Final Blog_Peer Tutoring

Peer Tutoring 

M.A.D Post Project
Jane Lee

     

  Make a Difference Project, "Peer Tutoring" was to help and strengthen the international students' weakness; English. During our first week of our project, we looked for schools and heard about after school programs offered in Mount Carmel School. Then quickly reached to their vice principal and got approved to volunteer for the students. These students were mostly Chinese and Korean that were failing their vocabulary test. So my group mates and I decided to tutor these students by focusing on vocabulary development, memorization and individual skills. Throughout our eight days of tutoring, surely there were tough situations. First of all, it was very hard communicate with the Chinese students and to keep 7th graders on focus. Secondly, teaching unmotivated students were the main problem that we had to face. Because of this, we used games like Pictionary and flashcards to entertain them have interest in vocabulary words and tips on memorizing. This brilliant exploit aced their test that dramatically tripled their grades which made this project definitely successful. 

  

     If I were to do this project next year or in the summer, I would differently work with more tutees and tutors and use same strategies of teaching. Also not only working with international students, it will be great to work with any students that need help. This will be a great opportunity to help more students to engage on their school activities. 

  

     I would like to encourage other people to support students, friends, or anyone with their knowledge. Me, myself will continue to help these international or any students that needs help throughout my life journey. As much as I can help, I would love to be their guidance. To conclude, helping out the community will inspire and motivate others to help one another. 

"Understanding, Confidence, Progress."

Blog #9 5.4.2017

1. What have you accomplished?
2. What has gone wrong?
3. What challenges have you faced?
4. What have you learned through the process?
5. How have your skills improved over the past week?
6. Are you on track for an on-time delivery?
7. What adjustments need to be made on the timeline?
8. My next action is….

1. I have accomplished all the tutoring session and the t.e.d talk. 
2. Nothing has gone wrong! Everything went so fast and perfect. 
3. One challenges I faced was the t.e.d talk. I was so nervous that I think i stuttered too much. 
4. Through this process I have learned that speaking in front of a crowd is not easy. It was very tough and I was so nervous. 
5. There are no skills that I have improved but through the experience of t.e.d talk, I think I can prepare better for another talk someday.
6. Yes, I am on time delivery. I finished the tutoring and t.e.d talk on the right time. I have one more thing to do for this M.A.D project and I am finally done. 
7. There is no adjustment that is needed to be made on the timeline. 
8. My next action is to do the final reflection next week Monday and get 34 people to comment on it.  

Blog #8 4.28.2017

1. What have you accomplished?
2. What has gone wrong?
3. What challenges have you faced?
4. What have you learned through the process?
5. How have your skills improved over the past week?
6. Are you on track for an on-time delivery?
7. What adjustments need to be made on the timeline?
8. My next action is….

1. I have accomplished helping the tutees go over and review for their up coming test on two chapters. 
2. Three of the tutees studied during the spring break but one did not. She was not motivated to study. 
3. The challenge I have faced was that there was only one day to get them ready for the test because we meet them twice a week but their test is on Friday and I meet them on Tuesday and Friday. So it was challenging to help them with two chapters of vocabulary. 
4. Through helping them fast as they can I also learned new vocabularies in short time. I also learned some new skills to memorize better. 
5. My skills have not improved past week because there was no tutoring last week.
6. Yes, I am on track for an on-time delivery. 
7. I have no other adjustment that is needed to be made on the timeline. 
8. My next action is to gather the tutee's progress over the time. 

Blog #7 4.22.2017

1. What have you accomplished?
2. What has gone wrong?
3. What challenges have you faced?
4. What have you learned through the process?
5. How have your skills improved over the past week?
6. Are you on track for an on-time delivery?
7. What adjustments need to be made on the timeline?
8. My next action is….

1. I have accomplished my break from tutoring due to Mount Carmel School's spring break for two weeks!
2. There is nothing that has gone wrong, but I am concerned about the test my tutees will be taking next week. I am afraid if they have not studied at all.
3. There are no challenges I have faced yet.But I think I will be facing some challenges next week because I am pretty sure that tutees have forgotten their vocabulary words. 
4. I have learned that tutoring or teaching is not easy. Also days out of tutoring was like heaven for me. 
5. I have not improved any skills over the past week.
6. Yes, I am on track for an on-time delivery. 
7. I do not think that there is any adjustments need to be made on the timeline. 
8. My next action is to go Mount Carmel School next week Tuesday and help them recap their chapters for their upcoming test on Friday. 
   

Blog #6 4.14.2017

1. What have you accomplished?
2. What has gone wrong?
3. What challenges have you faced?
4. What have you learned through the process?
5. How have your skills improved over the past week?
6. Are you on track for an on-time delivery?
7. What adjustments need to be made on the timeline?
8. My next action is….

1. I have not accomplished anything this week because there was no tutoring for the tutees because of Mount Carmel School's spring break.
2. Ms. Manning wanted us and the tutees to take a break from tutoring because the tutees will not take the test until they come back from the break.
3. The challenge I have faced was for the Chinese tutee that does not speak any English. We talked with Ms. Manning and she said she will talk to her parents.
4. I have learned that teaching international students are not quite easy.
5. My skills have not improved pass week because there was no tutoring.
6. Yes, I am on track for an on-time delivery.
7. In the timeline, we need to adjust the date for the spring break. 
8. My next action is to go Mount Carmel School next next week and teach and help them for their up coming two chapters of their test on vocabularies. 

