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  • Top 5 guest blogs for the 2011-2012 school year

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    My Town Tutors is honored to have so many experienced educators and parents share their experience and expertise with our followers. We are so proud of our guest blogs and hope you have found them as enlightening as we have.
    As we are enjoying the summer, we wanted to look back on the year and share with you our most popular guest blogs for the school year. If you have a chance, take a read and post a comment. We would love your feedback.

    1. Flipping the Classroom to Break Through in Today’s Society

    Mayra Aixa Villar is a freelance instructional designer and researcher who is passionate about educational technology.  She is currently finishing a thesis to obtain an MA in Applied Linguistics. Her dissertation is about linguistic modeling and computer-based applications. This project has allowed her to intern at UN HQ, participate in international meetings and collaborate in several research activities. You can also follow Mayra on Twitter @MayraAixaVillar or on http://ar.linkedin.com/in/mayraaixavillar

    2. Should Kids Miss School for a Disney Trip?

    Tami is an Application Developer by day, Family Nurturer by night.  She is married with 2 small kids and lives in Colorado.  She loves reading and the great outdoors, and has a blog chronicling some of her fun adventures.  It features storytelling about family, humor, outdoors fun, wild toddlers, baking, naughty dogs, travel, kid’s perspectives, good reads, a giveaway every now and then, and all things Disney!  You can find her at The Colorado Mountain Mom.

    3. Student Grades: How to Turn Around a Midyear SLUMP

    Marc Hoberman is the Owner / Director of Grade Success Tutoring and Educational Consulting. His One Minute Educator Videos help students, parents, and teachers reach their full potential. Marc is available for Private or Group Educational Consulting via webcam or phone. Visit www.gradesuccessinc.com for more information.

    4. All kids can SUCCEED – Be the “1”

    Bill Burkhead is the Assistant Principal at Plymouth North High School.  He is an 18 year veteran educator, who served as Plymouth North’s Adjustment Counselor before becoming Athletic Director and Head Football Coach for 10 years.  He was the Coordinator of Wellness for the Canton public schools and has taught elementary health and high school physical education.  He is also a volunteer football coach for Plymouth Pop Warner. Connect with him on twitter @northeagles.

    5. World Autism Day

    Lorrie Servati is a mom, substitute teacher and autism advocate for her nine year old son. Lorrie shares her son’s progress on his autism journey since he was diagnosed four years ago. Visit her blog, Nathan’s Voice, for online Resources for Families. http://nathansvoice.blogspot.com/p/resources-for-autism.html
    My Town Tutors is a website that connects parents with teachers who tutor. We currently list over 250 teachers from Massachusetts. We are always looking for qualified teachers from all 50 states who tutor to join our national directory of teachers who tutor.
    It is FREE for parents to search for a teacher in their area.
     
     
     

  • 26 Lessons for the Letter of the Week A- Z

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    26 Lessons for the Letter of the Week & Kindergarten Jokes
     

    Check out the Top Kindergarten Teachers on Twitter and the Top 50 Elementary Teachers on Twittter! Elementary Teachers are great tutors! Over the course of the year, we have posted activities for each letter of the week. This blog is a listing of all our posts. Hopefully it is helpful to all our parents, teachers, and children striving to master these letters. There are some great ideas and activities that are so much fun. Simply click on the blog title and it will bring you directly to that page. Have Fun! A is the Letter of the Week B is the Letter of the Week C is the Letter of the Week D is the Letter of the Week E is the Letter of the Week F is the Letter of the Week G is the Letter of the Week H is the Letter of the Week I is the Letter of the Week J is the Letter of the Week K is the Letter of the Week L is the Letter of the Week M is the Letter of the Week N is the Letter of the Week O is the Letter of the Week P is the Letter of the Week Q is the Letter of the Week R is the Letter of the Week S is the Letter of the Week T is the Letter of the Week U is the Letter of the Week V is the Letter of the Week W is the Letter of the Week X is the Letter of the Week Y is the Letter of the Week Z is the Letter of the Week

  • Dunkin Donuts Pay it Forward! $2 is So Little But So Much!

