Psychological Sustainability in

Tutoring Sessions

September 16, 20152:00pm-4:00pm

Presented by Irina Cline

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DefinitionSustainability – the capacity to endure; the ability to meet the needs of the present and support the future development.

Present needs Limitations Future development

Tutoring Session Present Needs (student’s goals)

Limitations (barriers for learning, doubts)

Future development (new ways of learning

and teaching)

Group WorkDiscuss the components of sustainability in your tutoring/learning practices.

Present Needs (student’s goals) Limitations (barriers for learning, doubts) Future development (new ways of learning and teaching)

Tutor’s Story

Martha Nemoyer

ABE Tutor, artist and adult learner

Student Sustainability

Present Needs Goals: long-term and short-term

Life skills

Social/intellectual/emotional engagement

Student Sustainability

Limitations Barriers Lack of long-term commitment Life changes Lack of confidence Sense of being overwhelmed

Student Sustainability

Future Development Self-awareness Plan Action, Change Persistence

ILPIndividual Learning PlanFill out during your first/next tutoring

session and bring or email a copy to the office.

ILP Workshop

In pairs, separate into students and tutors. Fill out an Individual

Learning Plan together.

Tutor Sustainability

Present Needs Expectations

Teaching methods

Social/intellectual/emotional

engagement

Tutor Sustainability

Limitations Doubts Concerns about the progress Stress Other?

Stress Management Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giVvMvoF3h4&feature=youtube

Tutor SustainabilityFuture Development Acknowledge barriers Be in the moment, no judgment Posture and breathing Focus on positive Think bigger Make a list, lesson plan, prioritize

Emotional Intelligence

Write down three barriers that influence your tutoring practices

and then find a response for each of the barriers.