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A Bridge to Academic Excellence

A Bridge to Academic Excellence. 2013 Tutor Orientation. Get to know us!. Tutoring services for middle and high school students Saturday mornings from 10am - 12pm Tutors come from all UM professional schools and from UMBC

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A Bridge to Academic Excellence

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  1. A Bridge to Academic Excellence 2013 Tutor Orientation

  2. Get to know us! • Tutoring services for middle and high schoolstudents • Saturday mornings from 10am - 12pm • Tutors come from all UM professionalschools and from UMBC • Specialevents: Holiday Celebration, CareerFair, AwardsCeremony • Subjects: • AlgebraI & II • Trigonometry • Geometry • Calculus • General science (biology, chemistry, physics, etc.) • English/writing • SAT prep

  3. 2012-2013 Recap

  4. 2013-2014 Executive Board Dental Liaison: Lindsay Roberts Graduate Liaison:Tiha Long Law Liaison: Evelyn Castillo Medical Liaison: Kailin Hsu

  5. 2013-2014 Executive Board President: Sherry Chen Vice President: Aida Kuzucan Treasurer: Anthony Jiang Secretary: Moses Demehin Historian: Christine Duan Recruiting Chair: Jeanne Do SAT Coordinator: Suzan Hua Advisor: Margaret Hayes

  6. Fall Semester Calendar • First day of tutoring: Sept. 21  11 am! • Last day of tutoring: Dec. 14 • Holiday Celebration during second hour • NO tutoring: • Nov. 2 • Nov. 30

  7. Spring Semester Calendar • First day of tutoring: Jan. 18 • Last day of tutoring: Apr. 26 • Awards Ceremony: May 3 • NO tutoring: • Mar. 15 • Mar. 22 • Apr. 19

  8. Tutoring Procedure Location: 2ndfloor of Pharmacy Hall Startingat 9:45am: Tutor/studentsign-in and breakfast ~10:05: Tutoringbegins 10:55 – 11:05 AM:Break 12:00 PM:Dismissalof students and completion of studentprogress logs

  9. Some things to keep in mind… • Unsure of how to answer a problem? Consult your peers! • Suggest textbook practice problems if a student does not bring work with them. • Emphasize understanding and application of concepts.

  10. Some more things to keep in mind… • Students should not be using cell phones or iPods during tutoring time. • Report behavioral problems or disturbances to E-Board members. • Have ideas for improving our program? Let us know!

  11. Tutor Expectations • Membership form – fill it out! • Weekly sign-ups via Google form • Please let Moses know if you will not be able to attend • Please be on time and remember to sign in on the 1st floor at each session.

  12. Check us out! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ A.Bridge.To.Academic.Excellence School website: http://www.pharmacy.umaryland.edu/ studentorg/abae/

  13. Thank you for coming! We look forward to seeing you on Saturday!

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