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If your students want to get into a selective four-year college upon graduation from high school, there is one thing they must know about high school grades.
Want your students to retain what they learn? Here are five tips on teaching focused note-taking to ensure success!
Here are four classroom icebreakers guaranteed to improve the learning environment in your class!
Your students will not be wondering “Is college worth it?” if you do any of these 10 things to promote college readiness.
Do you ever get tired of having your students discuss different topics the same way all the time?
The time for your students to complete college applications will be here faster than you can imagine. You don’t want them scrambling at the last minute to figure out how to apply to college.
Here’s what you can share with your students so they will be ready to independently complete and submit their college applications on time.
Want to help your college-going students get strong letters of recommendation? This is what I tell students they need to do.
Would you like to have better Socratic seminars in your class? Read this blog post for Socratic seminar tips!
I had some issues with the Socratic method spoken so highly of among AVID teachers…I worried about groupthink or, dare I even say, indoctrination.
How do you decide what kind of college research project to assign your students if you want them to learn more about potential colleges for them?
Have you heard of a Genius Hour project? It’s a project that students choose themselves and work on individually or with a partner or group while documenting and sharing their progress. Genius Hour projects are also referred to as passion projects or 20% Time.
“I have no idea where most of the people who worked for me went to college. I just know: Did they get stuff done or did they not?” (former President Barack Obama)
With test scores not being a requirement to get into most colleges and universities, do you even bother to teach college entrance test prep?