Blog #5 4.7.2017

1. What have you accomplished?
2. What has gone wrong?
3. What challenges have you faced?
4. What have you learned through the process?
5. How have your skills improved over the past week?
6. Are you on track for an on-time delivery?
7. What adjustments need to be made on the timeline?
8. My next action is….

1. I have accomplished to help them understand and memorize the vocabularies that their test grades tripled than the first test they took.
2. Some of the tutees do not come every time we go to tutor. It is hard for me to help them in track of where the other tutees are at.
3. Challenges I have faced is one of the tutee that is Chinese. She does not want speak in English and she does not understand any vocabulary words. Even though other Chinese tutees try to help she does not care to learn.
4. I have learned that the tutees only study for their test when they meet with us.
5. I have improved my Chinese skills pass week because I was researching and translating in Chinese for the Chinese tutees.
6. I am on track for an on time delivery. I have been going to the school as soon as possible after school.
7. I need to make the date adjustments on the timeline. M.A.D project has to be ended earlier than I thought. Also because of the Easter break.
8. My next action is to change the timeline, and translate new vocabulary words for my tutees.  
   

Blog #4 3.31.2017

1. What have you accomplished?
2. What has gone wrong?
3. What challenges have you faced?
4. What have you learned through the process?
5. How have your skills improved over the past week?
6. Are you on track for an on-time delivery?
7. What adjustments need to be made on the timeline?
8. My next action is….

1. I have accomplished teaching the tutees how to memorizes vocabulary words easily. Also helping them understand the definitions of the vocabularies.
2. Only 3 tutees appeared on Tuesday when there were supposed to be 5 tutees.
3. The challenges that I have faced is that since they are learning English just now, it is hard for us to make them understand in English. It takes a long time to understand the definition.
4. Through this process, I have learned some new vocabularies that I was not aware of.
5. My teaching skills have been improved past the week, because I thought of easier and fun way to teach the tutees with activities.
6. Yes, I am on track for an on-time delivery.
7. Because of the spring break in April, we have to make adjustments on the dates in on the timeline.
8. My next action is to find more activities that will give interest to my tutees.

Blog #3 3.24.2017

1. What have you accomplished?
2. What has gone wrong?
3. What challenges have you faced?
4. What have you learned through the process?
5. How have your skills improved over the past week?
6. Are you on track for an on-time delivery?
7. What adjustments need to be made on the timeline?
8. My next action is….

1. I have accomplished going for tutoring on the right day and on time.
2. There were suppose to be 8 students to tutor but only 5 were available. The 7th graders were hard to control to study and to make them calm and quiet.
3. The challenge I have faced is that there is a Chinese student who does not speak English. Also they were not paying attention and kept playing around.
4. I have learned that 7th graders are not nice and calm through the process of tutoring.
5. I do not have any skills improved over the pass week.
6. I am on track for the on time delivery. I have  been going to the school as fast as I could right after school.
7. The adjustments need to make on the timeline is the schedule for the tutoring that changed into Tuesdays and Fridays starting next week.
8. My next action is to trying to learn the vocabulary before I teach them and figuring out how to teach in Chinese for the Chinese students.
   

Blog #2 3.17.2017

1. What have you accomplished?
2. What has gone wrong?
3. What challenges have you faced?
4. What have you learned through the process?
5. How have your skills improved over the past week?
6. Are you on track for an on-time delivery?
7. What adjustments need to be made on the timeline?
8. My next action is….

1. I have accomplished going to Mount Carmel School to follow up what is going on at their school for tutoring system. They said we might start next week if the student's parents approve to get their child tutor.
2. The time schedule on the proposal is going wrong. I was suppose to start this week but I could not.
3. There are no challenges I have faced.
4. Through this process I learned that to do a big project it requires a lot of time. Also time management is very important.
5. Through this I have improved building my patient skills past week.
6. I am not on track because I have not started the project how it is stated in the proposal.
7. In the timeline I have to change the starting date of the first tutoring project. Following the dates of taking pre test and post test.
8. My next action is to wait until students are approved to get tutor and find some pre test for them to take.
   

Blog #1 3.10.2017

1. What have you accomplished?
2. What has gone wrong?
3. What challenges have you faced?
4. What have you learned through the process?
5. How have your skills improved over the past week?
6. Are you on track for an on-time delivery?
7. What adjustments need to be made on the timeline?
8. My next action is….

1. I have accomplished the goal by visiting Mount Carmel School explaining what our project is and asking if they need our help for tutoring.
2. Mount Carmel School did not give me any reply which they said they will.
3. The challenges that I have faced is that there are not enough time to go to a school to ask because the school ends at 3 o'clock and the other school ends at the same time. Also when I visited Mount Carmel School the teachers were in meeting so I had to wait for along time till they were finished.
4. I have learned that the time consuming is the most important part and difficult.
5. No I did not improve any skills past week.
6. Yes, I am always checking my email if Mount Carmel School sent me a reply.
7. Adjustment needed in the timeline is that I might have to start the tutoring later until they give me a reply.
8. My next action is to visit Mount Carmel School again next week as soon as possible.