Workshops

Smart Tutor Referrals offers a variety of workshops for students and educators.

The workshops are engaging and practical. Created by a specially selected team of teachers, our workshops lead students to take control of their learning with a new perspective. Learn skills that don't get taught in school -in a dynamic and supportive environment!

To arrange a customized in-home or in-school workshop, or for more information, please contact us directly via email or call 250-544-1588.

2007/2008 Workshops

Preparing for High School Provincial Exams
3-hour workshop that focuses on building exam skills and applying them in a practical way. Students learn how to: Overcome Exam Anxiety; Organize for Studying; Prepare for Exams; Approach Different Question Types.

Knowing how to study for exams is a skill that takes time to develop. When students are taught simple exam prep strategies and put them into practice, they can begin to take control of their learning, and become more engaged and creative with their approach to the course content.

Study Skills
Are you satisfied with your current study habits and the results they bring? Interested in learning techniques to help you get organized, manage your time and memorize more? Learn the skills and how to apply them in this interactive workshop. Prepared students perform better!

Peer Tutor Presentations
Presentations to Peer Tutor groups are interactive and consider the needs of peer tutors. These presentations are offered for free by Smart Tutor Referrals as a way of giving to the community: supporting schools, students and peer tutors. Recent presentations given at Mt. Douglas Secondary School: Working with Learning Styles, Qualities of a Good Tutor.

Professional Development for Teachers: Preparing Students for Provincial Exams,
2-hour workshop providing an overview of how to prepare students for provincial exams. Teachers consider the students' perspective and learn techniques for helping students organize. Interactive and active exercises lead teachers through sample lessons that they can present to their students. Topics Covered: Students' key issues with exams; Addressing fears; Demystifying exams; Helping students to organize (materials/time); Tips for memorizing & approach exam questions.

Some feedback from this workshop:
"Your presentations were very well organized - you must be teachers!"

"This handout is exactly what I'm looking for. Sometimes I work with students, pulling assignments out of lockers, and digging notes out of bags. This handout will be perfect for helping me to help my students get organized!"

Click here to read what teachers say students never ask about exams - from the May 2005 teacher professional development workshop on preparing students for exams.

Some Feedback from Workshop Participants:

“I learned how to achieve on exams and why it’s important to stay cool.”

“Now I understand that when you cram, you only remember the last and the first part of what you study.”

“This workshop taught me how to study way better and to organize.”

“Finally I know how to get rid of my anxieties!”

"I chose this workshop because I thought it would help me learn how to study for exams, and it sure did!" Click here to view photos and testimonials from the June, 2004 Exam Prep workshop.