘59 House conference room
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Session #5 Forms
October 15th, 2009 by Mary Ellen BertoliniPWTs: Looking for a Summer Job?
October 14th, 2009 by Mary Ellen BertoliniOverland 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 programs consist of classroom workshops each morning, and afternoon hikes or bike rides in the Berkshires. Leaders and students live on the Williams College campus during the week and some groups camp and raft on the weekends. An experienced English teacher works collaboratively with Overland leaders to challenge and engage student in the classroom. Summer Writing and College Essay Program leaders are typically English majors in their junior or senior year. We seek candidates who are writing tutors or who have worked in college writing centers. Please visit our website for more information about these programs.
Please contact jonathan@overlandprograms.com if you plan to attend our information session or to set up an in-person interview during our campus visit. Other leadership positions are also available at Overland. For further information about Overland programs and leadership opportunities, to download the application, or to sign up for our leader hiring updates, please visit www.overlandprograms.com/leaders.
Training: Session #5—Who Else Can Help?
October 13th, 2009 by Mary Ellen BertoliniSession #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
- RefWorks Workshops: Monday, October 19 at 7:00 PM, Wednesday, October 28 at 7:00 PM Lib 105
Session #4—Writing and Speaking Across the Disciplines
October 6th, 2009 by Mary Ellen BertoliniSession #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
Added on October 15: Yonna McShane has a great Oral Presentation Rubric that she uses with her class and in her ACE training. I’m uploading it for you here to work with your students: Oral Presentation Yonna’s Rubric
The next makeup session will take place after the break.
No Drop in tutoring on Sunday, October 11 or on Monday, October 12.
Drop in Tutoring will resume on Tuesday, October 13th 7:30-midnight in CTLR.
Upcoming special sessions:
- Working with Multilingual students: Thursday, October 22 4:30-5:30, CTLR
- RefWorks Workshops: Monday, October 19 at 7:00 PM, Wednesday, October 28 at 7:00 PM
Ward Prize winners and nominees from the class of 2012
October 3rd, 2009 by Mary Ellen Bertolini
Congratulations to this year’s Ward Prize winners and nominees. We welcome you to the Peer Writing Tutor Program!
Session #3—Problems Students Face
September 29th, 2009 by Mary Ellen BertoliniSession #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
Makeup #1 on Sunday night
September 19th, 2009 by Mary Ellen BertoliniMakeup 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.
Session #1—Getting Started
September 14th, 2009 by Mary Ellen BertoliniSession #1—Getting Started
(Thursday, September 17, 4:30-6:30 p.m., CTLR Library 225)
- Brainstorming answers to frequently asked tutor questions
- 15 minute-version of the 30 min. tutor session
Please bring your folder to all training sessions.
Makeup for session one: Sunday, September 20 (8-10 PM in Lib 225e)
Reminder for Trained Tutors: You must attend Session 1 or 2 or Makeup 1 or 2)
Makeup for session two: Wednesday, September 30 (8-10 PM in Lib 225e)
Let Us Help You Get a Job: Writing Cover Letters
April 8th, 2009 by Mary Ellen BertoliniWe now have a date for the Workshop on Writing Cover Letters: Tuesday, April 28 at 4:30 PM in CTLR.
Get prepared to prepare other students, and pick up some helpful tips of your own along the way!
- Help students target their audience
- Fine-tune snapshots of academic, work, volunteer, and extracurricular experiences to appeal to internship sponsors, employers, and networking contacts
- Distinguish “talking points” during an interview for both the student and the interviewer
- Help students organize their thinking about how background and skills may relate to an internship, job, or graduate school choice
For more information, visit the Career Services Office, or go online at www.middlebury.edu/cso
Tuesday, April 28th
CTLR Library 225
4:30- 5:30 p.m.
Tutoring HARC papers
April 5th, 2009 by Mary Ellen BertoliniThis Thursday, senior History of Art and Architecture Major Nicole Conti shows us how to tutor HARC papers:
Thursday, April 9, 4:30-5:30 in CTLR (Lib 225).
Trained tutors may use this as one optional training session. Both trained and new tutors invited.
Update: Thanks to Nicole for an animated and informative presentation. If you were not able to join us, you can download two of the handouts from the presentation here:
CTLR Reception for Student Workers
December 9th, 2008 by Mary Ellen Bertolini
Reception for Peer Writing Tutors and CTLR student workers
December 3rd, 2008 by Mary Ellen Bertolini
A few more things
December 2nd, 2008 by Mary Ellen BertoliniDilanthi will be running the very, very last makeup session of the semester this week:
Final make-up
When: Wednesday (December 3rd)
Time: 7-9pm
Venue: CTLR
Sessions: 4 & 5
Evaluation forms have gone out to all the classes with Peer Writing Tutors. Encourage your faculty member to have students fill out the forms.
Dilanthi, Pooja, and I are happy to announce the head Peer Writing Tutors for 09-10:
Laura Pollard–Head Tutor
Lauren Vollmer–Head Library TutorCongratulations to Laura and Lauren!
If you are a Ward Prize nominee who will be training in the spring, look for an e-mail from me in mid January.
Thanks!
November 6th, 2008 by Mary Ellen BertoliniThe apostrophe
October 23rd, 2008 by Mary Ellen BertoliniLast week at training, we had fun looking at apostrophes. Purdue’s OWL (Online Writing Lab) answers questions about the apostrophe here this week.
Important Peer Writing Tutor information
October 21st, 2008 by Mary Ellen Bertolini- Remember new PWTs attend 6 sessions (the Org Meeting+ 5 training sessions).
- Trained PWTs attend, at least, 4 sessions (Org Meeting, Session 1 or 2, and 2 more sessions). Trained PWTS may substitute one lunch or one RefWorks training for one session.
- All of these sessions (including lunches and RefWorks) are paid.
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first RefWorks training session coming up on Tuesday, October 21st, from 7-8 pm in LIB 105.
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second RefWorks session (for those who cannot attend the first session) on Wednesday, October 29th, from 7-8 pm in LIB 105.
Lunch dates are as follows:
Friday, October 24–First year seminars in Brainerd and Cook Commons
Friday, October 31–First year seminars in Wonnacott and Atwater Commons
Friday, November 14, Ross Commons and those unable to attend earlier lunches
To check which lunch to attend, click here: http://blogs.middlebury.edu/peer_writing_tutors/archives/239 If you are not on one of these invite lists, there will be room at the 11/14 lunch. Email me if you want an invitation.
Student Writing Symposium
October 16th, 2008 by Mary Ellen BertoliniUpdate: Working with International Students
October 8th, 2008 by Mary Ellen BertoliniHolly’s Thursday October 9 workshop will focus on basic reading skills.
For International Students: English as a Second Language Seminars
Given by Lecturer Holly Stark
Mondays & Thursdays 3:30-4:30 In the CTLR conference room
Mondays: speaking
Thursdays: grammar
Speaking topics can be about current affairs such as the upcoming presidential election, cultural questions, and topics raised by students. This can also be a practice forum for oral presentations that you need to give in other classes.
Grammar day will always have a different point presented, but the focus can be changed according to popular consensus. All questions welcome.