21 August 2012
Tweet Last fall, we introduced a brand new type of professional development support with the launch of MyLivePD® Online Coaching Services. Funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, MyLivePD offers teachers a new way to collaborate with experienced instructional coaches to get timely, relevant and practical PD support they can use [...]
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15 August 2012
Tweet Twenty seven of our library clients have been partners for ten years! To celebrate, we’re featuring their unique stories and how Tutor.com has impacted their diverse communities. In 2008 Skokie Public Library was awarded a National Medal by the Institute of Museum and Library Services in recognition of their exceptional programs and multicultural services. [...]
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10 August 2012
Tweet We are constantly impressed with the kids we encounter on a day to day basis. Whether they are taking the initiative to figure out tonight’s homework in a Tutor.com session, being awesomely creative by producing mock-movie trailers, or winning awards by bringing us a step closer to curing cancer. They are all inspiring in [...]
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09 August 2012
Tweet Tutor.com Sales Director, Tom Squillace, works remotely at his home office in Michigan. While he isn’t able to participate in the Tutor.com Reads Book Club, he did have his own summer book club meeting with his two daughters after surprisingly enjoying an unexpected book. Find out more below! It isn’t every day that my [...]
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07 August 2012
Tweet In the education realm, July can seem like the quietest month. School is nowhere in sight, colleagues are off on family vacations and businesses seem to call it quits by Friday at noon. But while there might be a break in homework, conferences, and meetings, there is still plenty of discussion going on around [...]
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27 July 2012
Tweet Tonight kicks off the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London! With over 10,000 athletes competing from 204 different countries, there will be lots of tough competition to bring home a gold medal. A combination of skill, dedication, and physics will be necessary for the U.S. Women’s soccer team to stay in the competition. Yep, [...]
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25 July 2012
Tweet We are pleased to introduce you to Jim Barnes, a new member of our K-12 team. Jim is already out traveling the country to meet with schools interested in Tutor.com™ Online Tutoring and MyLive PD™ Online Coaching. Passionate about education technology, Jim has worked in the industry for most of his 25+ year career. [...]
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19 July 2012
Tweet Twenty seven of our library clients have been partners for ten years! To celebrate, we’re featuring their unique stories and how Tutor.com has impacted their diverse communities. When you visit the city of Park Ridge, IL’s official website the headline notes “Park Ridge -A Wonderful Place!” And that it is. With a community of [...]
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17 July 2012
Tweet Rather than picking just one book for our June book club, Matt O’Connor, our Technical Support Engineer, decided instead to shake things up and select various short stories from some of his favorite authors. The compilation included stories by Roberto Bolaño, Peter Carey, Don DeLillo, Dave Eggers, Jeffrey Eugenides, Joshua Ferris, Nicole Krauss and [...]
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10 July 2012
Tweet This past month we were at the ISTE 2012 Conference discussing a new kind of professional development for teachers, MyLivePD. As well as the 2012 APSCU convention talking about retention and remediation needs for colleges. And don’t forget ALA Annual 2012 in Anaheim talking about our 24/7 reference help service, Ask a Librarian. We [...]
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09 July 2012
Tweet The Bednar family has moved four times in their nine plus years as a military family. Cesar, who just completed seventh grade, must adjust to different schools, curriculum and teachers every few years. His mom Wendy works hard to choose the best school district in the area while still keeping her husband, a Second [...]
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05 July 2012
Tweet We love celebrations and the 4th of July is always a favorite. Beaches, barbecues and fireworks are at the top of our list. We started to wonder what does July 4th look by the numbers? Just how many fireworks are launched and how many hot dogs are consumed? Remember we’re a company that delivers close to [...]
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