AMERICA COUNTS BASIC MATH TUTORING IN THE COMMUNITY
America Counts, an initiative of the Mathematics Department, is inviting volunteers or Federal Work Study students to tutor Baltimore City and Baltimore County middle school students 1:1 in basic math. We have opportunities at 6 middle schools and a facility of the Department of Juvenile Services. Students who have done this in the past describe it as a ?win-win.? The middle school kids love you, learn math, look up to you?and you have a feeling of accomplishment and awareness.
You don?t need to be a math whiz; successful completion of a University level math course or an adequate math SAT score (500) is all that is needed?along with lots of enthusiasm and a commitment to tutor several hours once a week for the rest of the semester. You pick your hours to tutor and can tutor up to 3 hours a day, or as little as one. You will be bonding with the students and seeing the same kid each week at the same time. Therefore, you need to be dependable and responsible. The kids love you, look up to you and learn math?and the university really appreciates what you do.
Orientation and training will be held in room 106 at 7800 York Road on Saturday September 24, 2011 from 9:00 until 2:00. Breakfast and lunch will be provided, school sign ups will take place and car pools arranged. If you have a car you can pick your hours anytime between 8:00 a.m. till 8:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. If you don?t have a car, carpools will be arranged at orientation. To sign up please contact Doris Cowl, Program Director, at (410)704- 4998 or {dcowl@towson.edu}. You will learn everything about the program at orientation.
If you want references from other students who have tutored in the past, we can provide that also!!!!
Hope to see you?and your friends?Saturday, Sept. 24 at 9:00!!!
p.s. Students having Federal Work Study as part of a Financial Aid package will get paid.
