HSPT Tips that You Must Keep in Mind

Preparing for Sat/ACT/COOP/HSPT Tips that You Must Keep in Mind 0SHARESShare High school entrance exams such as SAT, ACT, COOP and HSPT have an important place in the education life of every student. After all, these tests can get them admission into their favorite high school. If you are also preparing for the upcoming high school exams, then there are certain things that you must keep in mind. Here are a few tips that you must keep in mind if you are appearing for SAT/ACT/COOP/HSPT: Fall in Love with Books: SAT includes the sentence completion section which aims at testing your vocabulary. In order to score high, it’s important that you are aware with as many words as possible.   To do so it is important that you read, read and read more. Don’t be a Pressure Cooker: Don’t pressurize yourself much. Take time out from studies and do something that you love. Try and relax. Test yourself: Take as many practice tests as you can. These test will make you familiar with the type of questions asked in the test and will also help you check on how much time do you take to complete the test.   Remember, practice makes a man perfect. [starbox id=admin]

6 Broadway Belting Audition Songs to Knock Em Dead

6 Broadway Belting Audition Songs to Knock Em Dead Sign up successful 1. Johnny One Note  Babes in Arms Made popular by the great Judy Garland, this number will have  you belting several big B flats with gusto! This 1937 show tune is a solid classic to choose if you’re auditioning for an older show. Its also a great choice for teen belters with a good middle voice; it provides enough of a challenge without too much of a chance to strain the voice, as it doesn’t sit too high. Consider this a nice intro to belting! 2. Wherever He Ain’t  Mack and Mabel What a showstopper! Although Jerry Herman’s “Mack and Mabel” was not a hit, critics agree the music is sublime, and this is no exception! This sassy number requires you to sing some high notes,  so it’s best for an advanced adult belter with more secure technique. 3. City Lights  The Act Kander and Ebb wrote “The Act” for another legendary belter: Ms. Liza Minnelli! But don’t worry: you can make this one your own    and you should. This song sits lower, so range-wise it’s not difficult. But it  runs  for six  minutes, so if youre singing it for an audition, make sure you perform the cut that shows you off best! Its also  ideal for a dancer who  belts. After all, these ARE the composers of “Chicago”! Not only will you be showing off your belting chops, but you’re expected to bring it as far as showmanship, too! Related Video: How to Choose the Best Broadway Songs for Your Voice 4. All Falls Down  Chaplin Ooh, this is a GREAT new one  yes, from another flop musical. What makes this Broadway song so great?  It’s completely sassy and has a memorable “cakewalk” style. You get to belt this one full out; it’s probably the most challenging number on this list, as you need to belt pretty high… again and again. So this one is for the advanced belters only! 5. I’m The Greatest Star  Funny Girl It’s been said “People” should be  off-limits, as it belongs to Barbra (and I’ll have to agree with that!), but as far as I’m concerned, singers should feel free to use the REST of the great songs in “Funny Girl”! The big belting doesn’t really come until the end of this song, so I’d say this is more for the intermediate belter. The bulk of the song lies in mid-voice and is meant to be sung with TONS of conviction… and serious comedic chops! 6. Live Out Loud  A Little Princess This is for younger belters! Its  a wonderful, uplifting tune that is sure to wow. Its also very good for those who have more of a soprano-ish quality to their voice. (Soprano/belt is definitely a voice type! Lucky ladies like the fabulous Sierra Boggess in the  video below are proof they exist.) The melody is gorgeous and quick-moving, and it’s just under three  minutes. Choosing Belting Songs for Auditions Before you choose one of these songs, remember that belting is a specific vocal skill that doesn’t come easily to most of us. It’s super easy to hurt yourself if you do it incorrectly. The last thing you want is to strain  your voice! Some voice teachers specialize in the technique, so make sure you’re working with someone who  can help you achieve the sound you’re after! TakeLessons has many talented instructors who  can help you achieve your belting goals. Good luck at your audition! Post Author:  Molly R. Molly R. teaches online and in-person singing lessons in Hayward, CA. Her specialties include teaching beginner vocalists, shy singers, children, teens, lapsed singers, and older beginners. She joined TakeLessons in November 2013.  Learn more about Molly  here! Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher

9 Ways Create Better Preparing Your Child to Go Back to School with the Help of Your Online Tutor

9 Ways Create Better Preparing Your Child to Go Back to School with the Help of Your Online Tutor Children are cumbersome at times, when they have some mental blocks in carrying out their academic duties. They might not be happy with their teachers or find it boring to attend tutoring sessions. They would like to ponder more on their leisure, stay at home and enjoy amicably their online activities. Why don’t you try something online with their mentalities and allow the freedom they demand in their studies? Prepare them to go back to school with the support of an online tutor. How to do this? Any child is innovative and curious by nature- provide methods of education to kindle the curiosity like examples from life around, connecting the concepts with actual life and taking the child on small trips to make the child understand what he learns about. A parent could do this very well to make the child feel the ease of learning without any mental block Try to enter the heart of the child. He may skip Math regularly. What is the basic trouble? The teacher or the subject? If you are not able to understand, approach an online tutor for math and explain the situation. He would enter the world of the child , talk to him, understand his difficulty and encourage him to get back to school in no time Math, especially Geometry is a nagging problem for any elementary school goer. Geometry is not a hard fact oriented branch of study that could make a child understand the concept with vivid perception just like that. Geometry tutors online pick out ways and means to make your child realize the connectivity of Geometry with the shapes and figures of this earth and make them understand how it is connected to life Online tutoring websites offer basic skills test for the child to make known what is wrong with the learning skills of the child. Once they suggest ways to recompense them with good aspects of learning , they are ready to learn without complaining Any young mind withers when it faces lack of attention. Do attend to the smallest details of the child and listen to the child with patience. Try to understand what the child tries to say about his school. You can work wonders with your child. An online tutor helps you a lot in this aspect Boost the morale of the child with fun game learning activities available through online tutoring resources. Some videos and visuals regarding Science objects, math play games, English word  games as suggested by online tutors could bring back the enthusiasm in your child to get back to school Thwart the intimidation and shyness of the child with the interactive sessions of online tutoring and adjust the child’s learning mode as per her pace and style with the help of online tutors Avoid the peer comparisons to augment the child’s self motivation Talk to the school teachers and get things settled Get the teachers’ feedback l regarding your child’s behavior and do the needful to remove the negative aspects of the child School going is not a pleasant activity for right from the toddler to the teenager. It is in the parent’s hands to make it a comfortable journey.

Innovative Teaching and Learning Techniques to Enhance Success Rates in the Field of Education

