Based on Gardner’s Guidelines for Designing Instructor Training Workshops,
It is necessary to achieve the following four phases in a peer leader training workshop:
1. Build group/ Sense of community
2. Identify learner characteristics
3. Identify resources
4. Bridge/Transition

Peer Leader Training Workshop

• Welcome, Overview, and Background of Freshmen Seminar Writing Program
• Icebreaker – Name Chain Exercise
• Review of Peer Leader Duties and Responsibilities/ Benefits and Rewards
• What Do I Bring to This Position? – Lifeline Exercise
• What Do Freshmen Bring? - Characteristics and Needs
• Overview of Values Clarification – Drawbridge Exercise
• Respecting Differences – Social Barometer
• Crisis Management – Situational Role Playing
• Communication Skills – Student/Faculty/Peer Leader
• Definition of a Peer Leader- My Vision of this Position
• Questions and AnswersMeet with Instructors for Plans

Final Evaluation Workshop

• Thank You      
• Sharing of What Worked and What Did Not
• Course Suggestions for Next Semester
•  Student Recommendations for Peer Leaders
• What I Like Best about You Activity – Reinforcing S

Peer Leader Agreement

Howard Community College
First-Year Experience (FYE) Peer Leader Agreement

The following are expectations of the FYE Peer Leader regarding relationships and task issues.

The Peer Leader will:

a)  Maintain confidentiality regarding information shared between the Peer Leader, students and instructor.  Discuss problematic and critical concerns expressed by the students with the instructor;

b)   Always be a role model for the students in and out of the academic environment;

c)   Assist in presenting classroom activities; actively participate with ideas and suggestions; and attend all scheduled planning/evaluation sessions with the instructor;

d)   Inform students of HCC resources that would be helpful to them;

e)   Work up to 5 hours a week.  Keep track of that time and complete a timesheet to turn into the LAC on the 15^th and the last day of each month;

f)    Email Margaret Garroway mgarroway@howardcc.edu at least once every pay period to let her know how your experience is going;

g)   Share current activities on campus with instructor and students;

h)   Report any student potential crisis situation or individual dilemmas to instructor or Margaret Garroway.  Do not try to solve serious problems by yourself;

i)    Maintain a positive attitude and enjoy your peer leadership.

Peer Leader:­­­­­­___________________________________       Date:____________