In this tutorial, you’ll learn everything you need to know about delivering a Reading Partners Connects lesson, including:
- How to register your account and log in
- How to prep for your lesson
- How to navigate through the slides of a lesson
- How to use the collaboration tool during the lesson
- How to take session notes at the end of the session
You can find more information in our Reading Partners Connects User Guide.
Here are detailed steps to facilitate a Reading Partners Connects online tutoring session.
Registering and Logging in
Follow these steps to register your account, log in and start your session (you can watch a demo video about this here):
- Go to the Reading Partners Connects system login site at https://rpconnects.org (this link will also be emailed to you).
- The first time you go to the site, click “Register.”
- Enter the email you use to communicate with Reading Partners, create a username, select your time zone, select “user type” as “tutor,” and create a password. Click “Register” and your account will be created. You will have to do a one time verification before logging in.
- On the dashboard home page, you will see a button that says “join.” When it is time to start your session, this button will turn blue and you can click on it to begin the lesson.
Finding lesson materials
You can watch a demo video about this here. Please review all lesson materials up to 24 hours in advance for a minimum of 20 minutes.
Please note: If you try to access lesson materials more than 24 hours in advance, they may not be ready in the Reading Partners Connects system.
Exploring your Tutor Dashboard
You can watch a demo video about this here.
Delivering a Session
You can watch a demo video about this here.
Ending your session and completing session notes
After completing a session, the session notes will automatically populate on the screen. Please complete these session notes in a timely manner so that we can prepare for the students next session. You can find a video demonstrating how to end your session and take session notes here.
