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5 Common Mistakes Tutoring Companies Make on Facebook and How to Fix Them

By Shannon Sweetser On February 24, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, Resource, Socrato, Teaching & Tutoring
Is your company’s Facebook page getting the traffic you desire or the attention you believe it deserves? Before you ask yourself “What went wrong?” read the following blog post. It’s a Facebook guide for tutors and it may just help you turn your Facebook page from a lifeless desert into a hub that your fans love [...]
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Why the Independent Educational Consultant is the Hottest Job in Education Today

By Shannon Sweetser On February 23, 2011 · 4 Comments · In Assessments, Education: General, Education: Industry, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing
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Independent Educational Consultant: if it feels like you”re hearing about this position more and more in the news, blogs and out-and-about at education industry conventions, you”re right, you have. Don”t be surprised either if you continue to hear even more about it. Last year was a big year for the profession, as that it saw [...]
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Tutors Taking Over: 5 Education Articles to End Your Week

By Shannon Sweetser On February 18, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Assessments, Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, In The News, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Testing
The tutoring industry continues to be a very necessary supplement to the educational world. Let’s take a look at how tutors are shaping the educational world and reaching out online to make tutoring more convenient than ever before. 1.   SATs, Tutors, & You by Eve Kelly, San Diego Reader In this week’s San Diego Reader, [...]
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3 Reasons Tutors Need a Facebook Page Today

By Shannon Sweetser On February 17, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Content, Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, General, Teaching & Tutoring
With 596 million users and counting, Facebook is becoming much more than a social network – it’s become part of the very fabric of modern communication as we know it. Facebook facilitates the sharing of ideas between people, businesses, brands and the rest of the world. Twenty years ago, when there was no Facebook, many [...]
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Should You Combine Your Student’s ACT or SAT Test Results into a Superscore?

By Raju Gupta On February 15, 2011 · 3 Comments · In Assessments, Common Core, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Socrato, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing, Tutoring
In horse racing, breeders struggle to match and breed horses with the best possibility of successful offspring. By looking at a mare and stallion’s family history, a breeder can determine the likelihood of that pair creating a “Superhorse” capable of wining major horse races. It’s not easy work predicting the future; breeders often breed several [...]
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The College Admissions Gauntlet — 5 Education Articles to End Your Week

By Shannon Sweetser On February 4, 2011 · 5 Comments · In Assessments, Common Core, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, In The News, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing
Standardized testing is a gauntlet that is the capstone of one learning experience and the gateway to a whole other world of possibilities; it’s no wonder that there is a whole industry devoted to building test scores and grooming students into improved test-takers. This week in 5 Education Articles to End Your Week, we take [...]
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The Power of a Single Test on a Child’s Future [VIDEO]

By Shannon Sweetser On February 1, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Assessments, Common Core, Education: General, In The News, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing
In 2012, a proposed change to high school graduation requirements in Rhode Island could mean serious alterations to the future of its students. If the proposed change passes, students who do not qualify as “partially proficient” on the NECAP would not qualify for graduation. Despite how they performed in school or how many tutoring lessons [...]
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5 Education Articles to End Your Week: New Developments in Science & Technology Education

By Shannon Sweetser On January 28, 2011 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, In The News, Resource, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring
The 10 States Leading Science and Technology by Derek Thompson, The Atlantic Which states are leaders in science education and technology? Which cities are attracting the most college grads? The Atlantic reveals which states have the edge on attracting the best and brightest. iPad Apps for Teachers by Vicky Davis, Cool Cat Teacher Blog Perhaps [...]
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10 Free Educational Lecture Sites for Tutors

By Shannon Sweetser On January 27, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Resource, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation
If you’re not yet using free video lectures to engage your students, you’re missing out on one of the best, free educational resources out there on the web today. Thousands of universities have increased their own transparency by posting their video lectures online. Whether you’re a tutor looking to brush up on a topic or [...]
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Transform Your Tutoring Blog from a Wall Flower into a Socialite

By Shannon Sweetser On January 20, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Technology, General, Teaching & Tutoring
When bloggers first start out, they agonize about their lack of comments, lack of blog traffic, and sometimes even the lack of support from family & friends. You might wonder at first, “If my family is not reading my blog, who will?” You need to amass a unique and personal following for your blog, but [...]
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