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2nd Stage: Reflection & Renewal ITPC Program Application Packet
1. Training Program and Institution Details for Certification:
Institution Name: Central Connecticut State University
Program Name: The Learning Center
Program’s Webpage URL Address Link:
Program’s Complete Mailing Address: 1615 Stanley Street, Willard Suite 101
City, State/Provence, Zip/Postal Code: New Britain, Ct 06050-4010
Name(s) of the Primary & Other Contact Person(s) & their Position Title(s):
Application Agreement: As the primary “Contact” for the program submitting this application, you and
your program agree to continue to follow the guidelines that you have submitted in this application packet.
(Please list only permanent employee(s) to facilitate future email communication - no grad. assistants, temps, etc.)
_ Dr. _ Mr. _ Ms. : Elizabeth A Spear – Tutor Coordinator
_ Dr. _ Mr. _ Ms. : Meg Leake – Center Director
_ Dr. _ Mr. _ Ms. : Natalie Ford – Dept Secretary (the glue)
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Email Address(s): speare@ccsu.edu
leake@ccsu.edu
Fordnac@ccsu.edu
Voice Phone #: Spear – 860-832-1908, Dept 860-832-1900
Fax Phone #: 860-832-1924
2. Optional questions used only for statistics & demographic research by other CRLA members:
Primary Contact is a CRLA Member: __ Yes _x_ No
(Personal or Institutional CRLA membership is not required for participation in the ITPC program)
Type of Institution: _ 1 yr _ 2 yr Fr-Sph
Funding Source: x_ Public
_ Private
_ 3-4 yr Jr-Sr _x 4 yr Fr-Sr _ Bus _ Other
_ Business
_ Other (specify): ___________________
3. Certification Level(s) requested using this application: (Mark an “X” for each level requested.)
(Fees can be combined if you are also applying now to add this level(s) to your current certification)
_ Level 1 / Certified Tutor (1 year certification)
_x Level 2 / Advanced Certified Tutor (1 year certification)
_ Level 3 / Master Certified Tutor (1 year certification)
4. Non-refundable Fee for application(s) for the SAME PROGRAM, submitted together (effective 7/1/09):
(Fees can be combined if you’re now also submitting another appl. to add a new level(s) to your current certification.)
If submitting an online application is a problem, contact Rick Sheets at: rick.sheets@crla.net .
Fee schedule for online and paper applications is also listed on the “Instructions” pages of this application.
http://www.crla.net/itpc/application_process.htm
(Always verify current fees on our website.)
5. Email Application Packet file to ONLY : itpc@crla.net (only email address that can receive large files)
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[Note: Name your email “Subject:” field using this format. These “*Program Details” expedite processing.]
Country,StateAbbrev,InstName,Campus,City,PrgrmName-Levels,N(new)/RR(renew)/RC(recert),part 1 (pt1,pt2,…)
Sample: USA, ZZ, Sample U., Zville Campus, Zville, Learning Assistance Center – L123, N, pt 1
6. Document Bibliography: Your documents/files verify how your program meets certification requirements.
[NOTE: Creating this “Document Bibliography” is usually done as the last step in the application process.]
The “Documentation” you provide show that your program has met at least the minimum requirements
for each level of certification requested, & should include all of the following components:
1) a brief statement of how your program accomplishes that criteria requirement;
2) a brief description of how your program tracks/documents how the minimum requirement is ”Met”;
3) enough examples/samples to enable CRLA Reviewers to verify the excellence of your program;
4) a clear, descriptive title for each of your attached documents/files, with page number(s) specified; &,
5) the complete listing of each document/file referenced in this application. (APA format not required.)
Naming Examples (APA format not required.): “Level 1: Learning Styles Presentation.ppt, #2-8 ”,
or, “End of Semester Tutor Evaluation by Supervisor.doc, pp. 1-3”.
This enables the reviewers to identify the purpose & reason for each attached document.
Brevity is appreciated. Using condensed, but complete documentation expedites a program’s certification.
