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It’s Time to Sign Up for Fall SAT and ACT Test Dates

By Abhi On June 26, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Resource, Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation, Testing
High school students who will be seniors in 2015-16, and who are planning to apply to colleges this fall, should register this summer for the first round of SAT or ACT testing, which begins in the fall. Students can sign up for this round of tests if they haven’t taken the exam(s) yet, or if [...]
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Can Tablet Initiatives Improve Education?

By Abhi On June 25, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, In The News, Learning Analytics, Teaching
Do you have a computer in your classroom? If you are a high school student or teacher – or you graduated in the last decade – chances are the answer is yes. Computer use in classrooms has been a growing trend for many years, and is now the norm. Recently this trend has taken an [...]
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Tablet Initiatives News and Results

By Abhi On June 22, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Industry, Education: Technology, In The News, Learning Analytics, Teaching
5 Questions to Ask About High School Laptop, Tablet Initiatives Ask if your teen’s school has detailed plans for its one-to-one program and if teachers are prepared to use devices in the classroom . . .           Three local high schools end first year of using tablets for the first time Aside [...]
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PARCC Assessment: News and Resources

By Abhi On June 18, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Common Core, Education: General, Education: Industry, Exam:PARCC, Resource, Teaching, Test Preparation, Testing
What is PARCC? PARCC raises the bar for students by finding innovative new ways to measure progress through critical thinking and problem-solving. Watch a short video about the PARCC difference . . .   Untangling PARCC’s new testing schedule   Score one for public activism and another for common sense. This week, the governing board [...]
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Understanding the PARCC Assessment

By Abhi On June 16, 2015 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Common Core, Education: General, Exam:PARCC, In The News, Resource, Teaching, Test Preparation, Testing
This article provides information on the content and current status of the standardized assessment test created by PARCC (The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers). PARCC is a consortium of states that develop Mathematics and English Language Arts/Literacy assessments for grades K – 12. Their goal is to ensure that graduating high [...]
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PSAT News and Resources

By Abhi On June 11, 2015 · Add Comment · In Education: General, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, In The News, Resource, Test Preparation, Testing
Practice for the PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 10 What will the redesigned PSAT/NMSQT and the PSAT 10 really be like? Find out firsthand by printing and taking the official redesigned PSAT/NMSQT practice test . . .         Redesigned PSAT Shifts Preparation Efforts For High School Students It’s that time of year: the high [...]
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Preparing for the Redesigned PSAT

By Abhi On June 9, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Assessments, Exam: PSAT, Exam: SAT, Socrato, Socrato: Announcements, Testing
After finishing a busy school year, high school students get some much anticipated vacation time to relax during the summer break. Although summer has traditionally been a time for vacationing, relaxing, and pursuing hobbies, many students also maintain  active through employment, summer assignments, classes, tutoring, or test preparation. For students taking the SAT in the [...]
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Technology in the Classroom

By Socrato Admin On June 4, 2015 · 2 Comments · In Education Techology, Education: General, Education: Technology, Teaching
64 Varied And Essential iPad Apps For Teachers
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ACT Changes and Common Core Alignment

By Abhi On June 2, 2015 · 1 Comment · In Assessments, Common Core, Content, Education: General, Exam: ACT, Test Preparation, Testing
Recent news on the Common Core State Standards has put focus on US states that have decided or changed their stance on aligning school curriculum with Core Standards. One aspect of this large discussion has been concerned with how standardized admissions tests, the SAT and ACT, align with Core Standards. d The news that the [...]
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Common Core: Interesting Perspectives and News

By Abhi On May 27, 2015 · Add Comment · In Common Core, Education: General, Education: Industry, Teaching
Louisiana Common Core compromise earns support from all sides — including Bobby Jindal It seems unlikely that anything will stand in the way of the Common Core compromise barreling its way through the Louisiana Legislature now that Gov. Bobby Jindal has finally signed on to the agreement.         Are New Common Core Tests Better Than Old Multiple-Choice Exams? [...]
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