How to Be an Effective Math Tutor

How to Be an Effective Math TutorIn this article, I'm going to talk about how to be an effective math tutor. If you are someone who wants to help the kids in your class to succeed, then the subject of math should be a course that you consider. No matter what their circumstances, kids will always need help with math.The current economic climate has students facing huge cutbacks in school budgets, and teachers too. Without the financial backing of their school systems, there are fewer courses offered to students. This makes it harder for children to find affordable tuition for the classes they need.Because of this, it is important that teachers and parents realize that math is an important subject, and the effects of not getting the right math education could be serious. Often math becomes a test of character, as children struggle to understand the subject, and find it difficult to learn properly. Not only do children struggle in math, but if they don't take the correct steps to help t hem, then they can find themselves failing that course at college.Here are a few tips on how to be an effective math tutor. If you're looking to become one, read on.The first tip is to learn the subject, if you want to be a math tutor, you will need to learn the skills and methods of teaching the subject. While it is important to learn the subject, there are other essential skills, which you'll need to learn.The second tip is to get a certificate in teaching at the same time that you become a math tutor. This will give you the recognition that you'll need in the profession of math tutoring.The third tip is to stay motivated. The most successful math tutors are those who enjoy the subject, and love helping children, they can see themselves doing the same work when they're older.

New Yoga Pants Might Change The College Experience

New Yoga Pants Might Change The College Experience Photo Via: https://tribcw33.files.wordpress.com The yoga pant craze hit college campuses hard and, nowadays it isn’t uncommon to see hundreds of females sporting the loungewear on and around campus. The reason? Not because they’re yoga enthusiasts (usually), but rather that the pants are a comfy alternative to jeans, and give off a classier look than the traditional sweat pant. Its fashionable, comfortable and gives the illusion that you like to work out its really the perfect product. Still, you can almost bet that if you stopped a female to ask her about a yoga pose, she’d have absolutely no clue how to do it. In comes the Australian company, Wearable Experiments. The company has developed a yoga pant, called the Nadi Smart Fitness Pants, that will actually vibrate when the user correctly holds a yoga pose. Or rather, the pants will create a soothing, “om” vibration sound, meant to keep the peace in the art of yoga. The “sound” is created through synchronized pulsing. When a user is incorrectly posing, the pants will vibrate (in a non-soothing manner) to alert the user so that they can correct it. While these pants are the butt of many jokes, they are also a fun, innovative way to teach yoga without requiring users to attend a costly or embarrassing class. Also, the pants can be worn simply as a fashion item if users so choose, as the vibration is a setting that can be turned on or off through a mobile app. So just because you’re done working out does not mean you have to change the lazy college student’s paradise. But now for the downsides, and there are a few of them. For one thing, the technology only recognizes four, very well known, yoga poses (Warrior One, Two, Three and Pigeon). However, while these are rather popular, through the company’s research, they’ve also found these are the four poses typically done incorrectly. Another downside is that the pants can only be washed up to 25 times, something not exactly ideal for the avid workout. Yoga teachers that have reacted to the new technology fear that the pants won’t have the same teachable quality that a real-life yoga teacher would a legitimate concern. Yoga is largely variable depending on injuries, posture etc., so not every person will be able to achieve the same pose exactly. Also, there’s the fact that many aren’t sure the technology will even work the location of the censors (only on the legs), doesn’t account for the upper body, which is also critical in achieving correct yoga poses. Even so, there are other yoga enthusiasts that can’t wait to see the product’s capabilities, as it’s a new, unique idea that, at the very least, has sparked enough interest to become major news. The peaceful means of exercise and meditation now has new opportunity for users to practice in solitude, something that some will find unhelpful while others will find the new technology very useful. At the very least, yoga might just gain a few followers that either want to learn or are just curious as to what the new technology is capable of. But still, with the rising interest in yoga, the pants do make sense on many levels, and while it’s hard to say whether the product will fall flat or completely take off, the idea is bound to spark some more in the near future, for better or worse. In the growing age of female-oriented fitness technology, with devices such as the Bellabeat Leaf, for example, this is wearable technology that’s truly fascinating, and at the very least, it’ll be interesting to see where it leads us. The product isn’t yet available, but it’s something to keep your eye out for (and joke about with your friends) for the next few months.

