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Matching the Correct Tutor to Your Students with Intelligent Match
There are many things to consider when matching a tutor to a student and any tutoring or AfterSchool company will tell you that cross checking qualifications, specialist subjects, tutor and student availability and geographical location can be very time consuming. Just when you think you have the correct match one of the variable factors is [...]
Data-Driven Instruction
by Dr. Isaak Aronson, Smart Start Education. First Published on the Smart Start Education blog, The Educator. An increasing number of schools and districts are seeking to focus on data-driven instruction to inform and improve their teachers’ practice. Although schools have become quite adept at gathering data in the last ten years, many are still [...]
Managing Project Uncertainty – Free Stanford Webinar
Managing Project Uncertainty Tuesday, Dec 17, 2013 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Pacific, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Eastern The Flaw of Averages is an easy-to-learn principle that explains why so many projects are behind schedule, beyond budget, and below projection. The discipline of Probability Management leverages high-speed processing and huge data capacity to help [...]
AfterSchool STEM labs by PCS Edventures
Following our trip to the Florida AfterSchool Allicance Convention in October I promised you more information from our co-exhibitors and one of our neighbors this year was PCS Edventures. Edventures helps you infuse STEM into your afterschool activities or helps you put the engineering into your STEM and Align to Common Core Standards. For 20+ [...]
What’s REALLY Happening with Technology in Early Childhood Programs?
Webinar Presented by: Dale McManis, M.Ed., Ph.D., Karen Nemeth, Ed.M., & Fran Simon, M.Ed. Thursday December 5th | 2:00 PM Eastern There is speculation and opinion but until now very little data about how technology is actually used in early childhood education classrooms and programs. To address this gap, the Early Childhood Technology Collaborative [...]
Duncan Skirts Congress Again!
While this latest example of suspect political maneuvering does not involve NCLB and tutoring but mainstream education, it is yet another example of how Secretary of Education Arne Duncan just does what he wants to do. This time the good folks at EdWeek have spoken out about how the Secretary skirts around any obstacles placed [...]
Talk Tuesday from the National AfterSchool Association
Want to connect with other afterschool professionals in your area? Looking to engage your staff with topics relevant to your program? Take the lead with Talk Tuesday! Join our webinar this December to hear about Talk Tuesday and how to bring it to your community or program. This new series, brought to you by [...]
Backtracking Duncan Needs to Go
Back in August the Department of Education announced that it was putting some states on notice for the renewal of their NCLB waiver. See our Tutor Report article. At the time I was relieved that finally Arne Duncan and his band of merry men might actually hold some states accountable for promises made in their [...]
7 Ways to Build Stong Partnerships with Your School Districts
by Deb Merdinger for the National AfterSchool Association. Successful relationships are forged by common interests, trust and mutual understanding. The deeper the relationships, the more sustainable the results. This could not ring more true than it does in the relationship between school districts and out-of-school professionals. Sound complicated? Not really. Seem simple enough? Not without [...]
Regulating the Great White Evil – Sugar & Associated Educational Problems
Much has been written and discussed about the quantity of sugar in our children’s diet and a link, present or not, with ADHD. Some doctors promote a link to our consumption of sugar and Hyper Activity (Lorraine Day M.D) and other decry (Health Central). A recent study has also linked obesity with early onset of [...]
The Better Tutor – The Teacher or the National Tutoring Association Certified Tutor?
How many tutors have ever wondered what it was like to be a teacher? How many of us diligently wanted to BE a teacher? Now how many of us are FORTUNATE that we are NOT teachers? There are some of us who are fortunate to be BOTH teachers and tutors (myself included). We often [...]
4 Ways To Make Your Tutoring or AfterSchool Business Stand Out
By Jason Robbins, CEO of ePromos Promotional Products. In any given marketplace, there are a number of competitors. To be noticed and remembered, your tutoring or afterschool business must differentiate. Potential customers need to know what sets your business apart from the rest. What do you do or offer that’s a little different from others [...]
