Tutoring Session Expectations

Consider the 5 "P"s

Prompt

What can we do to maximize our learning time and resources?

Prepared

What does it mean to be ready to learn?
How can we monitor and manage our learning so we will be successful?
How can we access and organize our evidence of learning, and why is this important?

Productive

How can we make our session focus on quality learning?
How can we create a fair and engaging learning environment?
How can we contribute to our learning environment as a safe community?

Positive

How can a positive attitude and growth mindset affect our learning?
How can we demonstrate being open to new ideas and concepts?

Polite

How can we demonstrate and receive respect for ourselves, others, and our learning environment?
Why is it important to participate in personal learning networks with peers, experts, and others?
Why is it important to model digital citizenship by practicing safe, responsible, legal, and ethical behaviors?

Group Sessions: C.H.A.M.P.S.

The overall goal of the CHAMPs classroom management system is to develop an instructional structure in which students are responsible, motivated, and highly engaged in the specific task at hand. More particularly, the teacher's goal is to teach students directly how to be successful in specific class situations. (Daily Teaching Tools, 2016)

We use the CHAMPs acronym to define and communicate detailed behavioral expectations for different classroom activities such as beginning of class procedures, teacher led instruction, group work, lab activities and end of class procedures. The CHAMPs acronym helps define expectations for the following: