AARP Foundation Experience Corps 2021-2022 Training & Event Recordings
Greetings Volunteers,
Below you will find a list of training and event recordings from the 2021-2022 school year.
Enjoy!
-EC Sacramento Team
| Date/ Time | Training | Training Description | Recording |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/3/2022 | Event: End-of-Year Celebration | The EC Sacramento Team celebrates the service of our volunteer tutors and monitors serving in the 2021-22 school year. Guest speakers include: – Dr. Cara Schrack, Director of Education and Evaluation, AARP Foundation Experience Corps – Shannon Roth, Youth Development Director, SCCSC – Henry Kloczkowski, Executive Director, SCCSC NOTE: Volunteers do not need to log this hour in the Volunteer Portal | Watch the recording HERE |
| 5/13/2022 | EC Training: Closing Out Tutoring Relationships | The EC Sacramento Team discusses how to close out your relationships with students as we come to the end of our tutoring year and provides end-of-year updates related to the Experience Corps program. | Watch the recording HERE |
| 4/28/2022 | Volunteer Workshop Series #4 | During the fourth and final workshop of the 2021-2022 school year, Dr. Maia Coleman King celebrates Global Volunteer Month with a special session on volunteer self-care and appreciation. Featuring a Q&A dedicated to responding to questions in the chat, the workshop also includes AARP news, resources, and volunteer spotlights. | Watch the recording HERE |
| 2/17/2022 | Volunteer Workshop Series #3 | Dr. Maia Coleman King’s presentation aims to answer all the amazing questions left unanswered from December’s workshop on “Engagement Strategies for Managing Student Reluctance and Distraction,” and focuses specifically on healthy “Encouragement vs. Praise.” She answers viewers’ questions during a Q&A dedicated to responding to questions in the chat. The workshop also includes the usual segments with AARP news, resources and volunteer spotlights. | Watch the recording HERE |
| 1/11/2022 & 1/12/2022 | New Volunteer Pre-Service Training | Training goals for tutors: Tutors will understand the core elements of the Structured Session: -Overview and Session Structure -Skill Building Pt 1: Fluency -Skill Building Pt 2: Review/Reflect -Skill Building Pt 3: Read-Aloud/Closing Access tutor resource manual HERE | Day 1 Day 2 |
| 1/7/2022 | Structured Session Follow Up / Refresher Training | Training goals for tutors: – Review key elements and protocols of the Structured Session – Understand the elements of impactful read-alouds – Understand positive impact of social emotional learning (SEL) for students | Watch the recording HERE |
| 12/16/21 | Volunteer Workshop Series #2 – “Engagement Strategies for Managing Student Reluctance and Distraction” | Dr. Maia Coleman King joins the AARP National Team to share the most commonly suggested topic, “Engagement Strategies for Managing Student Reluctance and Distraction,” and answers viewers’ questions during a Q&A dedicated to responding to questions in the chat. The workshop includes segments with volunteers sharing their best student engagement practices and the national office presents current AARP news, resources and volunteer spotlights. | Watch the recording HERE (audio starts at 4:37) Presentation Slides HERE Take the survey HERE |
| 12/10/21 | SEL Survey Training | Topics discussed: -The basics of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and why it’s important to measure -What behaviors to look for to answer the SEL questions -How to answer the SEL questions online (via the EC Hub) | Watch the recording HERE Presentation Slides HERE |
| 11/16/21 | EC Hub Training (New Volunteers) | New volunteer tutors learn to use the EC Hub to log information about what happens in their sessions. | Watch the recording HERE |
| 11/5/21 | EC Hub Training (Returning Volunteers) | Returning volunteer tutors learn to use the EC Hub (formerly the EC App) to log information about what happens in their sessions. | Watch the recording HERE |
| 11/2/21 | Zoom for Tutoring | Presented by the EC Sacramento Team: Topics include: -Zoom Basics -Downloading and Accessing Leveled Readers -Screen Sharing -Read Aloud Resources -Basic Troubleshooting -Best Practices for Zoom Tutoring | Watch the recording HERE |
| 10/28/21 | Volunteer Workshop Series #1 – “The Pandemic Return: Getting Back to a New ‘Normal'” | Presented by the Dr. Maia Coleman-King Topics include: -Working with students in a combination of in-person and virtual settings -Ongoing trauma and social-emotional impacts on students as a result of the pandemic -Developing realistic expectations for both volunteers and students, so everyone can get the most out of tutoring sessions | Watch the recording HERE |
| 10/25/21 10/26/21 | New Volunteer Pre-Service Training | Tutors will understand the core elements of the Structured Session: Overview and Session Structure Skill Building Pt 1: Fluency Skill Building Pt 2: Review/Reflect Skill Building Pt 3: Read-Aloud/Closing Access tutor resource manual HERE | Day 1 Day 2 |
| 10/18/21 10/19/21 | Returning Volunteer Pre-Service Training | Tutors will understand the core elements of the Structured Session: Overview and Session Structure Deeper dive into the Read-Alouds Mindfulness and SEL Access tutor resource manual HERE | Day 1 Day 2 |
| 10/8/21 10/13/21 | Volunteer Portal Training | Tutors will learn how to: Enter, view and edit volunteer hours Enter hours via a mobile device Access and complete learning Volunteer Portal: volunteers.aarp.org | Watch the recording HERE Presentation Slides HERE |