Tips to Get The Right Teaching Job

Teaching is one of the most competitive fields to get into nowadays and therefore it is absolutely vital that you show off your skills in your application and write why you would be the best person for the job. Try and market and sell yourself really well so that your application stands out among the rest of the applications that have been received.

Examples of the types and category of questions that you may be asked in an interview or application for a teaching position are highlighted below.

Training and qualifications

You may be asked for elaborations about any practical training that you have completed and specific qualifications as well as any best practices that you could bring to the institution regarding teaching and meeting the teaching targets.

Teaching skills and experience

This will mainly cover things on your CV as well as any general experiences that you have had including things like the different aspects of teaching you have been involved in from creating the material to setting the standards and helping students pass the subject with flying colours. Talk about mentoring and how you’ve helped various students progress fairly quickly to the standards that they are at now and giving examples of subject matters that you have taught including any challenges and how you overcame them.

The core competencies that you feel a teacher should possess

This looks at things like ability to communicate with large groups of students as well the ability to communicate a particular teaching subject to the student to help them grasps the subject matter. Looking at lecture management skills and lesson planning as well as general time management skills to manage time across teaching, research oriented and administration related tasks.

Personality and motivation and passion for teaching

This would involve looking at how you can manage different behaviours and opinions about the subject area as well as talking more about why you chose the subject area to teach, how that subject area motivates you and the kinds of things that you incorporate into the teaching such as the use of interactive tools to make the subject more engaging.

The interview may conclude with queries on the various issues facing the education sector in general and how these can impact the educational institution that you teach in.
Bob Brightside


About the author:
Bob Brightside, Educational recruitment tips is one of the many topics that Bob writes about. If you would like to know more about university teaching jobs & lecturer vacancies or lecturing and assessor jobs and vacancies, please visit the Protocol National website now.

The Use of iPhones In Further Education

With the boom in technology and new gadgets being released practically every week, it was inevitable that educational institutions would take a slice of the action and entice their students with technology to adopt that mix of traditional and digital interactive teaching and learning methods.

Several educational institutions have put across the digital test to their students allowing a sample of fresher’s to use the new iPhone and its applications as part of their learning at the institution. There are several things that students can engage in whilst using an iPhone as part of their busy life. Since most students will engage in part-time employment to support themselves financially through their student life, the idea seemed quite genius to allow lecturers to keep in contact with students who have such a busy life.

There are a couple of universities that have actually trialled the use of such technology and have found them to be a learning and motivational tool both for students and lectures. For example, the University of Central Lancashire in Preston developed and offered their students a free iPhone application that allowed students to be fully capable of exploring the university campus and local amenities. The application had various services stored on it such as university and campus maps as well as information on local entertainment centres, restaurants and transport links.

Also, when you get students coming from different parts of the world you find that you get stopped quite a lot for directions. This new application meant that students no longer had to stop lecturers or senior students for directions in and around the university campus.

Abilene Christian University based in Texas completed its first year of running a pilot program where they gave 1000 freshman students the opportunity to select an iPhone or iPod Touch phone and use it for free for the duration of the study. This was seemingly one innovative way of stopping students from being distracted by their mobile phones during lecturers and classroom learning sessions as it allowed the integration of the institutions curriculum into the application so that students could leverage the use of their gadgets as part of their education.

With the immense developments in technology and social media connectivity it was quite enjoyable and invigorating to see how such technology could revolutionise the learning experience using digital interactivity.


About the author:

Phil Adams-Wright, digital learning is just one of many topics that Phil writes about. For more information, please visit the protocol Education website now.

Download Microcoft Office 2010 Beta - Let's The Students Know!

Now available to download for Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Version, if your school office computer or school lab PC's still used Microsoft Office 2003 or 2007 you should need to upgrade it into Office 2010 in order to improve our students skill and knowledge.

Try to download for free of Microsoft Office 2010, total file size is 684 MB, Operating System required Windows XP or Vista, last update on November 19th, 2009, it's trial for 60 days, if you had satisfied than you can order or buy the full version of Microsoft Office 2010 with price: USD 449.00.


Hardware and System Requirements:

• 500 MHz 32-bit or 64-bit processor or higher
• 256 MB of system memory or more
• 3 GB of available disk space
• 1024x768 or higher resolution monitor
• DVD-R/W Drive

Top 10 benefits of Office Professional Plus 2010

1. Save travel costs by enabling your people with better communication tools.

Office 2010 helps save time and money by providing one-click communication through unified communications technology, and document sharing from within Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, without the need to switch applications. This makes virtual meetings more effective so team members can get more done without being in the same room.

2. Beat deadlines by working more effectively as a team.

Co-authoring allows multiple people to work on the same document at the same time, such as an RFP, to respond faster and meet deadlines. With Office 2010, multiple team members can work on Word 2010 and PowerPoint 2010 documents and be able to see who else is working on what sections.

3. Use Office virtually anywhere and on virtually any device.

With Office Web Apps, you can review and make minor edits to documents in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote 2010 from any supported Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Safari browser. All of the changes are saved and appear exactly as you intended, so you can seamlessly move from a desktop to the Web, and vice versa.

