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Send My Friend Competition to Focus on Education for Deaf Students

By Abhi On November 16, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education: General, General, In The News, Teaching
Worldwide, children with disabilities can face major difficulties in gaining educational resources to aid in their learning. In some countries, there may also be difficulties for children to gain access to the educational resources they need. In cases such as these, a greater public awareness of the issues can lead to more help for and [...]
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Success Tips for High School and College

By Abhi On October 14, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education: General, General, Resource, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring
4 Back-to-School Tips for High School Seniors As your last summer of high school draws to a close, you may be preparing for the year-long transformation from high school student to college student . . .             3 Tasks to Help High School Juniors Boost College Success Junior year is [...]
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Microsoft’s YouthSpark Program Promotes Computer Science in Schools

By Abhi On October 13, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Education Techology, Education: Technology, In The News, Teaching, Tutoring
Microsoft computers and software have long had a presence in many K – 12 classrooms across the country. In the last few years, Microsoft has begun plans to increase their involvement in schools to work on boosting computer science itself. In particular, the company recently announced a three-year plan to spend $75 million on initiatives [...]
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News on the Redesigned Fall PSAT/Spring SAT

By Abhi On September 24, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, In The News, Resource, Teaching, Test Preparation, Testing, Tutoring
Why Students Should Prep for the New PSAT For many years, taking the PSAT has helped college-bound high school students become familiar with the SAT, which typically is offered in the US and around the world several times a year. The PSAT was viewed as a practice test (especially if taken in the fall of [...]
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College Board Proposes Strategic Initiatives to Improve SAT Scores

By Abhi On September 21, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education: General, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, General, In The News, Resource, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing
College Board recently discussed Three Areas of Strategic Challenge for their testing program – strategic initiatives policymakers and College Board can use to help improve student test taker participation and performance. The topic is one part of the larger body of information on the 2015 College Board Program Results that is featured on their website. [...]
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News on 2015 SAT and ACT Test Results

By Abhi On September 16, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Education: Industry, Exam: ACT, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, General, In The News, Resource, Teaching, Test Preparation, Testing
Results Reveal Largest and Most Diverse Group of Students Take PSAT, SAT, and AP; Need to Improve Readiness Remains Despite growing concerns about testing, assessments linked to opportunity are reaching more students than ever . . .     Why you shouldn’t care that SAT scores are stagnating SAT scores for 2014 hit their lowest [...]
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Summer is a Great Time for Online Courses

By Abhi On August 25, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, General, Learning Analytics, Resource, Teaching
Summer vacation for high school is now on its last week. Before beginning their fall semester, it can be useful for students to explore online courses in subjects that interest them. One of the benefits of online courses is that they allow students to explore new subjects in a convenient and flexible manner. This can [...]
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The Most Recent ACT Study Materials

By Abhi On August 16, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Resource, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing
Test Changes Unlike the SAT, which is undergoing a large-scale redesign that splits it into a current pre-2016 and new post-2016 form, changes to the ACT tend to occur on a smaller scale and in a more continuous manner. There have been a few changes made to the ACT in the past few  years, although [...]
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5 Tips to Pace Yourself on Standardized Tests

By Abhi On August 11, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, General, Resource, Socrato, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing
The ability to successfully pace yourself, knowing how much time you have left and how much time to spend on a given question, is a key success factor for standardized test-takers. Here are 5 tips to keep in mind: 1. Modify your pacing on different sections of the test Each section or component of a [...]
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Summer Reading Lists Tips

By Abhi On July 28, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education: General, General, In The News, Resource, Teaching, Tutoring
For many high schools, summer is a time for vacation as well as some summer reading. Assigned summer reading lists are especially common for students taking English and other text-based classes, where they may be accompanied by book reports. Whether or not you have summer reading, reading can be a rewarding challenge and even something to enjoy. In addition, reading [...]
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