5 French Holidays to Celebrate This Spring and Summer

5 French Holidays to Celebrate This Spring and Summer Suzy S. When in France, party like the French do! Whether youre preparing to study abroad or you just want to bring a little piece of France into your home, French tutor  Carol Beth L.s guide to French holidays this spring and summer will give you something to celebrate French holidays share some similarities with American holidays, but they arent all exactly the same â€" nor do they occur at the same time. If youre looking for some fun French festivities, here are a few spring and summer holidays to celebrate. 1) Heure dété  Daylight Savings Time Daylight savings time isnt really a holiday, but it is something to which everyone in France must pay attention, just as we do in the United States. Frances daylight savings time change also occurs on a Sunday, but not the same Sunday as in the United States. Usually, we Americans turn our clocks forward about a week before the French do. As a result, for about a week every spring, the time difference between the two countries diminishes from eight hours to seven. 2) Pâques Easter Easter is traditionally a religious holiday which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus. Though France like the United States has gradually become more diverse and secular over the years, France is traditionally a Catholic country. Even after many French Revolutionaries criticized the Catholic Church for corruption at the end of the 18th century, Napoleon brought it back in the early 1800s. In 1980, 80% of the French population identified as Catholic. Today, many statistics put the number at a similar percentage, but the number who actually go to church has decreased and religious diversity, as well as the number of religiously-unaffiliated people, is rising. Even so, just as in the US where many Americans may celebrate Christmas and Easter without attending church, many French do the same. 3)  La  Fête  de lAscension Ascension Day La Fête de lAscension (Ascension Day) is also a traditionally Christian holiday, but in France, it is also a public holiday. It celebrates the day Jesus ascended to heaven, forty days after rising from the dead. Like Easter, its roots (naturally) come from Frances Catholic past. Regardless of religious affiliation, however, most French people appreciate the day off! 4) La Fête du Travail Labor Day Labor Day in the United States doesnt come until September. In France, however, it occurs in May, the same month we celebrate Memorial Day. But while we celebrate Memorial Day towards the end of the month, the French celebrate Labor Day at the beginning â€" on May 1st. 5) La Fête Nationale Bastille Day We celebrate our independence day on the 4th of July. The French celebrate theirs 10 days later on the 14th of July, better known as Bastille Day. On that day in 1789, French revolutionaries, mostly from French societys lower classes, stormed the Bastille a fortress and prison in Paris. For revolutionaries, it stood for the nobility and clergys hypocrisy and corruption, as the French clergy and nobility strongly influenced government of the day. Although many French were inspired by Americas revolution, their revolutions bloodiness shocked many Americans and other Europeans. Still, it set France on a zig-zag course between monarchy and representative government, finally ending with the forced abdication of its last king, Charles Philip I, in 1848. Due to a few additional interruptions stemming from wars with (and invasions from) neighboring countries, France is now in its 5th republic, which began with President Charles de Gaulle following World War II. If youre studying French in the US, look out for opportunities to celebrate with the French community in your area, especially on Bastille Day. This tends to be a favorite celebration for French and francophiles abroad. Discover more about French language and culture when you study with a French tutor. Tutors are available to work with you online via Skype or locally depending on  your location. Find your French tutor today! Carol Beth L. teaches  French lessons in San Francisco, CA. She has her Masters in French language education from the Sorbonne University in Paris and has been teaching since 2009.  Learn more about Carol Beth here! Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher Photos by Jim Nix,  jamieanne,  Jean-Pierre,  anw, and  Yann Caradec

