Tutorial Archives - Laura Maniglia

Alternative Admissions Test

by Laura Maniglia | Aug 25, 2026 | Tutorial

In a move to re-establish standards for college admissions, top tier schools like MIT and the “Ivies” (except Princeton and Columbia), now require an admission test: either the SAT or ACT, the two largest college entrance exams in the country. Approximately 83% of...

The Latest PISA results

by Laura Maniglia | Dec 9, 2023 | Tutorial

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently released the PISA scores. Once again, the results indicate that the US education system is failing to provide students with the skills necessary to succeed in the 21st century. “Some 25% of...

Be Direct!

by Laura Maniglia | Jun 17, 2022 | active learning, classroom management, instruction, learning, math, public schools, reading, students, teachers, Tutorial

As defined by the National Institute of Direct Instruction, this method emphasizes “well-developed and carefully planned lessons designed around small learning increments and clearly defined and prescribed teaching tasks.” Initially developed in the 1960’s to...

College Board Changes SAT AGAIN!

by Laura Maniglia | Feb 3, 2021 | Tutorial

The College Board, makers of the SAT, recently announced significant changes effective in the spring: The optional essay will disappear, and Subject Tests will no longer be offered. These changes are the latest in a series of alterations in the test that have occurred...

Attention & Focus-Crucial Learning Skills

by Laura Maniglia | Dec 12, 2020 | attention & focus, classroom management, cognitive skills, instruction, mindset, note-taking, student engagement, students, study skills, teachers, Tutorial

The ability to learn relates directly to paying attention and focus. So what is the distinction between these two cognitive skills? “Attention is a natural function of the body because individuals are constantly in a state of paying attention to different aspects of...

Virtual Learning vs. Active Learning

by Laura Maniglia | Jul 11, 2020 | attention & focus, classroom management, instruction, student engagement, students, teachers, Tutorial

Public school students from K-12 will experience a multitude of negative effects of the pandemic far beyond this year and the next. Aside from learning loss, many students are suffering social and psychological damage from school closures. Children who suffered...

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Alternative Admissions Test

The Latest PISA results

Be Direct!

College Board Changes SAT AGAIN!

Attention & Focus-Crucial Learning Skills

Virtual Learning vs. Active Learning

If schools were permitted to have just one training, this is the one!