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    People are nice!
    Too often we hear of injustice, crime, and disappointment. One morning recently I was buying a coffee on my way to school. I pulled up to the drive through window, only to be informed that my coffee had been paid for by the women, stranger, in the car ahead of me.
    WOW! I was thrilled. The woman in front of me, had just given me, a stranger a $2 cup of coffee. A great example of a Random Act of Kindness.
    My question was “What do I do now?”
    Option #1 – Say thank you to the worker, and go along my merry way.
    Option #2 – Say “thank you” and give the hard-working Dunkin Donuts workers the money I would have used for my coffee as an extra tip.
    Option #3 Say “Wow, what an unexpected favor, please apply this money (the money I would have spent) to the order of the people behind me.”
    Option #4 Ask the workers “Does this happen often?” And then follow-up, “What have other customers done in this case?” I would have like to have decided on this option to get a little more feedback.
    I choose option #3, because I was certainly delighted with my surprise.
    I would love to hear feedback from others about similar experiences and the choices they made.
    As the school year comes to a close, I am thankful for so many things. As a teacher, we can incorporate some life experiences into our curriculum. Teaching seniors, I do have students who work at Dunkin Donuts. There will be an extra credit assignment for them.
    Lesson: Pay it Forward
    Objectives:
    1. To see how “Paying it Forward” can make a difference in a working shift .
    2. To see the reaction of the customers and record the feedback.
    3. To see if there is a difference in the amount of tips received during the shift.
    Methods
    1. Have student record days of shift, time, and amount of tips – baseline
    2. Donate $10 to the Pay It Forward “bank” or ask students to make a donation.
    3. Have the students start the shift by paying for all or a portion of an order.
    4. Observe how others react. (Worker can influence the decision by providing the 4 options above.)
    Assessment
    1. Compare the amount of “tips” or “tips per hour” between normal shift vs. “Pay It Forward” shift.
    2. Analyze the feedback from the customers. The oral responses.
    3. If there are “regular” customers, ask some more in depth questions.
    I would encourage other teachers, especially Sociology teachers to try this activity. We might find that the workers would benefit financially if they took $10 out of their tips and started the ‘Pay it Forward” chain on their own.
    I will follow up next year with the results of the activity.
    Even better, perhaps a Dunkin Donuts manager might institute this for a day or a week to see the results. I bet they would be amazing!
    Have a great Summer!
     

  • A Letter to U.S. Teachers

    Dear US Teachers,
    My Town Tutors is a website that connects parents with local teachers who tutor. We tested the website in a small area in Massachusetts and have had a great deal of success.
    Our goal now is to share this tutoring opportunity with teachers all across America.
    My Town Tutors has 3 simple, core beliefs:

    • TEACHERS ARE GREAT TUTORS!

    • PARENTS WANT A GREAT TUTOR FOR THEIR CHILD!

    • TEACHERS SHOULD EARN GREAT MONEY TUTORING!

    There are no gimmicks to what we are trying to do. Our goal is to recruit teachers who tutor and connect them with parents looking for tutors.  My Town Tutors currently has 240 teachers registered in Massachusetts. With the help of teachers, we hope to list teachers who tutor in all 50 states by the end of the summer.
    With our special promotion, any teacher who tutors can be listed in our directory until September 2014 for only $12. There are no other costs! Teachers keep 100% of the hourly fees!

    We are using this blog to share this opportunity with as many American teachers as possible. If you agree “Teachers are great tutors” please share this post via twitter, and facebook.
    Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! Have a great summer!
    Sincerely,
    Mark Molloy
    Teacher, Parent, & NEA member
    mark@mytowntutors.com

  • Georgia Teachers are Great Tutors!

    My Town Tutors knows Georgia teachers are great tutors! Our goal is to be the #1 resource in Georgia for parents looking for tutors.
    Our core belief is “teachers are great tutors!” We also know tutoring is a great way for teachers to earn $30 – $85 an hour.
    Georgia teachers can use their education, experience, knowledge, and training to do what they do best – help students achieve academically. At the same time, these teachers have the flexibility of selecting their own hours and own rate of pay.
    Parents benefit because they can find qualified, professional teachers, with unique skills to work with a child. Parents can have complete confidence that the every tutor we list has experience and training working with students who have a variety of learning abilities and styles.
    My Town Tutors firmly believes teachers who tutor are a much better alternative for parents than the national tutoring franchises. Many of these companies rarely employ teachers, and if they do, the teachers are grossly underpaid. The national franchise tutors are usually college students who have little, if any, training or experience working with students. Additionally, the cost of these services for parents is insanely high.
    Georgia teachers know the curriculum, content, and state standards. More importantly, teachers know children. They understand the learning process and the challenges faced by many students. They speak regularly with other educators and have been trained to use strategies to reach many different learning styles.
    The goals of My Town Tutors are really simple.

