STEM Tutoring Enrichment Program for Students (STEPS)
The goal of STEPS is to help students successfully pass their STEM courses while also developing the skills needed to increase their conceptual understanding of the course material.
STEPS tutors gain valuable teaching skills by learning how to actively listen to participants, then design meaningful materials and pedagogies to aid student comprehension. Tutors develop strategies for teaching STEM materials and provide supportive and encouraging mentoring to students. Tutors do not complete homework or take tests with students. Rather, they provide the tools to enable students to successfully understand and complete their work. Tutors are STEM teaching role models.
Join Our STEM Enrichment Program – We're Hiring a Tutor!
As a STEM tutor, you will support students in developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Teach and mentor students in STEM subjects while developing engaging and hands-on learning activities.
CSME is looking for someone with a background in STEM (graduate or undergraduate coursework). Prior teaching or tutoring experience is a plus, along with a passion for education and mentorship. We offer competitive pay and a supportive collaborative environment.
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- Prepare and present engaging and stimulating problems, activities and discussion material related to the topics covered in the student’s course. Communicate and meet twice per week with the student.
- Foster a safe, collaborative, and encouraging learning environment. Model student success strategies and problem solving.
- Carry out mid-semester and end of semester STEPS evaluations.
- Participate in mandatory training and professional development meetings at CSME.
- Participate in regular check-in meetings with STEPS director.
- Perform light administrative responsibilities, such as recording attendance, student progress, and session evaluations.
- Meet with students twice a week, for one to two hours per session.
- STEPS tutors work for approximately five to six hours per week.
STEPS offers tutoring in STEM courses to community college students and community members. STEPS is designed to support CSME students in providing positive, encouraging, and effective tutoring in STEM courses. For example, students enrolled in a physics, mathematics, or chemistry course at a local community college can request a CSME tutor.