Tutor Talk

Becky chats with Dr. Diane Vetter, Faculty of Education professor at York University and specialist in mentoring the mentor, about developing tutoring relationships, engaging students, and the importance of metacognition. 

In this episode, Becky chats with Daniela Galvez, the Latin America Regional Tutor of the Year 2018 winner. Daniela shares some of her experiences as a tutor and she and Becky discuss the importance of engagement and even a little Harry Potter. 

In this episode, Becky chats with Sam Marshall, the US Australia and Africa Regional Tutor of the Year 2018 winner. Sam talks about his experiences as a tutor and the importance of planning and relationships. 

In this episode, Becky chats with Clarissa Romez, the US West Regional Tutor of the year 2018 winner. Clarissa talks about her experiences as a tutor and wanting to leave her mark on the world. She shares some of her tutoring tips and tells Becky how a little math tutoring could help. 

In this episode Becky, the Tutor Experience Coordinator at Tutor Doctor Home Office, announces the release of the new Learning Styles Guide and shares where you can download your copy. She also presents a development topic explaining what Learning Styles are and how you can use them to engage your students in tutoring sessions.

Tutor Resource Library: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14JdzwakY9Fa7WmOSPDs6f9kpy5V3LicKmgCLO5xiYjg/edit?usp=sharing 

Becky announces the Global Tutor of the Year 2018 Award winner, presents a development topic about assessment, chats about strategies for checking understanding and shares a story from Anna Farrell, a tutor with Tutor Doctor in the USA. 

Becky gives an update about the Global Tutor of the Year 2018 Award and chats with Natalie DeLossa, a tutor with Tutor Doctor in Los Angeles, about working with students who learn differently. Becky also shares Natalie's tips for helping students prevent mini meltdowns and shares the story of how Gwen Cassidy, a tutor with Tutor Doctor in the USA, helped her student succeed by being flexible and creative in her tutoring. 

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Becky talks about the Tutor Resource Library and shares Tutor Talk's first development topic discussing the Tutor Doctor Building Blocks and how tutors can build back students' missing educational and confidence foundations. She also chats about tailoring your tutoring to each individual student and shares the story of how one tutor used James Bond to teach their student. Tutor Resource Library: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14JdzwakY9Fa7WmOSPDs6f9kpy5V3LicKmgCLO5xiYjg/edit?usp=sharing Tutor Resource Submissions: https://goo.gl/forms/z6hH4LLNlFfzVeNi2 Submit your story or blog post: https://goo.gl/forms/DuAlVPFxjxLEZIw13

Becky talks about the Tutors’ Association (UK) annual conference, Delivering Education, Variety and Choice and chats with Gilbert Cadiz, Support Coordinator at Tutor Doctor Home office, about the transferable skills tutoring develops. She discusses that it is ok not to have all the answers and shares her story of moving from tutee, to tutor, to tutor experience coordinator. For more information about the Tutors’ Association annual conference, Delivering Education, Variety and Choice, please visit: https://thetutorsassociation.org.uk/national-conference

Becky talks about the Tutor of the Year 2018 campaign and the 7 regional winners, chats with Tutor Doctor President, Frank Milner, discusses the Tutor Doctor values and how you can use them in your tutoring, and shares a client testimonial about Betty, a tutor who works with Tutor Doctor Hitchin and Stevenage, UK.