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14May

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Twine Storytelling as Study Aid

Twine Storytelling as Study Aid If you’ve ever seen Netflix’s brilliant comedy-drama series Sex Education, you’ll be familiar with the character Aimee’s love of mind maps. And what’s not to love? Aimee’s not wrong in her description of mind mapping as “just writing stuff down, but in a fun way that engages all sides of your brain,” but the mind map (like the related concept map) also offers a useful means of (1) organizing information and (2) drawing attention to the relationships between different pieces of information. While mind maps are often used in classrooms as a brainstorming activity, the visual aspect of these diagrams can be useful to scholars at any stage of their academic careers. As more information accumulates and mind maps grow larger, however, two interesting things occur:...

Announcing the 8th Annual ED Games Expo: June 1 to 5, 2021

13May

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College Planning

Announcing the 8th Annual ED Games Expo: June 1 to 5, 2021

Announcing the 8th Annual ED Games Expo: June 1 to 5, 2021A Free All-Virtual Showcase of Game-Changing Innovations in EdTechdeveloped through ED and Programs Across Government The ED Games Expo is an annual showcase of game-changing innovations in education technology (EdTech) developed through programs at the Department of Education (ED) and across the federal government. Since 2013, the Expo has been an in-person event at venues across Washington, D.C. Because of the COVID-19 national emergency, the 2021 ED Games Expo is moving online, from June 1 – 5, for an entirely virtual experience. Hosting virtually provides the unique opportunity to engage a national audience and to present content mindful of the pandemic and useful for educational programming in the summer and going forward. E...

13May

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College Planning

What we’ve lost and what we’ve learned

What we’ve lost and what we’ve learnedThere is much to account for when it comes to what our children have lost in this last year: connections to their peers, the myriad social interactions that animate a school every day, important milestone experiences such as attending grade-level promotions and proms, hours immersed in a setting surrounded by books and academic references, as well as the people many have lost across their communities to covid-19. The mental health of our students, their families and all who work in education cannot be sidelined here, either. Published at Tue, 11 May 2021 16:49:40 +0000 Article source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/05/11/whats-weve-lost-and-what-weve-learned/

Why Summer Learning Programs Are Pushing More Fun Than Academics

13May

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Graduate Admissions

Why Summer Learning Programs Are Pushing More Fun Than Academics

Why Summer Learning Programs Are Pushing More Fun Than AcademicsThe weather may be warming up, but this year more than ever, “school’s out for summer” won’t be true for thousands of students across the country. After more than a year of teaching under quarantine, school districts have big plans for summer learning. It’s a time to bring kids back together in person, try to address at least some academic stagnation due to COVID-19, and maybe most importantly, have fun. Thanks to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) and its $6.1 billion allocated specifically to address learning loss, district leaders are coming up with programs that far exceed the dull image of traditional summer schooling. We call it a summer of learning and joy. Joy is not a throw-away term. ...

Enhanced Loan Counseling Now Available to Student Borrowers

13May

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Financial Aid

Enhanced Loan Counseling Now Available to Student Borrowers

Enhanced Loan Counseling Now Available to Student Borrowers iStockNew features unveiled this week on StudentAid.gov are designed to help students better understand the process of borrowing for college and choose a repayment plan that’s right for them. Both the website and myStudentAid mobile app are now equipped with enhanced entrance and exit counseling modules. The new, streamlined entrance counseling module uses personalized information to help borrowers estimate the cost of their education, determine how much they can expect to borrow, and prepare for repayment after school. The enhanced exit counseling includes an assessment to help borrowers choose the best repayment strategy based on key factors, such as their marital status, tax filings, and employment status. The updates are part ...

‘The Bomber Mafia’, Original Audiobooks, and Teaching as a Team Sport

13May

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College Planning

‘The Bomber Mafia’, Original Audiobooks, and Teaching as a Team Sport

‘The Bomber Mafia’, Original Audiobooks, and Teaching as a Team SportThe Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War by Malcolm Gladwell Published in April of 2021. We - those of us in higher education - should be paying attention to The Bomber Mafia. But not for the usual reasons that we pay attention to a new book. Books matter in higher education. More than any other industry, academia is built on ideas. Part of the reason that ideas - and hence books - matter so much in higher education is that we are both consumers and creators. Higher education is in the knowledge-making business. We are also in the teaching, learning, and credentialing business - and in some nodes, all those functions come together. So books matter to higher education. The book...

Colt Brennan, Former University of Hawaii Quarterback, Dies at 37

12May

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College Rankings

Colt Brennan, Former University of Hawaii Quarterback, Dies at 37

Colt Brennan, Former University of Hawaii Quarterback, Dies at 37 Colt Brennan, a former University of Hawaii quarterback who tied or broke dozens of N.C.A.A. football records, died early Tuesday morning at a hospital in Newport Beach, Calif., according to his father and the university. He was 37. Mr. Brennan was admitted to Hoag Hospital Newport Beach on Monday after he ingested a substance believed to contain fentanyl, according to the police and his father, Terry Brennan. Colt Brennan had recently finished a four-month course of treatment at a rehabilitation center and was trying to recover from a substance use disorder, his father said. “We’re just trying to put the pieces together and trying to figure out what happened,” he said. Mr. Brennan’s death stunned college football fans and ...

Is it Time to Re-Evaluate Our Questions?

12May

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Financial Aid

Is it Time to Re-Evaluate Our Questions?

