Northstar Digital Literacy Tutor

Purpose: To help adult learners to develop and prove their digital literacy skills, thereby allowing them to use computers independently and broaden their employment options.

Training:

• Pre-Service Training: Literacy Minnesota’s Northstar 101 training
• Orientation meeting with program coordinator
• Participate in two hours of additional training every twelve months of service

Commitment: 2.5 hours/week (2 hour class, .5 hour prep) for a minimum of 4 months.

Duties:

• Before class, read through your lesson materials.
• Arrive early to the online learning platform to monitor the waiting room and admit learner(s).
• Teach regularly using Northstar curriculum and materials.
• Expect and demonstrate English language immersion during class.
• Record class attendance accurately.
• Share learners’ progress, achievements, struggles, or questions with coordinator.
• Dress in a manner that is mindful of the culturally diverse students we serve.
• Create a digital learning environment free of background distractions.
• Email coordinator as soon as possible if you will be unable to teach your class.

Benefits:

• Meet people from other cultures and learn about those cultures
• Help community members gain invaluable digital literacy skills
• Develop teaching, lesson planning and creative adaptivity skills in the classroom and through trainings
• Learn more about the literacy community across Minnesota

Location:

Meetings will be online using the Zoom video call application.

To apply:

Fill out an application or email mboyle@literacymn.org with questions.