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The NTA Joins Seventy-Five Education Organizations Signing Letter Calling for Greater Teacher Diversity
Sent to Secretary Betsy DeVos and Leaders in Congress
Lakeland, FL – National Tutoring Association, the oldest and largest professional association dedicated exclusively to tutoring, has signed onto a letter, organized by the Association of American Educators Foundation, sent to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and leaders in Congress calling for their help in addressing the lack of teacher diversity in our nation’s classrooms. The letter, citing federal data and university studies, reports that 53 percent of public school students are children of color, while only 18 percent of teachers identify as a person of color. Studies reveal this disparity causes overall lower student achievement and outcomes, especially in populations of at-risk students and students of color.
The letter states, “We believe that increasing teacher diversity elevates the teaching profession and improves the lives and outcomes of all students,” and calls on all parties involved to play a role in addressing the problem. The letter volunteers the services of the undersigned organizations to help Congress and the Department of Education to determine how proposed regulations and legislation may increase or decrease teacher diversity.
More than seventy-five education organizations representing teachers, preservice teachers, school counselors, education staff, principals, superintendents, charter school leaders, education reformers, tutors, and teacher educators have signed the letter. The list of signatories includes United Negro College Fund, National Network of State Teachers of the Year, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Diverse Charter Schools Coalition, Educators Rising, Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity, The Fellowship for Black Male Educators, National Association for Multicultural Education, National Council for the Social Studies, National Association of Special Education Teachers, Organization of American Historians, International Literacy Association, American Association for Employment in Education, Association of Teacher Educators, American Association of Physics Teachers, Kappa Delta Pi, Thomas B. Fordham Institute, and Educators for Excellence.
The letter states, “We believe that increasing teacher diversity elevates the teaching profession and improves the lives and outcomes of all students,” and calls on all parties involved to play a role in addressing the problem. The letter volunteers the services of the undersigned organizations to help Congress and the Department of Education to determine how proposed regulations and legislation may increase or decrease teacher diversity.
More than seventy-five education organizations representing teachers, preservice teachers, school counselors, education staff, principals, superintendents, charter school leaders, education reformers, tutors, and teacher educators have signed the letter. The list of signatories includes United Negro College Fund, National Network of State Teachers of the Year, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Diverse Charter Schools Coalition, Educators Rising, Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity, The Fellowship for Black Male Educators, National Association for Multicultural Education, National Council for the Social Studies, National Association of Special Education Teachers, Organization of American Historians, International Literacy Association, American Association for Employment in Education, Association of Teacher Educators, American Association of Physics Teachers, Kappa Delta Pi, Thomas B. Fordham Institute, and Educators for Excellence.
Colin Sharkey, Executive Director of AAE Foundation and organizer of the project, stated, “We believe the collective effort of these signatories and other organizations committed to this issue will lead to solutions improving pathways for the next generation of educators and addressing issues of morale, training, and support disproportionately impacting teachers of color but too commonplace for all teachers.”
More information, including the full letter text, list of signatories, articles and studies cited in the letter, is available at aaeteachers.org/diversity.
Training at Tusculum University
The NTA has trained thousands of tutors across the world. Whether you are an individual seeking to improve or begin your career in tutoring or a member of a collegial Student Success Center, we have several training solutions for you. The photo below is from a remote group training utilizing Webex. Our certified trainers can also train at your location or you can train using our number of recorded webinars. The NTA offers group and military rates, too! Contact our Executive Director for more info.
Fannie Louise Royster Day
Tutor Training in Maracaibo, Venezuela
The NTA's rockstar trainer Elena Garcia trained four tutors in Venezuela. As you know, Venezuela is going through a difficult period right now, and people like Elena are valuable assets to their communities. Below is a part of her email to us describing some of the struggles they have to endure.
Most of the tutors that got certified are leaving the country as soon as they graduate from college. They are leaving to Argentina, Spain, and the USA. It was a wonderful group with a very positive attitude. We had a blackout in the city an hour after we had started the course. We had to move to another place, thank God we went to one of the tutor's home where they have a a power plant. I was able to give the training peacefully and was able to cover all the topics.
Most of the tutors that got certified are leaving the country as soon as they graduate from college. They are leaving to Argentina, Spain, and the USA. It was a wonderful group with a very positive attitude. We had a blackout in the city an hour after we had started the course. We had to move to another place, thank God we went to one of the tutor's home where they have a a power plant. I was able to give the training peacefully and was able to cover all the topics.
Academic Coaching Training in South Carolina
School personnel in Columbia, South Carolina were trained as Advanced-Level Academic Coaches for the creation of the school's Coaching for Success program. Good luck!
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A Message to Those Affected by Hurricanes Florence and Michael
and the California Fires
The NTA extends our thoughts and prayers to our members and colleagues in harms way. Three of our long time Board of Directors live in affected areas, so we understand very well what it means to have family in danger and in need during these times. As a show of our support for our members in the affected areas, we are suspending all membership fees for these members for one year, and we will be offering a 50% discount to any members living in the affected areas who wish to take webinar trainings once they return to work. In the interim, know that we are thinking about you and your families, and we are hoping the best for you all as you come safely through the other side of these storms.
Stay safe. We are with you.
Stay safe. We are with you.
NTA Board Member Publishes Book
Miriam V. Osborne Elliott has been an invaluable NTA board member for several years. The NTA Board of Directors is proud of her new exciting accomplishment of publishing her novel, The Price of Promotion. Congratulations Miriam! You can purchase her book from this link.
Many people go through their entire life without taking the time to stop and ask themselves the vital life questions that can enable them to find their best future. In The Price of Promotion, author Miriam Osborne Elliott encourages us to take a moment to ask ourselves these questions: Who am I? What am I willing to change to find the life I want to live? As we begin to reflect upon the answers to these questions, a clearer picture of where and who we are today begins to emerge. For those on a positive path, The Price of Promotion can help them avoid a few purpose-deterring pitfalls; for anyone headed down the path of defeat and deferred destiny, stop! We need to take a personal and professional inventory of our lives and learn to listen to our God-given inner voices. Everyone wants to achieve a sense of progress and significance. The Price of Promotion can provide guidance through the process of assessing and setting life goals and identifying the paths needed to achieve them. If we can embrace the truth of ourselves, we can draw closer to our God-given purpose-finding, knowing, and doing what we were ultimately created to do.
Many people go through their entire life without taking the time to stop and ask themselves the vital life questions that can enable them to find their best future. In The Price of Promotion, author Miriam Osborne Elliott encourages us to take a moment to ask ourselves these questions: Who am I? What am I willing to change to find the life I want to live? As we begin to reflect upon the answers to these questions, a clearer picture of where and who we are today begins to emerge. For those on a positive path, The Price of Promotion can help them avoid a few purpose-deterring pitfalls; for anyone headed down the path of defeat and deferred destiny, stop! We need to take a personal and professional inventory of our lives and learn to listen to our God-given inner voices. Everyone wants to achieve a sense of progress and significance. The Price of Promotion can provide guidance through the process of assessing and setting life goals and identifying the paths needed to achieve them. If we can embrace the truth of ourselves, we can draw closer to our God-given purpose-finding, knowing, and doing what we were ultimately created to do.
NTA Board Member Publishes First Novel
Joseph Patrick Pascale has also been an invaluable NTA board member for several years. The NTA Board of Directors is proud of his new exciting accomplishment of publishing his first novel, "How to Get a Promotion When Your Boss is Trying to Kill You." Congratulations Joe! You can purchase his new book from the link below.
From Joe's website:
Joseph writes fiction varying in size from incredibly short to novel-length. His microfiction has been included in journals that publish via Twitter, and anthologized in On a Narrow Windowsill: Fiction and Poetry Folded Onto Twitter. Joseph’s short stories have been published in print and online journals. His short story “The Professor Spends the Night,” was nominated for the storySouth Million Writers award by the editors of Literary Orphans, and they selected it for inclusion in their upcoming best of anthology “The Greater Secrets.” You can chat with Joseph live on his fragmentremix Twitch streams. Learn about his writing process, discuss literature, and have fun as he attempts to operate a 1936 Underwood typewriter. And don't miss Joseph's writing and literature blog, Cryptomnesia.
From Joe's website:
Joseph writes fiction varying in size from incredibly short to novel-length. His microfiction has been included in journals that publish via Twitter, and anthologized in On a Narrow Windowsill: Fiction and Poetry Folded Onto Twitter. Joseph’s short stories have been published in print and online journals. His short story “The Professor Spends the Night,” was nominated for the storySouth Million Writers award by the editors of Literary Orphans, and they selected it for inclusion in their upcoming best of anthology “The Greater Secrets.” You can chat with Joseph live on his fragmentremix Twitch streams. Learn about his writing process, discuss literature, and have fun as he attempts to operate a 1936 Underwood typewriter. And don't miss Joseph's writing and literature blog, Cryptomnesia.
Tutor Training in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
In early August, our talented Tutor Trainer Elena Garcia certified three more tutors in Tegucigalpo, Honduras!
