Organic Chemistry 2 Review

Organic Chemistry 2 ReviewIf you are familiar with the first Organic Chemistry game, you know that it was developed by Dr. Samuel Cahn. The storyline is similar to that of the first game. A young boy named Harry has just discovered that he can make things in his very own laboratory using science tools. There is only one problem - he is not able to stay out of trouble as every now and then the evil Professor McGonagall will force him to do a 'leap of faith'.You might be wondering how Organic Chemistry 2 is different from the first game. Although some changes have been made, the plot and the game play remain the same. The main character is Harry again, although this time he has several friends who will support him throughout the game. There are also two new types of tools that you can use - thermometers and scales. All these changes however do not affect the simplicity of the gameplay.The main feature of Organic Chemistry 2 is that Harry can now use his talents and curiosity to go off in search of more resources. He also has more options to choose from, with more advanced tools for him to use. These tools include a magnet gun, thermometer, chemical mixers, mixing bowls, mass spectrometer, ionic liquid analyzer, UV lamp, and many others.The game helps to solve a series of problems that you might face in real life, including your student's grades, your job, the performance of your laboratory, and your relationships with your family. You can even use this game to solve several environmental problems, like how to control your energy use or how to get rid of all the trash in your environment. The game even takes into account your personal habits to improve your energy usage and garbage removal.If you have never played a game like this before, you might find it difficult to make the right choices. This game has a system where you decide what tasks to complete by giving your character an incentive. For example, if you want to earn a good grade, you have to write down a list of good marks every day for the whole month. A good character will be rewarded with points which can be used to buy more powerful tools.There are many reviews about Organic Chemistry 2. One of them states that the game is more addicting than the first one. It seems that this game has already grown to be more than just a simple game. So what are you waiting for?Your turn! What game do you want to play next? You can find many more games on the internet. Get the latest games now and enjoy the fun and excitement.

Teacher engagement and the pursuit of happiness (Part 2)

Teacher engagement and the pursuit of happiness (Part 2) Ash Pugh, Director of Operations at Teach Away In part two of our four-part series, we look at the first part of the recruitment, onboarding and retention cycle: recruitment. The ongoing cycle of teacher recruitment and retention Teacher recruitment, onboarding and retention don’t happen in a linear sequence. They are interwoven and cyclical: How well you, as a school leader, manage each stage of this lifecycle is not only key to attracting and retaining teachers. It will also become an increasingly important factor in determining which schools thrive and which struggle to maintain sufficient talent levels in an increasingly competitive space. Onboarding is still recruitment - and vice versa. Think about it. By optimizing your hiring process to attract and engage candidates who are a close fit for your school culture, the likelihood is that these are the very candidates who will seamlessly integrate into and become productive members of your staff. And the better your onboarding process works to help these new staff members adjust and find happiness in their new role and environment, the more likely they are to stay. Finally, the more happy and productive teachers you can keep around, the less recruitment you’ll need to worry about - freeing up time and money for your school to focus on other ways to grow. How can you make your hiring work better for you? To help international schools understand what candidates are looking for and how to engage them, Teach Away recently surveyed over 10,000 educators. The results, published in our International Education Recruitment Report, outline a number of data-driven strategies to help you improve your recruitment process. Let’s look at a few things you can do, right away, to stay competitive: 1. Make recruiting a year-round process Our research shows that 73% of candidates prefer to start their job search anywhere from three to six months ahead of time and 41% of job seekers say it takes them over six months from when their job search begins to when they accept a job offer. Candidates today want the ability to search for and apply for jobs on their own terms, not on the schedule that is most convenient for schools. Source: Teach Away, International Education Recruitment Report 2017-2018. Download the complete report at www.teachaway.com/report. 2. Post your vacancies in the right place. Relatively few candidates continue to use traditional job search methods, such as newspaper ads (3%) and job fairs (4%). Among your target candidates, online recruitment is the new norm. Our research shows that 97% of teacher candidates are searching for jobs online - and education-specific job boards took the #1 spot as the most effective way to find teaching jobs abroad. This is a trend that rings true across all industries: 2015 research from the Pew Research Center revealed that 90% of all recent job seekers were searching for jobs online. If you haven’t already done so, it’s high time to take a close look at the recruiting channels you’re using and ask yourself whether these are truly driving the highest number of qualified candidates to your school. Source: Teach Away, International Education Recruitment Report 2017-2018. Download the complete report at www.teachaway.com/report. 3. Don’t forget that travel is a key motivator. Candidates aren’t teaching abroad out of economic necessity - our research revealed that financial reasons and a lack of opportunities trailed behind, in third place and fourth place, respectively. Today’s international teaching candidate embraces the prospect of broadening their horizons and is serious about their career progression. If you aren’t already doing so, it’s time to revamp your job postings to include compelling job content that showcases the benefits that make a position at your school impactful and rewarding. Write a job posting that’s more than just a list of the things that you want in your ideal candidate. You need to get today’s travel-motivated teaching candidates excited about the place they’ll be relocating to. Source: Teach Away, International Education Recruitment Report 2017-2018. Download the complete report at www.teachaway.com/report. 4. Help candidates see the big picture Your candidates take a variety of factors into account when deciding which schools to apply for, including salary, location and career progression opportunities. While compensation undoubtedly plays an important role in a candidate’s decision, other benefits could ultimately have a greater impact. Schools that can’t compete on compensation or location alone should bear in mind other factors - like culture among the staff - when positioning their school to candidates. That said, you should aim to keep your salary offers competitive with other schools in your region. Source: Teach Away, International Education Recruitment Report 2017-2018. Download the complete report at www.teachaway.com/report. 5. You need to make your candidate feel wanted On average, Teach Away candidates submit more than five applications to teach abroad per year, so it’s worth keeping in mind that the best candidates will likely have several options to choose from. How candidates feel about you throughout the recruitment process will influence how they feel about you as a potential employer. Are applications being acknowledged? Are candidates being kept informed of their status in the process? Are they being treated as though they’re genuinely valued, appreciated and wanted? If the answer to any of these questions is no, you’re risking losing out on the best candidates to other schools. Check back next week for part threewhere we look at the second part of the recruitment, onboarding and retention cycle: onboarding. This article originally appeared in the Spring 2018 edition of InterED, the bi-annual newsletter of the Association for the Advancement of International Education (AAIE).