4. Gain control over your e-mail and calendar.

Outlook 2010 can help you take control of your day with conversation management tools, mail tips, calendar preview, and more. Stay better organized and up-do-date with less effort and find information you need fast.

5. Make informed business decisions the second you need to.

Excel 2010 provides tools for improved data visualization, so you can gain key insights quickly and easily turn the numbers into a story to share with others. You can convey whole trends in a single cell with Sparklines, choose from more styles and icons in conditional formatting, and highlight specific items such as “max/min” in a single click.

6. Create sophisticated marketing in-house to get your business noticed.

Office 2010 puts you in the director’s chair, enabling you to create dazzling digital content in PowerPoint 2010 that comes to life with cutting-edge audio/video capabilities and animation enhancements. Your business can cut costs by reducing the need for third-party multimedia tools and design agencies.

7. Enable employees to work offline and keep your business moving forward.

SharePoint Workspace 2010 allows everyone to take content from SharePoint sites offline and work with that content from their desktop, without reliance on an Internet connection. This makes it easier for IT to drive a strategy with more consistent use of collaboration tools based on SharePoint technology throughout the organization.

8. Be more productive by finding what you need faster.

Office 2010 extends the toolbar throughout all applications, making it easier to find the commands you need. And the new Microsoft Office Backstage view (available in all applications except Communicator) gives your people quick access to important operations such as viewing document information, saving, printing, and sharing.

9. Protect inboxes from malicious attacks, so everyone in the business can rest easier.

Office 2010 provides a Protected View feature to help you guard against malware in your e-mail attachments and Internet files, as well as in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel documents.

10. Stay organized by keeping the right details in the right place.

OneNote is your essential “catch-all.” From daily sales figures to news articles clipped from the Web, you can make everything accessible and at the ready. You can even create side notes that stay on your screen as you move between different programs, so you can keep your thoughts organized as you multi-task.


Ready to download?

Here is the link for Microsoft Office 2010 Beta!

Download Soal Ujian Nasional 2010 : Kisi-kisi Lengkap UNAS SD, SMP, SMA dan SMK

National Test (UNAS) 2010: Let's prepare our students!

To facilitate the students to focus and succeed in the 2010 national examination subjects, (UNAS) Ministry of National Education through the Ministerial Regulation No. 75 Year 2009, has developed grid about the UN. Grid reference about the UN is in the preparation and development of the national exam (UN). Problems created by the UN Educational Assessment Center (Puspendik) Research Development Agency Ministry of National Education under the coordination of National Education Standards Agency (BSNP). Soal UN will be examined / reviewed by teachers, lecturers, and under coordination of Puspendik BSNP.

Here is a grid of 2010 the UN has been compiled based on school levels and subjects. Please download pdf file type in accordance with the levels and subjects to be tested. The average file size of this grid is 25 kB. (Please download it by: right click on the download, save as).

High School Science Program (IPA)

1. Indonesian 50 (download)
2. English 50 (download)
3. Mathematics 40 (download)
4. Physics 40 (download)
5. Chemistry 40 (download)
6. Biology 40 (download)
   

High School Social Program (IPS)

1. Indonesian 50 (download)
2. English 50 (download)
3. Mathematics 40 (download)
4. Economics 40 (download)
5. Sociology 40 (download)
6. Geography 40 (download)
   

High School Language Programs (Bahasa)

1. Indonesian 50 (download)
2. English 50 (download)
3. Mathematics 40 (download)
4. Sastra Indonesia 40 (download)
5. History / Anthropology 40 (download)
6. Foreign Language Options 40 (download)
   

Vocational High School (SMK)

1. Indonesian 50 (download)
2. English 50 (download)
3. Mathematics 40 (download)
4. Vocational Theory (updating..)
   

Islamic high School (MA)

1. Indonesian 50 (download)
2. English 40 (download)
3. Mathematics 40 (download)
4. Ilmu Tafsir 40 (download)
5. Ilmu Hadits 40 (download)
6. Ilmu Fiqih 40 (download)
   

SMA-LB

• Indonesian, English and Mathematics (complete download)

Grid National Exam 2010 Level SMP / MTs :

SMP/ MTs

1. Indonesian 50 (download)
2. Mathematics 40 (download)
3. English 50 (download)
4. Natural Sciences 40 (download)
   

SMP-LB

• Indonesian, Mathematics, English (complete download)

Grid National Exam 2010 Level SD / MI :

• Indonesian, Mathematics, English (complete download)

Source: www.nusantaranews.wordpress.com

< = Schedule for National Examination 2010 = >

Silabus Bahasa Jawa SMA Kelas X, XI dan XII

Download Syllabus file for free:
Java Language

School Grade:
Senior High School / Islamic High School

Class:
X, XI and XII

Semester:
1 and 2

File Type:
Word Document (.doc)

File Size:
Total size 269,5 kb


How to download Syllabus files?

Just single click on the links below, then it will open download window automatically, click save, and browse your hard disk to place the files!

If you need to increase your download speed, try to use this free software:
Internet Download Manager or Download Accelerator Plus with newest version!


