Organic Chemistry: A Fun Learning Experience For Children

Organic Chemistry: A Fun Learning Experience For ChildrenOrganic chemistry can be enjoyed in a fun way in the form of peat. A cat is a console for hands-on learning and for enhancing people's scientific literacy. It can be installed at home or at any public location to make it a learning and enjoyable environment.The PCat project has the aim of increasing children's interest in science. PCat is a platform for digital use of hand-held computers. Each child who gets one will learn how to read mathematical concepts, how to do algebra and how to use the calculator. All of these are the basic concepts of science, which are already in their heads.PCat was developed by the Belgian company QG Digital. QG developed the first PCat for use in preschools, but the idea had been there since the 1990s. QG thought of it as an extension of the preschool system they had, and they thought of all of the factors that made it more fun for children, like making a digital version of the paper textbooks.PCat has several elements. The first is the electronic calculator. This takes a picture of the child with a built-in one and creates an answer in the form of an image. It's a way for them to have fun, while at the same time doing their math work.Another element is the PCat itself, which is a little computer with a physical form. It shows the book number, page number, user name, and password when someone puts a child on it. So instead of asking a child to put in a question, it will pop up an answer.It is a little computer and therefore a physical piece of software, much like word processors. However, unlike word processors, the PCat doesnot print text or images. Instead, it shows an image of what the child did in the equation, and then it shows the result.With all of the elements, the PCat allows the user to interact with the PCat. With one click, the user can load the program into their computer, and this will allow them to run it with no installation. The cat is now available in Europe and Canada, but there is no date set for a US release.

Hold On - Phrasal Verb of the Day

Hold On - Phrasal Verb of the Day Todays phrasal verb of the day is: Hold OnInfinitive form: Hold OnPresent Tense: Hold On/ Holds Oning form: Holding OnPast tense: Held OnParticiple: Held OnHold On is an inseparable English phrasal verb. The opposite of hang on is Let Go. It can be used in three different ways:When you wait for a short time. Hanging On can be used as an alternative.1. The operator on the other line told me to hold on, while he gets the supervisor for me.2. Holding on to someone who has apparently let you go is pretty stupid, dont you think? So, wise up and get on with your life!When you hold something tightly so you wont fall off or get hurt.  Hanging On can be used as an alternative.1. How long am I supposed to be holding on to this rail until help arrives? My arms are getting tired!2. Hold on to the rope, your life depends on it!When you hold someone or something tightly to either protect them or prevent them from leaving or being taken1. The kid holds on to his mother tightly as she was leaving th e house. Separation anxiety is pretty common in his age.2. I held on to the sword that the warrior gave me; he told me that one day, he will come back to get it.iframe width=560 height=315 src=//www.youtube.com/embed/kELmSLtEiiI?rel=0 frameborder=0 allowfullscreen/iframeExercises: Write your answers in comments and we will correct them.Fill in the gaps from the video above:You better ____ ___ tight, Spider Monkey.What was the short clip about?Complete the sentences below with the correct form of Hold On.1. Grandma had been _____ __ to my uncles return from the war; however, It has been weeks now since we last heard from him.2. One of the biggest challenges in life is not knowing when to ____ __ and when to let go.3. Did you see that who is _____ ___ to the ledge for his dear life? He needs help.4. Can you ____ __ to this bag for me?5. The suspect was trying to disarm the cop, but he ____ __ to it tightly, and ended up shooting the criminal.Change the example sentences above to negat ive sentences (or positive, if the sentence is already negative). Then change them to questions.

