Computer Science 330 Tutor by Dr. Linda Lee, M.Ed.

Computer Science 330 Tutor by Dr. Linda Lee, M.Ed.Computer Science 330 Tutor by Dr. Linda Lee, M.Ed. is a great choice for someone who needs to improve their grades in a computer class. This tutoring course can help you better understand your computer-based classes. You will find that the materials offered by this course have been designed to provide students with important information they need to succeed in a computer class.Dr. Linda Lee, an individual who has done extensive research on the subject of computer science, creates a course to provide great learning opportunities. In this particular course, she uses materials from the PBS program, Science of Your Life, to give you a true understanding of computer technology. These topics include how computers work, how computers are used in classrooms, and how students may become teachers of computers. Learning how the two interact together can be an enlightening experience.The instructor of this course was formerly an educator but has now transitioned into a career as a tutor and professional. She has contributed her knowledge to the creation of Computer Science 330 Tutor, which is a comprehensive guide to computer classes.She first started working with young students as a child prodigy. Now, as an adult, she knows how important it is to be a member of the field, in order to make a difference.Online courses provide the benefit of meeting a tutor who is available for your convenience, day or night. They offer the convenience of sitting down at your own time and place with the tutor.The website itself is designed to make it easy for students to find the material they need, and meet the curriculum in their classrooms. They also make it easy for them to communicate with the instructor and receive updated course materials and exam advice.For students who don't have the money for private tutoring, this is a good alternative to helping your grade point average or an extra credit. Students who take this course are encour aged to use it as a resource for other students, so that their knowledge will improve and create knowledge that will be useful to other people. Dr. Linda Lee, M.Ed. is a teaching expert, and is a good choice for any student, who wants to learn more about the subject of computers.