Link list:

• Silabus Bahasa Jawa Kelas X
• Silabus Bahasa Jawa Kelas XI
• Silabus Bahasa Jawa Kelas XII
  

To find other or more lesson of Syllabus or Lesson Plans you can request directly by post a comment or use google search.

(for better searching on Google, don't forget to type keyword "silabus" or "RPP")

Online Tutoring Jobs: Becoming an Online Tutor

The internet, fast broadband and interactive technologies have revolutionized communications. The impact has been huge and education is one area that has reaped the benefits. On the one hand, students and learners of all ages have new access to knowledge in a wide variety of subjects and skills. On the other, the growth of online tutoring jobs has provided earning, as well as learning, opportunities for tens of thousands of online tutors.

Online tutoring is attractive because of the flexibility it offers tutors. Online tutors can effectively write their own job description. Online tutoring jobs offer the scope for people with the skills and the dedication to help learners to create a rewarding career for themselves or simply to pass on their knowledge and passion for their subject. It’s an industry with almost as many niches as there are people to occupy them. Here are some of the ways that online tutors shape online tutoring jobs for themselves.

Career Tutoring Jobs

For people unwilling or unable to take up conventional teaching jobs, online tutoring can become a fully-fledged, full-time career. That career can be carved out according to the online tutor’s preferences: the tutor can specify his or her own hours and specialize in the subject and/or skills areas they most enjoy and are themselves most skilled in.

Of course, unlike conventional jobs, the onus is on the self-employed online tutor to build up a client base. For those who wish to take on online tutoring jobs as a career, versatility will obviously be helpful. The ability to teach more than one subject will help; so will the ability to teach all ages and to adapt the tutoring services offered to learner’s needs. That might include simple homework help and supervision at one end of the spectrum and intensive coaching for SATs or GREs at the other.

Specialty tutoring jobs

It is also possible to build one’s career as an online tutor around a specialty. That could be a subject specialty, such as math, economics, or language tutoring online. Or it could be skills-oriented. Remedial help for students with learning difficulties is one area that offers opportunities for specialty tutoring online. Some online tutors with the requisite skills may choose to specialise in test prep, either in general, or to prepare students for specific tests.

Part-time online tutoring jobs

The flexibility that comes with online tutoring makes it ideal for people who only have a few hours a week to spare, but plenty to share. Although specialized tutoring jobs and tutoring for college graduates may require extensive qualifications and experience, online tutoring as a part-time option is taken up by many starting out in a career in education. Some online tutoring options certainly require educational experience but homework help and supervision may require an online tutor who (as well as subject competency) has the personality and attitude to help inspire young learners and keep them on the educational path.

Online Tutoring in non-academic subjects and leisure areas

Some online tutors take tutoring jobs primarily because they have a passion for their subject and want to promote it by helping others. Whatever your passion, you will find that there’s someone out there who shares that love of a subject or pastime. Online tutoring is a way to indulge your passion, popularise it and assist others all at the same time.

The principal attributes that good online tutors possess include a love of the subject, detailed knowledge and the people skills to pass it on. For people with those attributes and qualities, online tutoring can be a rewarding and enjoyable career, full- or part-time.

Tutoring Services LLC publishes articles & videos of online tutoring, online learning to help the students of schools, colleges & universities to find a tutor, also provide help on online tutoring jobs for tutors to find resources online & offline.

More information visit:

www.tutoringservices.com

The Importance of Campus Life For College Students

College is a time for leaving the comfort and security of home and embarking on the journey to adulthood. Many universities and colleges require a student to live on campus at least during their freshman year. This is very beneficial to students as they will learn about campus life and the many benefits that come with living on campus.

Living on campus allows one to meet and interact with a wide variety of people. People from all over the world will attend a quality college and university so you will be exposed to new cultures and learn so much from them. As well, you will make long lasting friends and have support during times when you may feel home sick. Living on campus helps ease any anxieties associated with the transition from home to college. Not only does living on campus give you easy and quick access to classes, but you will also be able to interact with people living in your dorm and take part in the social gatherings and parties.

Living on campus will give you the ability to take part in many clubs and organizations. This can include organizations that focus on education, cultural diversity, gender issues, recreational activities, spiritual activities, political clubs, sports activities, and much more. Colleges and Universities also have various extra curricular activities such as working at the college newspaper, radio station, and more. The convenience of living on campus makes it more likely that you will participate in clubs and other organizations. As well, the convenience allows you to attend other facilities such as night time labs, night time classes, the library, and the fitness centre. The fitness centre is a great way to exercise, participate in recreational sports activities, and even take a swim. Most colleges also have various college sports team that one can try out for. It is also helpful to be near the college health centre, dining halls, and student information resources.

If you are attending college on a tight budget, you will most likely want a part time job to ease your daily living expenses. Living on campus makes access to an on campus job much easier as you will be only minutes away from your job. You do not have to worry about driving to a job and days when there is bad weather. You will make that extra bit of cash while meeting and interacting new people.