GMAT Question of the Day #116 - Reducing Unnecessary Calculation

GMAT Question of the Day #116 - Reducing Unnecessary Calculation GMAT MBA Admissions Blog This blog post relates to question #116 from the Official Guide for GMAT Review, 2017. What intimidates most students here, and sends them spiraling into a black hole of unnecessary calculation, is the first line of the table: 10.8% of 37. It’s not as bad as it looks, but we’ll come back to that… Do you see a friend? Isn’t 66.7% = 2/3. Since we can’t have fractional marbles, the total number of marbles in Bag Q must be a multiple of 3… in other words, So, we can dispose of A, D, and E. Let’s try C â€" the number of marbles in Bag Q is 12 Total Marbles = 37 + 12 + 32 = 81 Back to 10.8% of 37. What’s 10% of 37? What’s an integer that’s a little more than 10% of 37? 4 See, that wasn’t so bad. Takeaways: Be on the lookout for your friends, and numbers close to your friends. Use context to eliminate answers â€" you can’t have fractional marbles, people, cats, dogs, etc. Don’t be intimidated by numbers that aren’t your friends… the people at GMAC are just trying to mess with your head. Don’t let them. John is a Senior MyGuru GMAT tutor based in Chicago, but is also the founder of Owl Test Prep . We encourage you to check out their web-site and YouTube channel.

BISS Teacher Training Institute

BISS Teacher Training Institute BISS Teacher Training Institute Welcome to the BISS Teacher Training Institute! Based in Beijing China, the BISS Teacher Training Instituteis a pioneering research project working to develop and apply current methods of EFL teaching and learning that aim to better equip Chinese students with real life English communication skills.The project is run in collaboration between the Beijing Chaoyang District Education Committee andBeijing BISS International School. As you read furtheryou will discover our goals, methods, case stories, position openings for EFL teachers and trainers, how to apply and more. Who WeAre Launched in 2011, the BISS Teacher Training Instituteboasts a growing team of professional educators, experienced foreign EFL teachers and trainers who collaborate with local Chinese experts and teachers.Together, both foreign and local staff are working to develop communicative, student centered and skills based learning in Beijing Chaoyang District primary and middle school English classrooms.All teachers on the project have the opportunity to make a substantial contribution to English language teaching and learning in this district. Project Goals The goals of the BISS Teacher Training Institute have been established to benefit students, teachers and schools. For Students:Advance English language skills and communication abilities; promote learner autonomy through more enjoyable student centered learning; increased attention from teachers and exposure to native English speakers. For Teachers:Explore a foreignlocal team teaching model; improve abilities to apply a new teaching methodology and organize teaching effectively; through cooperation develop local teachers skills and methodology; promote local teachers English competence. For Schools:Promote educational research capacity; expand exchanges and promote communication; Undertake research into international education; influence and encourage skills based, student centered approaches across other subjects How WeWork The BISS Teacher Training Instituteemploys two models of teaching: 1. Team Teaching Model most schools work with this model Foreign teachers are partnered with a local teaching partner Partners plan, teach reflect together Ongoing training including a 3-day intensive at the start of the school year and then weekly or bi-weekly ongoing sessions throughout the year Guidelines for how to structure lessons and classroom management are provided, as well as lesson plan formats Observation feedback the project trainers visit each teaching partnership every few weeks to observe and give feedback, and assist with planning as necessary Feedback is designed to be supportive and provide action points for the teams development 2. Teacher Trainer Model at present only one school works with this model Foreign trainers work with local teachers in either primary or middle schools The trainers provide on-site ongoing training and a cycle of observation and feedback. Contacts For Project and Recruitment Inquiries: Mr RandalEplin, Head of Programme(Replin@biss.com.cn) ForPublicity inquiries: Ms Elaine Tian, Liaison Officer (etian@biss.com.cn)