Some examples of usual documentation items include:
a. course syllabi,
b. workshop overview, or program description,
c. time logs, d) tutor training guides,
d. titles & ISBN numbers of copyrighted books, videos, DVDs, surveys, or, other training materials,
e. working address links for Web pages or Websites,
f. brochures/flyers/posters/memo samples,
g. worksheet samples, or,
h. handout samples.
Be aware of copyright concerns in your documentation.
COPYRIGHT REMINDER: “Compliance with federal copyright law is expected of all CRLA ITPC
programs. It is our legal and ethical responsibility to give authorship credit for all materials we use
in the classroom, and use for tutor and mentor training. Additionally, it is our legal and ethical
responsibility to purchase, or have students purchase, any copyrighted materials used in training.
Programs found to be in violation of copyright law will lose their CRLA-ITPC certification.”
Page heading for your document bibliography:
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6. “DOCUMENT BIBLIOGRAPHY” FOR THE LEVELS REQUESTED ON THIS APPLICATION
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Referenced in pg 5-7
[A] Lipsky, Sally (2011) A training guide for college tutors and peer educators.
[B]http://www.understandingprejudice.org/iat/
[C] http://www.understandingprejudice.org/demos/
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For questions 7-10, please provide brief, but complete descriptions of the requested information.
7. Are there any projected changes in your tutor training program in the upcoming academic year? If so,
please describe the planned changes, and clearly reference any pertinent documentation you are including
to verify your continued adherence to the requirement guidelines for each level you are requesting
continued certification. Be sure to list any added documents within Section “6. Document Bibliography”
[A]We have adopted a new textbook - Lipsky, Sally (2011) A training guide for college tutors and peer
educators. As of Fall 2011, the level II training will include Chapter 7 Valuing Diversity among Student.
To be added to our Level II diversity training in the Fall 2011 – therefore, we don’t have any student examples
to submit yet. Students will be asked to go to this website, take the IAT, and respond to these questions as a
springboard to our workshop discussion.
Racism and bias – How it may affect Intercultural communication
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What were your IAT results?
Do you believe your results were accurate? Why or why not?
What was your reaction when you learned your results?
Regardless of the IAT, do you think that you have hidden racial biases? What is your evidence?
In your opinion, how common are hidden racial biases, and how important are they compared with
other racial biases?
[B] http://www.understandingprejudice.org/iat/
The students will also be encouraged to explore the contents of this next link and bring their thoughts to the
workshop discussion. [C] http://www.understandingprejudice.org/demos/
Added to all levels of Certification – Weekly journal entries through Blackboard Vista
Journal entry week one Weekly Log - Due September 9 @ 11:59pm
Description (click to collapse)
Topic Type: Blog
Please post answers to the following questions:
1. Which of your personal attributes do you think will be your greatest
strength as a tutor. Why?
2. What skill(s) would you like to develop or improve upon this
semester? Why?
Graded: Yes (Weekly logs)
Numeric out of 5.0
Peer Review: No
Posting Restrictions: Allow post and
reply
User Identification: User Name
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Journal Entry – rest of semester
Weekly Log - Due February 11 @ 11:59pm
Description (click to collapse)
Please answer the following questions:
1. How many hours did you tutor this week? In what context (e.g., Fallon's class, regular TLC hours, etc.)?
2. What was the nature of the tutoring (e.g., Research Methods Paper, stats assignment, etc.)?
3. How many total hours of tutoring have you now logged?
4. What was the most important incident regarding tutoring you experienced this week? Why was this
incident important to you? What did you learn from it? (Even if you did not have any face-to-face
tutoring this week, you can comment on something you observed Math tutors doing in TLC or something
you learned from an assignment or video module.)
8. Please indicate any and all concerns/issues, pros and cons, that arose in the administration of certification
requirements for the level(s) you are currently certified for.
The only issue that came up was the movement of “topics” within the levels. However, because we had so
much material jammed into Level I, when some topics moved to Level II it was actually helpful.
New concerns – how to adequately supervise “off-site” tutoring (from a training perspective) We have a
number of departmental tutoring initiatives springing up around campus, yet not enough funds to provide
timely observations and feedback on best practices should these areas decide to have their tutors
participate in CRLA tutor training (many have shown an interest).