    1. To make it easy for students and parents to connect with a qualified, local teacher who tutors.
    2. To help teachers who tutor earn additional income with a flexible schedule that fits their schedule.

    Last fall, My Town Tutors was tested successfully in the towns south of Boston. Parents and teachers loved it! We now list over 250 teachers who tutor in that area. We are now actively starting our campaign to recruit Georgia teachers who tutor.
    My Town Tutors would love to list any Georgia teacher who tutors in our national directory. With our special promotion, teachers can register until September 31, 2014 for only $12. There are no other fees for our service. If a teacher charges $50 an hour, the teacher keeps all $50. It is that simple.
    We just started @mytowntutorsga to connect with Georgia teachers and parents. Please follow us for the most recent updates and information about our blog posts.
     
     

  • The South Shore's #1 Resource for Tutoring

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    My Town Tutors was created in Hanover, Massachusetts in 2009 by a high school teacher with one simple goal – to be a great South Shore tutoring resource for parents, teachers, and guidance counselors. Our motto is “Teachers are great tutors!”
    My Town Tutors lists over 250 teachers who tutor, mostly from the South Shore. We make it easy for South Shore parents to connect with a local teacher who tutors.
    My Town Tutors has two simple beliefs.
    1. Teachers are great tutors!
    2. Parents want great tutors for their children!
    My Town Tutors is a huge hit on the South Shore because we provide a great service to many groups.
    Parents and students can find qualified professional teachers, with unique skills to work with their child. Parents can have complete confidence that the each of the tutors we list in this area has experience teaching students with variety of learning abilities and styles.
    Teachers who tutor are a great alternative to the national tutoring franchises. Many of these companies rarely employ teachers, and if they do, the teachers are grossly underpaid. The national franchise tutors are usually college students who have no training or experience working with students. Additionally, these companies charge insanely high fees.
    Teachers know the curriculum, content, and state standards. More importantly, teachers know children. They understand the learning process and the challenges faced by many students. They speak regularly with other teachers and have been trained to use strategies to reach many different learning styles.
    “I have seen incredible progress with my child. He went from a failing grade at mid-term to a B+. I have seen improvement in his grades, but more importantly in his self-esteem.” South Shore 10th grade parent.
    Teachers can use their education, experience, knowledge, and training to do what they do best, help students achieve academically. At the same time, these teachers can have the flexibility to select their own hours and own rate of pay.
    We list teachers from almost every school district on the South Shore. We currently have several teachers who are tutoring students regularly. We even have two high school math teachers who are turning away students because they are so busy.
    “Tutoring is a great way to earn extra money. I enjoy the flexibility of selecting hours that fit my schedule. It is also a great way to connect with a student. It so rewarding to hear with pride a student report an improved grade to me!” South Shore Teacher / Math Tutor
    Guidance counselors can take one more thing off their busy plates. Guidance counselors no longer have to ask around to find a tutor for a student. Guidance counselors in the South Shore know that qualified teachers are very capable tutors. Now when a parent inquires about a tutor, the guidance department can refer the person to My Town Tutors.
    “My Town Tutors has been a great resource for us. In the past we have had difficulty locating tutors for some subjects. Now we have a database of tutors from the entire South Shore. If we do not have a physics tutor in Hanover, we can connect with a Marshfield High or Holbrook High teacher. It has been a great time saver for us!” Hanover High Guidance Counselor
    The goal of My Town Tutors is really simple – to make it easy for students and parents to connect with a qualified, local teacher.
    Teachers can register for only $12. With our special promotion, teachers will be listed on My Town Tutors until September 2014.  There are no other fees for our service.
    My Town Tutors has been tested successfully in the towns South of Boston. We have added some great new features to our website and are ready to provide our service in every state.
    We currently have over 250 teachers registered. Most of our teachers are from the South Shore, but we are currently recruiting teachers from all over Massachusetts. Teachers can sign-up today.
    We would love for people to comment on this blog and share your thoughts on our belief that “Teachers are great tutors.”
    mark@mytowntutors.com