How to Learn a Language Fluently from Scratch

How to Learn a Language Fluently from Scratch How to Learn a Language Fluently From Scratch Learning a language is more about the journey than the destination.Its about stopping to smell the roses along the way, right?No, just kidding.If you wanted to smell the roses, you would go take a walk in the park. You wouldnt be spending hours hunched over foreign language books.The hell with the journey. You want results, and you want them nowâ€"or if thats overly optimistic, you at least want them in the foreseeable future. You want to get fluent fast.Of course, some people will tell you that if youre just starting out with a new language, its too early to even think about fluency.They might even tell you that fluency is a pipe dream for adult language learners.Those people can take that attitude and put it, well, the same place as those roses we were just talking about.If youre just starting to learn a language, now is the time to come up with a plan for getting yourself from zero to fluency. If you were driving across town, would you just start taking random turns in hopes of ev entually arriving at your destination, or would you want your route mapped out from start to finish before even stepping foot outside the house? Call me unadventurous, but Id rather know where Im going and get there as soon as possible.Its easy to fall into the trap of thinking that if you just study the language youre trying to learn really hard, youll eventually become fluent. But the reality just aint so. If you study the language youre trying to learn really hard, youll just become a really good student of that languageâ€"which is different from  being fluent in that language.The earlier you start deliberately working towards fluency, the less time youll have to spend on the transition from being a good student to a capable, confident speaker in the end. And the more likely you are to avoid the dreaded mid-language learning crisis, that point when youve spent countless hours memorizing vocab and internalizing grammatical structures only to realize that despite all your hard work , youd probably run screaming for the nearest translator if you were unexpectedly airdropped into a country where you had to rely on the language youve been diligently learning.So to help you keep any such unpleasantness out of your language learning experience and to give you some ideas on how to start building towards fluency from day one, here are some tips on how to learn a language fluently from scratch. How to Learn a Language Fluently From Scratch1. Make as Many Connections Between Listening, Speaking and Writing as PossibleOne major difference between language learners versus people who speak a language fluently is that listening, speaking and writing tend to be very separate activities for learners, but are much more interchangeable for fluent speakers.As a learner, making connections between listening, speaking and writing reinforces the work youre doing on all three and moves your mentality closer to that of a fluent speaker by breaking down the boundaries between these different ways of using the language.A simple but powerful technique for making connections between the three is to listen to some material, then respond to it both in speech and in writing. If you have a Skype partner to do the speaking part of this exercise with, try the following three steps:Listen to a podcast or radio show or watch a film that your language partner is familiar withWrite a reaction to the podcast, radio show or filmDiscuss the podcast, radio show or film with your language partner and compare your reaction to theirsIf youre doing this exercise solo, heres another way it can go:Listen to a podcast or radio show or watch a filmGive an immediate, spontaneous spoken reaction to the podcast, radio show or filmWrite up a more structured review of the podcast, radio show or filmOne of the points of this exercise is that you end up working with some of the same ideas and vocab across all three steps, tying together your listening, speaking and writing practice.Even whe n you arent doing this exercise, though, you should still try to do some listening, speaking and writing every day. Keeping all three skills hot in your mind will go a long way towards making sure youre really learning a language rather than learning to listen to a language, learning to speak a language and learning to write a language separately.2. Use the Language for Things You Care AboutIf you want a disturbing insight into the foreign language learning process, try reading through a textbook on a language youre already fluent in, like an English textbook if youre a native English speaker. Youll find that the content is excruciatingly boring. In fact, Ill wager that most fluent English speakers simply could not read an ESL textbook cover-to-cover.Of course, when youre learning a new language, the dullness of the content you work with as a beginning language learner is a little less grating because you have your hands full actually trying to learn the language, but that doesnt me an you arent missing a huge opportunity to learn faster and more fluently. No matter what level your language skills are at, youll internalize the language youre working on much more deeply if you use it for things you care about.Its true that when youre getting started, a certain amount of “Hello, my name is Niels. I am a person. I am eating a green apple.” is necessary to get the basics down, but you should aim to break away from focusing on this kind of dry good-for-language-learning-and-nothing-else content as much as possible, as soon as possible. Here are some ideas for ways to do that:Cook a mealCook a meal (bonus points if its a meal traditional to a country that speaks the language youre learning!) using only the language youre studying from start to finish. Translate the recipe or find a recipe online in that language, write a shopping list and describe the process of cooking the meal out loud as you go along. All the better if you can get another language learner or a fluent friend to do this with you.Keep a journalTheres one interest we all have in common: ourselves. Keeping a journal about your life will let you use the language youre learning to talk about a wide variety of topics you care about. Complaining about your coworkers and lamenting the state of your love life will never have been so educational!Visualize your vocabularyFor many language learners, translating is inherently boringâ€"after all, the point of translating is simply to repeat something thats already been said, just in a different language. Worse yet, translating does nothing to help you towards fluency because it encourages you to use your native language as a reference point, rather than start thinking in terms of your new language.So next time youre learning vocab or translating a text, try translating into images rather than another language. Its one thing to tell yourself that el parque means “the park” in Spanish. Its an entirely different thing to visualize your self lying in the lush, green grass with your eyes closed while the sun warms your face from the pristine blue sky and a deep, soothing voice says in your ear “el parque.”Instead of just shuffling words between languages when youre translating and learning vocab, challenge yourself to associate the words with images that have some sort of emotional significance to you. Visualize sentences as scenes unfolding in your minds eye rather than strings of words waiting to be changed into English on the language translation assembly line. Visualizing instead of translating is a technique that can save you countless hours if you start using it from day one.Read about topics youre interested inIf theres a topic youre interested in, read about it in the language youre working on! Just head over to the Google homepage for a country that speaks the language youre learning and look up whatever youre curious about.It can seem easier just to follow along textbooks and language courses as long a s possible, but the sooner you go from learning the language to actually using it for things you care about, the more direct your path to speaking fluently will be. Techniques like cooking a meal, keeping a journal and thinking in pictures are all ways of doing this from the very early stages of language learning.Reading about topics youre interested in might require having a little more vocab and grammar under your beltâ€"but with the help of a dictionary, not as much as you might think. In language learning, “no pain, no gain” is sometimes true, but in this case you stand to both gain a lot and save yourself some pain at the same time by making the process as interesting as possible.3. Put Yourself out ThereThe biggest difference between learning a language and using it in real life is that textbooks are structured, linear and predictable while real life is anything but. The best way to make your mindset more like that of a fluent speaker than a language student is to start pu tting yourself in situations that stretch your language skills.Dont feel ready to do a Skype language exchange? Great, nows the perfect time to start one!Think youre not ready to order a meal? Great, head on over to the nearest restaurant where they speak your new language! (Just make sure you go somewhere authenticâ€"dont try ordering in Italian at Olive Garden.)By putting yourself out there and even sometimes ending up out of your depth youll be building a more flexible and, yes, fluent relationship with the language youre learning.4. Force Yourself to Think in the Language Youre LearningThe easiest way to stop yourself from learning a language fluently is by continuing to think in your native language even when you speak in the new language.A good technique Ive already talked about to avoid falling into this trap is to start “visualizing instead of translating” from day one. But you should also go out of your way to use the language youre learning internally even in situation s where youre not translating.Some effective ways to do this are:Do an end-of-day recapAs you get ready to go to sleep at night, do an internal recap of the main events from your day and the things you want to do tomorrowâ€"in the language youre learning.Besides acting as a sort of journal-in-your-mind where you can use the language to describe a range of different events you care about, doing an end-of-day recap lets you harness the benefits of language study right before bed.Narrate mundane tasksEvery mindless task you do is really an opportunity to use your idle brain for language learning! Try narrating your actions next time youre washing the dishes, for example. It makes life more interesting and helps you get used to thinking in your new language.Being able to draw on the vocab and grammar youve learned automatically, intuitively and effortlessly is an important part of learning a language fluently. Getting used to not just communicating in a language but using it in your min d will fast-track your path to fluency.Studying Smart to Learn a Language FluentlyIn the end, if you want to start working towards learning a language fluently from the first step of your language learning journey, youll have to study hardâ€"but more importantly, youll have to study smart. Fluency is about really internalizing a language, not just memorizing it.Using the language for things that have personal meaning to you, making as many connections between writing/speaking/listening as possible, making yourself think in terms of your new language and putting yourself in situations that push your language skills to their limit will all help you really own the language you want to know fluently, rather than just speak it superficially.But even if you didnt really care about learning a language fluently, I would still say you should try these techniques. Why? Because the most effective fluency-building techniques are actually techniques for getting yourself to care about what youre learning. The more you care about something, the more deeply you learn it. And regardless of whether your goal is to work all the way towards speaking fluently, caring will make your language learning experience more fun!So I guess what Im saying is that even though your aim is to get fluent fast, not necessarily to stop and smell the roses along the way, using these fluency-promoting techniques from the outset of your language learning journey will make the roses smell sweeter anyway.Thats why ultimately the single most important, totally serious, kind-of-corny-but-still-pretty-darn-useful rule for learning a language fluently from scratch is: fun and fluency go hand in hand!

