Debunking the Learning Style Myth
Feb 16, 2016The 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...
Test Prep in the News: November 2015
Dec 02, 2015We are committed to providing you with the most up-to-date resources and announcements from the college admissions testing landscape. Here are some of the top headlines from this past month:
Using Summer Wisely: Tips for Rising Seniors
Jun 18, 2015The summer between junior and senior year is a crucial time for any driven high school student. Fall of senior year is when university applications are due, and along with university trips, classes,...
Using Summer Wisely: Tips for Rising Juniors
Jun 18, 2015Junior year for most students is the biggest turning point in their academic careers. Most AP classes begin junior year, bringing with them a new level of academic rigor and expectations. It is also...
Using Summer Wisely: Tips for Rising Sophomores
Jun 18, 2015For students seeking to attend selective universities, unfortunately, summer time cannot merely be a time of enjoying lazy indulgence. Instead, it is an ideal time to prepare yourself for the...
3 Reasons Why Summer is the Best Time to Prep
Jun 17, 2015Now that high school classes are starting to wind down, high school students across the country are looking forward to the three month break that summer represents. But before you dust off your Xbox...
SAT Curriculum Teaching Principle #3: Different Approaches
Feb 26, 2015The 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 ...
SAT Curriculum Teaching Principle #2: Learning Pyramid
Feb 24, 2015Last 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...
SAT Curriculum Teaching Principle #1: Confidence-Building Scaffolding
Feb 20, 2015When 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...
How to Make the Most of the Last Stretch of High School
Jan 21, 2015At this point, you’re probably counting down the days to graduation. The final semester of high school is underway, college applications have been completed, and some of you may already know where...