  • 4 Things to Consider When Hiring a Tutor

    Guest post by Katheryn Rivas
    So you’ve decided that some additional outside help will help your child excel in his is her studies. While a tutor can most definitely help your child in this department, it’s important that you realize that not all tutors are the same—just like with clothes, you’re child’s tutor needs to be a perfect “fit.” That said, to learn which tutor is best for your child, below are some areas that you such touch on when interviewing the tutor-for-hire.
    1. Expertise
    This one is pretty much a doozie—the tutor has to specialize in the subject being taught. But being certified in a particular area isn’t all that matters—even a professor can be a lousy instructor and tutor. You need to see if the tutor has multi-ways of teaching to relate and adapt to your child’s specific way(s) of learning. Ask the tutor about his or her techniques. For example, what are his or her go-to methods? A great tutor should also be able to explain concepts not only in a direct, matter-of-fact way but also know how to “break it down” and speak in layman’s terms. Can the tutor you’re considering do that?
    2. Success Rate
    You also want to know how long your tutor has been in the business and how many students in your child’s specific age group has he or she taught? Also, how many of his or her students actually improved their grades? While the time frame for improvement will vary for each student, there is no harm in asking what was the average time it took for the tutor’s previous student(s) to make higher grades—after all tutoring can get pricey and it’s important you know what you’re getting yourself into if it’ll take several months so you can prepare and get your finances together.
    3. Accessibility
    It’s equally important that your tutor makes him or herself easily reachable to your child—this is not to suggest that the tutor you are considering can’t have a life of his or her own, but if your child has a quick question, can he or she be reached via email? Cell phone? Or even social media? Or does the tutor have strict, rigid hours?
    4. Good Connection
    Last but certainly not least, it’s important that your child and the tutor have some sort of interaction before committing to a specific tutor. Children do better when they are taught by someone that they like and feel comfortable with. Without chemistry between the two, it can actually make things worse.
    By-line:
    This guest post is contributed by Katheryn Rivas, who writes on the topics of online university.  She welcomes your comments at her email Id: katherynrivas87@gmail.com.

  • The Pi Day Challenge is a Slice of Heaven for Math Teachers!

    My Town Tutors is making a huge commitment for the 2014 – 2015 school year to be the #1 tutoring resource for parents and teachers in America. Our motto is “Teachers are great tutors!” Parents love the fact that every teacher in our directory is a teacher!
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    The Pi Day Challenge really is a slice of heaven for math teachers.
    March 14th (3.14) is the annual celebration of the number pi – 3.1415926. It is a day for math teachers to be creative and use 21st century resources to engage a new generation of math learners. (For more lesson ideas read our recent post 5 Amazing Websites to Prepare for the Pi Day Challenge) 
    The best interactive activity for math enthusiasts to celebrate Pi Day is the Pi Day Challenge! The opening page of the website explains:
    “The Pi Day Challenge is a series of puzzles that are logic-based. A team of logicians adapted or created these puzzles – some require research, some require mathematics, some require pure savvy.”
    There are 3 easy ways to accept the the Pi Day Challenge:

    1. Sign on with Facebook
    2. Enter an email address and password OR
    3. Register as a guest

    The Pi Day Challenge team wants students and adults around the world to be able to participate easily and hassle-free, that is why they created these very convenient and easy to use options.
    Teachers can use this 21st Century Learning activity in a variety of ways.
    Test your personal knowledge – These activities are very fun and challenging. The puzzles require you to think in a variety of ways. It may be that you judge the the Pi Day Challenge to be a great activity that is level appropriate for your students.
    No matter how a math teachers uses this activity, taking the challenge is an amazing opportunity to see how the Pi Day Challenge could be incorporated into your curriculum.
    Spend a class period in the computer room – If your school has the technology and availability, and your students have the skill and motivation, spend a class period working together or individually to solve the puzzles. Just step back and watch how students will creatively and cooperatively work to solve the problems.
    Solve the problems as a class – Although probably not the most ideal way to engage students, if you have access to a Smart Board / projector, you could complete some of the puzzles as a class. Using this method would work great with smaller class sizes. Perhaps you select a few of the puzzles that are most appropriate for your students’ abilities.
    Extra Credit – This is a final alternative if your school is technologically challenged. With this method you will engage your motivated students. You may not reach all your students, however the ones you do emgage will be completely passionate about finding the solutions.
    The Pi Day Challenge team uses a variety of ways to track the progress. The genius board is a listing of all the people who have completed the entire challenge.
    We have spoken with Matthew Plummer, the creator of the The Pi Day Challenge. We are hoping to have him provide a guest post in the future.
    As you can imagine, he and his team are extremely busy right now providing such an incredible resource for the entire mathematical community.
    If you enjoy this challenge, please consider making the small donation in celebration of Pi $3.14. He has invested years of his time developing this great challenge. He would love to be able to continue to provide The Pi Day Challenge in the future.