Advanced Training Helps CSM Students Be Better Tutors
Free Peer Tutoring is Available at All CSM Campuses
Seven College of Southern Maryland (CSM) peer tutors completed basic, intermediate and advanced tutoring training over the summer in order to further assist CSM students requiring help in their fields of study. The seven peer – or student – tutors join three other advanced tutors at CSM who have achieved National Tutoring Association Certifications.
The advanced tutors are available to provide face-to-face, free help to all currently enrolled students. The CSM Learning Centers provides tutoring at all of the CSM campuses, including the Waldorf Center. There are close to 40 peer and professional tutors on staff who are available for group tutoring throughout the day and evenings at designated tutoring rooms.
“We don’t want any student to ever feel overwhelmed by any class demands that are being placed on them,” explained Lead Learning Support Services Program’s Coordinator Laurie Cangelosi. “Our tutors don’t teach – that is what the instructors do. Instead, they are here to help students understand concepts and review skills. It is pretty neat,” she added, “to walk by a tutoring room and see the tutors working through examples of math problems on the white board, or sitting around the table with students talking through theories. They are very engaged.”
Cangelosi said that students are encouraged to come to the tutoring room early in the semester. “It is easier on everyone if students start off on a good pace, instead of trying to catch up when the course gets more challenging later on during the semester. In fact, all students are encouraged to do their homework in the tutoring room. That way, if they have a question there is someone right there to help them.”
Tutoring is offered in a variety of subjects including English, math and biology. The tutoring on campus is walk-in, no appointment necessary. The Learning Centers are located at the La Plata Campus in the Library, Room 118; at the Leonardtown Campus in Building B, Room 111; and at the Prince Frederick Campus in Building A, Room 125 and various locations at the Regional Hughesville Campus and the Waldorf Center.
In addition to face-to-face tutoring, online tutoring services are available around the clock to currently enrolled credit CSM students in the areas of math, writing, English as second language, accounting, economics and chemistry. Learn more about tutoring, the tutor’s schedules and tutoring locations at https://www.csmd.edu/student-services/learning-support/tutoring/.
The advanced tutors are available to provide face-to-face, free help to all currently enrolled students. The CSM Learning Centers provides tutoring at all of the CSM campuses, including the Waldorf Center. There are close to 40 peer and professional tutors on staff who are available for group tutoring throughout the day and evenings at designated tutoring rooms.
“We don’t want any student to ever feel overwhelmed by any class demands that are being placed on them,” explained Lead Learning Support Services Program’s Coordinator Laurie Cangelosi. “Our tutors don’t teach – that is what the instructors do. Instead, they are here to help students understand concepts and review skills. It is pretty neat,” she added, “to walk by a tutoring room and see the tutors working through examples of math problems on the white board, or sitting around the table with students talking through theories. They are very engaged.”
Cangelosi said that students are encouraged to come to the tutoring room early in the semester. “It is easier on everyone if students start off on a good pace, instead of trying to catch up when the course gets more challenging later on during the semester. In fact, all students are encouraged to do their homework in the tutoring room. That way, if they have a question there is someone right there to help them.”
Tutoring is offered in a variety of subjects including English, math and biology. The tutoring on campus is walk-in, no appointment necessary. The Learning Centers are located at the La Plata Campus in the Library, Room 118; at the Leonardtown Campus in Building B, Room 111; and at the Prince Frederick Campus in Building A, Room 125 and various locations at the Regional Hughesville Campus and the Waldorf Center.
In addition to face-to-face tutoring, online tutoring services are available around the clock to currently enrolled credit CSM students in the areas of math, writing, English as second language, accounting, economics and chemistry. Learn more about tutoring, the tutor’s schedules and tutoring locations at https://www.csmd.edu/student-services/learning-support/tutoring/.
CSM’s Advanced Tutors, from left, are Derek Adams, who will tutor writing at the Leonardtown Campus; Alea De Belen, who will tutor nursing at the La Plata Campus; Cameron Williams, who will tutor math at the La Plata Campus; Myles Mayshark-Hamlin, who will tutor math and chemistry at the Leonardtown Campus; Chelsi Randall, who will tutor writing at the La Plata Campus; Gabriela Zabel, who will tutor writing, math, Spanish, biology and chemistry at the La Plata Campus and Waldorf Center for Higher Education; and Samantha Zabel, who will tutor math and Spanish at the La Plata Campus.
Webinars for Professionals
The NTA is proud to announce that we have partnered with communications expert, Danny Rubin. Danny is an author and speaker trusted by students and working professionals for his practical advice on writing, networking and interpersonal skills.
Danny is the author of Wait, How Do I Write This Email?, a collection of 100+ templates for networking, the job search, and LinkedIn. The book is used in settings like high schools, colleges, workforce development programs, and even the Pentagon where educators work with active-duty military and civilian contractors. He also leads interactive communications workshops and webinars for corporate and college/workforce development audiences. Every session gives people practical skills they can apply right away.
Visit Danny Rubin's website to see him in action during a workshop. You can also follow him on Twitter at @DannyHRubin.
Danny will be recording the following two webinars exclusively for the NTA. Look for the first webinar, How to Write in the Business World Like a Total Pro, to be available late September, and the following webinar, How to be a Great Storyteller (and Share Your Success with the World), to be available in early October. Additional information can be found on our Recorded Webinars page.
How to Write in the Business World Like a Total Pro webinar:
It’s a fact. People with strong writing skills network better, land more job offers, and develop faster in their careers. Join author and communications expert Danny Rubin for an engaging, practical webinar on how to write with poise and leave the reader wanting more. Danny will walk you step-by-step through the fundamentals of strong writing and then show you how to apply those lessons in networking and the job search.
As Danny says, “Write well. Open doors.” After the webinar, you’ll see what he means!
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How to be a Great Storyteller (and Share Your Success with the World)
You can tell people about your success or you can show them. A dynamic, colorful story will entertain the audience and prove how hard you work each day for your students. Danny Rubin, an author and communications expert, will guide you through several key storytelling opportunities:
Danny is the author of Wait, How Do I Write This Email?, a collection of 100+ templates for networking, the job search, and LinkedIn. The book is used in settings like high schools, colleges, workforce development programs, and even the Pentagon where educators work with active-duty military and civilian contractors. He also leads interactive communications workshops and webinars for corporate and college/workforce development audiences. Every session gives people practical skills they can apply right away.
Visit Danny Rubin's website to see him in action during a workshop. You can also follow him on Twitter at @DannyHRubin.
Danny will be recording the following two webinars exclusively for the NTA. Look for the first webinar, How to Write in the Business World Like a Total Pro, to be available late September, and the following webinar, How to be a Great Storyteller (and Share Your Success with the World), to be available in early October. Additional information can be found on our Recorded Webinars page.
How to Write in the Business World Like a Total Pro webinar:
It’s a fact. People with strong writing skills network better, land more job offers, and develop faster in their careers. Join author and communications expert Danny Rubin for an engaging, practical webinar on how to write with poise and leave the reader wanting more. Danny will walk you step-by-step through the fundamentals of strong writing and then show you how to apply those lessons in networking and the job search.
As Danny says, “Write well. Open doors.” After the webinar, you’ll see what he means!
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How to be a Great Storyteller (and Share Your Success with the World)
You can tell people about your success or you can show them. A dynamic, colorful story will entertain the audience and prove how hard you work each day for your students. Danny Rubin, an author and communications expert, will guide you through several key storytelling opportunities:
- Cover letters
- Grant applications/annual reports
- Blog posts
- Letters of recommendation
NTA Member Benefit from TutorCruncher!
TutorCruncher is the premier business management software for the modern tutoring company. Our mission is to give tutoring companies the tools to use their time effectively and grow their business, using our services of timetabling, invoicing, payroll, databasing and more. Through the use of specialized technology, you can automate your core operations and focus your time and effort on your services, along with reaching out to your current and potential audience.
Companies that work with TutorCruncher have been able to optimize their workflow, reinforce their brand, and work smarter to grow their companies. Get in touch with us today to discuss what your challenges are and how we can work together. What’s more, NTA members get their first month’s usage of TutorCruncher for free!
We grow tutoring companies for a living and yours could be next. Start your NTA benefit TODAY!
Companies that work with TutorCruncher have been able to optimize their workflow, reinforce their brand, and work smarter to grow their companies. Get in touch with us today to discuss what your challenges are and how we can work together. What’s more, NTA members get their first month’s usage of TutorCruncher for free!
We grow tutoring companies for a living and yours could be next. Start your NTA benefit TODAY!
Fall Fuel for Finals at Johnston Community College
Semester’s end is a stressful time for any college student. Johnston Community College's TRIO program helps alleviate the stress of studying for finals by providing opportunities for reflection, relaxation, meditation, and fun through our "Fuel for Finals" event. We call this event “Fuel for Finals” and this year, we really upped the ante on what we provided for TRIO Students. We wanted our students to leave each day excited about what was to come the following day, rather than dreading finals week altogether.
In TRIO, our participation increases when we provide the two “Fs”—Freebies and Food. For this semester, since it is the holiday season, we decided to have a themed Fuel for Finals and hosted our first “Fuel For Finals: All Aboard the Polar Express!” We introduced the theme by having a door decorating contest in our area among staff, though the students were so excited about us decorating, that they wanted to join in, as well! We decided to open up areas for the students to decorate and they became part of the competition. In fact, our winning door went to one such student!
