This event was an informational and recruiting event for the Americorp student tutoring program, the Peace Corps, the TFA, and the Urban teachers’ Program. There were several hosts of this event Taylor Dabbah, Talor Elder, Lauren Toomey, Luara Josep, Jordyn Fishman, and Mikelle Moore. I wanted to go to this program because I am interested in service opportunities.
The presenters gave an overview of the Americorp tutoring program. The Americorp tutoring program focuses on helping students build their confidence in reading and math skills. Their purpose is to help students reach their learning goals. They usually send tutors into the school, but this year the tutoring was virtual. They focus on helping students that are below the math and reading proficiency level. They say around 60% of students made substantial gains with their program.
The tutoring program has both summer and school year opportunities. Because of covid 19, the tutoring has been online. The summer program is 300 hours, and the school term program is 900 hours. The past volunteers said the program is a good work opportunity for students and recent graduates pursuing an educational degree. One interesting thing is they said that volunteers do not need any tutoring experience.
For the Peace Corps, volunteers spend two years abroad. They help people with agriculture, economic development, education, environment, health, and youth development. I participated in a Peace Corps informational event last month.
The TFA Teach For America focuses on producing changes in the available educational opportunities. It helps create a strong relationship in the school community. This program also has a summer program for virtual training.
The Urban teacher’s program helps teachers to provide high-quality learning to students. This program helps new teachers learn to be more effective in the classroom. The teachers go through a 4-year program to become prepared. Everyone goes into a different kind of program based on their target students, but also they all go through special education certifications.