Tips For Finding a Good Online Algebra Tutor

Tips For Finding a Good Online Algebra TutorA good online algebra tutor can be your greatest asset in getting ready for college. Just as you need someone to guide you through the math and science courses in high school, a good math tutor can do the same for you at college. Here are some tips to help you find the best math tutor to work with for your college algebra classes.Make sure you are as informed as possible about the basic information associated with math. After all, this is what the tutor will be helping you with. Of course, you also want to have some degree of confidence in yourself that you are able to handle the subject matter. This will go a long way towards being able to trust your tutor.Check to see if the tutor is a licensed teacher. There are certain steps a teacher needs to take to become a licensed teacher, and the same goes for being a math tutor. For this reason, it is important to have the ability to pass the necessary exams.When you hire a tutor, make sure they will work for you in a way that lets you keep your job. Also, do not feel rushed to do any work until the tutor has started working with you. Also, make sure you can have their phone number.In addition to the tutor providing you with an education, you want to be able to have the tutor's advice and work into your schedule. An online algebra tutor may be willing to send you e-mails and even answer your questions, but in many cases, it will not be possible to do so because of their busy schedules. It is important to make sure you can get the advice you need from the tutor.It is important to know what a good tutor is doing in terms of his or her education. Ideally, it should be what you expect when working with your own teacher. If this is not the case, you want to have the option to find a tutor that meets this expectation.As you can see, finding a good online algebra tutor does not have to be difficult. With a little research, and a little time, you can find the person that will work best for you and your needs.

5 Tips for a Successful Finals Week

5 Tips for a Successful Finals Week Dont let finals week get the best of you! The following five strategies are smart tactics that can greatly aid you during the course of your final exams. Ultimately, the key to success goes beyond simply studying hard. 1. Dedicate each day to a single subject Instead of reviewing for several different exams within one timeframe, devote each day to preparing for a single test. The material you discuss in the latter half of a semester or term is often a continuation of information presented early in the course. Do not yet switch to studying for a second exam when you have established a solid rhythm reviewing for the first test. Remain on one subject per day in order to build on the course material and focus your efforts. Doing so will feel much less chaotic than jumping from one courses notes to the others. 2. Review course notes in advance Do not delay until the evening before the test to review your class notes. What if you discover that you cant read what you wrote, or you just dont understand the material? Study your course notes several days before the scheduled final. This will allow you time to ask your teacher or classmates for clarification if you have any doubts. Consistently skim your notes along the way and you will familiarize yourself with the content effectively. These are some great tips to help you organize your notesthat you may find useful as well. 3.Study in small groups When reviewing in small groups, it is recommended that the group have between two and four members. Even if you are an individual who doesnt mind preparing by yourself, you can gain a tremendous amount of knowledge from studying with others. Perhaps another student has notes on a topic you forgot to jot down or can explain a concept you find difficult. Verbalizing information strengthens memory. Here are a fewof the benefits of group study. However, study groups with more than four members can become disruptive and easily sidetracked. A smaller group allows each of you to more easily bounce ideas off of each other and come to quicker conclusions on class material. 4. Record important dates It is an excellent idea to maintain an agenda pad where you write down your obligations. Write the exact dates and times of all upcoming final exams, deadlines for essays, and review sessions you plan to attend. It would be a shame to spend hours studying and then miss the test because you forgot when it began. Keeping a thorough record of test dates and times as well as study dates and times is the simplest method to ensure that youre on track and aware of your responsibilities. 5. Treat your body well A healthy mind and a healthy body are crucial to success during a stressful week like this one. Your diet during finals week can have a significant impact on your performance during exams; feeling hunger pains while taking an important test is never a positive experience. During this crucial portion of the semester, its best to select food that will provide you long-lasting energy, such as complex carbohydrates (found in bread, cereal, etc.) and proteins. Caffeine and simple sugars may result in an initial rush, but this type of energy is short-term and will lead to a crash before you know it. When your brain must absorb a significant amount of information, it requires a greater caloric intake and additional hydration. Ensure you drink ample amounts of water in order to prevent headaches, cramping, and other negative side effects of dehydration. Taking good care of your body will bring you advantages during the test days you may not have even imagined. Feeling well and strong is half the battle to acing your final exams. You may also want to take a look at this information on the importance of sleep!