Is it Time to Re-Evaluate Our Questions?iStockTraditionally, the Common App has required students to list their extracurricular activities; often, as a supplement, colleges ask them to pick the one that is most important and expound upon it. What we have all (hopefully) realized in the last 12 months is that what was once required of students, what was once a part of their daily routines, has changed, perhaps forever. We are asking students to define themselves by a past they didn’t have, at the very moment we require them to identify a future where they can thrive. Encouraging students to define themselves by rules and frameworks that are no longer compatible with the world in which they live is not only a disservice to the students, but to the institutions with which they wish to engage....

12May

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Ultimate Guide to College Grants and Scholarships for Minorities

Ultimate Guide to College Grants and Scholarships for MinoritiesScholarships and grants are a valuable tool for students who need funds to pay for college. These programs typically have criteria that consider your background and interests. One major category of gift awards is minority scholarships and grants. Minorities are groups that have historically faced societal disadvantages or challenges due to factors including: ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and disability. Students whose backgrounds qualify them for these awards can access financial assistance that they don’t need to pay back. Like all scholarships, minority scholarships will usually have additional merit or need based criteria for selection. Minority scholarships are offered by colleges, private organizations ...

Looking Ahead to 2021 and Beyond: What’s On Your Radar?

12May

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Graduate Admissions

Looking Ahead to 2021 and Beyond: What’s On Your Radar?

Looking Ahead to 2021 and Beyond: What’s On Your Radar? This Blog was originally posted on the IngenioUS website located here. During season one of our podcast, IngenioUs, we ended each episode by asking our guests to tell us what is on their radar as they look to the future. I was inspired and encouraged by what I heard. I was also struck by the 5 common themes that emerged across all of our conversations. In this last blog post of 2020, I want to share these ‘Big 5’ insights with you as you consider what is on your radar in 2021 and beyond. Not surprisingly, the changing environment and its impact on our campuses is front and center. Many of our guests note that the rapid pace of change that we have experienced in recent years is accelerating and this is having a profound effect on ho...

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

12May

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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today Vaccinating young adolescents The F.D.A.’s authorization yesterday of the Pfizer vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds is a huge milestone in the battle against the virus, crucial for reducing its spread, reopening schools and returning to some sense of normalcy. But what will the plan for young adolescents look like? States and school districts across the country are now scrambling to figure out the best way to proceed. With the school year ending soon, it will be a race against the clock to schedule both recommended doses before summer break. Officials are also making plans to offer vaccines at pediatricians’ offices, day camps, parks and even beaches. Parents, whose consent is required by law, are perhaps the biggest complicating factor in vaccinatin...

Poll: US Families Want More Postsecondary Options

11May

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Financial Aid

Poll: US Families Want More Postsecondary Options

Poll: US Families Want More Postsecondary Options iStockAlthough most American parents want their children to complete a bachelor’s degree, a significant number of families would like other options for their students, according to a new national survey. The opinion poll, which was released last week by Gallup and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, found that 46 percent of respondents preferred an alternate postsecondary path for their child, such as community college, skill training, military service, or paid employment. In addition, although 84 percent of parents of current middle and high school students said they were satisfied with the four-year college, two-year college, and/or technical training programs currently available, 45 percent wished more alternatives were offered. The su...

11May

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Graduate Admissions

The Virtual Renaissance

The Virtual RenaissanceWith May 1st having come and gone, I find myself remembering with some amusement my thoughts on March 16, 2020 - the day that the Admission and Financial Aid teams at Babson College packed up and prepared to be virtual until we could “flatten the curve.”Of course, we were concerned about the health and safety of our friends and families, and we were sad that the students would miss the rest of the semester, but we believed that they’d be able to reunite at Commencement in May. While we had no idea what this short break could do to enrollment (how will students deposit without seeing our campus in all of its spring splendor?), we believed we’d make up for it with summer in-person tours and information sessions. And, of course, fall would be completely normal and we wo...

2 Oklahoma Boys Pulled From Class for ‘Black Lives Matter’ T-Shirts

11May

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College Planning

2 Oklahoma Boys Pulled From Class for ‘Black Lives Matter’ T-Shirts

2 Oklahoma Boys Pulled From Class for ‘Black Lives Matter’ T-Shirts Two brothers, 8 and 5, were removed from their Oklahoma elementary school classrooms this past week and made to wait out the school day in a front office for wearing T-shirts that read “Black Lives Matter,” according to the boys’ mother. The superintendent of the Ardmore, Okla., school district where the brothers, Bentlee and Rodney Herbert, attend different schools had previously told their mother, Jordan Herbert, that politics would “not be allowed at school,” Ms. Herbert recalled on Friday. The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma has called the incident a violation of the students’ First Amendment rights. On April 30, Bentlee, who is in the third grade, went to class at Charles Evans Elementary in a Black Lives ...

Cal Survived Covid. Now, Back to Its Usual Problems

11May

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Cal Survived Covid. Now, Back to Its Usual Problems

Cal Survived Covid. Now, Back to Its Usual Problems BERKELEY, Calif. — The football and men’s basketball seasons were long over, but other sports at the University of California, Berkeley, were in full array — water polo in the pool, rowing in the estuary, baseball on the diamond. The Covid-19 pandemic had thrown most fall and winter sports into the spring, erecting logistical hurdles across campus. About two dozen teams and hundreds of athletes vied simultaneously in April for fields, courts, pools and arenas. Locker rooms, like most of Cal’s classrooms the entire school year, remained closed. Trainers and other support staff were spread thin. Things were hopping. They were not normal. On the last Saturday of April, the women’s lacrosse team held its final home game of the season at Memo...