Keywords or Phrases to Use on Your Resume to Stand Out

Keywords or Phrases to Use on Your Resume to Stand Out Photo by Bram Naus on Unsplash These words and phrases are suggestions take them in as they will vary between different people and their various experiences and skill sets. While a phrase listed may sound appealing and you may want to stick it somewhere on your resume, you definitely do not need to include the word or phrase if it doesnt apply to you specifically. Remember that these phrases are to make you and your actual capabilities stick out, use them as a way to draw attention to your ability to fill the position, not as a way for false advertisement. Read on to find what phrases or words you can use to make your resume stand out in your next job application. Improved   Make your resume stand out to hiring managers by showing just how much potential you are bringing to a company by filling the position you are applying for. When describing your past work experience in your resume, include the word improved in at least one phrase, or even more. By including improved when you describe your past work experience, you are showing that you are able to work with a position and its expectations, while also using your own skills to better the position and company you are working at. There are many ways to include improved on your resume, depending on the type of job position you are applying for. If you have worked with sales, you can try including improved sales tactics and support your claim with numbers if you have the means to do so. If you have worked with certain programming, you can try including improved teams ability to use program daily. Remember that the inclusion of improved is to enhance what you have already accomplished, so be ready to discuss the accomplishments if they are brought up along the hiring process, or even after. List out specific hardware or software you are experienced in When you are editing your experience or skills on your resume, include specific hardware or software you have had significant experience in if you want to make your resume stand out. By including specific hardware or software on your resume, you may catch the attention of companies that are looking for job applicants with experience with specific hardware or software instead of having to put time and effort into teaching every new hire how to utilize different programs. Think of how unimpressive listing out computer skills on your resume could be and how specific programming will have better chances of catching the attention of hiring managers. The more obvious and likely choices to include would be programs associated with Microsoft Office: Outlook, PowerPoint, Words, Excel, and so on. It will not hurt you if you continue to list specific hardware or software on your programs it will just show how experienced you are with the programs. To take it one step further, pair the software and hardware you include with specific achievements or tasks you have done with the programs in different job descriptions. Maybe you are used to designing graphics for advertising in Adobe Photoshop, or creating sales pitches in Microsoft PowerPoint. If you back-up your skill sets, you will help make your resume stand further out. Managed   The inclusion of managed on your resume will help make your resume stand out to hiring managers, and there are plenty of ways to include the word to improve your resume. This keyword is especially helpful if you are applying for a management position, or a position that requires you to lead a team effectively. The keyword can also relay several things: organization skills, task management, leadership skills, and more. If you are able to say managed a team of seven to meet monthly goals and provide numbers it will catch the attention of hiring managers while also reinforcing your capability to fill the position you are applying for.   This phrase can also be used for social media skills, like managing social media company social profiles, which will show that you are capable of multi-tasking and social media engagement. These phrases are just a few of many that can be used to make your resume stand out during your next job application. Remember that they are not one-size-fits-all and there are different keywords or phrases to highlight different careers, experiences, and skills. Best of luck!