9. How has the certification process benefited you, your tutors, your program, and/or, your institution?
Also, let us know if you would be willing to allow us post your comments (named or anonymously)
to use as a valuable resource toward documenting and improving the quality and components of
CRLA’s ITPC. Thank you, The ITPC Team.
It seems as if faculty confidence in the center has increased since tutor certification began. Since the
initiation of CRLA training, the Math dept has restructured an experiential component of the Secondary
Math Ed program to require a course that requires completing Level I certification and tutoring in the
Learning Center. They have also created 2 other courses that are electives that require Level II certification
and either tutoring in the local school system or tutoring in the Learning Center. The courses are very
popular and the students report that their experiences better prepare them for student teaching and
passing the Praxis II.
In addition, the Psychology dept has enlisted our cooperation in developing a course that trains tutors who
then provide support for students struggling in Research Methods and Social Statistics courses. Level I
certification is required, but the psych tutor often have to continue into a 2nd semester to gather enough
tutoring hours to reach certification. Many of them choose to volunteer for continuing semesters to
participate in Level II certification.
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Recently we have begun collaborating with a community outreach program, Community Central. Their
intention is to provide tutoring assistance New Britain High School Students from a storefront location
downtown. We are in the early stages, but the coordinators of the program are looking to us as the
“experts” and intend to follow a training protocol for the tutors that will meet CRLA standards. Funding, as
always, will determine our next steps as an “off-site” location will require supervision that can’t be provided
by the TLC staff.
10. Submit the names, levels, and certification dates of your tutors who have already earned certificates,
or, that you anticipate will earn their certificate before the expiration of the current certificate you are
renewing.
Level I
Barile
Carle
Chassie
Forman
Gomes
Gubetta
Guimond
Janeiro
Kuang
Langer
Martin
Miano
Tartaglino
Wacker
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DeSimone
Francis
Kolarevic
Luczkow
Dalia
Lachance
Lareau
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Katherine
Eric
Bryan
Plaisy
Sarah
Raymond
Lisa
Qili
Nicholas
Michael
Kristen
David
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level I
Barry
Broadbent
Broadwell
Carey
Carrero
Curtis
Driscoll
Gabbert
Hodge
Kasireddy
Marshall
Moore
Morgan
Olender
Petzing
Prescott
Walsh
Wurtzel
Allegretti
Corbeil
Correll
Meagher
Joanna
Jenna
Emily
Kaitlin
Robert
Stephanie
Courtney
Stephen
Andrew
Rajita
Christopher
Jisel
Kristina
Eric
Tania
Amanda
Benjamin
Stephanie
Matthew
Candace
Johanna
Christina
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Bourke
Carle
Gaboury
Hokunson
Langer
Miano
Tartaglino
Dalia
DeCarolis
Dolou
Janeiro
Jaworska
Logan
Katherine
Amanda
Robert
Nicholas
Kristen
David
Kari
Sarah
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Lisa
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Level I
Briones
Adams
Ahearn
Ashe
Bartel
Bartomioli
Bracken
Brodeur
Dailamipour
DelValle
Ferguson
Freitas
Fryer
Hill
Kesilewski
Lazlo
Lehner
Martin
McCauliff
Melendez
Mildrum
Normandin
Palmisano
Servedio
Shen
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Allegretti
Ashe
Brouillard
Carey
Carle
Corbeil
Correll
DeCarolis
Driscoll
Logue
Meagher
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Jeffrey
Chelsea
Bryan
Lillith
Donald
Alicia
Timothy
Sahand
Marc
Robin
Ashley
Alexandria
Andrew
Christine
Lauren
Jennifer
Katelyn
Mark
Joseph
Zachary
Eric
Nicholas
Michelle
Qian
Nicholas
Matthew
Bryan
Kevin
Kaitlin
Katherine
Candace
Johanna
Sarah
Courtney
Charles
Christina
Michelle
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THE END ! Thank you for applying. Rick Sheets, ITPC
Coordinator
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