ERIC Number: EJ779823
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 3
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ISSN: ISSN-1082-5754
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Inspiring Students with Peer Tutoring
Smith, Brandy
Learning & Leading with Technology, v34 n4 p18-19, 21 Dec 2006-Jan 2007
Peer tutoring is essentially peers teaching each other. Many teachers already incorporate this idea into their classrooms in other curricular areas and appreciate the benefits that come from this type of teaching. Teachers can implement peer tutoring by teaching a small group of students a subject, or using a group that already understands the subject area, who in turn will be able to teach that concept to their peers. In this article, the author shares how she led an after-school club called the Tech Club that built upon a peer tutoring model, where she trained student leaders, or the "Tech Kids," to facilitate technology how-to sessions in their third grade classrooms. The Tech Club model is a way of affecting the technology curriculum for an entire school, in addition to bridging other academic and social areas of school curriculums.
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Clubs, Peer Teaching, Student Leadership, Tutoring, Student Motivation, Teaching Methods, After School Programs, Leadership Training, Information Technology, Grade 3
International Society for Technology in Education. 480 Charnelton Street, Eugene, OR 97401-2626. Tel: 800-336-5191; Tel: 541-302-3777; Fax: 541-302-3778; e-mail: iste@iste.org; Web site: http://www.iste.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 3
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Language: English
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