Tutor Code of Conduct

Tutoring Guidelines

The following are guidelines for maintaining professionalism as a tutor for Tech Tutors. While you will not be formally affiliated with Michigan Tech or the Pavlis Honors College in your role as a volunteer tutor, you will still be representing the university and its values.

Be professional and courteous

Conduct tutoring sessions in a quiet environment and give your student your full attention during the session.
If any conflicts come up with your session time, make sure to contact your student and family as soon as possible to reschedule.
Feel free to use humor to connect with students, but ensure that your language and conduct is age-appropriate.

2. Maintain a respectful environment in the tutoring session

Review the “Rules and Expectations” document for students to familiarize yourself with expectations for students’ behavior during tutoring sessions.
If you need to set boundaries during a session, make sure to provide clear directions to your student.
In order to ensure that this is a great learning environment for everyone, you may operate on a three-strikes basis (provide two warnings if your student is not cooperating or is not following rules and expectations); if students are not cooperating after two warnings, you may end the session.
If you experience issues in your sessions, do not hesitate to immediately contact one of the program organizers with your concerns.

3. Program organizers reserve the right to decline a tutor or student/family the right to participate in the program if there are any worries about suitability for participation or if guidelines for conduct are not met.