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A major goal of the UNCA Teaching Fellows Program is to
get students ready for the classroom. One way we accomplish this goal is
through continuous tutoring and mentoring experiences during a fellow's
four years at the university. Teaching Fellows are given the opportunity
to tutor at various grade levels in the subject of their choice, creating
a learning environment for Fellows as well as the students. Also, UNCA
Teaching Fellows alternate between rural schools and inner city schools in
these tutoring experiences to get a feel for the diverse environments. |
| More than the opportunity to create better teachers, the
tutoring experiences are fun and exciting for everyone. Both tutors and
tutees benefit from the program. Numerous Teaching Fellows still keep in
touch with students they tutored last semester or last year. The students
are often able to come to the university and shadow their tutor for a day
or join them for a Bulldog basketball game. |
| Many paid programs are also available to the Teaching
Fellows at UNCA. AVID, Education Coalition, and Big Brothers/Big Sisters
of Western NC provide numerous opportunities for
students to be trained and gain experience within the schools.
Although nothing can fully prepare an aspiring teacher for the classroom,
UNCA Teaching Fellows are given the opportunity to use these tutoring
experiences as a learning environment. Fellows are responsible for taking
charge of tutoring groups, although more experienced
teachers are always available if help is needed. So, if what they say is
true, "Practice makes perfect" . . . the UNCA Teaching Fellows are well on
their way. |
Service
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Freshman Teaching Fellows
participates in "ACT in Asheville" a service learning project
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Group photo
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ACT in Asheville |
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Kim Kessaris helps organize tutoring for teaching fellows and other interested
UNCA students. |
| Teaching fellows have helped organize blood
drives on campus and some of them donate as well. |
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| For more information, contact: |
Teaching Fellows
Brenda Hopper
Teaching Fellows Program Director
Teaching Fellows
Program
146 Zagier Hall, CPO#
1950
One University Heights
Asheville, NC 28804-8508
828 251-6901
bhopper@unca.edu |
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