Question Formation Errors

Question Formation Errors Question forms in English can be tricky.Most questions require the inversion of the subject and the auxiliary. There are a number of auxiliaries to choose from, and auxiliaries must agree with their subject. This handy guide will help you eliminate common errors and ask correctly formed questions. The Virtual Writing Tutor grammar checker can catch many question formation errors. Study each one below carefully so that you can eliminate these question formation errors from your writing and speaking. For extra practice, try the grammar practice activities here. 11 Common question errors RULE: Don’t use do for all questions. A progressive verb form requires a form of the verb TO BE as its auxiliary. Useam, is, are,in the present tense orwas, werein the past tense. INCORRECT: Do I am saying it correctly?CORRECT: Am I saying it correctly? RULE: Don’t forget to use an auxiliary with progressive tenses. INCORRECT:Whyyou spending money on things you dont need?CORRECT:Why are you spending money on things you dont need? RULE: Conjugate your DO auxiliary for the third person singular in the Simple Present. INCORRECT:Do he need help?CORRECT:Doeshe need help? RULE: Make sure that your verb TO BE agrees with your plural subject. INCORRECT:How wasyour classes yesterday?CORRECT:How were your classes yesterday? RULE: When no auxiliary is needed because the question word is the subject of the verb, conjugate the verb for the third person singular. INCORRECT:What make you smile?CORRECT:What makes you smile? RULE: Invert the subject and auxiliary verb. INCORRECT:Why you do not likeEnglish classes? CORRECT:Why do you not like English classes?CORRECT:Whydont you likeEnglish classes? RULE: Use only one auxiliary. INCORRECT:Why do you dont like salad?CORRECT:Why dont you like salad? RULE: Dont double your subject. One is enough. INCORRECT:What its your favourite sport? CORRECT:Whats your favourite sport? RULE: Use the Present Perfect when asking about the past leading up to the present with how long or how many years. INCORRECT:How many years do you play soccer?CORRECT:How many years have you played soccer? RULE: Use an article or plural noun in questions with countable nouns. INCORRECT:Do you have uncle or aunt?CORRECT:Do you have uncles or aunts?CORRECT:Do you have anuncle or an aunt? RULE: Do not invert your subject and verb when you embed a question in a sentence. INCORRECT:  The About page explains what is the Virtual Writing Tutor. CORRECT:     The About page explains what the Virtual Writing Tutor is. 50 more common errors and how to eliminate them from your writing Question Forms Tense ?Aspect ?PastPresentFutureSimpleDid I make mistakes?Did you make mistakes?Did he make mistakes?Did we make mistakes?Did they make mistakes?Do I make mistakes?Do you make mistakes?Does he make mistakes?Do we make mistakes?Do they make mistakes?Will I make mistakes?Willyou make mistakes?Willhe make mistakes?Do we make mistakes?Willthey make mistakes?ProgressiveWas I making mistakes?Were you making mistakes?Was she making mistakes?Were we making mistakes?Were they making mistakes?Am I making mistakes?Are you making mistakes?Is she making mistakes?Are we making mistakes?Are they making mistakes?Will I be making mistakes?Will you be making mistakes?Will she be making mistakes?Will we be making mistakes?Will they be making mistakes?PerfectHad I made mistakes?Had you made mistakes?Had he made mistakes?Had we made mistakes?Had they made mistakes?Have I made mistakes?Have you made mistakes?Have he made mistakes?Have we made mistakes?Have they made mistakes?Will I have made mistakes?Will you have made mistakes?Will he have made mistakes?Will we have made mistakes?Will they have made mistakes? Adding Question Words Tense ?Aspect ?PastPresentFutureSimpleWhat did I do?What did you do?What did she do?What did we do?What did they do?What do I do?What do you do?What do she do?What do we do?What do they do?What will I do?What will you do?What will she do?What will we do?What will they do?ProgressiveWhat was I doing?What were you doing?What was he doing?What were we doing?What were they doing?What am I doing?What are you doing?What is he doing?What are we doing?What are they doing?What will I be doing?What will you be doing?What will he be doing?What will we be doing?What will they be doing?PerfectWhat had I done?What had you done?What had she done?What had we done?What had they done?What have I done?What have you done?What have she done?What have we done?What have they done?What will I have done?What will you have done?What will she have done?What will we have done?What will we have done? Please follow and like us:

How to use So and Such in English (video and exercise)

How to use So and Such in English (video and exercise) Do you know when to use So and Such in English? We hear our English students confuse the two words often, because their meanings seem to be similar. The words are useful when used correctly. Look at this example:She speaks (so/such) quickly.She has (so/such) nice clothes.Watch the video below to get the correct answers to the questions above. Now try the exercises below. If you write your answers in comments, we will correct them.1. I get (so/such) many emails everyday that it takes me all day to answer them.2. Answering emails all day is (so/such) a boring thing to do.3. I talk to my brother on the phone (so/such) often that my bill is very high.4. But we have (so/such) good conversations.5. I drank (so/such) much beer that I danced on the bar top.6. It made me look like (so/such) an idiot.7. This has been (so/such) a long week!8. Why did this week seem (so/such) long?9. Because I was (so/such) sick, I couldnt do anything.10. Thats (so/such) a shame! karma 1 so2 such3 so4 such5 so6 such7such8 so9 so10 such LOIEnglish Very good!

October Language Challenge Public Video Pledges

October Language Challenge Public Video Pledges Check out whos taking up our Language Challenge! If youre taking the Language Challenge and really want to succeed, were giving away 50ITC if you make a Public Video Pledge!   Why would you ever want to do this? (Click here for more details)   Please take some time to motivate and encourage our Public Video Pledge Challengers  by commenting on their Notebook entries! Alfonso from Italy is learning Hebrew Were just two days away from the October Language Challenge starting! (Thats when your scheduled sessions start counting towards the challenge, but remember that you can always register before Oct. 7th). Alfonsos objective is to become more fluent in Hebrew and to learn new words. Advice and support welcome in his Notebook entry! Dave from UK is learning Spanish Another Spanish learner! Dave is on his way to mastering Spanish and he is very modest about it, he says he only speaks un poco de español but as you can see from the video below he owns it. Let him know what you think on his Notebook entry. Bien hecho Dave! Confidence is key! Israel from Hong Kong is learning Japanese Going to a country after having spent a lot of time and effort learning the language, only to realise that you cant understand what people are saying to you is a very frustrating experience. I know. Ive been there. And thats exactly what happened to Israel when he went to Japan a few months ago which is why hes going to take our October Language Challenge to quickly improve his Japanese. Write some words of encouragement on his Notebook entry! Akin from USA is learning Spanish Akin has a clear set of goals and a real motivation to learn Spanish. Thats exactly what you need to succeed at the italki Language Challenge: learn the lyrics to Vivir lo nuestro and Danza Kuduro, watch a tv show and summarize it completely in spanish have a 20 minute conversation with his South American friend! Check them out and find inspiration in his Notebook entry! Muy buena suerte Akin, seguro que tu amigo estará muy sorprendido! Siskia from Mexico is learning Italian Siskias hobby is studying languages. She has decided to take 3 classes a week to perfect her Italian. Sound doable doesnt it? Thats all it takes to complete italkis October Language Challenge and receive your reward! Do you speak italian? Give her some tips on her Notebook entry! You already sound pretty fluent in Italian Siskia, keep up the good work! Fabiana from Italy is learning Korean Fabiana is an italian community tutor on italki intent on learning Korean. Her goal is to be confident speaking the language by the end of the month. Check out her video below and comment on her Notebook entry! It sounds great Fabiana! Let us know how it goes in one month. Tanise from Brazil is learning French Tanise also decided to publicly display her intention to participate in our Language Challenge. She has only been studying french for two months and her progress has been impressive! Drop a word of encouragement on her Notebook entry! Bon courage Tanise! On est sûrs que tu tamélioreras beaucoup! William