In TRIO, our participation increases when we provide the two “Fs”—Freebies and Food. For this semester, since it is the holiday season, we decided to have a themed Fuel for Finals and hosted our first “Fuel For Finals: All Aboard the Polar Express!” We introduced the theme by having a door decorating contest in our area among staff, though the students were so excited about us decorating, that they wanted to join in, as well! We decided to open up areas for the students to decorate and they became part of the competition. In fact, our winning door went to one such student!
In addition to our Fuel for Finals, we wanted to increase the traffic throughout TRIO all week long—as an incentive to come in (to pick up their Fuel for Finals bags and to encourage participation in the week long festivities) our TRIO escapee, Ginge R. Breadman, was let loose in TRIO. This little rascal hid each day from TRIO staff and the student who “captured” him not only earned a TRIO prize, but also got their picture taken with the notorious cookie.
So what was the point of all this? Why provide a weeklong event for TRIO students during Finals? Well, the strategy is three-fold; first, we want the students to know, if they didn’t already, that TRIO is here for them from the beginning of the semester, to the end—we want them to feel comfortable coming to us for help during this stressful time and we want to be able to provide creative and useful strategies for them to work through this tough time of year. Secondly, our program only survives if the students come back—this means we need to increase foot traffic in our area. What better way to do that then with fun and freebies? We can help students overcome their aversion to seeking assistance if they are having fun while doing it. After all, learning is supposed to be fun, right? Shouldn’t we help reiterate this? Finally, all of the games, crafts, meditation, relaxation exercises, etc. are things that we incorporate into TRIO, in general, and tutoring, specifically, in order to help students bridge the gap between the classroom and the real world. Our tutors use games to reinforce concepts, creativity to generate thoughts, and meditation to increase mindfulness. Essentially, Fuel for Finals advertises TRIO for us in an innovative way so that the students become our biggest advocates.
Did TRIO’s “Fuel for Finals: All Aboard the Polar Express” work? Of course it did. We know it worked and that the students had a successful semester because, for the fourth semester in a row, TRIO students helped earn our tutorial program a 100% success rate. The lowest grade reported was a “C.” 60% of the students receiving tutorial support earned an “A” in the course for which they were being tutored, 30% earned a B, and only 10% earned a C! JCC TRIO students are AMAZING!!! I am excited to see what next semester has in store for this phenomenal program!
So what was the point of all this? Why provide a weeklong event for TRIO students during Finals? Well, the strategy is three-fold; first, we want the students to know, if they didn’t already, that TRIO is here for them from the beginning of the semester, to the end—we want them to feel comfortable coming to us for help during this stressful time and we want to be able to provide creative and useful strategies for them to work through this tough time of year. Secondly, our program only survives if the students come back—this means we need to increase foot traffic in our area. What better way to do that then with fun and freebies? We can help students overcome their aversion to seeking assistance if they are having fun while doing it. After all, learning is supposed to be fun, right? Shouldn’t we help reiterate this? Finally, all of the games, crafts, meditation, relaxation exercises, etc. are things that we incorporate into TRIO, in general, and tutoring, specifically, in order to help students bridge the gap between the classroom and the real world. Our tutors use games to reinforce concepts, creativity to generate thoughts, and meditation to increase mindfulness. Essentially, Fuel for Finals advertises TRIO for us in an innovative way so that the students become our biggest advocates.
Did TRIO’s “Fuel for Finals: All Aboard the Polar Express” work? Of course it did. We know it worked and that the students had a successful semester because, for the fourth semester in a row, TRIO students helped earn our tutorial program a 100% success rate. The lowest grade reported was a “C.” 60% of the students receiving tutorial support earned an “A” in the course for which they were being tutored, 30% earned a B, and only 10% earned a C! JCC TRIO students are AMAZING!!! I am excited to see what next semester has in store for this phenomenal program!
TRIO at Johnston Community College Celebrates National Wear Red Day®
TRIO at Johnston Community College helps to promote awareness of the importance of heart health, especially among women as they Wear Red for Women! #GoRedWearRed #KnowYourNumbers #NationalWearRedDay #JCCProud #AKA1908
Tutor Training in Venezuela!
This month, NTA rockstar Tutor Trainer Elena Garcia trained and certified nine Basic Level Tutors in Maracaibo, Venezuela!
Training in Venezuela!
On June 26th, 2017, NTA Certified Tutor Trainer Elena Garcia trained six students as Basic Tutors in Maracaibo, Venezuela, making that over 30 tutors she has trained since November 2016! The NTA board of directors thinks Elena is amazing. Thank you!
NTA Member Special Feature!
Once again, MC SKULE (Rohen Shah) amazes us with his creative solutions to teaching students math. Rohen is an educator, NTA member, and certified advanced tutor who raps. “SKULE” is an acronym that stands for “Spreading Knowledge Using Lyrics & Entertainment”. He has helped thousands of students understand math concepts using the power of music, and is currently working on an album called “SKULE’s in Session”, which debuts in 2017. This “Bruno Mars” song, That's What I Like, teaches students that anyone can be good at solving equations.
Rohen Shah has been a professional tutor for over a decade. After publishing a calculus study guide in 2008, he made made his debut to the “online teaching” world with an accompanying YouTube video series that received over half a million views. He served as the Head of Math, and later CEO, of Far From Standard Tutoring from 2006 to 2011, prior to starting DiagKNOWstics in 2014. He has taught Game Theory at the University of Michigan, has presented at the National Tutoring Association Professional Development Conference, and has guest lectured at Harvard University.
Rohen pioneered the DiagKNOWstics teacher-training method, described in his upcoming book, DiagKNOWstics: Teaching Like a Physician. He also writes Educational Rap songs as “MC SKULE.” For more information on SKULE, visit their website.
Rohen Shah has been a professional tutor for over a decade. After publishing a calculus study guide in 2008, he made made his debut to the “online teaching” world with an accompanying YouTube video series that received over half a million views. He served as the Head of Math, and later CEO, of Far From Standard Tutoring from 2006 to 2011, prior to starting DiagKNOWstics in 2014. He has taught Game Theory at the University of Michigan, has presented at the National Tutoring Association Professional Development Conference, and has guest lectured at Harvard University.
Rohen pioneered the DiagKNOWstics teacher-training method, described in his upcoming book, DiagKNOWstics: Teaching Like a Physician. He also writes Educational Rap songs as “MC SKULE.” For more information on SKULE, visit their website.
The Cove: Academic Enrichment Center at Cedarville University
Congratulations to the talented tutors at The Cove: Academic Enrichment Center at Cedarville University for another successful year of providing unparalleled tutoring services to help students gain the skills and confidence to overcome their academic challenges.
Submit photos of your tutors to us and we'll run them!
Submit photos of your tutors to us and we'll run them!
Johnston Community College Enjoys 100% Success Rate!
Johnston Community College’s Student Support Services (TRIO) Tutorial Program finished the 2016-2017 academic year with a 100% success rate! Of the students receiving tutoring, all passed their courses with a “C” or better. This federally funded program serves 160 students annually and its program objectives include:
The NTA Accredited tutorial program at JCC helps TRIO meet the mandatory requirements outlined by the Department of Education whereby “all SSS projects must provide: academic tutoring, which may include instruction in reading, writing, study skills, mathematics, science, and other subjects…” (2017).
JCC’s TRIO program employs three NTA Certified Peer Tutors: Sue Tyner (Advanced Level Tutor), Chris Ketner (Intermediate Level Tutor), and Misty Garcia (Advanced Level Tutor, 2015 NTA Tutor of the Year.) In the 2016-2017 academic year, the TRIO program provided intense, one-on-one tutorial services to 38 students; along with Open Lab hours and the new, online Learning Communities, JCC’s TRIO program provided over 1500 hours of tutorial support to TRIO students. Congratulations to Johnston Community College’s TRIO program; the NTA is proud of your success!
- 60% of all participants served by TRIO will persist from one academic year to the beginning of the next academic year or graduate and/or transfer from a two-year to a four-year institution during the academic year
- 60% of all enrolled participants served by TRIO will meet the performance level required to stay in good academic standing
- 28% of new participants served each year will graduate with an Associate Degree or Certificate within four years
- 25% of new participants served each year will transfer with an Associate Degree or Certificate within four years
- 67% of all students in TRIO must be first generation and low-income
The NTA Accredited tutorial program at JCC helps TRIO meet the mandatory requirements outlined by the Department of Education whereby “all SSS projects must provide: academic tutoring, which may include instruction in reading, writing, study skills, mathematics, science, and other subjects…” (2017).
JCC’s TRIO program employs three NTA Certified Peer Tutors: Sue Tyner (Advanced Level Tutor), Chris Ketner (Intermediate Level Tutor), and Misty Garcia (Advanced Level Tutor, 2015 NTA Tutor of the Year.) In the 2016-2017 academic year, the TRIO program provided intense, one-on-one tutorial services to 38 students; along with Open Lab hours and the new, online Learning Communities, JCC’s TRIO program provided over 1500 hours of tutorial support to TRIO students. Congratulations to Johnston Community College’s TRIO program; the NTA is proud of your success!
