Educator Volunteers

Maintain classroom discipline. The educator is responsible for student behavior and classroom management and should remain actively involved in the classroom by modeling learning for the students. It is also the educator’s responsibility to inform the optics resource volunteer of classroom rules and routines.
Communicate regularly with your partner. Smooth coordination between the educator and volunteer is key to running an effective program. Both the educator and optics resource volunteer are responsible for maintaining an effective communications link. Both parties should take the initiative to contact with their partner and return any calls within two days to coordinate plans and activities.
Stay engaged and involved in the classroom by taking notes, doing the activities, and asking questions to help clarify confusing information. This models curiosity and learning to students and helps the optics resource volunteer.
Keep interruptions to a minimum during the optics resource volunteer’s visits. The optics resource volunteer may only be there a few times. If possible, arrange for a longer session for the visit.
Keep track of time during the session. Optics resource volunteers can get excited and lose track.
Coordinate logistics, materials, and equipment before the optics resource volunteer’s visits—making copies, getting a slide projector, making sure the room is dark, etc.
Arrange the details of any field trips or activities away from school although optics resource volunteers are often willing to help or even take the lead.
Express appreciation and thanks to the visiting optics resource volunteer. Make your optics resource volunteer feel welcome. It’s great of course, to have students do this too.
Make plans for your optic resource volunteer’s next visit, or for next year.

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