Peer Writing Tutors

• assist in college writing courses,
• provide evening drop-in tutoring in the Center for Teaching, Learning and Research (room 225) in the Davis Family Library
• work with students at every stage of the writing process, and can
• help with Oral Presentations.

To learn more about the program, contact us:
Mary Ellen Bertolini, Associate Director Writing, directs the Peer Writing Tutor Program at Middlebury College.

Melanie Haas, Head Peer Writing Tutor. Melanie approves time, runs evening makeup sessions and assists the Program Director.

Chelsea Edgar, Manager of Drop-in Tutors. Chelsea manages, supervises, assigns evening shifts, and assists the Program Director.

Faculty will find information about using Peer Writing Tutors here.

Peer Writing Tutors at Middlebury College blog.

Becoming a Peer Writing Tutor

Students are invited to become Peer Writing Tutors if they have been nominated for the Ward Prize (for writing the best First-Year paper) or if they have been specifically requested by a faculty member to work with a first-year seminar or a college writing course.

New Peer Writing Tutors are paid ($8.70 an hour), and the Writing Program provides them with all the training they need. All new tutors attend six sessions (an organizational meeting and five training sessions). All experienced tutors attend three sessions (an organizational meeting and two training sessions).

See the Peer Writing Tutor blog for more information, and ask to join our facebook site.

Spring 2013 Training Dates for PWTs

Spring 2013 Training Dates for Peer Writing Tutors & Writing and Academic Mentors for First-Year Seminars

Org Session          Wednesday, February 13, CTLR, 4:30-6:30
Session 2              Thursday, February 21, CTLR, 4:30-6:30

(Bring a paper of your own to Session 3.)
Session 3              Thursday, February 28, CTLR, 4:30-6:30
Session 4              Thursday, March 7 , CTLR, 4:30-6:30
Session 5              Thursday, March 14, CTLR, 4:30-6:30
Session 6              Thursday, March 21, CTLR, 4:30-6:30

Please bring your folder to every training session.

Log training hours under the correct training category.

Training Schedule for Peer Writing Tutors Spring 2013

Mentors who want to be cross-trained as PWTs should choose sessions 2 and 5.

Optional Ref-Works sessions will be held for Peer Writing Tutors. These sessions will be paid by LIS.

Attendance policy for PWTs:

We expect you to attend regularly scheduled afternoon training sessions. Makeup sessions are for mentors and tutors who have legitimate conflicts (sports practice, orchestra, job interview, or a lecture required for a class).  In advance of the regular session, please e-mail for permission to attend a makeup session.  Make-ups will be given only with permission and in advance for a valid reason. E-mail Melanie Haas for permission (mhaas@middlebury.edu). Melanie will consult with Mary Ellen Bertolini, and then let you know if you have permission to attend a makeup session with Melanie.

Getting Paid

For complete instructions, consult the Peer Writing Tutor blog.

Enter your time on Banner Web, AND submit a paper log sheet in CTLR, or e-mail a completed PWT Log sheet (see box on the left)  to Head Peer Writing Tutor, Melanie Haas.

 Tutee Recrod Sheet Fall 2012

This sheet is for recording information about drop-in sessions.  It is not a payment log sheet.

 PWT Log sheet S11