The Road to Naviance – A One Year Review

The Road to Naviance – A One Year Review

…tracking student progress through college and career goals. I can quickly look and see how many of my seniors have college apps in or need transcripts. An add-on piece we got, Alumni Tracker, provides some key historical data and helps us see who is actually enrolling in schools and when. This is a favorite feature of the administration and school board. 3 – Course Plans: I am just diving into this tool in the last few weeks and already I love it…

Increasing Productivity: How Dual Monitors Changed My Life

Increasing Productivity: How Dual Monitors Changed My Life

…a second monitor at work or at home. Recommended resources and monitors to look into: ASUS VS228H-P 22-Inch Full-HD 5ms LED-Lit LCD Monitor (~$130) Also available in larger sizes at good prices. ViewSonic VA2446M-LED 24-Inch LED-Lit LCD Monitor, Full HD 1080p, DVI/VGA, Speakers, VESA (~$150) More research tools: Best Selling Monitors on Amazon.com http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2402101,00.asp http://www.trustedreviews.com/best-monitors_round…

Put the You in YouTube – A Guide to Getting Started with YouTube

Put the You in YouTube – A Guide to Getting Started with YouTube

…pload the video you just created. Note: If you’re on your phone this might look a little bit different. Once you’re on your YouTube page, in the upper right-hand corner there’s a button that says Upload – click that. Once you click that, it will ask you to find a video on your computer’s hard drive or possibly on your phone’s hard drive (please note if you are on your phone to plot try to do this over a Wi-Fi connection as this leaves a lot of you…

The Other Side of the Submit Button: Holding a HS College Admissions Case Study

The Other Side of the Submit Button: Holding a HS College Admissions Case Study

…e of our excellent reps we have come out who are proven hits. Below take a look at just a few photos from our event this last year – it was a lot of work, a lot of fun and a lot of learning. Are you going to host your first Case Study?   I hope you are and I hope that this post was helpful to your planning process. If you have questions – please reach out. If you host one – I’d love to know how it went, see photos or learn about a creative way you…

Dear David 2.0: Unmasking the College Board’s Profiteering at Educators’ Expense

Dear David 2.0: Unmasking the College Board’s Profiteering at Educators’ Expense

…teachers and other staff in charge of running exams and programs. This may look like direct stipends or reimbursement to districts for running exams (greater than the piddly amount currently provided) that accurately reflects the time and costs it takes to run exams. More substantial support for teacher training and resources including compensation for teachers attending a summer institute (which is required to be able to teach an AP course). Thes…

Beyond ChatGPT: Why School Counselors Should Use Perplexity for Research-Backed Practice

Beyond ChatGPT: Why School Counselors Should Use Perplexity for Research-Backed Practice

…ding to the query may help improve the output (adding context that you are look for the impact of college applications on high school student anxiety levels would be a good start). As written, it looks to give results touching on that but also geared towards the amount of anxiety students in college experience. Results include: Current admission rates across various institution types Recent studies linking college pressure to teen anxiety symptoms…