Should I Go to Fullerton College

Should I Go to Fullerton College Diana is a current senior at Fullerton College. She is majoring in criminal justice, and specializes in Spanish tutoring, phonics tutoring, and a number of other subjects. Below, she shares her experience at Fullerton College: Describe the campus setting and transportation options. Diana: Fullerton College is situated in an urban area. Students use bikes, skateboards, buses, and cars to get around campus. I always feel safe on campus, regardless of the time of day or night. How available are the professors, academic advisers, and teaching assistants? Diana:The professors' office hours are typically indicated at the beginning of the year in the syllabus. Most of them let you visit their hours whenever, though, as long as you let them know a day or so in advance that you will be coming in for help. Even online professors are very accessible to students. How would you describe the dorm liferooms, dining options, location, socialization opportunities with other students? Diana:The dining options on campus are somewhat on the fast food side, but still provide a variety of options for students. If students venture into town, there are many other restaurants for students to enjoy. Which majors/programs are best represented and supported? Diana:My major, criminal justice, is well supported. Other majors are as well, including cosmetology, marketing, and the mechanical industry. I fell in love with criminal justice at a very young age, and when I took my first class in the department, I knew it was the right path for me. How easy or difficult was it for you to meet people and make friends as a freshman? Does Greek life play a significant role in the campus social life? Diana:Its fairly easy to make friends on campus. There are many organizations students can get involved in on campus to meet others. Greek life is not very present at Fullerton. How helpful is the Career Centerand other student support services? Diana:The Career Center staff are very helpful. They are there to give students advice and assistance with the job search, as well as review resumes. How are the various study areas such aslibraries, the student union, and dorm lounges? Diana:The library and study spaces are great on campus. They get busy around finals week, but are generally very inviting spaces for students to study in. Describe the surrounding town. Diana:Disneyland is very close to Fullertons campus. Additionally, there are places to eat, watch movies, and go shopping near campus. Its a very nice area to attend school; theres always something fun going on. How big or small is the student body? Were you generally pleased or displeased with the typical class sizes? Diana:I typically take early-morning classes, so the sizes of my classes are fairly small. I love the intimacy of the smaller-sized classes. However, I do know that there are larger lecture courses offered on campus as well. Describe one memorable experience with a professor and/or class. Perhaps one you loved the most or one youregretthe most. Diana:I have loved every class, even the ones I struggled with. If I had to choose one of my favorites, I would choose my CSI class. I loved the work we did, I loved my teacher, and I loved all of the material we learned in the class. Check out Dianas tutoring profile. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the views of Varsity Tutors.

What Language do Animals Speak

What Language do Animals Speak Do animals use language? Its clear to anyone who has had a pet that animals communicate. My dog and cat are both great at telling me when they need to go outside, when theyre hungry, and when theyre angry. My cat is especially great at telling me shes angry. She usually does it by running between my legs while Im going down the stairs. Basically shes trying to break my neck to show me that Im failing her.Anyway, after watching the TED-Ed video that we selected this week, I found that it is interesting to  ask  whether animals have language, and what the difference is between language and communication.Before watching the video below, what do you think is the difference between having a language and being able to communicate? Do you think there are any  animals that have language?Watch the video below, then see if you can answer the questions. Answer the questions in comments and well respond. Answer the questions below in comments and well respond.How do honey bees communicate with e ach other? What do they communicate about?What 4 things are required for language?Why do you think these 4 things are required to define language?Which of these requires modal verbs and the conditional tense?What surprising things can prarie dogs do?What are chimps unable to do that prevents them from having language?What do dolphins lack?Even Washo and Kokos impressive abilities are still  ______  by the language skills of most 3 year old humans.

