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Boss Tweed - Thomas Nast. YourCollegeTutors.com – USC College Students. The Parents Zone at Internet4Classrooms. EdHelper.com - Math, Reading Comprehension, Themes, Lesson Plans, and Printable Worksheets. The Facebook Classroom: 25 Facebook Apps That Are Perfect for Online Education. With so many students, teachers, and librarians on Facebook these days, the social media site has become somewhat of a platform, offering developers a way to create and share applications for education.

The Facebook Classroom: 25 Facebook Apps That Are Perfect for Online Education

This, of course, is great news for online education, as it provides all sorts of great tools designed to make learning and administration easier. Check out these applications that represent some of the ideal tools Facebook has to offer for online education. For Students These tools are great for making easy work of studying, research, and more. Books iRead: Share the books you're reading, and see what others think of books with this application. For Teachers and Administrators Share assignments, slides, and so much more with these applications. BookTag: This app offers a great way to share and loan books out to students, plus create helpful quizzes for studying. For Everyone These apps are great for just about anyone in online education. Did you enjoy this article? Lessonplanet.com/login. HotChalk's Lesson Plans Page - Lesson Plans for Teacher by Teachers.

Lesson Plans & Worksheets for School Teachers. Flashcards. Wolfram MathWorld: The Web's Most Extensive Mathematics Resource. Resources for Parents. Sometimes our children need the extra academic support of a professional tutor.

Resources for Parents

Whether the goal is to get better grades in school, prepare for college, or tackle more challenging skills, do you know the best way to identify your child’s needs, find the appropriate tutor, and monitor this service to ensure your goals are met? EIA has prepared a guide for you : the parent who wants to support their child’s academic development and alleviate the struggles and challenges students face from their peers, teachers, and, even perhaps you. You will also find some useful information in the Consumer Digest article Learning Centers for Children Here are a few tips that you should consider in matching a tutor with your child.

Tutor Selection Process at a Glance Questions to Ask a Potential Tutor How many years have you been a tutor? 5 Steps to Registering Your Business. Self-Employed Individuals Tax Center. Español Who is Self-Employed?

Self-Employed Individuals Tax Center

Generally, you are self-employed if any of the following apply to you. You carry on a trade or business as a sole proprietor or an independent contractor. You are a member of a partnership that carries on a trade or business. You are otherwise in business for yourself (including a part-time business) What are My Self-Employed Tax Obligations? As a self-employed individual, generally you are required to file an annual return and pay estimated tax quarterly. Self-employed individuals generally must pay self-employment tax (SE tax) as well as income tax.

You have to file an income tax return if your net earnings from self-employment were $400 or more. How Do I Make My Quarterly Payments? Estimated tax is the method used to pay Social Security and Medicare taxes and income tax, because you do not have an employer withholding these taxes for you. See the Estimated Taxes page for more information. How Do I File My Annual Return? Business Structures Home Office Deduction. Home Tutoring Plus, In-Home Tutoring in CA, We come to you! Standardized Testing and Reporting - STAR. Tutoring Cycle Self-Assessment. The goal of tutoring is to help tutees increase their confidence and learn how to learn independently, eventually reducing their dependence on tutoring.

Tutoring Cycle Self-Assessment

By following these steps, tutors can help tutees become more independent learners. This cycle can be adapted for all subjects, and for group, individual, and drop-in tutoring. Use this guide to monitor your own tutoring sessions. Step 1: Greeting __1a. __1b. __1c Provide efficient seating arrangements (next to, not across from each other.) For more on setting up the physical environment for productive tutoring, see and __1d. For more on greeting your tutees, see: Step 2: Identifying Task __2a. __2b. __2c. __2d. Step 3: Setting Agenda For more on agendas and goals intutoring sessions, see: __3a. __3b.

Tutor Self-evaluation.