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The ACT Test is Going Digital

By Scott Cronenweth On May 7, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Common Core, Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT
Beginning as soon as the spring of 2015, the ACT college admissions test will be administered digitally. Digital testing can provide faster results — in minutes versus two to six weeks — for both students and colleges. Since the ACT is designed to test students” high school learning and reasoning skills, it is already well [...]
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Learning Analytics and MOOCs

By Scott Cronenweth On April 30, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Education: Technology, Learning Analytics
According to a recent piece in the Stanford News, Stanford"s Lytics Lab is gleaning learning analytics data from MOOCs to understand how people learn.
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2014 Federal Budget Proposal Emphasizes STEM Education

By Scott Cronenweth On April 23, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Education: Industry, In The News
President Obama's 2014 proposed federal budget reflects his long-standing advocacy for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. The new budget creates a STEM Master Teaching Corps, while also giving science research institutions an explicit role in directing public school curricula.
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Proposed 2014 US Education Budget Makes Big Investment in Early Learning

By Scott Cronenweth On April 16, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Education: Industry, In The News, Teaching, Teaching & Tutoring
US President Barak Obama's 2014 budget proposal asks for an "historic investment" in early learning opportunities. President Obama is being applauded for taking a bold step towards removing stumbling blocks that low-income children and other vulnerable preschoolers often face on the path towards success in school.
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Essay Grading Software: Indispensible or Insulting?

By Scott Cronenweth On April 9, 2013 · 5 Comments · In Education: Technology, Tutoring
How would you feel about having your essays or short written test answers graded by a software program? Instead of getting results back days or weeks later from an instructor, you'd get instant feedback -- and a chance to rewrite the piece for a better grade.
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Helping Students Choose The Right Test Prep

By Scott Cronenweth On March 26, 2013 · Add Comment · In Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Learning Analytics, Socrato, Test Preparation, Testing
Mary Ann Dorsher of ACT Ready makes a great point: it"s not all about figuring out what"s going to be on the test – it"s about getting the support needed to approach the exam with confidence.
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To Tutor Or Not To Tutor – Is That The Question?

By Scott Cronenweth On March 19, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Teaching & Tutoring
As tutoring has become more and more popular, and tutoring options and modalities more diverse, motivations for hiring tutors have changed. Increasingly tutoring may be seen as a way to “enrich” a student's educational experience or help them excel at the highest levels – but that isn't necessarily the same thing as improving the quality of his or her education, or an appropriate support for success in a class, on a high-stakes test or with learning in general.
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Post-College Professional Training: The Next Big Trend in Tutoring?

By Scott Cronenweth On February 26, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Teaching & Tutoring
Enter the online tutoring startup Thinkful. Its tagline is "Online school for a better career." Its aim is to bridge the gap between the skill set you have when you get out of college and the skill set you really need to get a good job: "level-up to find the job you"ll love" as they put it.
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8 Tips to Help Students Pace Themselves During Standardized Tests

By Scott Cronenweth On February 6, 2013 · 4 Comments · In Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, 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 8 tips to pass along and work on with your students:
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Blended Learning: 3 Reasons Tutors Should Be Interested

By Scott Cronenweth On January 29, 2013 · 3 Comments · In Tutoring
Blended learning – a combination of face-to-face and online learning that reduces "classroom contact hours" while incorporating "computer-mediated activities" to form an integrated instructional approach – is getting attention as a solution to a range of academic and financial challenges in education today, particularly in higher ed settings.
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