Training in San Pedro Sula, Honduras!
NTA certified trainer Elena Garcia traveled to San Pedro Sula, Honduras to train several tutors! The devotion Elena pays to the tutoring profession is unparalleled. Thank you Elena for your commitment!
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NTA President and Staff Win Major Award
Karen Royster James and her staff are the recipients of the 2017 Idahlynn Karre Exemplary Leadership Award. The recipients of this award are nominated by their colleagues in recognition of their exemplary leadership, their demonstrated best leadership practices, and their commitment to their institutions, departments and teams, and the students they serve. Congratulations Karen Royster James!
For additional information on the Chair Academy's 26th Annual Leadership Conference, please go here.
For additional information on the Chair Academy's 26th Annual Leadership Conference, please go here.
NTA Board Member Wins Award from Tutoring Association!
NTA Board Member Dr. Margaret M. Roidi was awarded a $500 Research Grant from the Association for the Tutoring Profession for her study, An Instructional Design Intervention Applied for Critical Thinking: Utilizing Storytelling in an Undergraduate Online Cinema Course. Dr. Roidi’s research will aid institutions of higher learning in incorporating instructional strategies that are based on scholarly quantitative research; the purpose of the study was to investigate whether storytelling can be utilized as an instructional strategy to enhance undergraduate learners’ critical thinking outcomes in an online general education course in the community college setting.
Congratulations Margaret!
Congratulations Margaret!
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The NTA's Commitment and Pledge to Community Service
Recently, while attending a conference in Baltimore, our own Dr. Lucy Lapekas and Brandy Daingerfield participated in a Community Service Project. They and many other business leaders packed over 1,000 bags with toiletry items to give out to Baltimore's homeless veterans.
The National Tutoring Association prides itself on giving back to the community, but we need your help, too. We have committed to sending care packages to our trrops in the Middle East. We have two more packages going out soon! Please help us by donating (see our needed items list below in the One Voice Campaign post or you can send money, too, and we'll buy the items in your name).
The National Tutoring Association prides itself on giving back to the community, but we need your help, too. We have committed to sending care packages to our trrops in the Middle East. We have two more packages going out soon! Please help us by donating (see our needed items list below in the One Voice Campaign post or you can send money, too, and we'll buy the items in your name).
NTA Certified Tutor Starts Business and Wins Award
High school senior Peter Walter, 18, nearly dropped out of high school due to academic and anxiety issues. Understanding that he needed help, Peter reached out to his school’s administration and found the help that he needed. Further, he trained with the NTA and is now a Certified Intermediate Tutor. Seeing the value that tutoring brings, Peter decided to start a tutoring company named UpperClassman, and he has committed to training and certifying every tutor he works with to a minimum of the NTA Basic Level Tutor. Peter is carefully tracking along to become a NTA Certified Tutor Trainer. UpperClassman was among 36 businesses (out of 600 applications) to be honored in April during the 2017 New Jersey Business Idea Competition Awards Ceremony. Peter was awarded a finalist and was invited to speak about UpperClassman to the audience.
Testimonials on UpperClassman:
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~Our experience with UpperClassman has changed the way my son looks at tutoring. Having someone who is similar in age creates an atmosphere that has been very conducive to learning. My son looks up to his tutor Peter and Has gained confidence from working with an upperclassman rooting him on. I would recommend you give UpperClassman a try.
Stefanie Angeli Westfield Mother of Three |
~Since I have used UpperClassman.org homework time had become a more peaceful and organized . My son,age 9, looks forward to working with his tutor. Peter is fun,responsible,resourceful, and smart. UpperClassman has truly made learning fun for my son!
Bonnie C Westfield Mother of Five |
~Gerry has struggled this year adjusting to middle school. And he said “ mom I think I finally get it. It took me this long!” He really enjoyed you coming (and said he was glad it wasn’t with an old person!). He was apprehensive because mom telling him what to do stinks. He wasn’t sure what to expect. You really elevated his confidence in himself. And he took your tips very seriously. In a good way. He got a lot out of your session and told me he was happy that you came. His confidence has been an issue this year. Challenging with all of middle school stuff.
You were great with him. So thank you for that!
Cathy F
Westfield Mother of Two
You were great with him. So thank you for that!
Cathy F
Westfield Mother of Two
The NTA Welcomes New Board Member!
Kenny Fabara is a Union City native and alumnus of Hudson County Community College. He currently oversees the Tutorial Center at the North Hudson Campus of HCCC and is also an adjunct ESL instructor at the same institution. He holds bachelor’s degrees in English language and literature and Spanish language and literature from Rutgers University and earned his master’s in English Education from New York University in 2016. With encouragement from his professor, Kenny began tutoring at HCCC in 2008 while completing his associate degree in liberal arts. Thus began his journey in higher education. As Head Tutor for English and ESL at the North Hudson Campus, he interviews, hires, trains, and assesses tutors as well as tutorial services and conducts numerous workshops throughout the spring and fall semesters. Kenny has also conducted a number of grant funded Summer Enrichment Program Workshops for students struggling in ESL, English, and math. Committed to providing students with the best possible experience at HCCC, Kenny works closely with tutors and faculty to ensure that students’ needs are met in an environment conducive to learning and in line with the college’s mission.
Welcome to the NTA!
Welcome to the NTA!
NTA President-Elect Wins Fulbright-Hays Groups Abroad Project Grant!
Ishmael Brown, Jr., the NTA's President-Elect and National Training Director, has been accepted as a participant for the Fulbright-Hays Groups Abroad Project. The Fulbright-Hay Groups Abroad Project is currently taking place in Cameroon, Africa. This program provides grants to support overseas projects in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies for teachers, students, and faculty engaged in a common endeavor. Projects may include short-term seminars, curriculum development, group research or study, or advanced intensive language programs. Ishmael's research is on the beauty of the Cameroon people from several different cities using elements of the Golden ratio.
In addition to the important role Ishmael plays here at the NTA, he also teaches math at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, SC, and is the owner of InfiNeXt Educational Services. Congratulations Ishmael!
Ishmael has sent a few photos of his adventure!
In addition to the important role Ishmael plays here at the NTA, he also teaches math at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, SC, and is the owner of InfiNeXt Educational Services. Congratulations Ishmael!
Ishmael has sent a few photos of his adventure!
NTA Trains Eleven at Piedmont Community College in Roxboro, NC!
NTA Vice President & Certified Master Tutor Trainer Brandy R. Daingerfield, Ed.S. held a Basic Tutor Training Certification workshop at Piedmont Community College in Roxboro, NC on April 5, 2017. Eleven participants, from two campuses, came together to train as Basic Level tutors. Congratulations to these talented tutors! If you would like to host a training at your organization, contact Brandy and she'll be happy to assist you.
Eastern Florida State College Training!
Twenty-one tutors at Eastern Florida State College were trained and certified as Advanced Tutors! Congratulations! Thank you to Karen Loffler for facilitating this exciting and important training. Contact us if you would like more information on on-site tutor training.
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How to Donate to the NTA Through Amazon!
What is AmazonSmile?
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support the National Tutoring Association every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to the National Tutoring Association.
Please click through this short Prezi presentation to learn how to start using smile.amazon.com!
If you have an Amazon account, you can enroll quickly and easily here. This is such a wonderful opportunity to donate, that the NTA board of directors encourages you to sign up for AmazonSmile even if we don't directly benefit. Choose any charitable organization and support them (a personal favorite of ours is the SPCA). Thank you!
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support the National Tutoring Association every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to the National Tutoring Association.
Please click through this short Prezi presentation to learn how to start using smile.amazon.com!
If you have an Amazon account, you can enroll quickly and easily here. This is such a wonderful opportunity to donate, that the NTA board of directors encourages you to sign up for AmazonSmile even if we don't directly benefit. Choose any charitable organization and support them (a personal favorite of ours is the SPCA). Thank you!
Training in Venezuela
On February 11th, NTA Certified Tutor Trainer Elena Garcia trained five students as Basic Tutors in Caracas, Venezuela!
Go Red for Women!
On National Wear Red Day®, be sure to wear something red to show your support for women with heart disease and stroke.
The National Tutoring Association is "painting our website red" in honor of Wear Red for Women day on February 3rd.
According to the American Heart Association: Heart disease and stroke cause 1 in 3 deaths among women each year, killing approximately one woman every 80 seconds. Fortunately, we can change that because 80 percent of cardiac and stroke events may be prevented with education and action. That’s why this year we are asking that you wear red on National Wear Red Day® Friday, February 3, 2017, encourage others to do the same and make the time to Know Your Numbers. Five numbers, that all women should know to take control of their heart health are: Total Cholesterol, HDL (good) Cholesterol, Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar and Body Mass Index (BMI). Knowing these numbers can help women and their healthcare provider determine their risk for developing cardiovascular diseases.
The National Tutoring Association invites other programs around the country to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke. Join us on Friday, February 3rd, 2017 as we Wear Red for Women! If you do, please use the hashtag #GoRedWearRed and #NTAtutor!
For more information, please visit https://www.goredforwomen.org/.
