15 May 2012
For this month’s Tutor.com Reads post, book club newcomer Cardine Caffery, Graphic Designer and Australian native, reviews her first book club pick and tries to confuse us with talk of Utes and shouts. After being part of the book club for one short month I was taken by surprise when asked to pick our next [...]
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11 May 2012
Whether they are out saving the world or at home managing the household, mothers always seem to know best. And what’s best can be anything from getting a batch of cookies sent to your office, a much needed hug, or getting homework help from the right place. So this year we are celebrating Mother’s Day [...]
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08 May 2012
The National Education Association summed it up nicely in their #thankateacher sample tweets: “if you can write your name, if you can read, and if you followed your dream, then there is a teacher you can thank.” From the simplest tasks to the most complicated concepts, teachers are there to help us learn. And often [...]
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04 May 2012
April was the Month of the Military Child, National Library week, and a variety of holidays from Earth Day, to Poem in your Pocket Day, to Patriots Day. Even though it was full of events, the debates on remediation in college, flipped K-12 classrooms, and e-tablets continued on. Those debates and more were the focus [...]
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26 April 2012
Today is Poem in Your Pocket day. A day to keep a poem close to you and celebrate this art form with family, friends or classmates. “What makes something a poem?” you may ask. Poetry is about any topic, takes any shape, and can be of any length. There is classic form, like iambic pentameter [...]
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25 April 2012
Each month our team of mentors nominates a “Tutor.com Tutor of the Month”. We are pleased to introduce this month’s Tutor of the Month, Hope W! From Idaho to South Carolina, from kayaking to hockey, from Algebra to Biology, Hope W. leads a very busy life. Yet her motto is to keep it simple. Whether [...]
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17 April 2012
Every week millions of teachers spend time planning out lessons that will engage a classroom of students. Mat Doty, a ninth grade teacher at the Crossroads Center, an alternative education center that is part of the Baltimore County Public School System, is one of those teachers. But, Mat doesn’t have to plan alone. Mat has [...]
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13 April 2012
This year Operation Homefront declared April 13th PURPLE UP day to show your support for Military Children. Once Tutor.com got wind of it, we knew we wanted to participate. So, today we got a few members of the Tutor.com team to wear their various shades of purple: eggplant, lavender, violet, etc. Luckily enough we were [...]
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13 April 2012
Tomorrow marks the end of National Library Week 2012 and we’ve had a great time these last few days recognizing all our libraries have to offer. We thought a fun way to close out the week would be to share some quotes from prominent figures that celebrate what libraries mean to them. From members of [...]
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11 April 2012
This piece by Pamela Livingston was originally posted on the blog 1 to 1 Schools. To see the initial post, please click here. Pamela Livingston is the Professional Development Manager on the K-12 Team here at Tutor.com. The buzz in 1-to-1 right now is about BYOD – Bring Your Own Device – and it’s not [...]
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10 April 2012
Each April thousands of libraries across the country are celebrated throughout National Library Week. This year, NLW takes place from April 8-14th and we are as excited as ever to join in on the fun! You may have recently heard about our <3 Tutor.com campaign that we kicked off at the 2012 PLA Conference a [...]
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09 April 2012
Last Sunday kicked off the Month of the Military Child. Honoring and celebrating the youngest members of military families, this month allows us to bring special attention to their sacrifices and bravery. Tutor.com for U.S. Military Families was recently featured on CNN Headline News. We were so excited for this segment to air in order [...]
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