  • My Town Tutors loves teachers who tutor! $12 for 31 months!

    Does it really only cost $12 for 30 months? What is the catch?
    My Town Tutors is a website that believes “Teachers are great tutors!” We make it easy for teachers to connect with local parents who are looking for tutors.
    Register now (March 2012), and any teacher can be listed on our website until September 30th 2014 for only $12.
    That is 30 months for only $12 or only $0.40 a month to be listed on My Town Tutors. A nationally directory of teachers who tutor.
    There are no other costs!
    There are no tricks. No other gimmicks. No hidden expenses.
    My Town Tutors does not take half of a teacher’s fee for the first tutoring session. We do not take an additional fee for each tutoring session after that. Teachers work hard and we want to thank them and reward them for their special gifts.
    Our entire philosophy is based on one simple belief…. “Teachers are great tutors!”
    We have one simple goal… to be the best tutoring resource in the country, by only listing teachers.
    We want to attract great teachers who tutor.
    In order to be the best tutoring service in America, we need to recruit the great teachers. Our special promotion is designed to make it EXTREMELY attractive for any teacher to join the greatest network of tutors in the country.
    In addition to our low membership fee. We want to give teachers a raise, by allowing them to keep 100% of their tutoring fees.
    The more teachers who sign-up for our service, the more valuable we are to parents. We currently have over 225 teachers registered, mostly from Massachusetts.
    What is the catch?
    This rate is a special, limited introductory offer that will expire on September 30th 2013. We promise to keep our fees low, however after this date, we will be increasing our membership fee.
    We want to be transparent with our service and fees.
    What if there are currently no teachers registered in my area?
    SIGN-UP!
    We have a great following on twitter and will help spread the word in your area. We also have an easy to use action kit that you can follow to educate your community about our great service.
    If you are a parent or teacher, please visit our website and blog. We can only reach our goal of being a great tutoring service with your help. And remember…….
    “Teachers are great tutors!”

  • Divstrong LLC Adds an Amazing Tutor Location Feature

    My Town Tutors is making a huge commitment for the 2014 – 2015 school year to be the #1 tutoring resource for parents and teachers in America. Our motto is “Teachers are great tutors!” Parents love the fact that every teacher in our directory is a teacher!
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    During the past few months, My Town Tutors has been working with Divstrong Productions to add a “tutor location” feature. Many of our teachers expressed the desire for more flexibility in selecting an additional tutor location.  With many hours of hard word, Jim Doyle at Divstrong Productions came through BIG! How does the “tutor location” feature work and what makes it so amazing? My Town Tutors has a database of over 100,000 schools! We have a listing of almost every public school in the United States and many private schools. (My next blog will explain how we can add any school that is not listed in our database.) Originally when a teacher registered, the only option was to select their "teaching school" as the tutoring location. In many cases, this was perfectly fine, however in some cases, this created a huge problem. For example, I am a graduate of Boston College High School in Massachusetts. Teachers from B.C. High live in many different Greater Boston areas. Some live on the South Shore. Others live on the North Shore. Some even live as far as Worcester, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. For these teachers, it might make more sense to tutor in their hometown (or state), as opposed to the town where they teach. To correct this problem, we added the “tutor location” feature to our registration process. It only takes a few seconds to complete and creates so much flexibility for the teacher. The teacher first selects a “teaching school.” This is the school of employment. It is very important because it allows My Town Tutors to verify that the individual is in fact a teacher. After selecting the "teaching school," the teacher has the option of selecting a “tutoring location."  The “tutor location” choice allows the teacher to select an additional location other than the work school. For example in Quincy we have 11 schools currently listed. If a Boston teacher lives in Quincy and wants to tutor in Quincy, the “tutor location” choice would be a school in Quincy. So if a parent searches for a tutor in Quincy, the Boston teacher will be one of the possible candidates for the parent. (This teacher still has the option of being listed as a tutor in Boston too!) Teacher feedback was the inspiration for creating of the “tutor location” option. The added flexibility of selecting two tutoring locations is helping us improve our ability to connect parents with teachers who tutor. We appreciate feedback and will do our best to provide a great service for both parents and teachers. We are always looking for great teachers who tutor. Any teacher who is interested in tutoring can join our exclusive network of teachers who tutor. The cost of membership for ONE full year is only $12. There are no other fees for our service. Teachers keep 100% of the tutoring fees. Thanks for taking the time to read this post and remember.....“Teachers are great tutors!”