Optimizing Flipped Classrooms For Students With ADHD

Optimizing Flipped Classrooms For Students With ADHD Flipped classrooms turn the traditional model of instruction upside down by migrating in-person classroom lectures into videos that are watched independently by students on their own time. Class time that had traditionally be spent listening to lectures is now replaced with interactive assignments designed to reinforce the previously-viewed video presentations. In effect, the activities of homework and class time are flipped lectures are watched at home and assignments are completed during class. For students with ADHD who struggle to complete homework assignments efficiently and consistently, the flipped classroom model is appealing for two reasons: Classroom-based lectures are not an optimal strategy for teaching students with ADHD. Didactic instruction via lectures is rarely an effective teaching style for students with ADHD. Many students with ADHD struggle to focus and process verbal information quickly during lectures, and have poor note taking skills. They often leave class having missed key points from the lecture and have sparse, ineffective notes to refer to when completing assignments or studying for exams independently. Homework is a struggle for students with ADHD. As any parent or teacher of a child or teen with ADHD knows, homework is an ongoing struggle for these students. Even under the best of circumstances kids and teens with ADHD have difficulty completing their homework efficiently and consistently. This is due in part to the time of day when homework is completed (in the evening when fatigue is setting in and ADHD symptoms are worsening and when ADHD medication has worn off) and the lack of support from peers and teachers during homework time. Flipped classrooms at least partially address both of these problems for students with ADHD. When lectures are provided in video format, students can watch them at their own pace. They can rewind if their attention drifts and they can listen again to catch key points that they may have missed. Taking notes becomes easier when they are able to slow down the pace of the lecture, and notetaking may become less essential if teachers and classmates can serve as resources when assignments are completed during the class period. When assignments are completed in class instead of at home, students with ADHD may be less fatigued, will have the advantage of their ADHD medication still being in effect, can receive individualized instruction from the teacher as needed, will have the social and intellectual support of their classmates, and ideally, the assignments will be more interactive and less tedious than in traditional homework. Even with these clear benefits, optimizing flipped classrooms for students with ADHD requires special considerations: Homework will continue to be a challenge for students with ADHD. In flipped classrooms, homework does not altogether disappear, it is simply replaced by video lectures. Students with ADHD will still struggle to focus on the videos, they will still procrastinate, and they will still miss key points during the lectures. Optimize the use of video lectures by incorporating elements that are known to increase engagement and compliance for students with ADHD: Keep the videos as brief as possible. Small, digestible chunks of information will be absorbed more readily than lengthy presentations. Incorporate interactive features. Insert pop-up questions and activities throughout the lectures and grade students on their responses. Provide immediate feedback to students about the accuracy of their responses. Set due-dates and measure progress. Set clear due dates for lecture viewing, and monitor progress. If a student skips a video, follow-up and brainstorm strategies for getting back on track. Reward students for meeting deadlines. Give students points for watching videos, and tie these points to meaningful rewards. Allow students to track their progress toward earning rewards, and incorporate game-like features whenever possible. Remember that praise is also very rewarding! When you notice that a student is consistently watching videos and meeting deadlines, let them know that youre impressed and encourage them to keep up the good work. Encourage the development of notetaking skills. Notetaking remains an essential skill for students throughout high school and college. Since students with ADHD struggle to take effective notes, provide specific instruction on notetaking, and require students to take notes during video lectures. Review the notes and provide feedback about things the student has done well and areas where he or she can improve. Flipped classroom assignments present unique challenges for students with ADHD. Students with ADHD who struggle to complete assignments at home will also have challenges with classroom assignments. Provide individualized instruction whenever possible. One of the benefits of flipped classrooms is increased opportunity for individualized instruction. Students with ADHD dont always stand out as needing individualized attention, particularly when they are bright students who can compensate relatively well for their weaknesses, and when they are more inattentive than they are impulsive or disruptive. Seek out these students and aim to give them a boost in areas where they may not be reaching their full potential. Encourage effective teamwork and collaboration skills. Group-based assignments are more common in flipped classrooms. While there are many benefits to group-based learning, students with ADHD are more likely than their peers to have difficulty participating effectively in these learning activities. Students with ADHD often lack confidence in their knowledge and abilities. As a result, they may hang back from the group and fade into the background. Conversely, their insecurities may drive them to act out and become disruptive. Focus on teaching strategies that will help them become confident, engaged members of their team, and participate in ways that enhance the group as well as their own learning process. Flipped classrooms have the potential to be far more engaging for students with ADHD than traditional instructional models. Tailoring flipped classrooms to meet the needs to students with ADHD can have a positive impact on their ability to learn and their motivation to participate in the learning process. ABOUT DR. MARY ROONEY Mary Rooney, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California San Francisco. Dr Rooney is a researcher and clinician specializing in the evaluation and treatment of ADHD and co-occurring behavioral, anxiety, and mood disorders. A strong advocate for those with attention and behavior problems, Dr. Rooney is committed to developing and providing comprehensive, cutting edge treatments tailored to meet the unique needs of each child and adolescent. Dr. Rooney's clinical interventions and research avenues emphasize working closely with parents and teachers to create supportive, structured home and school environments that enable children and adolescents to reach their full potential. In addition, Dr. Rooney serves as a consultant and ADHD expert to Huntington Learning Centers. ABOUT HUNTINGTON Huntington Learning Center is the tutoring and test prep leader. Its certified tutors provide individualized instruction in reading, phonics, writing, study skills, elementary and middle school math, Algebra through Calculus, Chemistry, and other sciences. It preps for the SAT and ACT, as well as state and standardized exams. Huntington programs develop the skills, confidence, and motivation to help students of all levels succeed and meet the needs of Common Core State Standards. Founded in 1977, Huntington's mission is to give every student the best education possible. Call us today at 1.800.CAN LEARN to discuss how Huntington can help your child. For franchise opportunities please visit www.huntingtonfranchise.com. This website does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The material on this site is provided for educational purposes only.