Find a Best Tutor for Your School

Find a Best Tutor for Your School Many schools are in need of skilled tutors with good qualification. But they are unaware of resources to find those tutors. This article will serve as a guide to help the schools which are in need of best tutors. School management spends time and money to get a good tutor. They give ads in newspapers; publish online ads to find a tutor which is a time consuming process. They also go to tutoring agencies to hire tutors. They spend a lot to tutoring agencies to get a tutor. Now it is time to know how to overcome this problem. There are several ways to find a best private tutor for your school. One such method is getting help from online tutoring sites. Your work is almost completed by registering in best tutoring sites like tutorz.com. The advantages of the same are: Certified Tutors The general working system of tutoring sites is almost similar. Tutors are about to write an exam on their specialized subject. Once they get through the exam, they are called as certified tutors. Therefore schools need not worry of selecting a tutor who is specialized in subject they need. “N” Number of Tutors Available The tutors are available for almost all subjects. Even for unusual subjects you can get tutors through tutoring sites. Just by doing few clicks online, you can hire tutors for all your subject requirements. You can set business with tutoring sites, when you are in need of tutors for more subjects. Can Hire For Extra Curricular Activities Now-a-days schools insist on co-curricular activities also. Apart from studies, students are involved in sports, social services, puzzle solving activities, online games, summer camp activities, swimming etc. Therefore they require assistance to do those activities in professional manner. Schools are interested to select tutors for all these extracurricular activities. Choose the Best Tutor The tutors are ranked based on their performance, talent and experience in tutoring sites. It is called as five start rating. You can view the rating of a particular tutor in their profile. This rating is almost the feedback for that tutor by other parents or students. Hence you can find best tutors in few minutes by seeing their profile and ratings. You Can Recruit based on Your Needs You may require 10 math tutors for elementary students and 3 physics tutor for high school pupils. Sometime you may look only for part time private tutor to take only special classes or to practice sports. You may also require tutors based on location. Posting of ads for each and every subject need is practically not possible. Thus you can hire tutors based on your needs through tutorz.com.

Teacher engagement and the pursuit of happiness (Part 1)

Teacher engagement and the pursuit of happiness (Part 1) Ash Pugh, Director of Operations at Teach Away In part one of our four-part series, we discuss the common thread that permeates throughout recruitment, onboarding and retention: happiness. Recruitment and retention go hand in hand: something I’ve witnessed time and time again throughout my decade working in international education at Teach Away. Get your recruitment strategy right, we always say to our partner schools, and you’ll go a long way to ensuring strong retention rates. And this still holds true. However, as the following story illustrates, recruiting the right teachers for your school is only half the battle. Way back in 2008, Teach Away worked on a large-scale hiring campaign for a government program undergoing massive educational reform. While we had no trouble attracting the volume of qualified candidates required to help this particular program meet their ambitious hiring targets, their nascent post-hire support process contributed to a dropout rate that was much higher than they wanted. The following recruitment year, we worked together with our partner to create a tailored pre-departure program for successful hires through a series of theme-based webinars and outreach. Our efforts paid huge dividends; dropout and turnover rates dropped dramatically. By aligning expectations to the reality on the ground, retention rates shifted to where we needed them. A cautionary tale for international schools and programs everywhere: without quality recruitment, onboarding and retention processes, hiring new teachers becomes a never-ending cycle of wasted time and money. I was excited to have the opportunity to co-moderate a series of sessions with Dr. Ann Jurewicz at the the 52nd AAIE Conference in February of this year, exploring the interconnected topics of teacher recruitment, engagement and retention alongside international school leaders from around the world. Dr. Jurewicz recently completed her dissertation, where she surveyed nearly 1,000 teachers