Innovative Teaching and Learning Techniques to Enhance Success Rates in the Field of Education Knowledge is the ultimate goal of education. Teaching and learning methods are revamped every now and then to attain this goal and in this modern era , this mission is highly possible through the cutting edge technological tools available in the market .They boost the teaching- learning process and promote excellent learning outcomes. Online tutoring facilities are an added advantage which facilitates easy and interactive sessions between the tutor and the student. Innovative teaching and learning in general Modern times have found varieties of implementations in strategic teaching methods in all streams of education. Take Math or Science- software comprising videos and audios to teach mathematical concepts or difficult scientific theories loom large in educational field. Even kids find learning a happy experience with the Math riddles and puzzles put before them in the form of games and fun exercises. If you go over to Social sciences and Environmental studies, you find the latest strategies to introduce the student to the world in the name of raising funds for social and eco concerns. It is not just the classroom atmosphere where the stringent hours enforce the students to take classes, exams and then the degrees. It is altogether a totally different atmosphere with the advent of online technologies and tools like Wikipedia. Innovation in online services Tutoring online has opened up new avenues for enlightening students with its state -of- the art tools like interactive whiteboard, web conferencing facilities, audio and video aids that pave way for good interaction between the teacher and the taught.   It is face to face communication and personalized attention that make the sessions overwhelmingly successful and interesting. The interactive whiteboard is a top notch technology that stands as a testimony to innovative learning purposes. You can do a lot with your finger or a pen on the board     and introduce the topic to the learner with the help of multiple videos and audios. Again, the session has the advantage of being recordable for future use and assessment. The learner can replay the saved data to clarify his doubts, prepare for tests and exams. Sophisticated whiteboards with touch sensitive screens and online editing facilities are available to accelerate teaching and learning process. In case of a free online tutor, the lea rners find it more advantageous to learn by saving money. Web conferencing facilities augment the learning process in the latest mode with their capacity to connect like-minded learners in the same forum as planned by the tutors. A math tutor can do much with this forum, where he can introduce data and material that explain complicated concept in Math and the learners are enabled to collaborate with their fellow students and share their views, ideas, data and material to find out solutions. This leads to global learning and multicultural exchange of opinions. A free online math tutor plays his role tremendously well with his demo sessions to attract the interest of the learner.   Sophisticated publishing tools like You Tube are available online to help the tutor process his course material conveniently for the learner’s choice and frame the learning schedule accordingly. In short, teaching and learning process has turned out to be a comfortable and fruitful journey in the recent times owing to the innovations made in online teaching services.

Phrasal Verbs with Work - English Lesson via Skype

Phrasal Verbs with Work - English Lesson via Skype Here you will learn Phrasal Verbs with Work. I have split them in to two sections.  In the video lesson you will 4 Phrasal verbs  and when you scroll down, you will learn 3 more. 7 Phrasal Verbs with Work Hi there. Welcome to Harrys World of Words and Phrases and English in a Minute.Were now going to look at Phrasal Verbs using the verb WORK and the prepositions OUT, OFF, UP  and ON. So well take them one at a time.Lets first of all take WORK OUT.I am going  to work out a solution to this problem. So youre working on a crossword puzzle, you  can work out, you can find the solution.WORK OFFWe had a very good Christmas and New  Year, we put on a few extra kilos so we want to work off that weight.We want to go out  for a run and work it off. WORK UP means to get ready for something or prepare for something.So we can say:Lets go outside and have a good walk for 5 or 7 kilometres and well  work up an appetite.Meaning well become hungry so when we go home we can have a nice  meal.And then finally WORK ON.  To work on something.I am going to work on that project  all weekend cause I really need to finish it by Monday.Okay. So phrasal verbs using  the verb WORK and the prepositions ON, UP, OF F and OUT. Okay. So as always subscribe  to our Channel.And remember to join us on www.englishlessonviaskype.com and well catch up very soon.*scroll down to learn more phrasal verbs with work Phrasal Verbs with Work Enjoyed this infographic? Here's what you can do next: Phrasal Verbs with Work WORK OFFto repay a debt by working without payExample: It took a year to work off what she owed the company.WORK ON SOMEONEto try to influence someone by constantly pesuading themExample: My half brother has a house in south of France. Ill work on him to let us have it for a week in May.WORK UP TO SOMETHINGto develop into somethingExample: The movie works up to a big revelation that doesnt surprise anyone.

