Tutoring Services
Math Tutoring
Three full time math instructors tutor in the ACE Center.
- Cindy Strodtman (Master’s Degree)
- Kim Heitmann (Master’s Degree)
- and Karen George (Master’s Degree)
There are also three or four (depending on their availability) other
part time degreed instructors who tutor at various times.
In
addition, peer tutors (students who have done particularly well in
their math courses and have been referred to us by the math department)
also work with students.
The purpose
of math tutoring in the ACE Center is to assist students in their
learning. It is meant to supplement class time and instructor office
hours. The ACE Center is a wonderful resource and is best utilized
when following these guidelines:
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Math tutoring is offered only to students enrolled in a mathematics course offered at SCC.
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SCC students need to come into the ACE Center to schedule time to meet
with a particular tutor for a twenty-five minute session. Appointment
sheets will be posted in the math section. (Students can schedule up
to four sessions per week.) Walk-ins will be welcome based on tutor
availability.
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Students must study the material and begin the problems before working
with a tutor. The ACE Center is a tutoring center, not a homework
center. Homework should be done elsewhere. (There are study rooms
available to students on the second floor of the library.)
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Tutors will work and explain examples only from the text and/or class
notes. They will also give study tips and answer specific questions.
They will not assume responsibility for completing homework, but will
rather seek to help students to understand the concepts involved.
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Tutors are required to follow the methods taught in class. Students
must have their class notes so the tutors can consult them to determine
the instructor’s preferred approach. The methods presented in the
textbook will be the second choice.
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Students who miss a class or need extensive review should utilize the
appropriate learning aids (videotapes, computer software, etc.)
available in the ACE Center.
These resource
materials are to be used in the ACE Center and are not available to be
checked out for home use. (However, the library has math videos which
can be checked out for home use.)
- ACE Center tutors will not work problems on take-home exams or quizzes.
English Tutoring
Richard
Johnson (PhD), Tom LaFata, Doug Brown and Chris Van Mierlo (master’s
degrees) assist students with writing. There are no peer English
tutors.
- The ACE Center is a resource for
students. The quality of final papers is determined by the students’
own abilities and efforts.
- Because of limited staff,
limited space, and growing numbers of students, the ACE Center asks
that instructors no longer require entire classes to bring their papers
to the English tutors before handing them in. Instead, instructors are
encouraged to suggest that only those students with the most obvious
writing problems come to us for help.
ACE Center English Assistance Procedures
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ACE Center English instructors will provide assistance to students with
paragraphs, essays, reports, and research papers in any subject, as
well as with resumes and grammar instruction.
- ACE
instructors will give suggestions and point out prevalent grammatical
errors. Students will be guided to make their own corrections and
changes. The final product must be that of the student, not the ACE
instructor. In addition, ACE instructors do not proofread papers.
- ACE instructors will work only with papers that have been assigned in courses in which students are enrolled at SCC.
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English assistance is by appointment only. Students should call
636-922-8444 or come into the ACE Center to make an appointment.
- Students’ rough drafts must be typed.
ACE Center English Assistance Services:
Students may come into the ACE Center for
- help at any stage of the process of writing:
- discussing the assignment
- brainstorming
- developing ideas
- organizing
- assistance with typed rough drafts which can be checked for these and other problem areas:
- fulfillment of the assignment
- thesis statement/conclusion
- organization and development
- coherence
- grammatical and punctuation problems
- MLA, APA and CMS documentation
- help with using the computers to type papers including
- using the Microsoft Word programs
- formatting the paper
- using spellcheck and printing the paper
- instruction in English as a second language (ESL) problems with writing, test taking, or general language structure
- instruction in English grammar and structure, including
- one-on-one instruction
- computer instruction and practice (Writers’ Toolkit and Plato)
Science Tutoring
Doug
Hobbs replaces Brent Harris this year and provides 40 hours a week of
tutoring in the sciences, including anatomy and physiology, biology,
and chemistry.
Danielle Mueller is our part-time
science tutor, providing 15 hours a week of tutoring in the evening.
Students need to make appointments in order to work with either of the
tutors.
Foreign Language Tutoring
Foreign
language tutoring in French and Spanish is also available. Students
should call 636-922-8444 to set up appointments to work with the tutors.
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Other Services
Computer Lab
Students may type papers, access the Internet,
work on the tutorials installed on the computers and practice
keyboarding skills. There is always at least one person on duty in the
lab to assist students.
In addition to the regular computers, there are three that have been
modified for use by students with either learning or physical
handicaps.
There will be frequent updates sent throughout the academic year
alerting you to the new software that has been installed on the
computers to help students in their course-work.
If there is any software that you would like the Academic Network
Administrator, Tim Davison, to install, please call him at 636-922-8520
or call the Computer Network Specialist, Travis Molleck, at
636-922-8532.
The First Alert Program
First Alert is a program for students who want to
succeed and are motivated enough to realize they need help. First
Alert is not intended to be a program to help students make up class work because they were absent.
The First Alert Program differs from the tutoring
programs, which help students at any time in the semester with their
current work. It is designed to help students who lack the essential
prerequisites to succeed in their current course work, and who need
more time and attention than their teachers can devote to them to solve
their problems.
Students may not have good study skills, be a
poor test-taker, may not understand the use of commas, have forgotten
how to work with fractions, or may have no idea how to begin a research
paper. Students who lack these skills may become a part of First Alert
and receive tutoring to help them review and thereby enable them to
actively and correctly participate in their current classes.
The First Alert instructor for math is Karen George. She is
assisted by Jacquelyn White, our part time math First Alert
instructor. The First Alert instructor for all subjects except math is
Chris Van Mierlo who is assisted with ESL tutoring by Tom LaFata .
Since enrollment procedures and requirements are
different for Math First Alert than for First Alert in other subjects,
it is best to contact the individual instructors for information.
| Karen George |
Math |
636-922-8643 |
| Jacqueline White |
Math |
636-922-8643 |
| Chris Van Mierlo |
General |
636-922-8549 |
First Alert instructors will work with students on an individual basis
to provide appropriate help and learning aids and will communicate with
you as to what plan of action is being followed.
Because First Alert offers help with the basics of academic disciplines, the earlier in the semester students with problems are referred to the program, the better. In
general, a referral after midterm is one made too late. There are,
however, exceptions, and some students may need help very briefly at
any point during the semester.
First Alert instructors
will be happy to visit your classrooms to explain to your students how
First Alert works. They also have handouts explaining First Alert that
can be given to students.
If you have any questions, would like an instructor to visit your
class, or would like the handouts, please call one of the instructors
listed above, or contact them via campus e-mail.
Literacy Program (LEAP)
LEAP,
the Literacy Education Action Program, offers a free one-on-one service
for members of the community who read below a fifth grade level and are
16 years or older. Individuals are paired off with a volunteer who
provides tutorial help. Volunteers are trained to work with low-level
readers through our free training program. Doug Brown is the
coordinator of the program.
ACE Center Location and Hours
Daniel J. Conoyer Social
Science
Building Room
2201
| Regular Hours: |
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| Monday-Wednesday |
7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. |
| Thursday |
9 a.m.-9 p.m. |
| Friday |
7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. |
| Saturday |
closed |
We are open during the periods between semesters
except for the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, including during Spring Break. Call 636-922-8444 for specific hours.
We do not give make-up tests to students in the ACE Center. This is a service offered by the Assessment Center.
Students are asked to “sign in” when using the ACE Center, even if using it only for a moment.
ACE Center funds for tutors, facilities, and resource materials are based on the number of students
served.
No cell phones, food, drink, or children are allowed in the ACE Center.
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