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Lisa McManus

Lisa graduated from the Columbia School of Public Health where she finished a degree in sociomedical sciences after studying biology as an undergrad at Georgetown. At both universities, she completed theses based on education and pedagogy, conducting original research and teaching in low-income middle schools. After graduation, Lisa developed targeted curricula for small after-school programs.

Recent Posts

Debunking the Learning Style Myth

Feb 16, 2016

The field of education is not without its own elements of “truthiness.” These are insights that feel right, with little regard to facts or evidence. In the classroom, these elements are passed down...

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Tests Uncovered: Understanding the Revised ACT Score Report

Aug 26, 2015

This week we are taking a closer look at the Revised Score Report on the ACT, which will change starting with the next test administration in September 2015.

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SAT Curriculum Teaching Principle #3: Different Approaches

Feb 26, 2015

The final teaching principle of ArborBridge's proprietary SAT curriculum is the utilization of different approaches. As a refresher, we have already covered confidence-building scaffolding and the ...

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SAT Curriculum Teaching Principle #2: Learning Pyramid

Feb 24, 2015

Last week, we covered confidence-building scaffolding, the first of three teaching principles applied to ArborBridge's proprietary SAT curriculum. The second key principle to our method is the...

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SAT Curriculum Teaching Principle #1: Confidence-Building Scaffolding

Feb 20, 2015

When the instruction team at ArborBridge set out to write our third version of our SAT curriculum, we wanted to do something different. Recent developments in neuroscience have given educators a...

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