18 School Year! - Heart Math Tutoring

Tutor Recruitment Kickoff and Tools - Volunteers needed in the 2017/18 School Year! - Heart Math Tutoring Tutor Recruitment Kickoff and Tools Volunteers needed in the 2017/18 School Year! Tutor Recruitment Kickoff and Tools Volunteers needed in the 2017/18 School Year! July 26, 2017 Heart’s 2017 Volunteer Drive is officially underway! Students across 15 school partners need tutors in the 2017/18 school year, which means Heart will be working to recruit over 900 volunteers between now and mid-September. **Please sign up to be a volunteer tutor today!** If you have already secured your volunteer spot, we’d appreciate your help in recruiting volunteers with these quick and easy tips: Help spread the word by using these tools to recruit friends, family members, and colleagues who you think would be interested in being a Heart tutor. Educate others by talking about your experience with Heart. Add Heart to your LinkedIn profile as a volunteer activity. Click “Edit Profile,” “Add Section,” and select “Volunteer Experience.” When you type “Heart Math Tutoring,” LinkedIn will find our Company Page. Reach out to your place of work or civic organizations about Heart, or invite Heart staff to do so. (See Hearts partner organizations here. Thank you!) Tag Heart Math Tutoring in your social media posts and use the hashtags #MakeThisYearCount #VolunteerWithHeart; change your facebook profile picture and/or cover photo with these social media tools; and share our social media posts. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. If you’re not a tutor yet and want to give it a try, sign up atwww.hearttutoring.org/become-a-volunteer! Heart provides tutor-friendly lesson plans and a staff person on site. In volunteer recruitment, we get to offer a positive way to make a difference in the life of an elementary student. Last year, 98% of 643 Heart students met program growth goals in math. On our year-end survey, 100% of Heart volunteers rated the experience positive, and 99% said they would recommend the program to a friend or a colleague. Read the full Press Release here. Thank you in advance for making this year count! ~The Heart Team

5 Things You Might Not Expect About College Finals

5 Things You Might Not Expect About College Finals Tips from an Irvine College Tutor: 5 Things You Might Not Expect About College Finals Tips from an Irvine College Tutor: 5 Things You Might Not Expect About College Finals Its just about that time; students are prepping for their first year of college-level final exams. Even students who aced every single one of their high school exams should be prepared for a few differences. The reality is that not only is college harder, but its different. Unknown factors can leave students feeling completely overwhelmed and unable to focus on their study tasks. Students who are unsure what to expect the first year of finals should think about the most common things that can trip up them and their peers. 1. Concentration College finals will take an immense amount of concentration. Students should get used to studying the topic at hand for multiple hours at a time. Although students can take as many breaks as they want during their study sessions, they wont be able to take any breaks during the exam. Its tempting to think that a final exam will last for the 55 minutes of the class period, but the block schedule for finals week is completely different. That chemistry class from 10 a.m. 10:55 a.m. may be from 10 a.m. 12:00 p.m. during finals week. Students should be prepared to concentrate on the information and be able to demonstrate their knowledge for well more than an hour (READ: The Students Guide to Study Breaks). 2. Content In college, the content students may be tested on is pretty much and ‘anything goes’ situation. Although some professors will give students an itemized study guide, most wont and they dont have to. Anything that was taught during the semester can be on the final. One thing that most students forget about is that the information they’re tested on may not necessarily have been covered in class. If the syllabus says chapter 3, then chapter 3 might be on the test even if the professor never talked about it. Always make sure to read the fine print on the syllabus (READ: How to Get an A Before the End of the Semester). 3. Explain Yourself In high school, most students took tests in a matching or multiple choice format. However, this will only be true part of the time in college. Most professors want to be absolutely sure that their students understood the information before they put their name behind a specific grade. College students should be expected to write in an open-answer format or in an essay format, meaning they have to be able to communicate themselves well in words. Additionally, many students think their lecture class final exam (where are there are 200+ students) will have to have a multiple choice format because the professor simply wouldnt have time to grade all of the essays. Dont forget, these large classes have teaching assistants to help with grading and other tasks. 4. Extra Credit? (nope) In high school, many students have the opportunity for extra credit (with the exception of AP courses). This is generally not the case in college. In high school students are still learning how to study and absorb material, which is why teachers may allow for extra credit if they think its necessary. In college, students are expected to be able to manage their own time, budget their tasks, and approach the professor for extra help if necessary. College students should never assume they can make up a test or quiz with an extra credit assignment (READ: Tips From an Irvine Private Tutor: Avoiding Stress During Finals). 5. Partial answers? (nope) Many high school teachers will also give credit for partial answers in an open-ended question format. Again, at this age students are still learning how to be students. If they had a question 80% correct their teacher may give them half a point. Once in college, students should not expect this type of leniency. If an answer doesnt cover all of the points required by the question, it’ll most certainly be counted as incorrect. Students  will be expected to demonstrate their knowledge for every part of the textbook and additional learning materials, not just part of it. Its not too late to book your private Irvine college tutor from TutorNerds for college finals. Call us today for more information. All blog entries, with the exception of guest bloggers, are written by Tutor Nerds. Are you an education professional? If so, email us at pr@tutornerds.com for guest blogging and collaborations. We want to make this the best free education resource in SoCal, so feel free to suggest what you would like to see us write.

