What is a Minnesota Teaching Associates License?

What is a Minnesota Teaching Associate's License?A Minnesota Teaching Associate's License (TLA) is a prerequisite to teaching in the state of Minnesota. TLA's are required for students to take part in teaching courses. If you have a personal history of success with language arts, then an MN teaching license would be a good idea.The Minneapolis district office will be the place where you should fill out your application for a Minnesota teaching license. The application is free of charge and usually takes just a few minutes to complete. It is also a good idea to bring copies of the school transcripts as well as a resume. Many people find this form of application very easy to fill out and get it right the first time.You will be provided with a number of test questions that will need to be answered correctly in order to pass the Minnesota TLA exam. You will be able to save time by being familiar with the local area vocabulary and phrases. Other advantages to holding a Minnesota teaching license are that you can begin your teaching career in the state immediately and you will be paid very well to do so.Teaching with a Minnesota license is a good way to begin a career teaching children or students who are academically inclined. You will have plenty of work to do in order to find qualified candidates who are eager to apply for more teaching jobs. Even if you are not yet retired you will have plenty of work. Also, teaching with a license is beneficial to companies that are seeking qualified teachers to teach their employees, because the licenses are valid and does not need to be renewed every three years.Teaching with a license gives you the flexibility to work a full-time job or go back to school for further education if you wish. Working with a Minnesota license gives you an advantage over working without one. This license is not like any other state licenses which require applicants to be a math teacher, or English teacher, for example.The TLA is just one of the req uirements to hold a Minnesota license. Some other forms of licenses include:The MN Teaching Associate's License may be a good option for those who are looking for a teaching job in Minnesota or who would like to pursue higher education in the field of education. As with any license, you should have a thorough understanding of the requirements before you attempt to obtain one. Make sure that you look into all the requirements before you start to apply.

Mastering LSAT Reading Comprehension - 6 Steps to Success

Mastering LSAT Reading Comprehension - 6 Steps to Success LSAT Law School Blog 1. Don’t ignore reading comprehension! Students are often tempted to overlook reading comprehension on the LSAT. It feels familiar. You had reading comprehension on the PSAT, the SAT, and every other standardized test you’ve ever taken. The LSAT can’t be any different. So why bother studying for it? My time is better spent on logic games or logical reasoning. I’ll wing reading comprehension. Don’t skip preparing for reading comprehension! Spend time getting comfortable with the reading comprehension section. Even if you feel you know it already. Always take the reading comprehension section when doing LSAT practice tests. The more you do, the faster you’ll get at this part of the exam. There are LOTS of points to pick up! Don’t lose them by blowing off studying for reading comprehension. A good reading comprehension score is the key to securing a solid LSAT score. 2. Don’t get lost in the details. Look for the big picture. Students often feel overwhelmed when faced with a LSAT reading comprehension on a complex scientific topic or a dry historical topic. The topic doesn’t matter! What the LSAT is mostly testing is your ability to pick up on the big picture. Why did the author write this passage? What’s the main point to each paragraph? How does each paragraph fit into the overall passage? The vast majority of questions focus on the bigger ideas, not the small complicated details. 3. Take notes. As you read through the passage, write on it. Take side notes. Write or highlight the main point of every paragraph. This will serve as your outline. It’ll help you locate where things are should questions ask for it. Also, putting things in your own words will help you both remember what you read and make sense of it. 4. Look up words you don’t know. While the LSAT is not a vocabulary test, if you hit a word you don’t know, look it up. The LSAT repeats vocabulary frequently. So it is worth your time to look up any words that are unfamiliar to you. This will help you feel comfortable if you hit that word on test day. 5. Read the passage! Read the passage first. Do not read the questions. The majority of questions are about the main point of the passage, so reading the questions first is just a waste of time. Rather, spend this valuable time on the passage itself. Read carefully and be sure you understand the main point to the passage before moving on to the questions. This comfort with the passage will make answering the questions much easier. 6. Practice reading faster. The first time you take a timed LSAT reading comprehension section, you may not make it threw all the passages and questions. That’s ok. As you practice, set goals for yourself. Try to make it through an extra question, or passage, with each new LSAT test you take. Remember, you just need to be comfortable with the big concepts in the passage, so it’s ok if you don’t remember every detail you read. You don’t need to remember that stuff. The goal is to read just slowly enough that you know the main point to each paragraph and the overall thesis of the passage. About the Author Jayeeta Kundu is one of MyGuru’s most senior LSAT tutors. She’s been an in-person LSAT tutor in Chicago for the past several years while obtaining her law degree from the University of Chicago. Her undergraduate degree is in Physics and Economics from Reed College, and she holds a M.S. in Technology from MIT as well. She’s worked at several of the larger, well known national test prep companies, tutoring for the SAT, GRE, GMAT, and of course, the LSAT. She is also currently an academic counselor at the University of Chicago law school. hbspt.cta._relativeUrls=true;hbspt.cta.load(215486, '6baac2ae-05a3-4610-9d1f-265c8cbd809f', {});