from the United States is learning Chinese William makes a good point. As he says in his video Its almost like getting paid to do something I wanted to do anyways. And thats exactly what the Language Challenge is! If theres anyone out there who is still on the fence about learning or improving a language, youre still in time to sign up!. The italki community has been quick to respond: check out his notebook entry! I see youve chosen to learn the traditional characters William, jia you! Robert from the United States is learning Portuguese Im just going to share this excerpt which is taken straight from Robs notebook entry. So in English, my name is Rob. I am a native English speaker and I am looking to improve my European Portuguese. I have, will take twelve hours of language instruction in 2014 in the month of October as part of the italki challenge. I have 4 sub goals for this: 1) is to improve my pronunciation of the letter r in Portuguese. The second is the use of the conjunctions in Portuguese. The third is the use of the prepositions in Portuguese, and lastly I want to improve my understanding of the subjunctive in Portuguese. Four goals, four weeks, 12 hours, lets go. We love that Robert set specific goals. Please wish him well by commenting on his post! andresdigital3000 from Colombia is learning English And the Public Video Pledges keep coming in! This time its from andresdigital3000, who wants to use this opportunity to improve his fluency in English which as you can see from the video he posted is already very good. If you have any tips on how he can achieve his goal faster dont hesitate to contact him! Beth from England  is learning Spanish We have our first Public Video Pledge! Beth is an English teacher on italki whose son is just starting high school Spanish and shes going to support him by learning the language with him. We here at italki love the initiative and wish her all the best.  Send her some words of encouragement on her  Notebook entry! Oh, Beth: was that tengo hambre (Im hungry) or tengo hombre (I have a man)? ?? Even though the Challenge has already started, you still have time to make a Public Video Pledge. Dont forget we’re giving away 50ITC if you make a Public Video Pledge!!! October Language Challenge Public Video Pledges Check out whos taking up our Language Challenge! If youre taking the Language Challenge and really want to succeed, were giving away 50ITC if you make a Public Video Pledge!   Why would you ever want to do this? (Click here for more details)   Please take some time to motivate and encourage our Public Video Pledge Challengers  by commenting on their Notebook entries! Alfonso from Italy is learning Hebrew Were just two days away from the October Language Challenge starting! (Thats when your scheduled sessions start counting towards the challenge, but remember that you can always register before Oct. 7th). Alfonsos objective is to become more fluent in Hebrew and to learn new words. Advice and support welcome in his Notebook entry! Dave from UK is learning Spanish Another Spanish learner! Dave is on his way to mastering Spanish and he is very modest about it, he says he only speaks un poco de español but as you can see from the video below he owns it. Let him know what you think on his Notebook entry. Bien hecho Dave! Confidence is key! Israel from Hong Kong is learning Japanese Going to a country after having spent a lot of time and effort learning the language, only to realise that you cant understand what people are saying to you is a very frustrating experience. I know. Ive been there. And thats exactly what happened to Israel when he went to Japan a few months ago which is why hes going to take our October Language Challenge to quickly improve his Japanese. Write some words of encouragement on his Notebook entry! Akin from USA is learning Spanish Akin has a clear set of goals and a real motivation to learn Spanish. Thats exactly what you need to succeed at the italki Language Challenge: learn the lyrics to Vivir lo nuestro and Danza Kuduro, watch a tv show and summarize it completely in spanish have a 20 minute conversation with his South American friend! Check them out and find inspiration in his Notebook entry! Muy buena suerte Akin, seguro que tu amigo estará muy sorprendido! Siskia from