on critical factors influencing contract renewal. As luck would have it, Teach Away had also recently completed a survey of over 10,000 educators, diving deep into their motivations for teaching abroad, what matters to them when seeking employment and what makes them happiest at a school. What we wanted to do together was to take a holistic approach to mapping out and understanding the journey from job seeker, to candidate, all the way through to a teacher’s first year at your school, to help you figure out what you can do to ensure a smooth transition from new hire candidate to an engaged, committed educator. Happiness: the secret to retention. Over the course of our combined research and discussions, we uncovered a common thread winding through retention, engagement and recruitment - the secret sauce for teacher retention, if you will. Happiness. You might think that cultivating a happy teacher workforce is an elusive (and arguably subjective) goal. But, as our research shows, when it comes to keeping teachers at your school, the pursuit of happiness is a worthwhile one. If your school has a retention problem, it’s a relatively safe bet that you likely have some work to do on the happiness front. Your teachers must be given the training and tools they need to be successful. They also need to be satisfied with their work environment and compensation. Which leads us to our next question: Why does your teachers’ happiness matter now more than ever? 1. It’s time to brace for change. It’s important for school leaders to understand that the international education recruitment landscape is changing - and changing fast. Until relatively recently, an oversupply of teachers put the power in the hands of international schools to have their pick of teachers, on their terms. Over the last few years, we’ve seen a fundamental shift in the balance of power from hiring school to candidate. We’re experiencing a time of unprecedented growth in the international school market. According to ISC Research, which has tracked and analyzed data on the world's international schools for over 20 years, the biggest challenge facing international schools over the next five years will be finding enough skilled teachers. In fact, in order to keep up with the demand for English-speaking K-12 teachers, international schools are going to need to source an additional 150,000 qualified teachers by 2021. That’s an increase of 36% in less than four years. It’s clear that hiring schools no longer hold all the cards. With qualified teachers in high demand and more opportunities available to them than ever before, you need to understand what matters most to candidates and harness that information to attract and keep them at your school. 2. It’s also time to start thinking about your long-term growth. It’s important to keep the big picture in mind. As a school head or principal, you’re striving to build and sustain a community. This community does not just happen by happy accident and it’s certainly no small task. It requires vision and intent. Knowing what your community culture and values are and hiring according to these is a key first step to getting the right teachers at your school. It won’t guarantee they’ll stick around for the long term, however. To build a strong and lasting community, you need to ensure that your teachers are engaged and excited to come to work and that student learning outcomes are met. In turn, you’ll have satisfied parents and rising enrolment rates. So, what is exactly it that makes new teachers happy? And how can you evaluate and improve your existing recruitment and onboarding processes to ensure a positive experience for candidates and new hires? Let’s take a closer look. Why teachers stay and why they go. Conventional wisdom might suggest that salary and financial perks are the biggest indicators of whether or not a teacher chooses to stay at your school. In fact, top indicators of happiness, as outlined by Rainer Strack, aren’t financial at all. Especially among the generation currently entering the job market - our future teachers - key indicators are things like appreciation for their work and building quality relationships with colleagues. As shown below, salary comes into the picture further down - as the eighth most important item on the list. Source: Rainer Strack, October 2014 at TED@BCG Berlin. The workforce crisis of 2030 and how to start solving it now. Don’t make the fatal flaw of assuming that teachers stay solely for money. Check back next week for part twowhere we look at the first part of recruitment, onboarding and retention cycle: recruitment. This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 edition of InterED, the bi-annual newsletter of the Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE).