GradSense A Tool For Your Future

GradSense A Tool For Your Future Photo by Simon Cunningham on Flickr.com According to the Project on Student Debt, 71 percent of college graduates in the class of 2011 had student loan debt, with an average of $29,400 per student. With the average debt increasing by six percent each year, these numbers can be very scary for undergraduate students, especially for those planning to continue on to graduate school. Debt is one of the biggest issues on the mind of your average college student, and many don’t know how they’re going to handle their increasing financial problems. Luckily, the Council for Graduate Schools (CGS), in collaboration with TIAA-CREF, a national financial services organization, has created a new tool called GradSense that is designed to help students manage their debt and plan their financial futures after graduation. “The GradSense website is really designed to help students make decisions about their finances with respect both to graduate education and undergraduate education,” said Daniel Denecke, Associate Vice President for Programs and Best Practices at CGS. According to this press release, GradSense’s primary tool is the Debt to Salary Calculator. The Debt to Salary Calculator combines two data setsâ€" federal data on education debt, and federal data on the median salaries for specific occupationsâ€" to help students get a comprehensive understanding of what their financial status really looks like. Photo by Tax Credits on Flickr.com “We’re bringing together two national data sets that have not been unified before,” Denecke said. “It’s designed to help students borrow money responsibly and to think about their future and the value of higher education.” Using the Debt to Salary Calculator is very simple.   Students simply enter their degree type, desired field of study, and preferred career. Then, they get to see what the average debt for students graduating in this degree field is, plus the low, middle, and high salaries that they can expect within their desired occupational field. “GradSense provides students with crucial financial information that was never easily accessible or available before,” said Debra W. Steward, president of CGS, in a press release. “This clear, customized tool empowers students to make more informed decisions about their educational and career pathways.” GradSense fills a need that federal data sets can’t. Although the government does provide information on education debt and median salaries, the information is in separate databases, making it hard for students to find, access, and, most importantly, compare. The Debt to Salary Calculator combines this information in a way that makes it very easy for students to use and understand. GradSense also provides a number of other tools for students to use to fully understand their monetary status after graduation. The site includes advice for repaying student loans and transitioning from school to career. In addition, it features tips for evaluating job offers, as well as a compound interest calculator, which shows what the long-term effect of common financial decisions (like that daily trip to Starbucks or your weekly Chinese food ritual) is. Photo by Tax Credits on Flickr.com “We’re trying to help students figure out the long term impact of some choices, like living more frugally, making your coffee at home, or buying a frozen pizza instead of going out,” Denecke said. The site is extremely accessible, and is designed to be easy and understandable for students to use. Complete with helpful links, colorful graphics, and an easy-to-navigate system, the site is the perfect tool for any student who is having trouble with their finances. GradSense was created as a part of CGS’ Enhancing Student Financial Education project, a program, in collaboration with TIAA-CREF, which gave grants to 15 colleges across the country, ranging from Cornell University to The Ohio State University to the University of South Florida, to try to develop programs that will help students create successful financial plans for their future. The project also has 19 affiliate university partners. The project was created because CGS saw a growing need for students to learn how to deal with debt. The goal of the project is to help encourage students to continue their schooling by showing them the value of pursuing higher education, specifically graduate school, and how getting a degree could transfer into future earnings. Photo by 401(k) 2013 on Flickr.com Although CGS designed the program to be aimed at graduate students, it is an extremely useful tool for undergraduates as well. “Each of the graduate deans on the campuses that we’re working with is partnering with the head of undergraduate programs at their university,” Denecke said. “We’re working to develop programs that will address the needs of both graduate and undergraduate students.” Because the project was just launched, there is still a lot of room for the tools to evolve and grow as users give feedback to the company. “We’re just really excited to be working with institutions to be very proactive in helping to address the financial situation that students are finding themselves in these days,” Denecke said. “We’re looking forward to developing this tool throughout this project.” If you’ve been wasting your valuable college years worrying about whether or not you’ll ever be able to pay off your loans, then GradSense is definitely the tool for you. Stop worrying, and start really planning for your future.

