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Why the New Space Race Starts in the Classroom

By Shannon Sweetser On October 14, 2010 · 3 Comments · In Assessments, Education: General
“We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we [...]
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6 Things Tutors Can Learn from Merriam-Webster's Online Video Campaign

By Shannon Sweetser On October 12, 2010 · 5 Comments · In Tutoring
If you’re one of the many educational consultants, tutoring companies, and tutors who have yet to embrace online video as a means for sharing your brand with a wider audience, a Pew Research study as well as a Merriam-Webster case study may motivate you to put down the pen and start pressing ‘record.’ State of [...]
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SAT vs. ACT Exam: Which Test is More Popular?

By Socrato Admin On October 7, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Testing, Tutoring
If you are wondering whether the SAT Exam is more popular than the ACT Exam or vice versa, then look no further. Socrato has compiled some of the latest data from the SAT and ACT exams and put them together in a couple of graphs for you to figure that out. The source of the [...]
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President Barack Obama's Interview on Education and Children's Futures

By Socrato Admin On September 28, 2010 · 2 Comments · In Education: General
Yesterday President Barack Obama spoke with the TODAY SHOW”s Matt Lauer on the status of Education in America and the future of our nation”s children. As usual Obama was extremely articulate and had some great sound bytes. The net net takeaway is that money alone cannot casino online solve our education crisis. The US has [...]
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MCAS State Standardized Test Results Are Out: Mostly Good News

By Socrato Admin On September 8, 2010 · Add Comment · In Testing
The Massachusetts State standardized test results are out and the news is mostly positive. There was significant improvement year over year for middle school students while the high school scores have not shown any improvement. For the first time ever more than 50% of 7th and 8th graders tested more proficient or better in Math. [...]
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The 3 Most Frequently Used Books for SAT Prep and ACT Test Prep

By Raju Gupta On August 31, 2010 · 5 Comments · In Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT
A good way to prepare for the SAT and ACT exam is to practice “real past tests”. Typically, you can get the “real past tests” from official books published by the CollegeBoard and the ACT Org. Over the past few years we”ve worked with hundreds of tutors and thousands of students and here are the [...]
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VocabVideos: How a Tutoring Company Is Using Online Video to Engage Students Online

By Socrato Admin On August 30, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Teaching & Tutoring, Test Preparation
If you haven’t embraced video yet for your tutoring business or in your school here’s an example of a good use of video for engaging students online. VocabVideos is a new service but tutoring and test prep company, A-List Education Services. VocabVideos is a collection of 500 high frequency SAT vocabulary words that can be [...]
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Technology Adoption in Schools: What is the Purpose?

By Socrato Admin On August 24, 2010 · 7 Comments · In Education: Industry, Education: Technology, Teaching
The following is a guest post by Edward Davey, a History Teacher and Instructional Technology Specialist in Suburban Boston. As schools prepare to open for the 2010-2011 school year, discussions inevitably turn to the new technologies available to educators. Teachers preparing for opening day, often learn of new equipment and software available for implementation. Too [...]
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47 Percent of High School Graduates Took the ACT Test in 2010

By Socrato Admin On August 20, 2010 · Add Comment · In Tutoring
The ACT standardized test for high school achievement and college admission is growing in popularity. About 47% or 1.57 million high school students took the ACT in 2010. According to a new report from the ACT that is an increase of 30% from 2006. The SAT is still the most common admissions exam. However, the [...]
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Top Education Articles from Last Week: Digital Content

By Socrato Admin On August 18, 2010 · Add Comment · In Tutoring
There is no question about it. Content has been going digital and although the use of hard copy (paper) is still prominent in Education, very soon it will dwindle. We’re not saying it will disappear, but more and more activities that used to happen solely on paper, right from media for digesting content, to media [...]
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