Recent studies have shown that students living on campus are more likely to complete their education program. The reason for this is that students living on campus feel more connected to the college and the people. They tend to invest more time in their classroom studies as well as campus life. There may seem to be a lot of benefits to living off campus when attending college, however, if you live on campus you will be exposed to new experiences and people which will make college life more fun and rewarding. Campus life is a unique experience that one should take full advantage of before they actually get out in the work world where they will have their whole lives to be fully independent.

Author: A.Noton

Repairing School PC With XP Quick Fix Plus - Free Portable Software

Free "XP Quick Fix Plus" is a simple, portable and free software that can repair your computer system (OS: Windows XP) damage caused by virus with a single click, it is so quick, easy and safety program, just run it, and click on the button with the relevant fix!

Maybe your school PC's or your student laptop had one of these problems:

• Disable on the Task Manager
• Disable on the Registry Editor
• Disable on the Folder Options
• Missing Run Dialog
• Disable My Computer Properties
• Windows can't run exe files
• Documents always open when windows start-up
• Disable on Right Click (all 40 problems..)
  

...

This is the right time to draw XP Quick Fix Plus with 40 common Windows XP problems fixes, only 0.58mb, portable, small and fast, a must have on every computer and with a small extra, a command line utility to fix 6 common problems directly from command line !

Note ! There can be a problem with the same symptoms as described in XP Quick Fix, but it happened because of a different reason, in this case, XP Quick Fix, may not solve the problem but also will not harm your computer.

XP Quick Fix is a portable application, There is no install process, just unzip to any folder and run it.
It includes two files:
LFX.exe (584kb) the main program GUI with 40 fixes
QFC.exe (38kb) a command line utility with 6 fixes


How to use XP Quick Fix Plus GUI

Using XP Quick Fix is very simple, just run it, and click on the button with the relevant fix
Some of the fixes may effect only after a restart.

Clicking a fix button is safe and will not harm even a proper configured computer !


How to use the Command Line Utility

In a case there is no way to run XP Quick Fix Plus from Windows or if you need to run the fix from a batch file or script, there is a simple command line utility (QFC.EXE) included in the original zip file, only 38kb.

Open a command line (cmd.exe), change directory to the program folder and run QFC.EXE with the parameters:

• QFC /t - quick enable the Task Manager
• QFC /r - quick enable the Rgistry Editor
• QFC /f - quick enable the Folder Options
• QFC /e - quick restore the Run Dialog
• QFC /p - quick restore My Computer Properties
• QFC /x - Quick fix Windows can't run exe files
  

Note ! parameters are case sensitive.
Note ! You can run only one parameter at a time.


Tools on "XP Quick Fix Plus"

1. Enable Task Manager
2. Enable Registry Editor
3. Stop My Documents Open at Start-up
4. Enable Folder Options
5. Restore Missing Run Dialog
6. "Open With" or "Choose Program" Opens Notepad
   

and many more (40 tools)

Notes

Very important ! XP Quick Plus Fix will not remove any virus or mallware !!, it will just enable some of the features that were disabled by the virus or other programs, you still have to take the required steps to remove the virus, but it will for sure help you fight back.

Be aware, if your computer is a part of an organizational network some issues are likely because of the organization group policy, this tool is only for use with personal and private computers !

if you computer is part of an organization network advice your system administrator before using this tool !

LeeLu Soft Freeware License
Copyright © 2008 by LeeLu Soft. All rights reserved

Now, you can fixed your own computer or school lab PC's quickly and no need to reinstall the system:

Start to download XP Quick Fix Plus >>

Download Free Educational Ebook - Finding Money for College Scholarships and Grants

This e-book is optimized for viewing on a computer screen, but it is organized so you can also print it out and assemble it as a book. Since the text is optimized for screen viewing, the type is larger than that in usual printed books.

Disclaimer
This report has been written to provide information about grants and scholarships. It is sold with the understanding that the author and publisher are not engaged in rendering grants and scholarships services. If grants and scholarships, or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Every effort has been made to make this report as complete and accurate as possible. However, there may be mistakes in typography or content. Also, this report contains information on grants and scholarships only up to the publishing date. Therefore, this report should be used as a guide – not as the ultimate source of enter your report's area of expertise (legal, medical, etc.) information.

The purpose of this report is to educate. The author and publisher does not warrant that the information contained in this report is fully complete and shall not be responsible for any errors or omissions. The author and publisher shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by this report.

Contents

Contents..............................................................................................1 Contents..............................................................................................4
An Introduction to Scholarships..........................................................5
Athletic Scholarships: Getting and Keeping Them................................7
College Financial Advice And Where To Seek It Out.............................8
Financing Your Education: Coping With Financial Strain....................10
Help Is At Hand with Scholarship Searching Services.........................12
Looking Closer To Home: Institutional Scholarships..........................14
Low Income Families and Educational Financial Help........................16
Making Your Own Destiny With Company Scholarships.....................18
Managing Scholarship Requirements And Your Health......................20
Online Degrees And Scholarships: Supplementing Your Education....22
Passing the Test: Scholarships And The PSAT....................................23
Scholarships And Nationality: Your Guide........................................25
Scholarships for the Older Generation...............................................27
Scholarships, Grants and the Internet...............................................29
Scholarships, Grants and Your Family..............................................30
Showcasing Your Talents: Attracting Sponsorship............................32
The Outsider: Funding For Out Of State Students...............................34
The Questions to Ask About Grants and Scholarships........................36
The Scholarship Application and Making It Yours!............................38
The Search Engine and the Scholarship: An Unhealthy Relationship.40
The Travel Bug and How It Will Affect Scholarships..........................42
A Guide to Scholarship Applications................................................44
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Federal Grants.........................47
How to Write the Ultimate Grant Proposal........................................49
Lending A Helping Hand: The Difference Between A Hardship Loan
And A Hardship Grant .....................................................................50
All Resources...................................................................................52