20 Tips for New Tutors (Part IV) - TutorNerds

20 Tips for New Tutors (Part IV) - TutorNerds Twenty Tips for New Tutors (Part IV) Twenty Tips for New Tutors (Part IV) Grades Shouldn’t Be a Big Surprise You shouldn’t be crossing your fingers that a student will do well on their upcoming test.   If you’ve been seeing them long enough to prepare for it, then you should give them practice quizzes or tests and grade them yourself to see how they’re doing.   Whether the practice test is something you found online, questions you’ve made yourself, or just a few selected examples for their textbook, it usually isn’t hard to come up with material to test your student’s knowledge before an exam.   This way, you and the student will have an idea where they’re at before going to take the real thing. Learn Their Teacher’s Style After seeing some of your student’s graded assignments from their class, you should be able to get a good idea of what their teacher is looking for.   Maybe they’re a huge stickler for vocab, or they require every equation to be memorized.   Maybe they put more of an emphasis on style and sentence variety rather than spelling in grammar.  Perhaps correct significant figures determine a large part of their grade.   Maybe they don’t care about the final answer as long as the work is correct and neat.   All of these situations could be the opposite, and there are many other styles and priorities that teachers have.   Recognize what your student’s teacher is looking for early so that you can make your practice lessons more similar to their expectations. Stay in Touch Staying in touch with your client will help you build a better relationship and keep them feeling more satisfied with your commitment.   This could mean following up to see how they did on a test, checking in to see what new classes they might be taking, or being available to help with simple questions via text or email outside of tutoring hours.   Your level of involvement outside of working tutoring hours is up to you, but staying in touch more with your students tends to lead to better success for both student and tutor. Don’t Let Tutoring Become Homework Time Helping with homework and assignments is a large and vital, part of most tutoring.   However, if you are regularly seeing a student, your tutoring should not just be you going through each week’s new homework assignment with them.   At worst, you should transition them to doing the homework before you arrive so that you can focus on only the problems they didn’t understand or got wrong.   At best, they can complete the homework on their own so you can quickly check it if needed and focus on additional practice and lessons during the tutoring.   There is nothing wrong with helping with homework, but regular tutoring should be more than just a tool for a student to use to get their homework done easily via professional help. Get Them Talking Many students will be quiet, shy, or just unwilling to open up about their struggles in class.   A very important quality in a tutor is being charismatic and friendly enough to help these students feel comfortable opening up to you.   Don’t turn a tutoring lesson into a long casual chat, but also don’t be so cold that you only focus on the academic work.   If a student isn’t comfortable talking to you, then it will be harder for you to know when they are confused and when they aren’t paying attention. Read part three here! Michael C. is currently a private math, science, and standardized test tutor with TutorNerds in Irvine and Anaheim. All blog entries, except for guest bloggers, are written by Tutor Nerds. Are you an education professional? If so, email us at pr@tutornerds.com for guest blogging and collaborations. We want to make this the best free education resource in SoCal, so feel free to suggest what you would like to see us write.