According to the American Heart Association: Heart disease and stroke cause 1 in 3 deaths among women each year, killing approximately one woman every 80 seconds. Fortunately, we can change that because 80 percent of cardiac and stroke events may be prevented with education and action. That’s why this year we are asking that you wear red on National Wear Red Day® Friday, February 3, 2017, encourage others to do the same and make the time to Know Your Numbers. Five numbers, that all women should know to take control of their heart health are: Total Cholesterol, HDL (good) Cholesterol, Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar and Body Mass Index (BMI). Knowing these numbers can help women and their healthcare provider determine their risk for developing cardiovascular diseases.
The National Tutoring Association invites other programs around the country to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke. Join us on Friday, February 3rd, 2017 as we Wear Red for Women! If you do, please use the hashtag #GoRedWearRed and #NTAtutor!
For more information, please visit https://www.goredforwomen.org/.
Training. It's what the NTA Does!
Simply put, the NTA trains and certifies tutors. Whether it's training an entire staff of tutors, like we did September 18th and 19th at Fayetteville State University or training tutors remotely via our webinars, the National Tutoring Association does it better than anyone else! With over two decades of experience, you can trust that the NTA is the only tutoring resource you need.
The training at Fayetteville State University trained 25 tutors in Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced tutoring!
The training at Fayetteville State University trained 25 tutors in Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced tutoring!
NTA and International Tutoring in Venezuela!
Just for Kids in Maracaibo, Venezuela may become the NTA's first International Chapter in 2017! Longtime NTA member and Certified Trainer, Elena Garcia, trained fifteen tutors from Venezuela in November 2016, with each tutor earning their NTA Basic Level Tutor Certification! Congratulations to Elena and her tutors, who are saving funds to attend the NTA's 2018 Professional Development Conference in Tampa, Florida. The conference runs from April 12-18, 2018. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Lincoln University Trains Academic Coaches!
Thirteen tutors were trained in Basic and Advanced Academic Coaching at Lincoln University of Missouri Center for Academic Advising in Jefferson City, MO! Trainer: Brandy Daingerfield. The NTA can train your staff, too! Visit our training page for more information.
This is Why We Tutor.
We received an email from one of our certified tutor trainers who runs a student success center at an Aspen Prize nominated community college (top 150 community colleges). She reported to the NTA some interesting and encouraging data and metrics for this semester. She said this of their tutoring program:
Of the students that requested tutoring this semester with their program, even if they only came to one single session, every student passed the courses for which they requested tutoring. Of the students that requested tutoring this semester, and attended tutoring sessions through half of the semester, then, feeling confident enough in their abilities, requested to cease tutorial support, the lowest grade reported was a C. Of the students that requested tutoring from day one in the semester and persisted throughout the semester (through the last day of tutoring) the lowest grade reported was a B.
This is proof that tutoring provides the necessary support to achieve academic success. Each of these students grew so much this semester not only in the courses for which they were receiving tutoring, but also in their studying, time management, and other essential academic skills.
This is why we do what we do. Please send us your own tutor success stories!
Of the students that requested tutoring this semester with their program, even if they only came to one single session, every student passed the courses for which they requested tutoring. Of the students that requested tutoring this semester, and attended tutoring sessions through half of the semester, then, feeling confident enough in their abilities, requested to cease tutorial support, the lowest grade reported was a C. Of the students that requested tutoring from day one in the semester and persisted throughout the semester (through the last day of tutoring) the lowest grade reported was a B.
This is proof that tutoring provides the necessary support to achieve academic success. Each of these students grew so much this semester not only in the courses for which they were receiving tutoring, but also in their studying, time management, and other essential academic skills.
This is why we do what we do. Please send us your own tutor success stories!
The NTA Welcomes New Board Member!
Trevor de Freitas, B.Eng., P. Eng. is the Founder and Academy Director of DEFT Learning Academy. He is a former franchised Math & Reading Centre operator with over a decade of experience in supportive education. Trevor is a Certified Trainer and Academic Coach and has instructed, coached, and mentored hundreds of students in math, reading, and numerous standardized test prep courses (such as the CAT, PSAT, SAT, and ACT). Trevor is father to two sons, one studying Veterinary Medicine, and the other studying Business and Law. Trevor is a First Degree (Shodan) Black Belt in Shotokan Karate-Do and an avid & competitive tennis player, and Tennis Canada -certified Tennis Instructor. A strong proponent of Progressive Tennis, Trevor enjoys mentoring junior and adult tennis players alike. When not in a classroom, Dojo, or on a tennis court, Trevor’s balanced lifestyle includes artistic expression as a musician (guitarist/singer).
Enthusiastic and supportive, Trevor brings an active, engaged, and mature approach to discerning each individual student’s academic needs and establishing a personalized plan to help each student achieve his or her academic goals.
Enthusiastic and supportive, Trevor brings an active, engaged, and mature approach to discerning each individual student’s academic needs and establishing a personalized plan to help each student achieve his or her academic goals.
Ultimately, the NTA is About Helping Students Reach Their Goals.
NTA Tutors help students reach their goals; congratulations to the 2016 Johnston Community College’s TRIO program graduates!
The NTA Welcomes its Newest Members to the Board of Directors!
Melissa Cain, Born in Muncie, IN and raised in Fairbanks, AK, holds an A.A. in Liberal Arts from Polk State College, in FL and a B.S. in Elementary Education with an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Endorsement. She will soon pursue an M.A. in Educational Leadership with a dual degree in Curriculum and Instruction.
She has been in education almost her entire career, working at a preschool academy from 2004 to 2011, and as a lead teacher with the Polk County School Board since 2011. Her duties are to: effectively communicate with students and parents; demonstrate knowledge of content and pedagogy including differentiation; use strategies in the classroom to evoke higher order thinking and discussion; effectively deliver lessons and engage students in learning; use assessment during instruction; integrate cross content reading and writing instruction; create an environment of respect and rapport; establish a culture for learning; manage classroom procedures and behaviors; and pay close attention to equity and diversity within the classroom community. Melissa chooses to devote her life daily to the education and moral development of her students, and she is eager to bring her knowledge and commitment to the NTA Board of Directors as well as to learn from this diverse and distinguished group.
She has been in education almost her entire career, working at a preschool academy from 2004 to 2011, and as a lead teacher with the Polk County School Board since 2011. Her duties are to: effectively communicate with students and parents; demonstrate knowledge of content and pedagogy including differentiation; use strategies in the classroom to evoke higher order thinking and discussion; effectively deliver lessons and engage students in learning; use assessment during instruction; integrate cross content reading and writing instruction; create an environment of respect and rapport; establish a culture for learning; manage classroom procedures and behaviors; and pay close attention to equity and diversity within the classroom community. Melissa chooses to devote her life daily to the education and moral development of her students, and she is eager to bring her knowledge and commitment to the NTA Board of Directors as well as to learn from this diverse and distinguished group.
Born and raised in Athens, Greece, Margaret M. Roidi holds an A.A. in Cinema Studies from Bergen Community College in New Jersey (Class Valedictorian), a B.A. in Communications, summa cum laude, and an M.A. in Media and Professional Communications from Fairleigh Dickinson University, also in New Jersey; her Master’s thesis was titled, Sex in Cinema (1880’s-1920’s): Rape, Race, and Censorship. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Education, Instructional Design for Online Learning from Capella University in Minneapolis where her research focuses on enhancing online learning in the community college setting. Her PhD research focuses on online education, which she believes will be a significant advantage to students not able to adapt to the traditional college model, whether they be those with special needs, working parents, or military members serving overseas.
She has been working at the Cerullo Learning Assistance Center for the past eleven years where she serves as the Manager while also teaching an online course, Success 101, at BCC. As part of her duties she has worked heavily in the fields of assessment, development, and grants, including Title V, STEM, First in the World and Transitional Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities. She is a member of numerous professional tutoring organizations, has published scholarly work on tutoring, and has given dozens of presentations from Anchorage to Milwaukee on tutoring-related topics such as Tutoring Special Needs Students: It’s The Behavior, Not The Diagnosis and Program Review: A Comprehensive Assessment of Your Tutoring Program. Starting out as a peer tutor to now managing a two-time award winning Learning Assistance Center that serves over 9,000 students and 56,000 appointments annually in over 300 different classes with almost 200 peer and professional tutors, Ms. Roidi has dedicated her life to education and the tutorial profession. Ms. Roidi is excited to have recently accepted the position of the Math & Science Resource Center Manager at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
She has been working at the Cerullo Learning Assistance Center for the past eleven years where she serves as the Manager while also teaching an online course, Success 101, at BCC. As part of her duties she has worked heavily in the fields of assessment, development, and grants, including Title V, STEM, First in the World and Transitional Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities. She is a member of numerous professional tutoring organizations, has published scholarly work on tutoring, and has given dozens of presentations from Anchorage to Milwaukee on tutoring-related topics such as Tutoring Special Needs Students: It’s The Behavior, Not The Diagnosis and Program Review: A Comprehensive Assessment of Your Tutoring Program. Starting out as a peer tutor to now managing a two-time award winning Learning Assistance Center that serves over 9,000 students and 56,000 appointments annually in over 300 different classes with almost 200 peer and professional tutors, Ms. Roidi has dedicated her life to education and the tutorial profession. Ms. Roidi is excited to have recently accepted the position of the Math & Science Resource Center Manager at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
A Quick News Update.