Get Mentored-Get Promoted - Introvert Whisperer

Introvert Whisperer / Get Mentored-Get Promoted - Introvert Whisperer Get Mentored-Get Promoted We often hear of mentors in all kinds of settings.   Having a well-placed mentor in your life can really be a great thing.   It not only makes you feel great having a supportive person in your life, it can also enable great things for your future. What is a mentor and why do you need one professionally?   To start with the basics, you can have a mentor and be a mentor.   Specifically, I’m writing about a mentor for your professional growth.   A mentor is a person that acts as a coach, guide, counselor, teacher, and advisor.   In the business setting, a mentor could be someone to provide you with input that will assist your professional growth.  Obviously, a manager could perform in the same role to a degree, but the roles are different.   A mentor doesn’t direct your work assignments and is an objective third party.  A well-placed mentor can be a superior strategic move if you think it through and utilize the resource appropriately.Here are some tips and guidelines for establishing a mentor. Here are some tips and guidelines for establishing a mentor: Select a person who is a level or two above where you are right now.   You want to identify a person who has had a successful track record with your company and is on an upward growth path.   This person should be well thought of up and down the organization.   This person should be thought of as someone that has the next promotion aced or is positioned to take over the next upward management position.   Securing the right mentor in this way enables you to see what kind of successful behavior they have that you can emulate.   You should be looking for a couple of “Hallmark” traits that you can adopt without looking like a mimic.   You’re looking for things like their ability to collaborate or magically see things around the next corner.   People that do well in the organization usually achieve results, and additionally possess specific traits of how they function that work well within the group. Results and accomplishments aren’t enough.   While you and your potential mentor will be ahead of the pack if you can obtain great results, results alone aren’t enough for high-level growth.   Your mentor has to demonstrate that they can play well with the big dogs and it must be obvious that the big dogs generally respect this person.   You should see signs of this person being included in higher level meetings and interaction on a periodic basis with the higher brass.   These are indicators that they possess the “total package”. Don’t pick someone that may be a built-in a competitor.   If both of you do pretty much the same work, this person could view you as a potential threat to their growth.   You need to find someone close enough to your area of work that they genuinely know the work you do without the potential for competition.   I have seen senior people mentor junior people in the same exact area so it can work; however, you should think through how the other person is going to view you and the future impact on them. Select a person that has many of the same values and whom you respect.   If you are unable to find a person above you that you think much of, you may need to rethink your growth strategy with your current company.   It could be that the company culture doesn’t honor the kind of person you are.   However, if you can find someone that you think well of and demonstrates values that you also find important, that person will be a good candidate.   You will find you can work well with them and most likely you will have a mutual appeal to each other.   Since a mentor is most likely going to give you advice and guidance, it needs to come from someone you will listen to.   It will also be easier for you to adapt your behavior if is already closer to who you are authentically. Be clear about what you want.   When you approach your potential mentor to request a mentoring relationship, you need to be clear about what you want from the relationship.   If you are fairly new to the organization, you may want to not only understand players and positions but who the alpha dogs are and the informal decision process.   You may have observed things they do well that you want to learn.   Consider opening the relationship by asking for ongoing feedback of your performance and how you are viewed in the organization.   Feedback is a gift, but often people aren’t comfortable giving it if the feedback won’t be well received or is perceived to be not wanted.   You need to let them know that you want feedback and will take the information seriously without getting defensive or taking offense.  Whatever it is you are seeking in terms of your growth that is how you want to frame the relationship.   Once you have established the relationship it can evolve to include addit ional elements for growth. Be sensitive to their time.   Most likely this person is going to have a full plate already so your request for mentoring will most likely be an additional time drain.   To keep the role from being overwhelming you need to be ready to offer up some structures that will be helpful without much time consumption.   If they are willing to take on this role, you could meet monthly for an hour but that your primary input from them could come in the form of emailing and impromptu hallway “sound bites”.   Since you are the one seeking the relationship, you need to be flexible about the logistics. How the relationship can unfold.   The potential for how the relationship could unfold has no limits.   Minimally, you can expect to have a well-developed relationship for life that you can tap on an ongoing basis.  Being a mentor to someone, particularly if it is solicited, is extremely flattering.   It’s hard to resist liking someone that has high regard for you. It could turn into a fantastic friendship based on mutual respect.   I have also seen mentors become the key catalyst to promotions for their mentees as they are often positioned to provide input within the organization.   These people often become your advocate simply because they know you so well, have witnessed your growth and are invested in you.   They may also want to hire and promote you by virtue of this level of insight into your performance.   Of course, you never know in advance how the course of the relationship will go; it almost always will nurture both people in a very positive way. If you’re ready for some upward career growth it may be time to put a mentor in your career life.   It will be a worthwhile investment that could pay dividends for years to come. Do you know what your next career step is?   Many people don’t. 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Striking a Balance Overscheduled vs. Too Much Free Time for Kids with ADHD