Published by:
Charles H. Smith
P.O. Box 2225 West Columbia,
SC 29171 Charleshsmith.com

Copyright © 2008 Charles H. Smith All rights are reserved.
No part of this report may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the written permission of the author, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review.

Download Free Ebook now!

Download Syllabus and Lesson Plan Files (Silabus-RPP) With Internet Download Manager v5.18

Are you already have your Syllabus or Lesson plans (Silabus-RPP) download link on this site or from other sites?

Need to increase your download speed? Try this software "Internet Download Manager (IDM)" version 5.18, install it first on your computer, laptop or notebook!

Internet Download Manager (IDM) is a tool to increase download speeds by up to 5 times, resume and schedule downloads. Comprehensive error recovery and resume capability will restart broken or interrupted downloads due to lost connections, network problems, computer shutdowns, or unexpected power outages. Simple graphic user interface makes IDM user friendly and easy to use.

Internet Download Manager has a smart download logic accelerator that features intelligent dynamic file segmentation and safe multipart downloading technology to accelerate your downloads. Unlike other download managers and accelerators Internet Download Manager segments downloaded files dynamically during download process and reuses available connections without additional connect and login stages to achieve best acceleration performance.

Internet Download Manager supports proxy servers, ftp and http protocols, firewalls, redirects, cookies, authorization, MP3 audio and MPEG video content processing. IDM integrates seamlessly into Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape, MSN Explorer, AOL, Opera, Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firebird, Avant Browser, MyIE2, and all other popular browsers to automatically handle your downloads. You can also drag and drop files, or use Internet Download Manager from command line. Internet Download Manager can dial your modem at the set time, download the files you want, then hang up or even shut down your computer when it's done.

Other features include multilingual support, zip preview, download categories, scheduler pro, sounds on different events, HTTPS support, queue processor, html help and tutorial, enhanced virus protection on download completion, progressive downloading with quotas (useful for connections that use some kind of fair access policy or FAP like Direcway, Direct PC, Hughes, etc.), built-in download accelerator, and many others.

source: www.internetdownloadmanager.com

Try Internet Download Manager for free!

Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest 2010

Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest for:

12th Grade and College Students
Deadline: September 17, 2010

• FIRST PRIZE: $10,000
• 3 SECOND PRIZES: $2,000
• 5 THIRD PRIZES: $1,000
• 20 FINALISTS: $100
• 20 SEMIFINALISTS: $50
  

Atlas Shrugged—Topics

Select ONE of the following three topics:

1. According to John Galt, selfishness is both moral and practical. Explain what he means by this and how events of the story illustrate and dramatize his point.

2. Explain the meaning and wider significance of the following quote: “The words ‘to make money’ hold the essence of human morality.” According to the story of Atlas Shrugged, what ideas underlie the opposing maxims that “money is the root of all evil” and that “money is the root of all good”?

3. Capitalism’s defenders usually appeal to the “public good.” Contrast their approach to capitalism to Ayn Rand’s approach in Atlas Shrugged.


Atlas Shrugged—Judging

Essays will be judged on both style and content. Judges will look for writing that is clear, articulate and logically organized. Winning essays must demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of Atlas Shrugged.

Essay submissions are evaluated in a fair and unbiased four-round judging process. Judges are individually selected by the Ayn Rand Institute based on a demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Ayn Rand’s works. To ensure the anonymity of our participants, essay cover sheets are removed after the first round. Winners’ names are unknown to judges until after essays have been ranked and the contest results finalized.


Atlas Shrugged—Rules

• No application is required. Contest is open to students worldwide.
• Entrant must be in 12th grade or college/university at the time of entry. Graduate students and part-time students are eligible.
• Essay must be between 800 and 1,600 words.
• Essay must be submitted by September 17, 2010, by 11:59 PM, PST.
• Essay must be solely the work of the entrant. Plagiarized essays will be disqualified.
• Entrants may submit only one essay. Decisions of the judges are final.
• Employees of the Ayn Rand Institute, its board of directors and their immediate family members are not eligible for this contest. Past first-place winners are not eligible for this contest.
• All entries become the property of the Ayn Rand Institute and will not be returned.
• Participants will be notified of the contest results by November 27, 2010.
  

Atlas Shrugged—To Enter

» Submit Your Essay via Our Web Form

Click on the above link to access our Web Form. Simply fill in your contact information (this takes the place of a cover sheet), copy and paste your essay into the designated field and click "Submit." A message stating "Your entry is being routed" will immediately follow. You will receive an e-mail acknowledging receipt of your entry within 24 hours. If it has been at least 24 hours, and you have not received e-mail notification,
please e-mail essay@aynrand.org.

