Vexations and Breakthroughs: Taking an In-Person Tutoring Program Online

In March, our on-campus tutoring program for credential candidates and local students was shut down by the pandemic. This signature program had served families and the community for many years and provided essential fieldwork experience for credential candidates in our elementary and secondary readi...

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Published in:Issues in teacher education 2020-09, Vol.29 (1-2), p.75-84
Main Author: Curwen, Margaret Sauceda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communities of Practice
COVID-19
Curriculum Design
Distance Education
Distance learning
Educational Change
Educational Environment
Electronic Learning
Epidemics
Family
Field Instruction
Individualized Instruction
Literacy
Literacy programs
Methods Courses
Pandemics
Preservice Teacher Education
Preservice Teachers
Students
Teacher education
Teachers
Teaching
Teaching Methods
Tutor Training
Tutoring
Tutors and tutoring
Web Based Instruction
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Summary:In March, our on-campus tutoring program for credential candidates and local students was shut down by the pandemic. This signature program had served families and the community for many years and provided essential fieldwork experience for credential candidates in our elementary and secondary reading methods courses. Most importantly, it provided a developmental understanding of literacy practices within a supportive coaching environment. Due to Covid-19, we needed to transition from in-person to online instruction, and we were vexed. Adapting this microteaching clinical/fieldwork experience to an online setting required four strategies: redesigning the tutoring program's structure; engaging closely with families; diving into online training; and practicing self-compassion.
ISSN:1536-3031