Arlington Independent School District Facts (Infographic)

Arlington Independent School District Facts (Infographic) Learn more about Arlington Independent School District:Facts You Didn't Know About Arlington Independent School District - An infographic by the team at FrogTutoring Arlington TutorsTo embed this infographic about Facts You Didn't Know About Arlington Independent School District on your website, copy and paste the code below:Arlington Independent School District FactsSchools Enrollment Infographic for Arlington ISDFacts You Didn't Know About Arlington Independent School District - An infographic by the team atFrogTutoring Arlington TutorsTo embed this infographic about Enrollment School Facts You Didn't Know About Arlington Independent School District on your website, copy and paste the code below:Schools Enrollment Arlington Independent School DistrictTest Scores Success Rates for Arlington ISD:Facts You Didn't Know About Arlington Independent School District - An infographic by the team atFrogTutoring Arlington TutorsTo embed this infographic about Test Scores Success Rates Fa cts You Didn't Know About Arlington Independent School District on your website, copy and paste the code below: Test Scores Success Rates for Arlington Independent School District;Money More Infographic About Arlington ISD: Frog Tutoring released this infographic to let you know more about the Arlington Independent School District. It reveals factsdemographics, enrollments, revenue, test scores and vital data for people looking to gain more insight into the district. Here's a taste of the kind of facts you can find in the infographic: As of 2014-2015, Arlington Independent School District had an enrollment of 64,062 students. That's more than the combined enrollment of University of Texas-Arlington, Texas Christian University, and Southern Methodist University!Learn more about Arlington Independent School District:Facts You Didn't Know About Arlington Independent School District - An infographic by the team at FrogTutoring Arlington TutorsTo embed this infographic about Facts You Didn't Know About Arlington Independent School District on your website, copy and paste the code below:Arlington Independent School District FactsSchools Enrollment Infographic for Arlington ISDFacts You Didn't Know About Arli ngton Independent School District - An infographic by the team atFrogTutoring Arlington TutorsTo embed this infographic about Enrollment School Facts You Didn't Know About Arlington Independent School District on your website, copy and paste the code below:Schools Enrollment Arlington Independent School DistrictTest Scores Success Rates for Arlington ISD:Facts You Didn't Know About Arlington Independent School District - An infographic by the team atFrogTutoring Arlington TutorsTo embed this infographic about Test Scores Success Rates Facts You Didn't Know About Arlington Independent School District on your website, copy and paste the code below: Test Scores Success Rates for Arlington Independent School District;Money More Infographic About Arlington ISD:Facts You Didn't Know About Arlington Independent School District - An infographic by the team atFrogTutoring Arlington TutorsTo embed this infographic about Money More Facts You Didn't Know About Arlington Independent Schoo l District on your website, copy and paste the code below: Money More Facts about Arlington Independent School District;

Tutorz.com Newsletter February

Tutorz.com Newsletter February 35,000+ Tutors Tutorz.com is now the largest tutor search in the United States with more than 35,000 tutors in its search. This is wonderful news for students and parents because now our clients have an even better chance to find a qualified and trusted tutor near home. Even if students live in *smaller* cities such as Fresno, CA or Biloxi, MS they have a very good chance to find the perfect tutor. Also, if they are looking for a for tutor teaching rare subjects like thermodynamics or computational neuroscience Tutorz.com is the best chance to find that elusive helper. Dariya Lopukhina Director of Customer Service Lets welcome Dariya Lopukhina, our new director of customer service. Dariya joins Tutorz with 7 years of experience serving clients from all over the world. Her interactions with Tutorz.com clients are very courteous, professional and concise. If you have sent an email to contact@tutorz.com or called 805-288-7338 then you might have already got to know her kind nature. If not, we recommend  to contact her, even if it just to say hi! (Her favorite topics besides tutoring include dogs, pets, and cooking.) Tutorz Winter Party On February 2nd, 2012 a winter party was held at the office of Tutorz.com. The occasion was used to properly welcome Dariya Lopukhina as the director of customer service and to celebrate January 2012 as  the best performing month in recent history. The party began with a wonderful presentation by Dirk Wagner, founder and CEO, that focused on recent financial and web statistics data. Dirk highlighted Tutorz’ success in saying: “Our ever increasing revenue demonstrates that Tutorz.com has understood the tutoring market and built the right product to satisfy our customer needs.” In addition to the educational lecture, appetizers, food and drink, prepared by Ruslan, Office Manager at Tutorz, were a tasty treat for the audience. Tutor of the Month: Adam Levin While Adam is currently attending St. Joseph University for his Masters in Elementary Education and Special Education he has already been certified as a teacher by the Philadelphia Teaching Fellows, which is a highly selective alternative certification program. Adam stands out for responding very quickly and courteous to his new potential clients. Visit Adam Levins profile. Sincerely, The Tutorz.com Team

