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after a long day of classes and fulfilling other responsibilities, it’s hard to keep your eyes open while studying--especially if you're trying to balance teaching and grad school! you may even find yourself dozing off while reading, and if you’re...
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classroom rules are important to your class community. when students have rules, they know what your expectations are for them. they know what you...
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you’re sitting in a teaching interview. question after question comes your way, and you nail it! you’re feeling good about things. then, you get to...
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the truth of the matter is that teaching isn’t a job for everyone. in fact, you should think long and hard about your reasons for becoming a teacher...
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student teaching is an important part of your work experience as an educator, so you should definitely list it on your resume. of course, that might...
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you taught the lessons. you turned in all the write-ups. you finished your student teaching! here’s how to add student teaching to your resume,...
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recently, i watched as a group of elementary school students got off the school bus. to my surprise, many of them were looking down at cellphones....
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let’s face it. it’s very hard to get a teacher certification without putting your life on hold at some point in your training. even with flexible...
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acknowledging the mixed feelings educators have about standardized testing, they can be a good tool for measuring student learning, by allowing...
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it’s no secret that testing can be a costly enterprise for students. even if a student forgos pricey tutoring, the cost of the test itself can be a...
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the act writing test is an optional, 40-minute component of the act. this section tests a student’s ability to craft an organized, well-articulated...
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as high school teachers, we often reference the college board as our students prepare for the next stage in their academic careers. but who is this...
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across high schools, there is plenty of preparation for college, from act and sat practice to college essay tutorials. but what about preparation for...
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if you teach high school, and especially upperclassmen, you’ve probably fielded some questions from students along the lines of "why it is important...
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we tend to think of act prep as a teacher’s job, but a school’s college counselor can also be highly beneficial to students in the act prep process....
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as busy instructors who must simultaneously juggle our own subject curriculum and adequately prepare our students for the act, sat, and college...
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how costly the entire act-taking process is for students depends on several factors: how many times they take the test, how many colleges they are...
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after months spent studying for the act, many students experience anxiety and nervousness as their test dates approach. to help ensure that your...
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there are a lot of sat study guides out there, some of them so thick they’ll make your amazon delivery driver’s eyes water. but when you’re prepping...
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if you are reading this, it’s likely that you have at least six months to prepare for the act, and that is a fantastic news! if you’re taking the act...
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because the act writing test is optional, some teachers opt out of preparing students for it. however, many colleges do require the writing test, so...
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as if taking the act itself wasn’t enough work, registering for the act can present a whole new set of challenges – especially to students without...
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sat or act? whether you live in a state that requires all students to take the act or sat, or one that leaves it up to students, you'll likely...
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studying for a standardized test can be like navigating the amazon river by yourself. it’s possible to do it on your own—but at some point, you’re...
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chances are, your classroom layout looks pretty different than the one you experienced as a student. over the past few decades, the set-up of...