Please check your junk e-mail for your notification.

Please do not send additional copies of your essay.

Students unable to submit their essays online may mail essays to:

Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest
The Ayn Rand Institute
P.O. Box 57044
Irvine, CA 92619-7044

For mailed-in essays only: You MUST include a stapled cover sheet with the following information: your name; mailing address; e-mail address; the name and address of your school; topic selected (#1, 2 or 3 from the list above); declared major (if applicable); the name of the teacher who assigned the essay (if applicable).

If you wish to verify our receipt of your essay, please paperclip a stamped, self-addressed postcard to the essay.

To learn more about Atlas Shrugged, go to: http://www.atlasshrugged.com/.

Comments or questions about the essay contests are welcome.
Please write to essay@aynrand.org.

source: www.aynrand.org

The Fountainhead Essay Contest 2010

The Fountainhead

25th Annual Essay Contest on Ayn Rand's Novel The Fountainhead

For 11th and 12th Graders
Entry Deadline: April 25, 2010

• FIRST PRIZE: $10,000
• 5 SECOND PRIZES: $2,000
• 10 THIRD PRIZES: $1,000
• 45 FINALISTS: $100
• 175 SEMIFINALISTS: $50
  

The Fountainhead—Topics

Select ONE of the following three topics:

1. Howard Roark refuses a major contract when he most needs it, claiming that his action was “the most selfish thing you’ve ever seen a man do.” (Part I, Chapter 15) Why does he call his action selfish? And why do other people call it selfless?
2. Gail Wynand is a brilliant individual who rose out of the slums by means of his own talent and effort. But despite his reverence for man’s noblest achievements, his newspaper, The Banner, presents the most lurid and loathsome values. Why does Wynand pander in this manner? And why doesn’t Howard Roark?
3. Choose the scene in The Fountainhead that is most meaningful to you. Analyze that scene in terms of the wider themes in the book.
   

The Fountainhead—Judging

Essays will be judged on both style and content. Judges will look for writing that is clear, articulate and logically organized. Winning essays must demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of The Fountainhead.

Essay submissions are evaluated in a fair and unbiased multi-round judging process. To ensure the anonymity of our participants, cover sheets and identifying information are removed after the first round. Winners’ names remain unknown to judges until after the essays have been ranked and the contest results finalized. ARI checks essays with Ithenticate plagiarism detection software.


The Fountainhead—Rules

No application is required.

Entrant must be in the 11th or 12th grade.

Contest is open to students worldwide.

Essay must be no fewer than 800 and no more than 1,600 words in length and double-spaced. One entry per student, please.

Essay must be submitted online or postmarked by April 25, 2010, no later than 11:59 PM, Pacific time.

Essay must be solely the work of the entrant. Plagiarism will result in disqualification.

Decisions of the judges are final.

Employees of the Ayn Rand Institute, its board of directors and their immediate family members are not eligible for this contest. Past first-place winners are not eligible for this contest.

All entries become the property of the Ayn Rand Institute and will not be returned.

Winners, finalists, semifinalists and all other participants will be notified via e-mail and/or by mail by July 27, 2010.


The Fountainhead—To Enter

» Submit Your Essay via Our Web Form

Click on the above link to access our Web Form. Simply fill in your contact information (this takes the place of a cover sheet), copy and paste your essay into the designated field and click "Submit." A message stating "Your entry is being routed" will immediately follow. You will receive an e-mail acknowledging receipt of your entry within 24 hours. If you have not received e-mail notification within 24 hours, please e-mail essay@aynrand.org.

Students unable to submit their essays online may mail essays to:

The Fountainhead Essay Contest
The Ayn Rand Institute
P.O. Box 57044
Irvine, CA 92619-7044

For mailed-in essays only: You MUST include a stapled cover sheet with the following information: your name; mailing address; e-mail address (if available); the name and address of your high school; topic selected (#1, 2 or 3 from the list above); your current grade level and (if applicable) the name of the teacher who assigned the essay.

If you wish to verify our receipt of your essay, please paperclip a stamped, self-addressed postcard to the essay.

Please do not submit duplicate essays!

Comments or questions about the essay contests are welcome.
Please write to essay@aynrand.org.

source: www.aynrand.org

Anthem Essay Contest 2010

Anthem

17th Annual Essay Contest on Ayn Rand's Novelette, Anthem

For 8th, 9th and 10th Graders
Entry Deadline: March 20, 2010

• FIRST PRIZE: $2,0005
  
• SECOND PRIZES: $500
• 10 THIRD PRIZES: $200
• 45 FINALISTS: $50
• 175 SEMIFINALISTS: $30
  

Anthem—Topics

Select ONE of the following three topics:

1. Why do you think the Council of Vocations assigns Equality the job of Street Sweeper? Is it due to error, incompetence or a more sinister motivation? Explain.
2. The old locks and lack of guards in the Palace of Corrective Detention indicate that prisoners never tried to escape. Why do you think they did not? Explain.
3. In a single, unified essay, explain the meaning and wider significance of EACH of the following quotes in the story:
   

• “To be free, a man must be free of his brothers.” (Ch. 12)
• “It is the mind which thinks, and the judgment of my mind is the only searchlight that can find the truth.” (Ch. 11)
• “And we thought that we could trust this being who looked upon us from the stream, and that we had nothing to fear with this being.” (Ch. 8)
  

Anthem—Judging

Essays will be judged on both style and content. Judges will look for writing that is clear, articulate and logically organized. Winning essays must demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of Anthem.