Nanjing Studio English Classroom

Nanjing Studio English Classroom Nanjing Studio English Classroom About Us: Nanjing Studio English Classroom was founded in 2009 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. (Nanjing is an international and cultural city located just to the North of Shanghai.) Expending rapidly, have 5branch schools all over Nanjing, aiming on having 10 in the following 3 years. The only registered English training school with Nanjing Education Bureau. Over 2,000 students, they are not only kids but also teenagers and adults. Provide long-term career development opportunities. About Our Courses: Small sized class: no more than 8 students Various curriculum system and teaching support from Pearson Education. We provide all curricula, while still allowing for personal creativity in the classroom. How we work: 14 days paid professional training. Working hours: 40 hours per week, two days-off Teaching package: Teaching flow, Teaching contents, excellent activity materials, etc. Advanced teaching facilities: Office work space with a work computer and free internet (VPN) access for each international teacher; projectors, smart white board, etc. Remuneration and Benefits: Welcome Package: - Assist in Z Visa application - 14 days paid training - SocialInsurance(Annuities+ Medical Insurance) - Welcome Party - Settle-in Financial Support Monthly Salary Package: up to RMB18,000(Base salary+ Housing+ monthly teaching bonus ) Demo Bonus: 1% of sign-up amount (our demo teachers can usually gain 1000-4000RMB/month) Airfare bonus: RMB 6,000 after contract completed -Incentive Bonuses for extra teaching hours Contract Renewal bonus: up to RMB6,000 Long-term Professional Career Plan: Nanjing Studio English Classroom is dedicated to promoting international teacher to be trainer, curriculum designer, senior trainer or senior curriculum designer. Free Chinese Language Class for international teachers (we aim on helping our teachers to pass HSK) -Ongoing team-building activities organized by FT Dept. -2-3 times paid domestic or oversea traveling each year -Birthday Welfare and monthly benefit -Paid ongoing training System -Long-term career plan provided Settle In Service: -Arrival Assistance: Airport pick up -Living Assistance: setting up SIM card, bank account, transportation card, apartment rental, etc. Holiday: 5-10 paid annual leave days, 1 paid holiday for Christmas plus 11 Chinese public holidays. Main Responsibilities: - Plan and deliver lessons to classes ranging from one-on-one lessons to workshops of up to 8 students. - Evaluate student progress and providing ongoing guidance for improvement. - Revise or develop the pre-written curricula. - Participate in the schools various activities on working days. Requirements; 1.English native speaker (USA?Canada?UK?Ireland?Australia?South Africa or NZ) 2.A Bachelors Degree or above 3.A TEFL(120 hours) /TESOL/CELTA Certification 4.Must be able to obtain a clear background check 5.The ability to live abroad for at least one year 6.Experiences of teaching kids 7.Positive attitude, reliable and be able to work under a dynamic environment

Maple Leaf Educational Systems

Maple Leaf Educational Systems Maple Leaf Educational Systems Welcome to Maple Leaf Educational Systems Chinas leading independent, international schools system. MLES offers a high-quality international education for students from preschool to high school. MLES opened its first school in Dalian, PR China in 1995, and is Chinas largest private international K-12 school system and Canada first and largest offshore school system. There are now over 23,000 students enrolled in 54 schools located in 21 cities in China including Dalian*, Wuhan*, Tianjin-TEDA*, Chongqing*, Zhenjiang*, Henan-Luoyang*, Shanghai*, Yiwu*, Xian*, Hainan, Inner Mongolia-Ordos, Tianjin-Hua Yuan, Pingdingshan, Jingzhou, Pinghu, Huaian, Huzhou, Weifang, Yancheng, Dalian Xishan, and Liangping. Currently, there are 13 preschools, 14 elementary schools, 15 middle schools, 4 foreign national schools, and 8 high schools. Schools marked with * above include BC-certified offshore high schools. TheMaple Leaf modelprovides a western academic orientation and preparation for admission to western universities, blended with the richness of Chinese educational traditions and culture. View our Brochure