Day 1 and Counting

Hello students.

I hope to "see" some of you this week in the Writer's Studio. Casey and I will be available to help you with all of your writing needs. It will be a big adjustment for everyone, but I'm confident in all of you. Instructions for how online tutoring works are here, on this blog. Please contact the tutors if you have any questions. 

I thought I'd start the week sharing a bit of wisdom from two-time Booker Prize winning author Margaret Atwood (from her "10 rules to writing fiction.")

#5. Do back exercises. Pain is distracting.

Make sure you are taking care of yourself during this time, even if it's only stretching or going for a walk (with distance from others). You will spending more time sitting behind a laptop than usual. Make sure you are taking breaks and have a good pillow. There are presently A LOT of online exercises classes available on both Zoom and Instagram live. Living legend THEE Miss Debbie Allen has been doing dance classes on her Instagram every week. There is one today at 2 o'clock (EST) if you're interested in trying out tap dancing.

I'll come up with a list of other live classes, etc and put it up on the right side of this blog, underneath the Writing Resources. And as always, I'll be here if you need me.        

-xoxo Gossip Girl (aka Emma)                                                                                         

Student Instructions For Online Tutoring

STEPS:

1. Students will need to have a google account to participate in online tutoring. 

2. Students who wish to book an appointment will fill out their availability using the "appointment form" (right side of this blog under "Book Appointments Here"). 

3. Emma, acting as gatekeeper, will schedule appointments week-by-week, which will be published at the start of each week. You may use the booking form to give your availability for the rest of the semester.

4. Prior to appointment time, tutors will email a shared google doc to individual students. Students will upload their assignments and questions on this shared doc. 

5. At the time of the appointment, tutors will used this shared doc and gchat features to give a tutoring session in-real-time. 

WALK IN APPOINTMENTS:

1. Students who did not book an appointment but see an opening in the schedule may "walk-in" and hold a session, pending our tutors are available.

2. With walk-in appointments, student will gchat or email the scheduled tutor (gmails for Emma and Casey on this blog under "Meet Our Tutors") and create a shared google doc from there. 

Welcome to the Writer's Studio

Hello students of DCAD!

This blog will act as the sounding board for the official school online tutoring center. On this website, you will find instructions for how online tutoring will work, as well as a weekly schedule of tutor availability. This will also be a space for extra writing and educational resources.