Tibbens Education Services & Tutoring

English Teacher & Tutor ~ College admissions, writing, SAT/SOL prep, & consulting. #40Under40 #2019BestOfLoudoun #Loudoun100

[Tibbens Education Services & Tutoring @TibbensEST]

GPAs can be misleading. That's why colleges look at more than just GPA & test scores for admissions. Check this out!

[Georgia Tech Admission @gtadmission]

Why can’t your admission counselor rely on your GPA in admission review? Because GPAs aren’t the full story… just the average.

[ClassCast PodCast @ClassCastPod]

In case anyone missed the news, Virtual #Loudoun Distance Learning (@LCPS_DL) received 302 applications for grades 6-12 next year, a 21% increase despite reduced #COVID anxiety. This includes >50 seniors & 50 juniors. Big win for Virtual Loudoun & #distancelearning in general!

[Tibbens Education Services & Tutoring @TibbensEST]

Spread the word! #distancelearning is ready for students who love travel, want more independence, deal with personal health issues, and who just prefer online! Applications due 3/31! #LoudounCounty #schoolchoice #Onlineclasses

[Tibbens Education Services & Tutoring @TibbensEST]

An amazing commercial for @LCPS_DL made by one of my students when studying rhetoric a couple months ago. Enrollment is open through March 31! #distancelearning #lcps #loudoun

https://t.co/3Ryh2oRva7

[NASFAA @nasfaa]

BREAKING: @potus 2023 budget request includes proposal to double the maximum #PellGrant by 2029, starting with a $2,175 increase for the 2023-24 award year #fachat #highered

Stay tuned for more details from NASFAA https://t.co/dPaDqG1QIX

[Philosophy Matters @PhilosophyMttrs]

News You Can Use

[Sanjay the anti-tester, anti-racism, just Anti! @SKM1906]

I’ve worked in admissions, so I get the crunch, the attention to details, the meticulous nature of ensuring that we made the right decisions about young people’s lives … AND I’m asking … can we find a way to do it and have decisions come out before March 30th?

[Clarke County HS @CCHSEagle]

Be sure to come out tomorrow night, Tuesday March 29, 7:00 p.m. to see CCHS Drumline and Color Guard performance! This event is free and open to all.

[ClassCast PodCast @ClassCastPod]

Check out 6 amazing promos for @LCPS_DL created by students in the program! Applications for 2022-23 (gr. 6-12) are due by 3/31. Please help spread the word to students/families who might benefit from this option! #DistanceLearning #Loudoun #LoudounCounty https://t.co/kAY6U9mGKS

[ClassCast PodCast @ClassCastPod]

Excited to begin our "Learning Walk" & share the amazing work we're doing in @LCPS_DL! Admin from all over the county are visiting classes (& hopefully recommending that some of their students join us in #Loudoun #distancelearning next year)!
https://t.co/kAY6U9mGKS

[LCPS_Distance_Learning @LCPS_VDL]

When your whole school is via computer screen “glowing” is an everyday occurrence✨. Today we leveled up by opening our campus to @LCPSOfficial leaders in a learning walk to help us reflect on and to explore “what makes @LCPS_DL an exceptional and valuable learning experience”

[Tibbens Education Services & Tutoring @TibbensEST]

An amazing commercial for @LCPS_DL made by one of my students when studying rhetoric a couple months ago. Enrollment is open through March 31! #distancelearning #lcps #loudoun

https://t.co/3Ryh2oRva7

[Tibbens Education Services & Tutoring @TibbensEST]

#DistanceLearning provides amazing benefits -- flexibility, independence, adaptability, travel opportunities, health/safety, & more -- that many #students crave. If you live in #Loudoun, apply today or DM me for more info!

[LCPS_Distance_Learning @LCPS_VDL]

Did you see the @LCPSOfficial email this afternoon? 🤩

We are open for enrollment requests for next school year! Check us out at https://t.co/HrGNUyTdyT

We would love for you to join our community of secondary students and teachers!

[ClassCast PodCast @ClassCastPod]

Want students to be #futureready? To consider 100s of #career paths & post-secondary #education options? Learn new ways to advise & guide from @xellofuture president Jeff Harris on ClassCast #Podcast Ep.084! Streaming everywhere!
https://t.co/BXHZessxIM #counselorappreciationweek

[Tibbens Education Services & Tutoring @TibbensEST]

It's time to rethink how we rank universities.

[Michael Itzkowitz @mikeitzkowitz]

NEW PAPER ALERT: What if instead of ranking schools by institutional prestige and selectivity, we placed value on those that lifted up the most students and left them better off?

Harvard, 👉#4, moves to #847.
Yale, 👉#5, moves to #495.

1/7

https://t.co/enEubJcNuf

[ClassCast PodCast @ClassCastPod]

ClassCast #Podcast Ep.084 is live! I speak w/ Jeff Harris, president & cofounder of @xellofuture, a premier #college & #career planning service designed to make #students #futureready! LOTS of great ideas applicable to #counselling & #edtech services!
https://t.co/BXHZesK97m

[LCPS News @LCPSOfficial]

There are no classes for students today, Monday, January 31, for a Planning/Records/Conference day.

[ClassCast PodCast @ClassCastPod]

Look at these acceptance rates! Look at those SAT scores! Think about how much more time students spend on studying, test prep, and applications/essays now versus 30 years ago (or even 60 years ago).

We're ruining lives. What's the return?

[Tibbens Education Services & Tutoring @TibbensEST]

Interested in learning about innovative tutoring practices and programs? Check out this podcast!

Need help deciding between homework help, tutoring, and coaching? There's a segment near the end just for you!

[ClassCast PodCast @ClassCastPod]

Ep.078 w/ @math_codes founder Kohila Sivas explores making #school (& #tutoring) work for each students. We explore effects of the pandemic, including "#learningloss," the tutoring boom, & need for individualizing through universal IEPs & differentiating.
https://t.co/QeqgG34hJ4

[Tibbens Education Services & Tutoring @TibbensEST]

Every student applying to school (& their parents) should be reviewing this data about test optional choices.

[Eric Hoover @erichoov]

News: 24% of @CommonApp users included ACT/SAT scores in some, but not all, apps they submitted in 2020-21, per new analysis: https://t.co/MFmmf49hQt #testingstrategery 1/3

[Tibbens Education Services & Tutoring @TibbensEST]

Depending on the student, I recommend 2-4 reaches, 2-3 matches/fits, 1-2 safeties. More than 8 is too many; less than 5 is too few.

[College Board @CollegeBoard]

Seniors should apply to a balanced list of 6+ colleges. Students in the class of 2022 who update their college list on BigFuture to have at least 3 reach colleges, 2 match colleges, and 1 safety college will earn a chance at $500. https://t.co/dQ5FYsBMf3 #OpportunityScholarships

[ClassCast PodCast @ClassCastPod]

#CRT? #CriticalRaceTheory? #Antiracism? #Equity? #CultureWars? #BannedBooks? #Wokeness?

Turn down the noise. Turn up the reasonable conversation in ClassCast #Podcast Ep.075!

https://t.co/WdxtCt76EG