Mexico is learning Italian Siskias hobby is studying languages. She has decided to take 3 classes a week to perfect her Italian. Sound doable doesnt it? Thats all it takes to complete italkis October Language Challenge and receive your reward! Do you speak italian? Give her some tips on her Notebook entry! You already sound pretty fluent in Italian Siskia, keep up the good work! Fabiana from Italy is learning Korean Fabiana is an italian community tutor on italki intent on learning Korean. Her goal is to be confident speaking the language by the end of the month. Check out her video below and comment on her Notebook entry! It sounds great Fabiana! Let us know how it goes in one month. Tanise from Brazil is learning French Tanise also decided to publicly display her intention to participate in our Language Challenge. She has only been studying french for two months and her progress has been impressive! Drop a word of encouragement on her Notebook entry! Bon courage Tanise! On est sûrs que tu tamélioreras beaucoup! William from the United States is learning Chinese William makes a good point. As he says in his video Its almost like getting paid to do something I wanted to do anyways. And thats exactly what the Language Challenge is! If theres anyone out there who is still on the fence about learning or improving a language, youre still in time to sign up!. The italki community has been quick to respond: check out his notebook entry! I see youve chosen to learn the traditional characters William, jia you! Robert from the United States is learning Portuguese Im just going to share this excerpt which is taken straight from Robs notebook entry. So in English, my name is Rob. I am a native English speaker and I am looking to improve my European Portuguese. I have, will take twelve hours of language instruction in 2014 in the month of October as part of the italki challenge. I have 4 sub goals for this: 1) is to improve my pronunciation of the letter r in Portuguese. The second is the use of the conjunctions in Portuguese. The third is the use of the prepositions in Portuguese, and lastly I want to improve my understanding of the subjunctive in Portuguese. Four goals, four weeks, 12 hours, lets go. We love that Robert set specific goals. Please wish him well by commenting on his post! andresdigital3000 from Colombia is learning English And the Public Video Pledges keep coming in! This time its from andresdigital3000, who wants to use this opportunity to improve his fluency in English which as you can see from the video he posted is already very good. If you have any tips on how he can achieve his goal faster dont hesitate to contact him! Beth from England  is learning Spanish We have our first Public Video Pledge! Beth is an English teacher on italki whose son is just starting high school Spanish and shes going to support him by learning the language with him. We here at italki love the initiative and wish her all the best.  Send her some words of encouragement on her  Notebook entry! Oh, Beth: was that tengo hambre (Im hungry) or tengo hombre (I have a man)? ?? Even though the Challenge has already started, you still have time to make a Public Video Pledge. Dont forget we’re giving away 50ITC if you make a Public Video Pledge!!! October Language Challenge Public Video Pledges Check out whos taking up our Language Challenge! If youre taking the Language Challenge and really want to succeed, were giving away 50ITC if you make a Public Video Pledge!   Why would you ever want to do this? (Click here for more details)   Please take some time to motivate and encourage our Public Video Pledge Challengers  by commenting on their Notebook entries! Alfonso from Italy is learning Hebrew Were just two days away from the October Language Challenge starting! (Thats when your scheduled sessions start counting towards the challenge, but remember that you can always register before Oct. 7th). Alfonsos objective is to become more fluent in Hebrew and to learn new words. Advice and support welcome in his Notebook entry! Dave from UK is learning Spanish Another Spanish learner! Dave is on his way to mastering Spanish and he is very modest about it, he says he only speaks un poco de español but as you can see from the video below he owns it. Let him know what you think