Tuesday, February 19, 2013

GED Help



This is a great site to visit if you have a learner who is working on his or her GED. Look near the bottom and see some of the study information there. I think you can work through some of this information with your learner

.http://www.pr.viu.ca/abe/admission.asp

Monday, February 18, 2013

In and Out Workshop March 26

No Fail Writing Method
noon to one o'clock

Please join us for a quick one hour skill building session for tutors.  On March 26 at noon please come to The Learning Centre above the Bank of Montreal.

What is this topic about?

-how to encourage your learner to write
-how to flag their errors without making your learner feel bad
-how to create lessons based on the errors you see
-how to keep a portfolio of writing samples

Whether you have a learner right now who needs to write more or you just want to learn more for the future please join us.

You will have a chance to meet other tutors and grab a cup of tea and a cookie. We are trying to create a community of tutors, so that you all get to know one another a bit, get comfortable with the Learning Centre and check out the constantly changing resources.

Please do come. Just RSVP to call@prepsociety.org

Thanks a lot.
Deb

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Computer Help for the Older Generation



Mom, can I help you with that? Here is a great site from Google that helps parents learn some basics on the computer. It is designed for an older group.

Take a look.http://www.teachparentstech.org/