Striking a Balance Overscheduled vs. Too Much Free Time for Kids with ADHD Childhood today is very different from childhood 30 years ago, when time outside of school was spent playing in the neighborhood, often unsupervised and undirected by adults. Today kids and teens typically attend a host of extracurricular activities after school, with little free time in-between. Do a quick search online for overscheduled kids and youll find hundreds of articles warning parents about the perils of enrolling kids in too many extracurricular activities. These articles typically highlight the negative effects that too little free time can have on creativity, imaginative play, and social development. What these articles rarely discuss, however, is the reality faced by many parents who frequently work during the after school hours and need these activities to keep their children and teens safe and occupied. Parents of children and teens with ADHD face another reality as well: unstructured and unsupervised downtime often quickly leads to impulsive and sometimes unsafe beha vior as well as sibling arguments. As a result, unstructured time often ends with a punishment for bad behavior, or is simply replaced by screen time in an effort to keep the peace at home. When you look closely at the research youll find that involvement in extracurricular activities actually comes with many positive benefits, even at an early age. A recent study funded by the National Institutes of Health found that when infants (9-18 months) who were overly motivated by food were enrolled in music classes with their parents, they began to find more pleasure and motivation in activities other than eating.1 The researchers propose that this may help prevent obesity later in life. For adolescents, most research studies have found that participation in after school activities is associated with improved well-being and school engagement. Even with the positive study findings, when it comes to the number of activities kids participate in, there does seem to be a tipping point. Enroll them in too many extracurricular activities, especially those that are performance or achievement-based, and kids and teens can end up stressed and anxious. How many activities are too many? T hat really depends on the child. Some kids with ADHD need more downtime in order to recharge. Others thrive on back-to-back activities each day. But even for kids who thrive on a busy schedule, some free time is important for their development. Like participation in extracurricular activities, research shows that free time and free play come with many benefits. Kids and teens do in fact need this time to help develop their creativity and imagination, as well as the ability to think for themselves without been told what to do by adults. However, they likely do not need large daily swaths of free time to reap these benefits. As parents of kids with ADHD the trick is finding enriching, motivating afterschool activities, and balancing these activities with at least a few weekly opportunities for safe and enjoyable unstructured time. What are some signs that your child or teens extracurricular activities or schedule may not be meeting their needs? Your child asks to skip activities, or regularly complains of headaches or stomach aches when its time to attend. Your child seems less motivated at school, during afterschool activities, or at home. Your childs grades are falling and they dont have time to get the extra academic support that he or she needs. Your child is regularly going to bed late in an effort to fit in school, extracurricular activities, and homework. Your childs activities are all performance or achievement-based, leaving little time to explore new activities without the pressure of having to meet the expectations of adults. Your child is showing symptoms of unhealthy levels of stress (see my previous post for more details on signs of stress in teens with ADHD). If your child or teen is displaying one or more of these signs, it may be time to take a step back and reconsider his or her schedule and activities. Talk with your child or teen about how he or she is feeling about his or her extracurricular activities. Are there activities that he or she enjoys more than others? Do they think that he or she needs more downtime? Kids and teens will often have difficulty noticing when they are overscheduled and may be reluctant to cut back on their activities. As a parent you have an opportunity to help them problem solve, streamline their schedule, and build in necessary downtime (Ill talk about strategies for creating manageable downtime for kids with ADHD in my next post). With your help your child will reap more joy and enrichment from his or her activities, and will build motivation and academic skills along the way. ________________ 1 Kong, K. L., Eiden, R. D., Feda, D. M., Stier, C. L., Fletcher, K. D., Woodworth, E. M., Epstein, L. H. (2016). Reducing relative food reinforcement in infants by an enriched music experience. Obesity, 24(4), 917923. ABOUT DR. MARY ROONEY Mary Rooney, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco. Dr Rooney is a researcher and clinician specializing in the evaluation and treatment of ADHD and co-occurring behavioral, anxiety, and mood disorders. A strong advocate for those with attention and behavior problems, Dr. Rooney is committed to developing and providing comprehensive, cutting edge treatments tailored to meet the unique needs of each child and adolescent. Dr. Rooney's clinical interventions and research avenues emphasize working closely with parents and teachers to create supportive, structured home and school environments that enable children and adolescents to reach their full potential. In addition, Dr. Rooney serves as a consultant and ADHD expert to Huntington Learning Centers. ABOUT HUNTINGTON Huntington Learning Center is the tutoring and test prep leader. Its certified tutors provide individualized instruction in reading, phonics, writing, study skills, elementary and middle school math, Algebra through Calculus, Chemistry, and other sciences. It preps for the SAT and ACT, as well as state and standardized exams. Huntington programs develop the skills, confidence, and motivation to help students of all levels succeed and meet the needs of Common Core State Standards. Founded in 1977, Huntington's mission is to give every student the best education possible. Call us today at 1.800.CAN LEARN to discuss how Huntington can help your child. For franchise opportunities please visit www.huntingtonfranchise.com. This website does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The material on this site is provided for educational purposes only.

