SI Philosophy
Theory + Practice = Praxis
Ethics
Responsibilities & Expectations
Potpourri
100
The SI Motto
What is, "Tell me and I forget, show me and I remember, involve me and I understand"?
100
The three core elements that must be present in every SI session.
What is an opener, collaborative learning activity, and closer?
100
Unless the student shares willingly and without request, I cannot see these.
What are student grades?
100
I MUST turn these in weekly, no exceptions.
What are sign-in sheets?
100
What happens first when debriefing a session observation.
What is let the SI leader comment first?
200
SI supports students in not only what to learn, but also ___________________.
What is, "how to learn?"
200
Three attendance strategies.
What are flyers, distribution list e-mails, Canvas message boards, candy-grams, incentives, study guides, in-class announcements, mini-session during class, build relationships, reminders on the board, personal invitations...?
200
Where I report students of concern, suspicion of cheating, or a student who may be experiencing or considering violence.
What is the Behavioral Intervention Team?
200
If no one is present for my drop-in hour, I do these things.
What are planning future SI sessions, practice difficult material, review my SI leader binder, research learning strategies and activities, develop new ice breakers...
200
The amount of time an SI leader waits for students during an SI session.
What is 15 minutes?
300
Anyone can learn anything with these three things.
What are "time on task, resources, and positive reinforcement"?
300
This should include opportunity to reflect, a call to action, or evaluation.
What is a closer?
300
The moral code or ethical policy of academia. This includes values such as avoidance of cheating or plagiarism.
What is academic integrity?
300
At least three things I should bring with me to an SI session.
What are session plan, sign-in sheet, SI leader binder, keys, and name badge?
300
Three reasons a student might not want to participate in a session.
What is lack of confidence, nervousness, discomfort with groups, language barrier, disinterest, doesn't know answer, didn't read that section, shy...?
400
Independent, self-directed learners are the result of breaking this.
What is the dependency cycle?
400
SI targets at-risk classes, not at risk students and is open to all students in order to reduce this social barrier to accessing academic support.
What is stigma associated with accessing academic support?
400
I do this regularly for each increment of time that I work on SI-related tasks, and never for time that I am not working SI related tasks.
What is log hours?
400
At least three reasons I would schedule time to see Elmira or an SI mentor.
What are attendance concerns, to say hello, unclear about responsibilities, unsure how to respond to something that occurred in class or in an SI session, stuck in rut with the same activities, ice breaker ideas, missed a meeting...
400
What any passerby should NOT be able to identify in your SI session.
What is the SI leader?
500
A theory behind SI.
What is social interdependence theory/interpretive theory/critical theory/cognitivism/constructivism?
500
At least 3 collaborative learning activities that can be found in your notebook.
What are matrices, oral reading of lecture notes, timeline, visuals, clusters, turn to a partner, taboo, reciprocal questioning,two lies and a truth, verbal volleyball, first line only, send a problem, affinity grouping, boardwork model, peer lessons, memory, JEOPARDY, concept mapping, note cards...
500
This act gave students access to their education records, an opportunity to seek to have the records amended, and some control over the disclosure of information from the records. For example, one situation affected by this act would be school employees divulging information to anyone other than the student about the student's grades.
What is FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974)?
500
If I am no longer going to be an SI leader, I return these.
What are key and copy card (to building 1)?
500
This note-taking strategy involves the use of two columns.
What is the Cornell Method?
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