The NTA is proud to announce a new, business-oriented webinar, Private Practitioner Certification Workshop, facilitated by NTA board member, Stephanie Dunaieff, for those of you interested in opening your own tutoring business. View all of our new webinars here!
In addition, we will soon produce webinar “shorts” on selected topics. These webinars will be shorter in length and less expensive than the main training webinars and will rotate topics quarterly so that certified tutors and coaches will have an inexpensive and interesting way to earn continuing education units for certification renewal. The first short webinar will be Active Listening: "Holla" if You Can Hear Me... And I will Turn Up the "Volume." This webinar will be priced at $29.95 and facilitated by our own board member, Dr. Cheryle Snead-Green.
Trainer certification has been overhauled so that a trainer may now be certified as a tutor trainer, an academic coach trainer, or both. The NTA Private Practitioner Tutor Certification Program is now in place and the webinar training for that certification will start this month. The workbook is already completed. In addition, our Mentor Certification requirements are complete, as is the new mentor training workbook.
The NTA is proud to announce that we have published a “Code of Ethics” for academic coaches as well as a list of “Reasons to Hire NTA Certified Tutors.”
Finally, the NTA is extremely happy to announce that we have sent 62 boxes to our deployed airmen in just over 16 months. Our initial goal was 12 boxes in 12 months. We offer special thanks to our Vice-President, Brandy Daingerfield, who serves as our liaison to the military. Not only does her family serve our country for which we are so grateful, but she recruits the names of airmen who need a care package. We need your continued help. Please see below for a list of items that we send to the airmen. Please consider holding a drive in your tutorial center so that we can continue to send boxes to our deployed men and women.
In addition, we will soon produce webinar “shorts” on selected topics. These webinars will be shorter in length and less expensive than the main training webinars and will rotate topics quarterly so that certified tutors and coaches will have an inexpensive and interesting way to earn continuing education units for certification renewal. The first short webinar will be Active Listening: "Holla" if You Can Hear Me... And I will Turn Up the "Volume." This webinar will be priced at $29.95 and facilitated by our own board member, Dr. Cheryle Snead-Green.
Trainer certification has been overhauled so that a trainer may now be certified as a tutor trainer, an academic coach trainer, or both. The NTA Private Practitioner Tutor Certification Program is now in place and the webinar training for that certification will start this month. The workbook is already completed. In addition, our Mentor Certification requirements are complete, as is the new mentor training workbook.
The NTA is proud to announce that we have published a “Code of Ethics” for academic coaches as well as a list of “Reasons to Hire NTA Certified Tutors.”
Finally, the NTA is extremely happy to announce that we have sent 62 boxes to our deployed airmen in just over 16 months. Our initial goal was 12 boxes in 12 months. We offer special thanks to our Vice-President, Brandy Daingerfield, who serves as our liaison to the military. Not only does her family serve our country for which we are so grateful, but she recruits the names of airmen who need a care package. We need your continued help. Please see below for a list of items that we send to the airmen. Please consider holding a drive in your tutorial center so that we can continue to send boxes to our deployed men and women.
NTA Board Member Honored in Homecoming Parade!
On Saturday, October 15, 2016, Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia, held its Annual Homecoming Parade. The parade began in downtown Hampton and ended on the University's campus. Hampton's Academic Tutorial Outreach was invited to participate in the parade, and the NTA's own Barbara Harris had the opportunity to show off her NTA Lifetime Achievement Award, which was awarded to her at the NTA's 2016 conference in Tampa. Dr. Harris said, "I felt very proud to be affiliated with the most professional organization in the entire USA."
The National Tutoring Association is proud to have Dr. Harris as a board member as we continue to provide the best tutoring resource in the world!
The National Tutoring Association is proud to have Dr. Harris as a board member as we continue to provide the best tutoring resource in the world!
Meet Lauren - a NTA Certified Tutor
As an organization, the National Tutoring Association is filled with success stories like Lauren's. We're proud to know that we were a part of this young woman's journey to becoming the the catalyst for success in both her education and those students she tutors. Congratulations, Lauren, on your success and future success!
Tutoring, and more broadly volunteering, has become a central part of my identity and is something I intend to do in college and thereafter. I see it as a window to the world, giving people opportunities previously unknown to them. I started tutoring as a sophomore in high school and will be graduating high school with over 300 tutoring hours. Volunteering has allowed me to connect with a vast and diverse group of people and expand my passion for education and helping students succeed. In recent times, I have worked with the Math National Honors Society to create an Algebra I EOC Review Night which allows students taking Algebra I courses to come and receive tutoring both one-on-one and in groups. After just the first run of this review night my school’s EOC scores went up significantly! This has helped create other review nights at our school including one for the Biology EOC test and the U.S. History EOC test. Due to the work I do with my students and the tutoring program at my school, I was recently named a 2015 Apple Award recipient, a tremendous honor and privilege which has shown me that my dedication does not go unnoticed. As I go off to Vanderbilt University next year I hope to join programs which allow the university’s students to tutor elementary school students along with other tutoring programs and educational opportunities. But moreover, tutoring has not just earned me recognition but rather fueled a passion within me and inspired me to always keep education and volunteerism as a fundamental part of my life.
Lauren H
Lauren H
Walgreens Red Nose Day!
The National Tutoring Association helped Walgreens make a difference to children living in poverty.
Here are a few of our board members and associates with their red noses!
Here are a few of our board members and associates with their red noses!
Meet the North Brunswick Township High School Peer Tutoring Program!
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More information on the North Brunswick Township High School peer tutoring program can be found here.
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Click on the photo to watch a video about the school's successful peer tutoring program!
The NTA Loves its Members
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Please watch this short video produced by NTA Member School, West Virginia University, by its Honors Learning Center. They have an important message to share with you...
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NTA Members - Serving Our Communities
Johnston Community College Wins the NTA's First Annual Serving Our Community Contest!
This holiday season, we asked that all NTA members give back to their communities - hold a food drive, collect toys for "Toys for Tots,"collect books for children,
or come up with another creative and generous way to support their community this year. They then told us about what they did!
Watch the slideshow below to see their winning community service projects!
Johnston Community College will receive THREE FREE REGISTRATIONS to the NTA's Professional Development Conference April 1-6, 2016 in Tampa, which includes one free double or triple room at the beautiful Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay for four nights! Johnston Community College will also present one concurrent session at the conference and will be given recognition at the Awards Luncheon.
or come up with another creative and generous way to support their community this year. They then told us about what they did!
Watch the slideshow below to see their winning community service projects!
Johnston Community College will receive THREE FREE REGISTRATIONS to the NTA's Professional Development Conference April 1-6, 2016 in Tampa, which includes one free double or triple room at the beautiful Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay for four nights! Johnston Community College will also present one concurrent session at the conference and will be given recognition at the Awards Luncheon.
Johnston Community College’s TRiO Program Tutors Services Projects and Volunteerism in 2014
NTA Board Members in the Community!
Recently, NTA Board Member, Kim Ahlgrim, participated in a 5K Color Run. All donations raised went to Makarios International in the Dominican Republic, which provides tutoring, medical, and other assistance to the island's children.
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NTA Board of Directors Take The Challenge to Cure ALS!
NTA Board of Directors Take The Challenge to Cure ALS
Trust for Insuring Educators
Dr. Lucy Lapekas and Ishmael Brown Represent the NTA at the Annual TIE (Trust for Insuring Educators ) Meeting in San Antonio.
The NTA Trains and Certifies Hundreds of Mentors and Peer Tutors
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National Tutoring Association Works with AT&T Aspire Program and LEAD to Keep Teens in School
January 2013 - Lakeland, FL – The National Tutoring Association (NTA), The LEAD Program and AT&T have teamed up to mentor and tutor over 1,000 students at risk of dropping out of high school. This six-city program will develop student academic and life
skills as a project within the AT&T Aspire Mentoring Academy.
The Mentoring Academy is the key community engagement program of AT&T's $350 million investment in Aspire, focused on high school success and leading to college and career readiness. AT&T’s employees are helping their communities with a goal of providing 1 million hours of mentoring to students at risk of dropping out of high school. The NTA was chosen by LEAD, the organizer of this particular program, as the primary tutor training resource. With over 20 years of experience, NTA is the only US educational association accredited to train and certify tutors, tutor trainers, tutoring programs and centers, and academic coaches.
The mentoring and academic readiness program incorporates NTA training and certification of high-school peer tutors at approximately 36 schools to be designated in the coming weeks. AT&T employees may also elect to receive academic coach training and national NTA certification in support of their mentoring activities. In addition, “city champions” will have the opportunity to join the NTA Train-the-Trainer program, in order to conduct future tutor trainings in 2013 and thereafter. The tutor and academic coach training workbooks and on-line trainer development campus were developed by Crossroads of Learning (Los Angeles) in conjunction with the NTA and Fielding Graduate University (Santa Barbara). This curriculum is currently in use at hundreds of schools and tutoring centers throughout the U.S. and internationally from Bejing, China through Canada and Saudi Arabia. It is approved for continuing education units by Fielding Graduate University.
