An Educator Newsletter
June/July '08
Making It Count and FastWeb want to help you work smarter, not harder. You know that we are dedicated to student success through our free workshops, online tools and materials. Now we want to further help you, our high school educators, through our newsletter, The Faculty Lounge. The articles below contain ready-to-copy materials for your school newsletters, tips from your colleagues and the latest tools from us.
Understanding Millennials
With each new generation comes a new set of challenges for educators. The
current generation of students, commonly known as Millennials, is changing the
face of education. Learning more about what makes these students tick can make
working with them much easier.
Online Education 101
Online education is one of the fastest-growing options for students seeking a
college degree. In fact, there are more than 3 million students taking college
classes right now.
Find
out more about online education, including interesting statistics, tips on
how to choose an online college and how to pay for it.
Making the Most of Your Summer
Summer break is a great time to take advantage of professional development
opportunities, such as attending a conference. You can learn new things, meet
new people and, perhaps, visit a new city. To help you start planning your
summer development activities, we’ve put together this list of a few conferences
for high school educators happening this summer. Check it out!
Monster's Annual Survey of High School Graduates
For the second year in a row, Monster, working with Making It Count, conducted a
survey of graduating high school seniors.
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