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Back to School: Setting your Student up for Success

ADMIN — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 01:40:49 +0000

As a parent, the most important thing to remember when sending your student back to school is that they need your help and guidance in order to be successful. Time management and organization for a student of any age is important at school, but also in the home. The precedent modeled at home will be reflected at school. Doing simple things like committing to a schedule including time for chores, homework, dinner, and family time on a nightly basis will create consistency in your student’s life.

Princeton Review Online SAT Courses

ADMIN — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 22:16:06 +0000

Stepping Stone Tutors has partnered with The Princeton Review to offer online SAT courses.

Stepping Stone Tutors Now Offers Online Tutoring For Math And Science Subjects

ADMIN — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:10:56 +0000

Stepping Stone Tutors now offers online tutoring services for most Math and Science subjects. The new service uses an online whiteboard system, which serves as a virtual classroom for the tutor and the students. Aside from functioning as a visual aid, this online whiteboard also has a chat box [...]

Blended Learning: How does it work?

ADMIN — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 04:10:53 +0000

Last week, we discussed a new educational model called Blended Learning. It combines face-to-face instruction with information technology, specifically the Internet. Blended learning is relatively new, but has proven to be an effective approach to teaching children of varied skill levels and learning styles. Six schools have already adopted it and more institutions [...]

WHAT IS BLENDED LEARNING?

ADMIN — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 03:41:01 +0000

Blended learning combines the advantages of the traditional learning model, which utilizes the power of social interaction to educate, and the online learning model, which uses the power of the Internet to widen the scope and increase the depth of discussion between teacher and students.

Relatively new to education, blended learning proves itself [...]

In-Home Tutoring versus Online Tutoring

ADMIN — Fri, 21 May 2010 10:42:48 +0000

At first, the Internet was just a novelty, something to look over and experiment with, but since then, its use has pervaded every aspect our modern lives, specifically in education. The Internet plays a vital role in education. Its power to bring together people for learning in what we call online