The AT&T sponsored program kicked off in Chicago at Northwestern University on October 20, 2012 where high school students met with AT&T employees who will mentor them during the 2012-2013 school year. The five other cities (Raleigh/Durham NC, Bedminster NJ, Atlanta GA, Dallas TX, and Washington D.C.) will also begin operations in the coming weeks.
The Chicago launch featured team-building exercises and one-on-one meetings between mentors and students. Karen Royster-James, Director of the Learning Studio - Science and Math Learning Center at Columbia College Chicago and NTA Secretary and Board of Director Member addressed the group to prepare them for the tutoring and coaching challenges that lie ahead.
The following weekend saw the first group of peer tutors trained by NTA Certified Master Tutor Trainer Avery Austin who found that “these are highly motivated students are willing form a vanguard for educational change within their schools. It was a pleasure to engage them in the crucial development of the skills and understanding of effective peer tutoring.”
Throughout the program year, the student participants will meet regularly with their AT&T mentors and receive regular tutoring at their schools. The goal will be accomplished through utilization of Inspired by LEAD’s TRIAD program, one-on-one mentoring with AT&T employees and individual and small group peer-tutoring to develop skills and plan careers.
January 2013 - Lakeland, FL – The National Tutoring Association (NTA), The LEAD Program and AT&T have teamed up to mentor and tutor over 1,000 students at risk of dropping out of high school. This six-city program will develop student academic and life
skills as a project within the AT&T Aspire Mentoring Academy.
The Mentoring Academy is the key community engagement program of AT&T's $350 million investment in Aspire, focused on high school success and leading to college and career readiness. AT&T’s employees are helping their communities with a goal of providing 1 million hours of mentoring to students at risk of dropping out of high school. The NTA was chosen by LEAD, the organizer of this particular program, as the primary tutor training resource. With over 20 years of experience, NTA is the only US educational association accredited to train and certify tutors, tutor trainers, tutoring programs and centers, and academic coaches.
The mentoring and academic readiness program incorporates NTA training and certification of high-school peer tutors at approximately 36 schools to be designated in the coming weeks. AT&T employees may also elect to receive academic coach training and national NTA certification in support of their mentoring activities. In addition, “city champions” will have the opportunity to join the NTA Train-the-Trainer program, in order to conduct future tutor trainings in 2013 and thereafter. The tutor and academic coach training workbooks and on-line trainer development campus were developed by Crossroads of Learning (Los Angeles) in conjunction with the NTA and Fielding Graduate University (Santa Barbara). This curriculum is currently in use at hundreds of schools and tutoring centers throughout the U.S. and internationally from Bejing, China through Canada and Saudi Arabia. It is approved for continuing education units by Fielding Graduate University.
The AT&T sponsored program kicked off in Chicago at Northwestern University on October 20, 2012 where high school students met with AT&T employees who will mentor them during the 2012-2013 school year. The five other cities (Raleigh/Durham NC, Bedminster NJ, Atlanta GA, Dallas TX, and Washington D.C.) will also begin operations in the coming weeks.
The Chicago launch featured team-building exercises and one-on-one meetings between mentors and students. Karen Royster-James, Director of the Learning Studio - Science and Math Learning Center at Columbia College Chicago and NTA Secretary and Board of Director Member addressed the group to prepare them for the tutoring and coaching challenges that lie ahead.
The following weekend saw the first group of peer tutors trained by NTA Certified Master Tutor Trainer Avery Austin who found that “these are highly motivated students are willing form a vanguard for educational change within their schools. It was a pleasure to engage them in the crucial development of the skills and understanding of effective peer tutoring.”
Throughout the program year, the student participants will meet regularly with their AT&T mentors and receive regular tutoring at their schools. The goal will be accomplished through utilization of Inspired by LEAD’s TRIAD program, one-on-one mentoring with AT&T employees and individual and small group peer-tutoring to develop skills and plan careers.
Tutor Universe and the National Tutoring Association Announce New Partnership |
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Both Organizations to Promote Professional Tutor Development and Tutor Universe
Iowa City, Iowa – (Sept. 10, 2013) – Tutor Universe, Inc., the social marketplace for learning, and the National Tutoring Association (NTA), the oldest and largest professional association dedicated exclusively to tutoring, announced today an exclusive partnership to jointly promote professional development and Tutor Universe’s online learning platform and global learning marketplace. The NTA is the only association in the world with an accredited certification program for tutoring and coaching. The NTA will offer discounted membership and professional certification for the more than 8,000 tutors registered with Tutor Universe. Tutor Universe will also offer special promotions and incentives to NTA members that use Tutor Universe.
Online technologies and the mainstreaming of social networking are forever changing the traditional tutoring market. Today’s tech obsessed students prefer online to in-person tutoring. While traditional face-to-face teaching still dominates the tutoring industry, online and social learning is rapidly growing in education according to the GSV.EDU Education Sector Factbook by GSV Advisors. “We want to have a community where it is easy to collaborate, teach and learn. Students should be able to get help anytime and anywhere very quickly,” said Dr. Hung Tran, Co-Founder and CTO of Tutor Universe. “We enable students and tutors to engage asynchronously or in live interactive teaching sessions in a fast, convenient and affordable way.”
“We are looking forward to working with Tutor Universe to help train and certify their tutors while at the same time provide an industry leading online tutoring platform to our 10,000 plus members,” said Dr. Sandi Ayaz, Executive Director, the National Tutoring Association. “We reviewed many solutions in the marketplace over the years and we finally have a solution and partner that meets the needs of our tutor members and aligns with our mission and Code of Ethics.”
“The online tutoring market is exploding and with our exclusive partnership with the National Tutoring Association we can offer our tutors the means to achieve certification with the only organization in the world offering an accredited certification for tutoring,” said Michael Morrison, Co-founder and CEO, Tutor Universe. “Having the NTA validate our marketplace and online learning platform is also a great milestone for us and provides our students with the reassurance that they’re engaging tutors who are specially trained to handle their learning needs and help improve outcomes. Dr. Ayaz and I both are committed to advancing tutoring to enhance student academics and we look forward to working with the NTA.”
About the NTA
The NTA was formed in 1992 for the purpose of establishing a membership organization for tutoring professionals. Over the past years, the purpose has expanded to promote education, specialization, and scientific research. The NTA is now the oldest and largest professional association dedicated exclusively to tutoring, and represents the interests of thousands of tutors in the U.S. and thirteen other countries, practicing in all phases of tutoring, program administration, and supplemental student services. Members represent colleges, universities, high schools, middle schools, elementary schools, school districts, literacy programs, community programs, grant supported programs, and NCLB/SES providers. For more information about The National Tutoring Association, visit www.ntatutor.com.
About Tutor Universe, Inc.
Tutor Universe, a social marketplace for learning, makes it easier to teach and learn. Students get help anytime, anywhere and engage with experts from around the world. Submitting questions and getting answers from a community of experts, having offline work like reviewing homework or an essay, or engaging in a live interactive teaching session is quick, convenient and affordable. Tutor Universe also takes care of the back office for tutors, so tutors can do what they do best, help students succeed. For more information about Tutor Universe, visit http://www.tutoruniverse.com.
Tutor Universe PR contact:
David Splivalo
703.798.2395
[email protected]
Iowa City, Iowa – (Sept. 10, 2013) – Tutor Universe, Inc., the social marketplace for learning, and the National Tutoring Association (NTA), the oldest and largest professional association dedicated exclusively to tutoring, announced today an exclusive partnership to jointly promote professional development and Tutor Universe’s online learning platform and global learning marketplace. The NTA is the only association in the world with an accredited certification program for tutoring and coaching. The NTA will offer discounted membership and professional certification for the more than 8,000 tutors registered with Tutor Universe. Tutor Universe will also offer special promotions and incentives to NTA members that use Tutor Universe.
Online technologies and the mainstreaming of social networking are forever changing the traditional tutoring market. Today’s tech obsessed students prefer online to in-person tutoring. While traditional face-to-face teaching still dominates the tutoring industry, online and social learning is rapidly growing in education according to the GSV.EDU Education Sector Factbook by GSV Advisors. “We want to have a community where it is easy to collaborate, teach and learn. Students should be able to get help anytime and anywhere very quickly,” said Dr. Hung Tran, Co-Founder and CTO of Tutor Universe. “We enable students and tutors to engage asynchronously or in live interactive teaching sessions in a fast, convenient and affordable way.”
“We are looking forward to working with Tutor Universe to help train and certify their tutors while at the same time provide an industry leading online tutoring platform to our 10,000 plus members,” said Dr. Sandi Ayaz, Executive Director, the National Tutoring Association. “We reviewed many solutions in the marketplace over the years and we finally have a solution and partner that meets the needs of our tutor members and aligns with our mission and Code of Ethics.”
“The online tutoring market is exploding and with our exclusive partnership with the National Tutoring Association we can offer our tutors the means to achieve certification with the only organization in the world offering an accredited certification for tutoring,” said Michael Morrison, Co-founder and CEO, Tutor Universe. “Having the NTA validate our marketplace and online learning platform is also a great milestone for us and provides our students with the reassurance that they’re engaging tutors who are specially trained to handle their learning needs and help improve outcomes. Dr. Ayaz and I both are committed to advancing tutoring to enhance student academics and we look forward to working with the NTA.”
