Can you help Save Teens from Lame Jobs?

How do you encourage high school students to take the ACT WorkKeys® assessment seriously? The marketing team at The Orchard Foundation decided that a hero could best capture the attention of busy and distracted high school students. The Jobinator, a caped superhero who, “By day, saves teenagers from lame jobs. By night, predicts the future,…

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6 ways Students can use Evernote

This is a re-blog from the Evernote blog, you can find the original article here: https://help.evernote.com/hc/en-us/articles/217961187 Evernote is a great tool for students. Whether you’re pursuing a BS in robotics or a PhD in anthropology, Evernote makes it easy to organize all your coursework and assignments so you can quickly find what you’re looking for.And, for…

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FREE Webinar to Help ALL Students and Educators realize the value of WorkKeys and the NCRC

This webinar shares practical strategies for helping deepen students, parents, and educators realize the real value and potential of WorkKeys and the National Career Readiness Certificate. The session includes information on student and educator resources to prepare for the WorkKeys assessments, soft skills enhancement, and re-taking the WorkKeys assessments to earn or upgrade a student’s…

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Is it time we stop ‘averaging’ grades?

This post is from the “Life of an Educator” blog: “What message are we sending to students when we average grades over a quarter or a semester? This is definitely a hot topic question for those who are involved in work around grading and assessment. What about the statement below?   ‘When we average grades over…

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