Essay submissions are evaluated in a fair and unbiased multi-round judging process. To ensure the anonymity of our participants, cover sheets and identifying information are removed after the first round. Winners’ names remain unknown to judges until after the essays have been ranked and the contest results finalized. ARI checks essays with Ithenticate plagiarism detection software.


Anthem—Rules

• No application is required.
• Entrant must be in the 8th, 9th or 10th grade.
• Contest is open to students worldwide. Essay must be no fewer than 600 and no more than 1,200 words in length and double-spaced. One entry per student, please.
• Essay must be submitted online or postmarked by March 20, 2010, no later than 11:59 PM, Pacific time.
• Essay must be solely the work of the entrant. Plagiarism will result in disqualification.
• Decisions of the judges are final.
• Employees of the Ayn Rand Institute, its board of directors and their immediate family members are not eligible for this contest. Past first-place winners are not eligible for this contest.
• All entries become the property of the Ayn Rand Institute and will not be returned.
• Winners, finalists, semifinalists and all other participants will be notified via e-mail and/or by mail by July 27, 2010.

Anthem—To Enter

» Submit Your Essay via Our Web Form

Click on the above link to access our Web Form. Simply fill in your contact information (this takes the place of a cover sheet), copy and paste your essay into the designated field and click "Submit." A message stating "Your entry is being routed" will immediately follow. You will receive an e-mail acknowledging receipt of your entry within 24 hours. If you have not received e-mail notification within 24 hours, please e-mail essay@aynrand.org.

Students unable to submit their essays online may mail essays to:
Anthem Essay Contest
The Ayn Rand Institute
P.O. Box 57044
Irvine, CA 92619-7044

For mailed-in essays only:

You MUST include a stapled cover sheet with the following information: your name; mailing address; e-mail address (if available); the name and address of your high school; topic selected (#1, 2 or 3 from the list above); your current grade level and (if applicable) the name of the teacher who assigned the essay.

If you wish to verify our receipt of your essay, please paperclip a stamped, self-addressed postcard to the essay.

Please do not submit duplicate essays!

Comments or questions about the essay contests are welcome. Please write to :
essay@aynrand.org.

source: www.aynrand.org

Free Grammar Lesson Plans ? - You'll Be Surprised !

All those who are interested with a free grammar lesson will surely find the next couple of paragraphs most extraordinary. After centuries of struggling, there's now a cutting edge new technology which guarantees that anyone can produce perfect text in the English language, even if language skills are lacking. Does this sound like the perfect solution? We'll soon share the facts - what you're about to read will transform all you've previously learned about writing in the English language.

Until just recently, acquiring advanced English grammar writing skills was not an easy thing to do and it required a lot of practice. It may look easy, but there are countless subtle rules to consider as you try to get your point across in writing - naturally, we all want all the important things we write to appear as educated and knowledgeable as possible.

Now, for anyone who is hoping to find more info about a free grammar lesson I have very interesting news - a simple solution is now available which allows you to write as usual while all your errors are detected and fixed on the spot. There's a small group of nlp (natural language processing) experts who developed an amazing Method for accurate writing in english. This new program is constantly being updated with millions of 'correct' words, phrases, and sentences, so when it scans your writing, it is able to find grammatical errors and make your work into something you can be proud of.

It's obvious that anyone who's searching the web for a free grammar lesson should experiment with this solution. Since ancient times, the written language has been a key component of communication - we must always consider its power to influence, since the way we write says a lot about our past and how professional we are at what we do. If you have the desire to turn your text into something lively, intelligent, and full of style with the help of a user-friendly tool, then this new technology is just what you need. Try to imagine how this program can enhance your humdrum emails, papers, or whatever your current writing project is. B.t.w., this tool will not just find and fix any problems with grammar, but the nitty-gritty of punctuation and spelling, too.

Author: Gil Lavitov

More about English Lessons please visit:

English Education Fantastic!

How to start writing thesis?

Your thesis is the most critical aspect of your research essay. It not only organizes the material you are presenting, it also focuses your research efforts. Your information presented to the readers must be true and verifiable, and it doesn't need to be totally new to your readers. It could simply be a pertinent fact that explicitly illustrates the point you wish to make.

If you use a piece of startling information, follow it with a sentence or two of elaboration. In the sense, we can provide you with the most significant details that are mostly connected to the desired topic for your thesis or even dissertation. It is important to restate the thesis and supporting ideas in an original and powerful way as this is the last chance the writer has to convince the reader of the validity of the information presented.