Illiteracy at 90% for 10 year olds living in the World`s poorest Countries - Tutor Hunt Blog

Illiteracy at 90% for 10 year olds living in the World`s poorest Countries Illiteracy at 90% for 10 year olds living in the World`s poorest Countries Illiteracy at 90% for 10 year olds living in the World`s poorest CountriesSchoolsIn this country it is almost unthinkable that large swathes of the population might be unable to read or write. Literacy is such a necessity in today`s world, it`s difficult to imagine how anyone could get by, being unable to compose an email or text message, read a street name, or write a letter. We may enjoy good literary standards, but unfortunately there are a great many people living in parts of the world who are not so fortunate. In the world`s poorest countries illiteracy is the norm, with nine out of ten children being unable to read or write at the age of ten. This statistic is effectively mirrored in the wealthier countries, where only 9% of children of the same age are illiterate. The problem isn`t just confined to a small group of countries though - a recent study compiled by the UN and the World Bank looked into the levels of literacy among 135 low and middle income countries, and found that more than half of 10 year old children were unable to read a simple text. The World Bank is funding a programme which aims to cut the rate of `learning poverty` by at least half by 2030. It defines learning poverty as the percentage of ten year olds who cannot understand and read a simple story. After compiling a vast database with the UNESCO institute of statistics, it estimated that currently 53% of children fall into this category in low and middle income countries. `In poor countries, the level is as high as 80 percent. Such high levels of learning poverty are an early warning sign that all global educational goals and other related sustainable development goals are in jeopardy.` The World bank is joining other institutions in tackling the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - 8 targets that each of the 191 UN member states agreed to tackle back in the year 2000. Here are the list of these eight Millennium Development Goals: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. Achieve universal primary education. Promote gender equality and empower women. Reduce child mortality. Improve maternal health. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases. Ensure environmental sustainability. Develop a global partnership for development. It is of course commendable that these targets have been set, and encouraging that international financial institutions such as the World Bank are involved - and even if the initial deadline for the completion of these goals was 2015, this should be taken as evidence of the entrenched and profound nature of the problems, rather than as a failure of the programme. The World Bank describes its new target of cutting `learning poverty` by at least half before 2030 as `ambitious, yet achievable.` The Unesco Institute for Statistics however has published a report that declares matters are progressing too slowly, saying the new global goal on achieving quality education for all by the year 2030 is unlikely to be met. It has predicted that, given the current rate of improvement, approximately 43% of children will still have not attained the required standard of reading proficiency by the deadline. In order for the target to be reached improvements would have to meet an `unprecedented` scale. With 260 million children currently not in school, it is easy to understand the huge scale of the challenges. Learning how to read is a `milestone in every child`s life`, according to Jaime Saavedra, the global director for education global practice at the World Bank. Reading is `a precondition for active participation in society a gateway to all other learning outcomes`, he said. `Eliminating learning poverty is as urgent as eliminating extreme poverty, stunting or hunger,` Saavedra went on to say Education standards in the UK are fairly high in global terms. Though we fall outside the top 20 in the PISA rankings (which primarily measures mathematics and the sciences), when it comes to basic literacy standards the country performs fairly well. Without reading skills the learning of all subjects will be impacted; and once a certain age has passed, even the most basic of literary skills become extremely difficult to acquire. 4 months ago0Add a Comment