Professional development is vital to ensuring MDC tutors are providing the best support possible to our students. Learning Resources has worked together to build a tutor training program known as TutorTIPs. All new tutors, lab instructors, instructional assistants, and other personnel that deliver supplemental support to students will go through our Tutor Training Intensive Program (TutorTIPs). The first phase involves a 10-hour training combining face-to-face sessions, online tutorials covering a variety of topics recommended by the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA), and the National Tutoring Association (NTA) and shadowing. Tutors must complete this training within the first two weeks of being hired to ensure that all tutors have the same foundational skills, be versed in a variety of tutoring modalities, and meet the standards of the accrediting bodies.
Additionally, Learning Resources hosts an annual TutorTIPs Symposium that brings tutors together across the college to network, learn, and present best practices. We look forward to working with each of you as we travel on our journey to explore and implement new strategies to continue focusing and supporting our students.
For more information on TutorTIPs and to view training materials in our phase one of training please visit: https://libraryguides.mdc.edu/TutorTips
Event Details
Date: Friday, December 12, 2025
Time: 9am - 1pm (Check in and breakfast at 8:30am)
Location: Wolfson Campus, Idea Center Room #8503, Bldg. 8, 5th Floor
To ensure you can attend the sessions most relevant to you, please use the link below to register and choose your preferred breakout sessions:
Breakout Sessions: Register Here
Remember to also register for the CIOL course using the link below:
CIOL Registration Link/Class Code: TUT1001-8
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Beatriz Gonzalez is President of Wolfson Campus of Miami Dade College, serving 30 thousand students in Downtown Miami, FL. She has held numerous leadership roles including Vice President, Vice Provost, Chief of Staff, Chief Diversity Officer, and Professor of Counseling. In these roles, she acquired both depth and breadth of experience with oversight for varied functions including sponsored research, faculty development, library & learning resources, career and health services, tutoring, advisement & registration, institutional research and strategic planning, enrollment, marketing and communications, student affairs, residential and student life, and athletics. Dr. González is an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow, an E. Kika De La Garza Fellow, and a member of the Board of Directors of Higher Education Resource Services (HERS). Dr. González is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the
State of Florida.