The MTA is a professional
state organization serving the needs of those interested and
involved in tutoring post-secondary education. Our annual conference
brings together a group of people who care about issues in tutoring
and would like to share their successful strategies with you.
We provide Michigan tutorial personnel a network for sharing,
growth, and learning opportunities.
December 2009 Newsletter
is available as a PDF file.
ASSOCIATION PURPOSE
AND OBJECTIVES:
- Promote interaction
among members of the higher education learning communities via
open and effective networks for sharing.
- Enhance professional
development and training for tutorial personnel by providing
opportunities to exchange theories, methods, and strategies.
- Provide opportunities
for tutors to develop their leadership and communication skills
through active involvement in the association.
- Create and encourage
an exchange of tutorial resources, research, and information.
Every fall the MTA organizes a Connections Conference. The conferences are hosted by a member college of the association. The main purpose of the conferences is to bring together experts in the field of education to present sessions of interest to the membership.
Our 27th
conference on Friday, October 30, 2009 featured a keynote by Dr. Lane Glenn titled Failure to Launch, about the decreasing academic success and even academic presence of young men. How can we better engage and support these students?
Membership in the MTA
is open to all those interested in tutoring in higher education.
To find out more about becoming a Professional or Tutor member,
and to get a application, just click on Membership above.
Do you have questions about the MTA? Would you like to become more involved in the MTA? Do you have a presentation you would like to make at our annual conference? Would you like to nominate a tutor for the tutor of the year ward? Click above to find out who our current board members are, and then contact one them to have your question answered or make yourself heard.
This site contains
links to literally hundreds of helpful web pages for peer tutors
and professionals. There are links to tutor training, study skills,
and math help. So click on "Tutor Resources" and take
a look at the sites, "bookmark" you favorites and point
your students to them too. This is a great way for students to
find help on a 24/7 basis.
Every year the highlight
of the Connections Conference is the presentation of the the Tutor
of the Year Award by the president to the membership's most outstanding
tutor. Along with the honor of being Tutor of the Year, the tutor
receives a beautiful plaque and the opportunity toshare their
strategies for great tutoring.
Become a member of
the MTA. Click above to view a list of our current members.
The genesis of our
organization was the first Connections Tutorial Conference held
in 1983 at Lansing Community College, under the leadership of
Jean Morciglio. Three more conferences followed, and then, in
1986, the first active steps to create a tutorial association
began.
Would you like to read
more about the history of the MTA? Click on "History"
for more about our beginnings, see who are past presidents were,
find out what the themes for of our past Connections Conference
and where they were located.
You can read the complete
MTA constitution by clicking above.
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