About the NTA
The NTA was formed in 1992 for the purpose of establishing a membership organization for tutoring professionals. Over the past years, the purpose has expanded to promote education, specialization, and scientific research. The NTA is now the oldest and largest professional association dedicated exclusively to tutoring, and represents the interests of thousands of tutors in the U.S. and thirteen other countries, practicing in all phases of tutoring, program administration, and supplemental student services. Members represent colleges, universities, high schools, middle schools, elementary schools, school districts, literacy programs, community programs, grant supported programs, and NCLB/SES providers. For more information about The National Tutoring Association, visit www.ntatutor.com.
About Tutor Universe, Inc.
Tutor Universe, a social marketplace for learning, makes it easier to teach and learn. Students get help anytime, anywhere and engage with experts from around the world. Submitting questions and getting answers from a community of experts, having offline work like reviewing homework or an essay, or engaging in a live interactive teaching session is quick, convenient and affordable. Tutor Universe also takes care of the back office for tutors, so tutors can do what they do best, help students succeed. For more information about Tutor Universe, visit http://www.tutoruniverse.com.
Tutor Universe PR contact:
David Splivalo
703.798.2395
[email protected]
National Tutoring Association Brings Technology to the Table for its Members |
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With college application rates up and SAT scores dropping, students and parents often find themselves looking for affordable ways to help improve their educational outcomes. Today, the National Tutoring Association named Testive its official Test Preparation Technology provider and will offer discounts on Testive’s SAT preparation software to all of the NTA’s Members.
Tetsive and the NTA say that this partnership helps tutors improve their current offerings and cost-effectively provide services to students who haven’t traditionally been able to afford private tutoring.
“Testive has allowed me to offer a whole range of individualized services to students who haven’t traditionally been able to afford private tutoring,” said Eric Clark, owner of Quincy Tutoring.
Testive is the only online SAT preparation platform designed to be used in conjunction with a private tutor or small class setting. Testive combines detailed monitoring tools to help tutors keep students on track and adaptive learning algorithms that customize each student’s education experience on the fly. The system automatically adjusts to a student’s ability level and targets content based on the level difficulty that will help the student improve the fastest.
The National Tutoring Association is the country’s oldest and largest association dedicated solely to the advancement of tutors. It offers the only accredited university approved tutor training and certification program in addition to professional development and discounted services via partners to its members.
“We only partner with companies of the highest educational quality and professional integrity. Testive’s product is unique in that it seeks to enhance the power of the tutor rather than replace it with a machine. We’re excited to bring this and other services to our members that can both help them grow their businesses and improve their educational outcomes,” said Dr. Lucy Lapekas, Executive Director of the NTA.
“While many people initially hire tutors for their credentials, educators know that their ability to engage and motivate the student is what really drives success. We’ve built Testive to help great educators reach more students more effectively and create a better educational experience for everyone involved,” said Miro Kazakoff, CEO of Testive and a former test prep tutor himself.
National Tutoring Association members can learn more about Testive at: http://try.testive.com/nta-landing-page/
Learn more about National Tutoring Association Membership at: http://www.ntatutor.com/membership-form-and-rates.html
ABOUT TESTIVE
Testive is at the forefront of developing educational products that blend teachers, tutors, students, and technology. Over 50K students, tutors, and teachers have used our test preparation technologies to help them to help them on their preparation journey. Our core platform and approach were developed at MIT. Testive is based in Cambridge, MA with offices in Durham, NC and is an alumnus of the TechStars Boston accelerator program.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL TUTORING ASSOCIATION
The National Tutoring Association is the oldest and largest association dedicated solely to the advancement of tutors. The NTA is the only association in the United States utilizing accredited university approved training and certifying tutors, academic coaches, tutor trainers, and tutorial programs. The NTA mission is to foster the advancement of professional and peer tutoring and academic coaching, support research into best practices and standards for all tutors, support tutor training, advocate for tutor certification.
Tetsive and the NTA say that this partnership helps tutors improve their current offerings and cost-effectively provide services to students who haven’t traditionally been able to afford private tutoring.
“Testive has allowed me to offer a whole range of individualized services to students who haven’t traditionally been able to afford private tutoring,” said Eric Clark, owner of Quincy Tutoring.
Testive is the only online SAT preparation platform designed to be used in conjunction with a private tutor or small class setting. Testive combines detailed monitoring tools to help tutors keep students on track and adaptive learning algorithms that customize each student’s education experience on the fly. The system automatically adjusts to a student’s ability level and targets content based on the level difficulty that will help the student improve the fastest.
The National Tutoring Association is the country’s oldest and largest association dedicated solely to the advancement of tutors. It offers the only accredited university approved tutor training and certification program in addition to professional development and discounted services via partners to its members.
“We only partner with companies of the highest educational quality and professional integrity. Testive’s product is unique in that it seeks to enhance the power of the tutor rather than replace it with a machine. We’re excited to bring this and other services to our members that can both help them grow their businesses and improve their educational outcomes,” said Dr. Lucy Lapekas, Executive Director of the NTA.
“While many people initially hire tutors for their credentials, educators know that their ability to engage and motivate the student is what really drives success. We’ve built Testive to help great educators reach more students more effectively and create a better educational experience for everyone involved,” said Miro Kazakoff, CEO of Testive and a former test prep tutor himself.
National Tutoring Association members can learn more about Testive at: http://try.testive.com/nta-landing-page/
Learn more about National Tutoring Association Membership at: http://www.ntatutor.com/membership-form-and-rates.html
ABOUT TESTIVE
Testive is at the forefront of developing educational products that blend teachers, tutors, students, and technology. Over 50K students, tutors, and teachers have used our test preparation technologies to help them to help them on their preparation journey. Our core platform and approach were developed at MIT. Testive is based in Cambridge, MA with offices in Durham, NC and is an alumnus of the TechStars Boston accelerator program.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL TUTORING ASSOCIATION
The National Tutoring Association is the oldest and largest association dedicated solely to the advancement of tutors. The NTA is the only association in the United States utilizing accredited university approved training and certifying tutors, academic coaches, tutor trainers, and tutorial programs. The NTA mission is to foster the advancement of professional and peer tutoring and academic coaching, support research into best practices and standards for all tutors, support tutor training, advocate for tutor certification.
The NTA has partnered with The Tutor Report
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Press Release
Lakeland, FL, October 28, 2013.
The National Tutoring Association (NTA) was founded in 1992 for the purpose of establishing a membership organization for tutoring professionals. Over the years, the purpose has expanded to promote education, specialization, and scientific research. The NTA is now the largest and oldest professional association dedicated exclusively to tutoring, and represents the interests of tens of thousands of tutors practicing in all phases of tutoring, program administration, and supplemental student services. The NTA exists to promote quality academic assistance to students at all grade and age levels through public and professional education, research, and standards of practice.
The NTA is proud to announce that it has partnered with The Tutor Report, the free online magazine of Oases Online, premier providers of scheduling and data management software for tutoring and after school providers.
Dr. Sandi Ayaz, NTA Executive Director announced the partnership and commented, “The NTA is excited about the possibilities of this new partnership that will afford our membership access to information and resources that they may not have previously had. We are confident that the Tutor report and Oasis Online will fill a gap in services that our members need.”
The National Tutoring Association offers resources and tutor training and certification and The Tutor Report offers tutors and tutoring companies articles on business building, marketing and employee relations together with the software to manage it all through its sponsor Oases Online.
The Officers, Board of Directors, and members of the NTA welcome The Tutor Report and Oasis Online as our new and valuable partners in tutoring and student success.
Dr. Lucy Lapekas
NTA Executive Director
[email protected]
863-529-5206
Lakeland, FL, October 28, 2013.
The National Tutoring Association (NTA) was founded in 1992 for the purpose of establishing a membership organization for tutoring professionals. Over the years, the purpose has expanded to promote education, specialization, and scientific research. The NTA is now the largest and oldest professional association dedicated exclusively to tutoring, and represents the interests of tens of thousands of tutors practicing in all phases of tutoring, program administration, and supplemental student services. The NTA exists to promote quality academic assistance to students at all grade and age levels through public and professional education, research, and standards of practice.
The NTA is proud to announce that it has partnered with The Tutor Report, the free online magazine of Oases Online, premier providers of scheduling and data management software for tutoring and after school providers.
Dr. Sandi Ayaz, NTA Executive Director announced the partnership and commented, “The NTA is excited about the possibilities of this new partnership that will afford our membership access to information and resources that they may not have previously had. We are confident that the Tutor report and Oasis Online will fill a gap in services that our members need.”
The National Tutoring Association offers resources and tutor training and certification and The Tutor Report offers tutors and tutoring companies articles on business building, marketing and employee relations together with the software to manage it all through its sponsor Oases Online.
The Officers, Board of Directors, and members of the NTA welcome The Tutor Report and Oasis Online as our new and valuable partners in tutoring and student success.
Dr. Lucy Lapekas
NTA Executive Director
[email protected]
863-529-5206