An Educator Newsletter
June / July '09
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.
Summertime Professional Development
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.
Come See the All-New FastWeb.com!
For over 15 years, FastWeb has been the go-to source for comprehensive
information on scholarships, financial aid, and the college planning process.
Educators know that FastWeb delivers timely, accurate and relevant information
which helps them advise their students on all aspects of college planning. Now
FastWeb has been completely rebuilt to better serve students, families and
educators alike.
Come check-out the new Educator Channel on FastWeb where you will find a deep and broad set of information, tools and other resources designed specifically for educators. You may also access our new FastWeb Bootcamp original program, a free multi-media experience including video clips of leading experts providing students advice on scholarships, financial aid and college admissions. Register for free at www.FastWeb.com and start enjoying all the great benefits of the All-New FastWeb!
For more information or to register for free, go here.
Make the Most of Your Time Off
Your students’ families are valuable resources. By taking a little extra
time to work with families, your job will be a little easier and the students
you work with will have the best shot at success in high school, college and
beyond.
Keep reading this article from TheApple to find out how and why establishing
relationships with your students’ families is beneficial to everyone involved.
Making the Most of Your Summer – Suggestions for
Students
For most students, summer vacation means kicking back, relaxing and having fun.
But it can also mean scholastic, scholarship and professional opportunities.
Here are a
few ideas you can pass along to your students to help them make their summer
more rewarding.
These articles are here for you. Photocopy them! Copy/paste! Use pieces in your own newsletters! You don’t even have to ask, simply cite the source (http://www.fastweb.com/ or http://www.makingitcount.com/) and use for your publications.
An inspiring part of your job is advising students about their future. As graduation nears, you see some students aspiring to become college graduates and other students who are unsure about their future.
But one thing is certain: A college education can play an integral part in your students’ lives. It can help students build self-esteem, develop their appreciation for the larger world around them and serve as a foundation for the rest of their lives.
Although choosing a college is a personal decision, some students may be looking for something that caters to their learning style, individual needs or life situation. Maybe it’s small class sizes, individualized attention, applicable academic curriculum or just the flexibility of online courses. For those students, Axia College of University of Phoenix may be just right.
Offering a fully accredited associate of arts degree program—100% online—Axia College contributes to the future of education for the future generation. Because it incorporates innovative technology into everyday learning and lets students keep up with other interests and responsibilities, Axia helps develop well-rounded, responsible adults. Additionally, students can further their education when they transition to a bachelor’s degree program at University of Phoenix.*
Axia College offers a year-round schedule, so it’s never too late for students to consider continuing their education. Encourage your students to look into what Axia College has to offer.
Discover the Axia advantage
866.898.1032 / GoToAxia.com
* College credit granted by University of Phoenix. Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
University of Phoenix is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association (ncahlc.org). Axia College is a college of University of Phoenix. The University’s central administration is located at 4615 E. Elwood St., Phoenix, AZ 85040. Online Campus: 3157 E. Elwood St., Phoenix, AZ 85034. For information about University of Phoenix accreditations and licensures, please visit phoenix.edu/about_us/accreditation.html
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