on his Notebook entry. Bien hecho Dave! Confidence is key! Israel from Hong Kong is learning Japanese Going to a country after having spent a lot of time and effort learning the language, only to realise that you cant understand what people are saying to you is a very frustrating experience. I know. Ive been there. And thats exactly what happened to Israel when he went to Japan a few months ago which is why hes going to take our October Language Challenge to quickly improve his Japanese. Write some words of encouragement on his Notebook entry! Akin from USA is learning Spanish Akin has a clear set of goals and a real motivation to learn Spanish. Thats exactly what you need to succeed at the italki Language Challenge: learn the lyrics to Vivir lo nuestro and Danza Kuduro, watch a tv show and summarize it completely in spanish have a 20 minute conversation with his South American friend! Check them out and find inspiration in his Notebook entry! Muy buena suerte Akin, seguro que tu amigo estará muy sorprendido! Siskia from Mexico is learning Italian Siskias hobby is studying languages. She has decided to take 3 classes a week to perfect her Italian. Sound doable doesnt it? Thats all it takes to complete italkis October Language Challenge and receive your reward! Do you speak italian? Give her some tips on her Notebook entry! You already sound pretty fluent in Italian Siskia, keep up the good work! Fabiana from Italy is learning Korean Fabiana is an italian community tutor on italki intent on learning Korean. Her goal is to be confident speaking the language by the end of the month. Check out her video below and comment on her Notebook entry! It sounds great Fabiana! Let us know how it goes in one month. Tanise from Brazil is learning French Tanise also decided to publicly display her intention to participate in our Language Challenge. She has only been studying french for two months and her progress has been impressive! Drop a word of encouragement on her Notebook entry! Bon courage Tanise! On est sûrs que tu tamélioreras beaucoup! William from the United States is learning Chinese William makes a good point. As he says in his video Its almost like getting paid to do something I wanted to do anyways. And thats exactly what the Language Challenge is! If theres anyone out there who is still on the fence about learning or improving a language, youre still in time to sign up!. The italki community has been quick to respond: check out his notebook entry! I see youve chosen to learn the traditional characters William, jia you! Robert from the United States is learning Portuguese Im just going to share this excerpt which is taken straight from Robs notebook entry. So in English, my name is Rob. I am a native English speaker and I am looking to improve my European Portuguese. I have, will take twelve hours of language instruction in 2014 in the month of October as part of the italki challenge. I have 4 sub goals for this: 1) is to improve my pronunciation of the letter r in Portuguese. The second is the use of the conjunctions in Portuguese. The third is the use of the prepositions in Portuguese, and lastly I want to improve my understanding of the subjunctive in Portuguese. Four goals, four weeks, 12 hours, lets go. We love that Robert set specific goals. Please wish him well by commenting on his post! andresdigital3000 from Colombia is learning English And the Public Video Pledges keep coming in! This time its from andresdigital3000, who wants to use this opportunity to improve his fluency in English which as you can see from the video he posted is already very good. If you have any tips on how he can achieve his goal faster dont hesitate to contact him! Beth from England  is learning Spanish We have our first Public Video Pledge! Beth is an English teacher on italki whose son is just starting high school Spanish and shes going to support him by learning the language with him. We here at italki love the initiative and wish her all the best.  Send her some words of encouragement on her  Notebook entry! Oh, Beth: was that tengo hambre (Im hungry) or tengo hombre (I have a man)? ?? Even though the Challenge has already started, you still have time to make a Public Video Pledge. Dont forget we’re giving away 50ITC if you make a Public Video Pledge!!!

