Become an SI Leader

What are SI Leaders?

SI Leaders are high-performing students nominated by their professor to support a course by facilitating collaborative study sessions in the SI model. SI-trained facilitation promotes student collaboration as the means for high quality learning of the course material. SI Leaders do not re-lecture, tutor, nor provide answers during sessions; rather, they encourage students to engage with each other and course resources to better develop their knowledge of the course material.

Professors and SI Leaders collaborate to create exclusive study content for sessions to guide students through the course. Alongside facilitating weekly SI Sessions, SI Leaders attend lectures and take notes on the course content so that they are fully integrated with their assigned course.

Are you interested in becoming an SI Leader? Ask your professor to nominate you!

What are the duties and responsibilities of an SI Leader?

SI Leaders are expected to complete the following on a weekly basis:

Attend class lectures: Show up to class on time, pay attention to lectures and take notes, and generally act as a model student for your peers.

SI Sessions: Host and facilitate 2-3 SI Sessions (up to 3 hours per week), scheduled according to what works best for the SI Leader and students of the course.

Marketing: Consistently promote SI Sessions to students throughout the semester to encourage attendance (i.e. send emails, create and distribute flyers, in-class announcments).

Administrative tasks: Create session plans, complete session logs, communicate with the SI Team, and submit timesheets regularly throughout the semester.

How can I become an SI Leader?

You can become an SI Leader if you meet the following requirements:

• Reside in the state of Texas
• Have an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher 
• Achieved a grade of B or higher in the course to be supported
• Are nominated by an ACC faculty member who wants SI support for their course
• Complete the SI Department’s pre-semester training

What are the benefits of being an SI Leader?

Check out what our amazing SI Leaders have to say about their experience with SI at ACC:

It was a super fun experience with less stress than tutoring – not only did I get to relearn important concepts but I also gained confidence in my organic background and public speaking.  

– SI Leader for Organic Chemistry II, SP25

It has been really gratifying to see students test scores improve drastically, and for those students to build relationships with one another. We’re at a point where everything is fluid, and as long as I have material prepared (feel now my admin hour accounts for all the time I spend planning) we’re ready to rock and I can take a backseat. My students have made me feel really confident in the work I do to help– and although SI is NOT about teaching, it has inspired me to pursue that path. 

– SI Leader for US History II, SP25

I love that this was a professional teaching and leadership experience that was available to me as a student. This is so helpful in boosting my resume and gaining valuable interpersonal and group facilitation skills, as well as supporting my own learning and knowledge retention for valuable information I need for my nursing program. This experience has allowed me to kill several birds with one stone! I’m so grateful to be a part of it.

– SI Leader for Pharmacology, SP25

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