How much you can save teaching English in China

How much you can save teaching English in China There are more and more teachers looking to teach English in China. It’s by no means a new phenomenon - teachers have been pilgrimaging to this ancient country for longer than any of us have been alive. The first American missionary was Elijah Coleman Bridgman (what a name!) who arrived in 1830! What’s new is the sheer number of people flocking toteach ESL in China. Every day we talk to teachers who are curious about the opportunities. Part of this is because China has become competitive when it comes to salary and benefits. The doors are being flung open and teachers are lining up to find out what all the fuss is about. Although there’s a lot of controversy around whether China has the most English speakers in the world, there’s no doubt that it has the most English learners. An estimated 250 - 350 million English learners are living in China today. And English learners need English teachers! AMIRITE? ??? With all these English learners knocking about, it’s no wonder China is investing so heavily in teachers and becoming such an attractive TEFL destination. It’s such a massive country, that you could spend years and years there and still have more to see… Let’s check out the numbers and see what all the fuss is about! How much can you earn teaching English in China? There’s a big salary range when it comes to teaching English in China. Like anywhere, it’s going to depend on your experience and education. At the top end of the scale, you could be making as much as $3,000 USD per month, but it’s more likely that fresh-faces will land somewhere between $1,500 - 1,800 a month. For an in-depth breakdown of teaching salaries in China, check out our blog post on the average salary for a teacher in China. The average salary for those teaching English in China with a little experience under their belt is between $1,800- 2,000. Although you may need to complete a year at a slightly lower salary before you make that much. As with everything else, it completely depends on the program, the school and the teacher. But you can rest assured that there is money to be made in China for qualified candidates. Side note: Teachers who are licensed teaching professionals in their home country (with a 120-hour TEFL and teaching experience) could make a monthly salary as high as $4,000. This is a side note because it would be disingenuous to pretend that this is common. Most teachers will make a salary in the average range, with opportunities to increase their salary over time. One last thing! Salaries vary from rural to city areas to account for cost of living. Smaller towns or rural areas tend to pay teachers a lot less as teachers won’t have a high cost of living (we know, that seems a bit counterintuitive when South Korea offers bonuses for teachers willing to brave the wilds). We recommend applying to cities if you’re planning to save money. There are absolutely tons of them, and it can seem daunting to decide where to go, so why not check out our blog on the best Chinese cities to teach TEFL in. If you’re worried about requirements: check out this blog on the qualifications you need to teach English in China. Is housing included in my overall compensation package? Most, but not all schools, offer free housing. So you need to factor this into the equation. And there should be some sort of equation happening if you’re planning to teach abroad. Including projected costs and the cost of living are just as important as salary. So the fact that housing is covered is a big benefit for teachers hoping to teach in China. Obviously, if your rent is covered you will be making substantially more than a teacher who has to pay for a place to rest their head. What about those benefits? China is pretty sweet when it comes to benefits and they’re right up there with all the best countries for ESL teachers. More than likely, English teaching positions in China will include free housing, flight reimbursement, visa assistance, health insurance and the added bonus of Mandarin lessons. You’ll obviously need some savings to get set up and it’s wise to be prepared to pay for your flights (you’ll get it back later, don’t worry) and have enough money to survive for your first month. Anything between $2,000 - 3,000 should cover flights and set-up expenses. This is giving you room for unexpected costs, so you could save less and still get to China! As always, it depends on how thrifty your spirit truly is. What do I need to know about the cost of living in China? The cost of living in China is generally very low. Teachers usually are surprised at the quality of life they can afford. From food to weekend travel, there’s no shortage to what a TEFL teacher in China can budget for while still making bank. Expenses in the countryside are remarkably lower than in the cities, but without too much effort a teacher in the city can get by on well under $1,000 per month (and that’s being conservative). We’ve got some money saving tips below! Read this: What it’s really like teaching English in China So, tell me how much I can save already? In one year teaching in a Chinese city, it’s possible to save between $10,500 - 18,000. The less you travel the more you will save, but even those who travel quite a bit should have no trouble making bank. Countryside dwellers will be able to save something closer to $5,000 - 10,000 (if they’re particularly frugal) in one year. It’s worth noting that most teachers will receive raises as they gain experience and so that if you want to build a career in China, your savings should increase every single year. Our top 5 tips for saving money while teaching in China Sign up to Teach Away today for access to the latest teaching jobs around the world. 1. Travel China - not Asia. China is massive with tons to explore and if you really want to put away some serious money, it makes sense to save money by sticking to the country you’re in. Food, accommodation and transport are all cheap, so you can see a lot of the country for very little. 2. Eat local food. It’s all part of the experience and foreign/American food will come at a premium. Of course, there’s plenty of it, but eating traditional food and learning to cook some of it will save you loads. 3. Make sure your accommodation is covered by your job. This is one of the biggest costs most people have every month. One of the major advantages of teaching abroad in China is that you might not have to worry about this. 4. Make a budget and stick to it. It’s easy to spend your money without realizing. Why not break down your monthly income (including target savings) and watch the money pile up. This will stop you blowing it all on a spur of the moment weekend in Thailand, just because! 5. Make sure your flights are reimbursed. ?? Air travel is pricey and paying for flights yourself will make a dent in your current savings. Making sure they’re included will mean you can save the $1,000 or so that you would otherwise be spending.

Want To Study Better? Try Online College Tutoring

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Is it a Good Idea to Use Both Versions of the Help I Inadvertently Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher Meme?

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