A primeira vez que eu ouvi a voz de Bruce Willis

A primeira vez que eu ouvi a voz de Bruce Willis Conforme a gente vai crescendo, vai também ganhando admiração por certos atores. Porém, como a gente vive em um país onde os filmes e as séries são, por norma, dublados, nem sempre a primeira impressão que temos de um ator é a verdadeira. De certa forma,  essa cultura da dublagem de praticamente tudo o que passa na televisão, aliena um pouco as pessoas.  Não querendo desfazer de quem trabalha como dublador, longe disso!Não me lembro ao certo de quantos anos tinha, sei apenas que tinha mais de 11 anos, porque Armagedom, o filme que me permitiu ouvir a voz do Bruce Willis pela primeira vez, estreou no Brasil em 1998. Todavia, a sensação que tive aquando dessa experiência está bem viva na minha memória.Eu estava com a minha mãe, que prefere filmes dublados porque detesta usar óculos, sendo que sem eles ela não consegue ler nada. Fomos ver o filme, quando ela viu que era legendado, começou logo a reclamar. Eu não me importei, até que ouvi a voz de Bruce Willis pel a primeira vez na minha vida.Foi tão chocante perceber que a voz que eu associava a ele não era a dele, aquilo fazia com que eu ficasse muito confusa. Por isso, eu acabei por passar o filme todo pensando no assunto, sendo esse o motivo pelo qual eu não entendi nada do filme até vê-lo pela segunda vez. Ainda hoje, quando vejo algum filme que é dublado, fico uns minutos perdida nos meus pensamentos, por mais idiota que isso possa parecer.Durante muitos anos tentei entender o motivo do meu choque. Há algum tempo cheguei a uma conclusão: Para mim, o problema não foi a dublagem em si, mas ninguém ter dito que aquilo não era real. Sim, com 12 anos, supostamente, a pessoa já sabe que os filmes não são realidade e eu sabia isso. Só que em uma época em que crianças e adolescentes não tinham acesso à internet como têm hoje, o que eu não sabia era que os filmes dele que eu tinha visto eram dublados! Eu era/estava realmente alienada!Não digo que quem dá voz ao ator no Bra sil faça um trabalho ruim, que as dublagens sejam um mal da humanidade que deve ser erradicado, nem que quem tem 12 anos hoje em dia não saiba que está vendo algo dublado. Apenas acho que, se queremos promover a aprendizagem de línguas estrangeiras (seja o Inglês, o Espanhol, o Francês ou outra qualquer), as crianças devem ter contato com a língua falada também, porque existem estudos que confirmam a eficácia disso na aprendizagem de idiomas (assunto sobre o qual pretendo falar mais detalhadamente em outro post), mas também para que não haja esse choque entre aquilo que nos habituamos a ver/ouvir e aquilo que, de fato, é a realidade.E você? Já teve alguma experiência semelhante?

Balboa City School International

Balboa City School International Balboa City School International BCS Sino-U.S. Dual Diploma Program Balboa City School works closely with cooperating schools abroad to allow international high school students to register with a program offering a dual-country education. Students must meet all academic requirements in order to receive a diploma from each school. Highlights: Designed to work within the students current high school program Integrates TOEFL SAT preparation into the high school course curriculum All courses conducted using American high school textbooks aligned with Common Core State Standards College preparatory curriculum Students grades are evaluated using the most advanced grading and student evaluation system, ensuring that all students are assessed in the best way possible Successfully helps high school students attend his/her dream university in the U.S. Balboa City School provides dual diploma schools with an excellent support team All students receive the letters of recommendation that are required by U.S. university applicants Students are given many opportunities to participate in extra-curricular activities

