Worthwhile Tasks for Classroom Volunteers Burgen Young byoungmnliteracy
Worthwhile Tasks for Classroom Volunteers Burgen Young, byoung@mnliteracy. org
Agenda • Challenges and benefits of classroom volunteers • A process for finding worthwhile tasks • Practice using the process • On the job training for classroom volunteers
Who’s here? • • • Volunteer coordinator? Administrator/Manager? ELL teacher? ABE/GED teacher? Other?
What are some challenges and benefits when working with classroom volunteers?
Backwards Planning
What are your classroom challenges?
Multi-level Class
One Room Schoolhouse
Erratic Attendance
Getting to class early to welcome all students
A challenge you have now?
How could a volunteer help?
Discuss with a Neighbor • What is a challenge you have or a task you don’t have enough time for? • How can a volunteer help with meeting this challenge?
PREPARING VOLUNTEERS
Explicit Instruction 1. 2. 3. 4. Explanation Modeling Guided Practice Application
Give volunteers clear expectations.
Group Discussion How can you use the steps in explicit instruction to prepare a volunteer to help students get the materials they need in either a oneroom school house or in a computer lab? 1. 2. 3. 4. Explanation Modeling Guided Practice Application
Discuss with a Neighbor What steps can you use to prepare a volunteer to do the task you discussed earlier? 1. Explanation 2. Modeling 3. Guided Practice 4. Application
FINDING CLASSROOM VOLUNTEERS
Use position descriptions to Communicate Clear Expectations
s e g a s s e M t n e m t i u r c Re
Ideas for a recruitment message
Other Resources
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