NIS Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools

NIS â€" Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools NIS â€" Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools Accelerated socio-economic development of Kazakhstan in the early 21st century has caused an urgent need for professionals with a high level of technical, managerial and leadership competencies, so in 2008 year at the initiative of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Leader of the Nation Nursultan Nazarbayev, a project of creation the Intellectual schools had been launched. Intellectual Schools are called to become an experimental platform for the development, monitoring, research, analysis, approbation, introduction and implementation of modern models of educational programs by level: elementary school (including pre-school education and training), primary school and high school. The existing requirements and standards of education in the Republic of Kazakhstan were not allowed to introduce at the appropriate level modern forms of governance in education, to implement innovative educational programs and research projects. In this connection, to introduce the modern forms of governance in education, to develop an academic freedom and autonomy for the implementation of innovative educational programs and research projects, on 19 January 2011, the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan On the status of Nazarbayev University , Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools and Nazarbayev Fund was adopted. The given status implies a right to approve own educational curricula, establish requirements for entrance exams, ongoing monitoring of progress, interim and final certification and more. The principle of academic freedom will accelerate the development and approbation of new programs and the modernization of secondary education. View our Brochure

Uloop Morning Mix Cheating with an Apple Watch, transgender students and must-have apps

Uloop Morning Mix Cheating with an Apple Watch, transgender students and must-have apps A dumb use for a smartwatch? (Image: By Raysonho @ Open Grid Scheduler / Grid Engine via Wikimedia Commons) Major League Baseball is investigating the Boston Red Sox for using an Apple Watch to steal signs from opponents, according to multiple reports. Slate writer Will Oremus says It seems Red Sox personnel watching the catcher’s hand signals on video were using Apple’s smart watch to quickly convey information about those signs to trainers in the dugout, who could then pass it on to players on the field. The Red Sox apparently confessed to sign-stealing, but in the process accused the Yankees of stealing signs, too. Just using a regular TV camera, not something as trendy as an Apple Watch. Twitter, of course, had a blast with the news: Cheating with an Apple Watch is the closest MLB has ever come to trying to market to millennials https://t.co/gFUqb9esw5 â€" Anthony Vitale (@antsvitale) September 5, 2017 MORE WOMENS COLLEGES ARE WELCOMING TRANSGENDER STUDENTS Billings Hall Wellesley College (Image: Daderot via Wikimedia Commons) This week,  Ninotska Love became one of the first  transgender women to attend Wellesley College in the school’s 147-year history. According the SF Gate via the Associated Press, her arrival on campus reflects a quiet but momentous shift that’s taking place at a wave of women’s colleges that have begun allowing trans women. Since 2014, at least eight women’s colleges have moved to allow trans women, starting with Mills College in Oakland, according to the report. Joining Wellesley in 2015 were Smith, Bryn Mawr and Barnard colleges, the last of the so-called Seven Sisters women’s colleges to make the change. Advocates say others have likely done so without advertising it. Read the full story here. HURRICANE IRMA IS A HISTORICALLY DANGEROUS STORM ALREADY Irma bearing down on Puerto Rico (Image: YouTube screenshot/CBSN) Irma continued to gain strength on Wednesday morning, with winds reported to be up to 185 miles per hour, something rarely since records started being kept. Several buildings on St. Martin have been destroyed, according to the BBC and much more damage is forecast. Most models put the storm on a direct path to Florida later this week, where colleges, football teams and students are all watching closely. Irma will likely be the big news story for at least the next week, though most forecasters do not expect it to hit the already-devastated Houston area. AND FINALLY, 15 FREE APPS EVERY COLLEGE STUDENT SHOULD HAVE ON THEIR PHONE Do you have the must-have apps? (Image: Uloop Staff) Brittany Hawes from Florida State University has done us all a favor and rounded up 15 free apps that every college student should have on their phone. From classics like Spotify and Waze to lesser-known apps like Memrise, this is all you need to get your phone ready for the semester. Start reading (and downloading) right here.   Now that youve got a head full of news, get out there and discuss some of it with someone, dont keep it all to yourself! Oh, and have a nice Wednesday