How to Stay Motivated in an Online Class

How to Stay Motivated in an Online Class Online classes offer a learner the option to take a class in the comfort of their own home. Online courses can be more convenient, more cost effective (depending on the course), and can offer the student learning at their own pace. These are just a few benefits of taking an online class. It's no wonder so many people are flocking to take these classes. There are also a few downfalls to taking an online class; one of those being motivation. How does one stay disciplined and motivated to make it through an online course? So keeping on top of your course load in an online class can no doubt be a big challenge. Especially if you lack the self-discipline to chip away at your course little by little. One thing you can do is make your own syllabus or itinerary. Map out your own timeline -oftentimes, online courses have a fluid deadline-leaving most things due at the end of the course or unit. This means you should design a plan and give yourself goals of what to do daily, weekly, and monthly. This way, when test time or the due date for the class comes around, you will easily be able to slide across home base instead of cramming everything in at the last minute. Using other learners to stay on task is another good way to stay motivated with your online learning. Try and buddy up with another student or two in the class and correspond with them throughout the class. Check up on each other's progress and hold each other accountable for due dates. You can even bounce questions and ideas off of one another so you can keep the creative learning juices flowing. Another great way to keep on task is to reward yourself once you hit certain milestones. After each chapter review or quiz you can do something nice for yourself. Dangling a carrot in front of you will keep you motivated. Choose something you love (something small and manageable). Get yourself and ice cream, go shopping for a new clothing item, take yourself out to the movies, or something else! Whatever it might be use a reward system to keep you moving forward. Most of all, just keep your eye on the ball. Remember why you are taking the online course, most likely it's for a very good and rewarding reason. You might be working toward college admission or a college degree, or you might just want to enrich your own life. Whatever the case might be, keep on track and create a system you can follow. You will reap huge rewards in the long run.

4 Ways to Help Elementary-aged Kids With Homework

4 Ways to Help Elementary-aged Kids With Homework 4 Ways to Help Elementary-aged Kids With Homework Young kids are getting more homework these days than previous generations. It seems like there isnt enough time in the afternoon for them to get everything done and they often end up missing out on time with friends and family as well as time outdoors to just be kids. There are lots of different ideas about how much homework is appropriate for a child of elementary school age but, for now, they need help getting their assignments done efficiently and on time. By utilizing a few tried-and-true ideas, kids can get back to having a healthy and age-appropriate work-life balance well still thriving in the classroom environment our private Irvine academic tutors are here to help your kids succeed. 1. Break it up into parts Younger kids dont yet have a long attention span. In fact, they seem to be distracted by just about everything in their environment. As a result, its difficult for them to focus on homework for hours at a time. One of the ways parents can help their kids deal with lengthy homework assignments or busy work is to break it up into smaller parts. Each child will have a different attention span, and their level should be taken into consideration. Some kids might need a break every 30 minutes while other students will excel if they can take a break after each chapter. 2. Prioritize by due date Its also essential to prioritize assignment by their due dates. Its a great idea to sit down at the beginning of each week and figure out what to do now versus later. Some assignments are short and are due the next day. If kids miss these assignments, they might feel lost during the teachers lesson, and it can affect their long-term learning. Other assignments, such as research papers or reports, might be due 2 or 3 weeks from today. In that case, students might be better off saving their energy and working on these things during the weekend or a day they dont have other activities such as sports (READ: Costa Mesa Private Tutoring Tips: How to Improve Your Grades This February). 3. Get help with cumulative subjects Its a good idea for younger students to get some extra help with cumulative subjects. These are topics that build upon one another as the school year goes by, one prime example being math. If students miss an early step, they can struggle for the rest of the time the teacher is covering that particular topic. Private Irvine tutors are a great help when it comes to cumulative subjects because they can identify which steps a student has missed and helped get them back on track in a one-on-one environment that is based on a students individual needs. 4. Target personal strengths and weaknesses Another thing for kids to work on at this age is to identify personal strengths and weaknesses. Every student has a subject they tend to do well in naturally and one they need extra help with. When doing homework, they should reserve more time and energy for topics that require extra concentration. Some students are better off starting their homework with the more difficult topic while others might want to get easier assignments out of the way first. Learning how to prioritize can help make homework less stressful. Our private Irvine elementary tutors are here to help your kid succeed in school. Call us today for more information. All blog entries, with the exception of guest bloggers, are written by Tutor Nerds. Are you an education professional? If so, email us at pr@tutornerds.com for guest blogging and collaborations. We want to make this the best free education resource in SoCal, so feel free to suggest what you would like to see us write.