E-Learning Futuristic Education Resources for Today and Ideas for Tomorrow

E-Learning Futuristic Education Resources for Today and Ideas for Tomorrow This article  discusses ideas for integrating new technology with education, what the future may hold for education, and real high-tech resources for students and educators. Smart Phones and Tutoring? The smart phone…screen size may present problems for students. Most students require a lot of room to perform mathematical calculations. Perhaps they could write on a tablet at home/school, then save a reduced copy of it on their phone for later study purposes. The phone should have a vertical and horizontal scrolling type feature to enable them to go back and review or edit previous work in a connected fashion. Concept mapping is a very useful teaching tool in many subjects and also requires this type of navigation. Voice recognition would be a great way to handle the notation for mathematics. I’m not aware if there is such software available yet, but if not, it may be soon. Speaker phone is nice for conversation, but a closer microphone (less interference) might be needed for voice recognition of symbols. It will save so much time, and verbalizing concepts is a productive element for the teaching and learning process as well. If the instructional device could interface with the students’ PD, then they would be totally free to think without worrying about taking notes, etc. They could manipulate these notes on their own PD to arrange them according to their personal learning style. Students think about things in so many different ways. Enabling them to interact with the concepts personally is very important. In the schools (and maybe even in the home) there may be a problem with the applicability of the smart phone if it was not in some way a “secured” learning environment. There should be a way to ensure that students are engaged in learning â€" which could be argued is always the case, no matter what they are doing. I’m personally not a advocate of censorship, but as a teacher, I have noticed that distractions to the learning process have become a very real issue since cell phones. It’s not that I’m bothered so much by distractions (they can be valuable at times) it’s just that many students do not, for whatever reason, decide to use their time effectively. It’s frustrating to see very intelligent young people “wasting their time” on “net junk”… things that may not benefit them in the future. I’m aware of screen monitoring systems, but they require the attention of the instructor whose time is much better spent teaching students. What is needed is a semi-close d system that affords the child room to explore, but also blocks irrelevant interference. In a perfect world, students will learn that they control the technology and their ability to learn from it. It should not control them, or draw them away from opportunities to learn and advance intellectually. The structure of the environment is extremely important. Negative Aspects of E-learning Regarding security and technology, let me give you a personal example of possible negative aspects “e-learning”. One of my wealthy friends sends her children to an exclusive private school where laptops are issued on enrollment. She thought that by doing this she was giving her child the very best. The school had preloaded certain educational software for the students, so she thought he had to work on that particular computer, and since they didn’t have administrative rights, they could not install anything. Without her knowledge, her preteen son became involved with some very scary, unsavory folks during times that she thought he was working on his schoolwork. It will take a very long time for their family to get over this incident â€" the child’s personal information is also out there. These things should not happen. The school proceeded with their laptop initiative without anticipating problems. Future Hopes for Education Technology and education will soon become mutually interdependent. Each person will need to learn how to use technology to improve their education and expand opportunities for the future. I would like to see the development of community-based technology learning centers (for lack of a better term right now) to connect community resources, families and schools to achieve this level of learning. [Honestly, Im afraid that the schools, with a slow-paced institutionalized approach, cannot respond appropriately to our needs] These centers could provide quality technical support to the schools, information and training for parents, students, and teachers. They could bridge the gap between the home and different levels of schooling. [This gap seems to widen as children get older and access to technology increases. This is the exact opposite of what should be occurring. Parents should be empowered to guide their own children.] Staffed with educational technology personnel, assisting the devel opment of more effective tools for the teaching and learning process. This would be a community-based forum for collaboration, innovation, and technical support. A bank of “best lessons” could be available for teachers or homeschoolers to practice with and/or use in teaching. These centers could also serve as e-learning satellites for distance learning projects as we discussed earlier. Like the public library system began years ago, these centers could inject an educational technology renaissance now. I hope to see many changes happening in education in the very near future. Our children are depending on us. Resources Smartboard, Smart Technologies (https://smarttech.com) Complements As high school teacher who uses a SMART board, from SMART technologies, in the classroom I think it offers a great platform for interaction between students and their teacher. My district has three high schools, so the SMART board technology has been extremely useful for me to communicate with other mathematics teachers at the other buildings. It’s nice to just be able to write the symbols, and not have to try to type everything up to email it. I think that there is a lot of potential for teachers and students in e-learning environments to communicate more effectively with a SMART board. Criticism I found myself flipping back and forth between screens when I first started using the SMART board. Students had it all right their on their paper and tried to be patient with me as I fumbled around. What is GeoGebra? (https://www.geogebra.org/cms/) GeoGebra is a dynamic mathematics software for education in secondary schools that joins geometry, algebra and calculus. On the one hand, GeoGebra is a dynamic geometry system. You can do constructions with points, vectors, segments, lines, conic sections as well as functions and change them dynamically afterwards. On the other hand, equations and coordinates can be entered directly. Thus, GeoGebra has the ability to deal with variables for numbers, vectors and points, finds derivatives and integrals of functions and offers commands like Root or Extremum. These two views are characteristic of GeoGebra: an expression in the algebra window corresponds to an object in the geometry window and vice-versa.

Peace Corps Calls for Student Applicants With New Recruitment Reform

Peace Corps Calls for Student Applicants With New Recruitment Reform Photo Via: http://upload.wikimedia.org On Sept. 19, 2014, college students were called upon by Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet to make a difference after graduation, according to this press release. Hessler-Radelet is serving as the 19th director of the Peace Corps and is leading the reform to enhance recruitment (the largest reform to occur since her start with the Peace Corps in 2010). According to Hessler-Radelet “there is no better and more important time to apply to serve with the Peace Corps and make a difference.” She later emphasizes this as well as the Peace Corps mission: “Peace Corps’ work â€"helping to reduce poverty, fostering economic growth, and building relationships in some of the most vulnerable communities across the globe â€" has never before been more important.” Photo Via: http://upload.wikimedia.org Established in 1961 by John F. Kennedy, the Peace Corps stands to not only establish a better understanding between countries, but also to address problems in many areas (including, but not limited to, education, health and economic development). If this is something of interest to you, the Peace Corps is urging students to take advantage of the newer, more concise application process currently being implemented. According to the press release, new Peace Corps applicants now have much more leniency in which programs they can choose from. Applicants can choose between 1-3 programs at a time, and these programs can be picked based on professional and personal goals. Also, because everything is online, applicants can also browse the website to get a look at all the different options, and can therefore discern whether or not they are picking the right program for their interests. Whereas the old application process was about 60 printed pages that took more like eight hours to complete, the new application is completely online as well and can be completed within an hour. Finally, the open Peace Corps positions are more clearly distinguished so that applicants have the Apply By and Know By dates, so decisions are much more organized and applicants can plan for their future. “With our new, shorter application process, we’re seeing record numbers of Americans apply for Peace Corps service,”  Hessler-Radelet said. Photo Via: http://aglifesciences.tamu.edu The agency has more than 60 countries worldwide to choose from, and making a difference through international service is something Hessler-Radelet is urging students to take advantage of. In specifically addressing college seniors, Hessler-Radelet said: “While the school year may have just begun, I want to make sure college seniors considering the Peace Corps apply as soon as possible so they can secure the volunteer position of their choice and leave for service shortly after graduation.” The Peace Corps provides international service through volunteer efforts and is actively seeking students to consider the opportunity at hand. If you are interested in volunteering for the Peace Corps, you can go here to view the different openings they are currently looking to fill. For more information on the new application process, go here. Photo Via: http://peacecorpsworldwide.org

