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Free ebook download from worldbookfair

By Raju Gupta On July 29, 2009 · Add Comment · In Tutoring
The 4th annual e-book fair is going on www.worldebookfair.org from July 4 to August 4.  About 2 Talk about waaaaay too much free time on their hands!The whole hair follicle drug test thing also points to the hypocrisy of sCAM. million PDF books are available for free download. After the completion of this fair, the [...]
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Changing law to increase number of charter schools – Is it to get money or to bring change?

By Raju Gupta On July 17, 2009 · Add Comment · In Education: General
Recently there has been a lot of coverage about Charter Schools in Massachusetts.  So I dug little deeper… What are charter schools? An innovative approach towards school and education management They are public schools, funded by government money They can be under district management or state management Another interesting aspect is that, when a student [...]
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According to Dept. of Edu. Study – Blended courses (online and face-to-face instruction) are the best.

By Raju Gupta On July 8, 2009 · Add Comment · In Education: General, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring
According to US Department of Education study students who took “blended” courses — those that combine elements of online learning and face-to-face instruction — appeared to do best of all. The study finds this after detailed review of 51 high quality research reports out of over 1000 research studies. Looking at in detail, the key [...]
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End of “Cut and Paste” to create custom assessments and worksheets for state standardized tests

By Raju Gupta On June 29, 2009 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Content, Teaching
A good article by Bailey on how to leverage MCAS material to supplement classroom or home instruction. Teachers and tutors can leverage any state standardized test material, or even National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) material. After each assessment, NAEP releases dozens of sample questions to the public—more than 2,000 questions are currently available to [...]
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Partial release of MCAS test items is a step backwards

By Socrato Admin On June 29, 2009 · 1 Comment · In Socrato
An open letter to the Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education: Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D. Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Dear Commissioner Chester, I work with a number of schools helping them review MCAS data and results. Thank you for shortening the turnaround time for MCAS results for schools, and for shortening the test [...]
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Interesting articles on Educational data analysis, usage and access

By Raju Gupta On June 19, 2009 · Add Comment · In Assessments, Education: General, Teaching
How Data analysis is helping raise performance – story covers both good and the bad Educational data is in abundance – but not in very useful state. Education Week: Data, Data Everywhere, But Not a Drop to online casinos Use  Impact of providing detailed and real time access to student educational and learning data to [...]
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Success is not a one-way street, but a constant journey

By Raju Gupta On June 18, 2009 · 1 Comment · In General
Inspiring presentation and definition on “Definition of Success” by Richard St. John, reminding us that success is not a one-way street, but a constant journey. He uses the story of his business” rise and fall to illustrate a valuable lesson — when we stop trying, we fail. If you get a chance check it out [...]
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Teachers earning $125,000 a year – Can every school afford to get the best?

By Raju Gupta On June 6, 2009 · Add Comment · In Teaching
NYtimes posted a story on new charter school. It”s inspiring to see that Mr. Zeke M. Vanderhoek founder of a test preparation company Manhattan GMAT is assembling a dream team of teachers to kick start a charter school. I agree with the approach that excellent and passionate teachers / tutors are the key ingredients casino [...]
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The future of private tutoring in US – it’s going to be intense

By Raju Gupta On June 3, 2009 · 1 Comment · In Teaching & Tutoring
For people who do not believe that private tutoring can help increase SAT scores, this article about South Korean tutoring industry is intense. A recent study by NACAC got that private tutoring does not help much in raising SAT scores. At least, that’s how the finding of the report is being projected. If you detox [...]
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Socrato new release leveraging learning analytics to help MCAS and SAT students

By Raju Gupta On April 15, 2009 · Add Comment · In Socrato: Announcements
Today we upgraded Socrato with new release. Major updates were done in learning analytic and reporting area. Key high lights include: Teachers or tutors can create custom reports for group of students. Assessment data can be analyzed by teacher defined parameters and criteria. Example, school staff can look at the performance of a class by [...]
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