Updates New Relationships, Inbox

Updates New Relationships, Inbox Were always trying to improve italki, and weve recently made a few important changes. Heres they are: New Friend Relationships Were changing how friends are handled on italki to an asymmetrical system. Youre probably already familiar with this type of relationship through services like Twitter, Weibo, and Google Plus. What this means that you can follow anyones updates. When the other person follows you back, then its just like the old friends or language partners relationship. When youre both connected, youll be able to write messages and chat with each other. We made this change to simplify our previous system, which had aspects of both symmetrical and asymmetrical systems. Dont worry all of your existing friends will automatically transition to the new system. We think the system, in particular, will benefit new users who may have a hard time getting connected with people. Inbox Messages Weve also changed our inbox to be less like email, and more like a chat conversations. This should make it easier to pick up where you left off in your conversations. It should also help us transition to a more robust chat system in the future. We hope these updates (and smaller ones we havent mentioned) will make italki easier and more fun for you to use. What weve learned is that italki is not a traditional social network, and language partners are not your typical friends. Your language partners on italki almost always start off as strangers. Moreover, language partners share a complementary interest. This is the basis for language exchanges, and the relationship between teachers and students for language teaching. As always, were interested to hear what you think. Please send your ideas and suggestions to support@italki.com. Were going to have more changes coming up, so stay in touch! The italki Team Updates New Relationships, Inbox Were always trying to improve italki, and weve recently made a few important changes. Heres they are: New Friend Relationships Were changing how friends are handled on italki to an asymmetrical system. Youre probably already familiar with this type of relationship through services like Twitter, Weibo, and Google Plus. What this means that you can follow anyones updates. When the other person follows you back, then its just like the old friends or language partners relationship. When youre both connected, youll be able to write messages and chat with each other. We made this change to simplify our previous system, which had aspects of both symmetrical and asymmetrical systems. Dont worry all of your existing friends will automatically transition to the new system. We think the system, in particular, will benefit new users who may have a hard time getting connected with people. Inbox Messages Weve also changed our inbox to be less like email, and more like a chat conversations. This should make it easier to pick up where you left off in your conversations. It should also help us transition to a more robust chat system in the future. We hope these updates (and smaller ones we havent mentioned) will make italki easier and more fun for you to use. What weve learned is that italki is not a traditional social network, and language partners are not your typical friends. Your language partners on italki almost always start off as strangers. Moreover, language partners share a complementary interest. This is the basis for language exchanges, and the relationship between teachers and students for language teaching. As always, were interested to hear what you think. Please send your ideas and suggestions to support@italki.com. Were going to have more changes coming up, so stay in touch! The italki Team

Jayne Moon Children Learning English - Language Teaching Software For Kids

Jayne Moon Children Learning English - Language Teaching Software For KidsA worldwide educational software company is Jayne Moon Children Learning English. Its research and development team are dedicated to providing the best in English language courses for kids. They offer their educational software in numerous levels and programs that are designed for the children of all ages.To give a little background on Jayne Moon, it was originally a sister company of another educational software company called Blue Cross. Blue Cross was part of the AOL and when it went out of business AOL picked up the intellectual property rights to the product and started it's own company with an educational software company name in the same name.It was planned to release a similar product with children of different ages for the many different cultures and languages spoken around the world. This includes Spanish, Italian, Cantonese, Chinese, Russian, French, Hebrew, Arabic, Dutch, German, and more.The produc t for this line of language learning software was the Flair 2.0 program. It is available for download as a free trial version on the Internet or on CD with a CD-ROM inside.The Flair program helps children develop listening skills, to help them understand what others are saying and to learn to make eye contact, to tell stories in their own languages, and to practice their speaking skills. The Flair program is very interactive, has many interactive games and quizzes, and is a great way to have fun and improve communication skills.It is extremely beneficial for the children who speak different languages. It helps to them understand and interact with the different people they are learning to speak. It teaches them the proper way to act, how to play with toys, and how to read proper grammar from the beginning.The company has released other products as well, such as Step by Step Interactive Mathematics Software for teaching students Mathematics skills. The product also has a comprehensive lesson plan and includes several challenging activities.