Best Tutoring - Clear and Accurate Explanations

Best Tutoring - Clear and Accurate ExplanationsIn short, your best tutoring is in providing clear and accurate explanations to the children. It is essential that the child understands what is expected of him or her. This will enable him or her to prepare himself for the next stage of learning. In this respect, effective teaching and effective tutoring can be provided by the teacher as well as the student.Most people are under the misconception that tutoring is only about providing clear explanations. While it is true that understanding will help in preparation for the next stage of learning, the preparation should not be limited to understanding. A well-informed child will appreciate the benefits of using the library of knowledge available in the home. Providing clear explanations and a clear way of analyzing and presenting the information to the students is the best method to provide good, quality tutoring.The classroom environment offers the opportunity to teach and motivate the st udents to generate unique ideas and creative use of resources. Thus, in order to provide the student with the best tutoring possible, you need to create an environment where he or she can use all the acquired knowledge.By creating the right kind of environment, you are likely to inspire the student to discover new ideas to make his or her learning experience better. The student will find learning exciting, will be able to apply the acquired knowledge and will get the benefit of the other learning.In addition to teaching different methods of doing things, you also need to show the students how it is done. For instance, in general, giving an explanation to the students in your class does not make sense if you do not do the same to the students in your group. If you have your group members taking part in a project, then give them some responsibilities of their own. Another good idea is to schedule some activities that involve the entire group.Many parents and teachers have always belie ved that the student is the one responsible for knowing how to use the material in the book and as a result they were not in a position to create clear explanations. This is not true. While the information contained in the book can be used to solve the problem, the student needs to have the ability to understand it and to organize it in a way that makes sense to him or her.Therefore, if you want to improve your class and your services, make sure that you have clear explanations and a clear way of presenting the information. The best tutoring is in providing clear and accurate explanations to the students so that they can come out with skills that will make them beneficial and efficient employees.

Find Out What Your English Tutor Can Do For You

Find Out What Your English Tutor Can Do For YouThe English tutor at AJAX is your personal tutor who will help you improve your level of English. Your tutor is an expert in the field and knows how to tackle different problems associated with learning, from grammar and vocabulary to communication skills. You don't have to worry about speaking with your instructor because he/she will be fully conversational and able to answer any question that you may have.As long as you are practicing your English skills in front of a mirror every day, your tutor will continue to help you improve. He/she will also show you how to tackle your mistakes so that you will have better chances of speaking with others. Your English tutor has a lot of experience, so you are likely to receive good quality instruction.If you are ready to take your English up a notch or two, you should consider booking an appointment with your AJAX tutor. As your instructor, he/she will help you out in the areas that you need the most help with. For example, if you are thinking of improving your writing skills, your tutor can help you write better English to get your point across to others. There are also other topics like pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary, which you may find challenging.You will get a personal tutor who will help you with all aspects of your English lesson. Since your instructor is trained in the field, you can expect them to be very knowledgeable about the subjects that you are going to be taught.However, there are certain things that you need to keep in mind before choosing the right English tutor for your needs. First of all, you need to find a tutor who is certified and authentic. If you want to focus on a particular area, such as vocabulary or grammar, you should book your instructor based on these areas.Since the instruction given by AJAXEnglish tutors is very thorough, you will learn the basic English vocabulary and grammar to master your new language. Once you have mastered thes e two major aspects, you can then move on to other topics. You will be able to speak fluently and ask any questions you might have, and once you have done this, you will feel more confident with your English and you'll be ready to start speaking with other people.AJAX English tutors can improve your English even faster than it is already going. Through a good tutor, you will be able to speak with more confidence than ever before. Just make sure that your instructor is experienced in this field, because he/she will be the one that can help you achieve your goals.