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Making It Count,
FastWeb and
TheApple 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.
We also want to 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 and information from us. |
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Writing Letters of Recommendation
Does the idea of writing a letter of recommendation for one
of your college-bound students make you grit your teeth? Well, it
doesn’t have to be a difficult task.
Here are some helpful tips to
make writing recommendation letters a little easier.
Making It Count’s “Winning
Characteristics” Scholarship Winners
Making It Count recently chose the recipients of its “Winning
Characteristics” Scholarship, awarded to 2009 high school graduates
for their outstanding demonstration of the “Winning Characteristics”
featured in the
Making College & Career Count presentation. Six winners were
chosen: one national, $5,000 winner and five regional, $1,000
winners.
Congratulations to these students:
National Winner
Jia Marquez
Graduated from: Bayside Academy
Daphne, AL
Now attending: McGill University
Regional Winners
Emily Batten
Graduated from: Ravenswood High School
Ravenswood, WV
Now attending: Concord University
Deanna Benson
Graduated from: Nolan Catholic High School
Ft. Worth, TX
Now attending: University of North Texas
Ariel Brodsky
Graduated from: Townsend Harris High School
Flushing, NY
Now attending: Cornell University
Zachary Ennis
Graduated from: Springfield High School
Springfield, OR
Now attending: Brigham Young University
Ashley Pittman
Graduated from: St. Vincent’s Academy
Savannah, GA
Now attending: College of Charleston
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8 Toughest Education Jobs
The education field is full of challenging careers. Share
your own reasons why being an educator can be a tough profession and
find out which
8 jobs top the list.
Great Tips for Mentoring
Mentoring is an important part of the education career cycle. Every
educator should seize the important opportunity to mentor. One
veteran mentor shares
three great tips (and a little humor) to make
the best of the experience.
Tails of College & Career Planning
No bird's eye view on college and career planning for us—we follow
dog-hard work done by Clyde as he makes his paw prints in college
and career planning count. You and your students can follow his
unedited, unleashed version through his interactive, online journal,
Tails of College and Career Planning.
Do you have advice to share? Do you
have an activity you think other educators can share with their
students? Are there features you’d like to see in this newsletter?
Would you like to contribute an article to the Faculty Lounge?
If so, we want to know! Just send us an email at
comments@makingitcount.com.
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 (www.fastweb.com,
www.theapple.com or
www.makingitcount.com) and use for your publications.
How to Help Students Stand Out on College Applications
A Guide to Financial Aid (PDF)
Don’t Stress Over Tests
Working with Your Student’s Counselor
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