Essays are used to learn more about your reasons for applying to the course, university or company and your ability to benefit from and contribute to it. Your thoughts expressed will let you state your case more fully than other sections of your document, and provide the evaluator with better insight about you and how you differ from the other applicants. In marginal cases, the essays are used to decide whether an applicant will be selected.

The purpose of the admissions essay is to convey a sense of your unique character to the admissions committee. The essay also demonstrates your writing skills as well as your ability to organize your thoughts coherently. Corollary, we can provide the most significant issues that will further support the arguments that you are going to state.

Again, it's a marshalling of facts to support your argument. Make sure you have found out in any academics have made similar arguments and acknowledge them in your essay, this is very important in thesis writing because you might be charged of plagiarism, even if you did not draw directly from them. If they said things, which don't support your argument, say why these statements are either wrong or not applicable in the circumstances.

The introduction should start with a general discussion of your subject and lead to a very specific statement of your main point, or thesis. Sometimes an essay begins with a "grabber," such as a challenging claim, or surprising story to catch a reader's attention. The thesis should tell in one or at most two sentences, what your overall point or argument is, and briefly, what your main body paragraphs will be about.

Take care in selecting your thesis. but you don't want to be stuck either just repeating someone else's opinion, or citing all the same sources. Try to come up with an original thesis or take an aspect of someone's thesis and develop it.

Author: trapik

Read also:
10 Steps to Writing an Essay >>

Hocus Focus.. How to Capture and Maintain Your Students Focus Like MAGIC!

The bell rings and there they all sit, with those little faces trying to decide which distraction in class will pull them away from the task at hand. Today's technologically advanced students have incredible focus when they put their minds to it, the problem is there is so much COMPETITION. What’s a teacher to do?

Let me offer the following suggestion. You need to do something totally unexpected at the beginning of your lesson to grab their attention to distract them, if you will, from all of the internal distractions they bring to your class each day. Then after you grab their attention, you promise that you will share something else at the end of the lesson if they stay on task. What you accomplish is gaining their focus and encouraging them to follow through. All in all a successful class session!

I suppose now you want me to share how? I will share one way I do it. I am an educational speaker from Minnesota and I share school assembly programs with thousands of kids each year. I use many techniques to capture focus, things like music, sound effects, simple puppetry, but primarily MAGIC!

Magic is intriguing to kids, they are naturally curious and if you start your lesson with a magic trick you incite curiosity. If you combine it with your educational message you will capture and maintain their focus. Then a promise of another mystery at the end of the lesson and they have something to look forward to.

Here is an example of what I am talking about...

I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE THINKING

Imagine this, you're sitting in class explaining that your lesson is to discuss one of 3 historical wars. As a bonus, the class gets to vote on which of three wars you will discuss. You show a manila envelope and display three pieces of poster board each with the name of a war: Korean, WWII, and Vietnam war. You announce that the selection will be made democratically and you poll the class to see which war will be discussed. Let's imagine after you poll your class, Korean war is selected. You turn to your class and say, “That is very strange, read the note that is in the envelope...”. Your students find a note and upon opening it, it says...most students find the KOREAN war the most interesting, so do I, I will plan on discussing the Korean war!

FRAME OF REFERENCE: The teacher can have the students choose between one of three topics and whichever they choose the teacher correctly predicts the results.

Think about this scenario for a moment, you knew which of three possible outcomes they would pick before they actually did. Do you think this would make a strong impression on your students? You bet it would! What makes this so effective is the simple method. In the magical world, this is known as a multiple out. What that means is, you are right no matter which war is chosen.

Needed: 3 pieces of poster board, an opaque envelope to put the three cards in, and your teacher's guide/notebook.

Have the wars Korean, VietNam, and WWII printed on the 3 poster board cards. On the back of the WWII card write: Most students find the WWII the most interesting, so do I, we shall discuss WWII! In the envelope that contains the cards have a note that states: Most students find the Korean war the most interesting, so do I, we shall discuss the Korean war! Finally, in your teacher guide/calendar insert a bright piece of paper that states: Most students find the Vietnam war the most interesting, so do I, we shall discuss the Gulf War!

Step-by-step instructions : From this point, it should be fairly obvious what happens. You put the cards on the table and have the students vote for their American Conflict. Then simply direct them to the appropriate source. Afterthoughts: Now in this example I used American wars but you could use countries, parts of the Constitution, famous paintings...whatever 3 subjects you deem are appropriate for your current lesson can be used.

Now there are other ways to reveal your prediction, one teacher I know recorded one response on her answering machine. She decided to replace the note in the teacher guide. If the students selected that particular subject, she pulled out her cell phone, and dialed her own # (don’t give the student your # for obvious reasons). She would then hand the phone to the student to listen to the answering machine which would say the prediction. Technical Notes: Use your creative juices and you may be able to come up with other “outs” like the answering machine. If you use my 3 suggestions and the answering machine, you could have 4 subjects for the kids to choose from instead of 3.

So there you have it, a great way to kick-off a history lesson! Now how can you use this tool to relate to your next lesson plan? We often tell kids that they need to be more creative, it doesn’t hurt for us to exercise our creative muscles as well.

Author: Brian Richards