Are Teachers suffering during the long summer holidays - Tutor Hunt Blog

Are Teachers suffering during the long summer holidays Are Teachers suffering during the long summer holidays? Are Teachers suffering during the long summer holidays?SchoolsWho can forget the feeling at the beginning of the school summer holidays? The sound of the school bell announcing 6 whole weeks of freedom? I can recall the whole summer seeming to stretch out before me like a piece of infinity. Nearly two whole months without school! No early alarm calls, no miserable commute on a coach filled with somnolent colleagues. No more homework. Sure I had a few assignments to do, but they could be left until the last week. For now I was free! If this is how pupils feel, just imagine how happy teachers must be to begin their lengthy holiday period! As hard as it is for pupils at school, it is only more difficult for teachers, with endless lesson planning, marking, along with keeping difficult classes in check. Teachers must look forward to the summer break with more fervour and excitement than their students. The truth is many teachers find it hard to adjust to such a long period of time without teaching. I was a teacher for many years, and can remember how my whole life seemed to be structured by the profession. I would get up every morning at half past 6, travel to school, go over my lesson plans - and then the rest of the day would be comprised of teaching, and conferences with staff. Once the pupils went home I would get a start on my marking, perhaps attend another meeting with colleagues, and attend to any other paperwork. I would remain on school grounds till maybe 7pm, though often far later, especially at the end of term. Once home I would finish up any marking, and work on my lesson plans. This was my schedule five days a week, and I would do an additional 6 hours at least on weekends, often going in to school to consult with colleges. This kind of lifestyle, though certainly arduous and exhausting, gives a structure to your life. But once the holidays begin, all this structure is removed. I recall a teacher friend of mine saying that during the first 2 weeks of the holidays he didn`t know what to do, that he was so accustomed to having 3 different tasks that simultaneously needed to be attended to, suddenly having so much freedom he felt completely lost. Another factor adding to the sense of isolation many teachers feel around this time of year, is that no other profession has the same kind of holiday schedule. In most jobs people work through the day, often into the evening, they have the weekend off, and enjoy two or three weeks holiday in the summer. Only in the teaching profession are there such substantial Christmas and Easter breaks, along with such a lengthy Summer holiday. While many people might say this is nothing to complain about, it does contribute to a sense of estrangement, as there is really no one else but other teachers who are on such a time table. I can remember how it felt, breaking up for the summer holidays during the first few years as a teacher - at the beginning there was a kind of elation, as I could hardly believe I was free from the labours of the classroom for 6 whole weeks. No more marking to do, no more keeping unruly classes in order. But as the days went on I realised I didn`t know how to fill them up. Teaching is such an all encompassing profession, it takes over your whole life, with barely a minute to sit down and switch off. Even during the 15 or 20 minute lunch break you might scrape together between classes and meetings, you will likely be interrupted by something: a fight breaking out in the corridor, or a college requiring assistance. Throughout the day I often felt like I was sailing in a powerful current that refused to release me from its grip. But once the holidays started I realised that I was out of the maelstrom, that there were hours and hours to fill, and there wasn`t a timetable structuring ever y moment of my day. Of course by the time I managed to acclimatise myself to the holidays, they were all but over! It was back to work, back to trade holidays stories with my colleagues. It was time to begin with a new class of pupils, each of whom would present fresh challenges! 7 months ago0Add a Comment

Learning Styles

Study Skills/ Learning Styles Throughout my academic career I was always very busy with various activities and I would procrastinate if I had too much free time, so I had to develop good study skills to help me excel in school. I utilized a variety of learning techniques that I could effectively teach my students to help them succeed in all of their classes.Every student is different so I will teach each student different techniques that will assist them depending on their type of learning style. I think it is very important for students to develop a schedule of everything that they are working on and how much time they have to devote to each class every week. That way each student can see howhours they have available to spend on every assignment and they can visualize the importance of starting certain assignments early. This is especially important if the student is involved in other activities that take a good part of their time after school or if this is a difficult subject for him/her. We will work together and figure out a way that they can spend their time efficiently on each subject and not waste a lot of time.I will also use different methods of teaching depending on each student’s learning style. I am mostly a visual and kinesthetic learner and it helps me when I physically write things down on a white board and then see what I have written. Some students learn more effectively by listening to the concept over and over again and using songs or mnemonics to remember key concepts. I will figure out the best teaching method that works for each of my students to help them achieve their goals.I have also taken multiple standardized tests and I have developed many test taking strategies that I can teach to my students to help them succeed.Effectively managing my time while taking exams has always been something that I struggled with in school and I had to practice taking exams under timed conditions. It is very important students learn not to take too much time on any particular quest ion and not to move too quickly through exams and miss questions that they could have gotten correct. I believe that I can help my students develop these skills in order to improve their test taking strategies on standardized tests as well as exams in throughout elementary school, high school, and college.