Using Mnemonics

Using Mnemonics What are Mnemonics and How Do I Use Them?Mnemonics are memory devices that help learners recall larger pieces of information, especially in the form of lists like characteristics, steps, stages, parts, phases, etc. According to a study by Gerald R. Miller, mnemonics increased recall. He found that students who regularly used mnemonic devicesincreased test scores up to 77%! As a student I used mnemonics on a regular basis not only for my medical/dental classes but also with learning music and art. For example to learn the lines and spaces of a music bar, I used a mnemonic my teacher taught me. As seen above, the order of the standard music bar is CDEFGABC. The first bar indicating the treble clef starts with C on a line. Then comes D which is on a space. After E is on a line etc. To memorize the treble cleft music notes that are on the line, we say Every Good Boy Does Fine. In this case, notes E,G,B,D, and F are on the 5 lines. For the spaces, we FACE spells Face. Notes F, A, C, E correspond to the 4 spaces in the bar.In aname Mnemonic, the 1st letter of each word in a list of items is used to make a name of a person or thing. Examples: Biochemistry Amino Acids:PVT. TIM HALL refers to the Essential amino acids: (Phenylanine,Valine,Threonine,Tryptophan,Isolucine,Histidine,Arginine,Leucine, Lysine.) Other examples include...Anatomy: Five branches of the facial nerve (Cranial Nerve 7) Two Zebras Bit My Cookie. (Temporal, Zygomatic, Buccal, Marginal Mandibular, Cervical) Next time your child is struggling with a subject that requires memorization, try helping them make mnemonics. Making your own mnemonics allows them to stick better in your heads and are less likely to forget it. You can also use Google and search mnemonics for whichever subject or topic you need help in.

Tips For Finding A Good Tutor

Tips For Finding A Good TutorA tutor is the one who helps you in learning how to write well. It's usually quite frustrating to find that your handwriting is so bad that you are not able to even type it properly. For those people who have disabilities and have trouble with their writing, finding the right tutor is the best choice.Getting a new tutor is one thing but what about reading up on how to write well. The first thing that you should do is to consult your family. Then, ask friends and colleagues and finally go online and look for tutors in your area. Once you find the right tutor for you, you should make sure that you ask all the questions you need to know.The first question that you should ask your tutor is, if he or she is able to teach you current writing. How many students has he or she taught? Can you contact them after the lessons? Also, ask them if they offer free tutorials and are willing to take a test if you fail in a previous lesson.After knowing all the above, you s hould also ask them if they can write your test for you. If they can, you should send your essay and make sure that you include your name as the instructor. You may also ask if they can create a test for you. In both cases, you should give your score report to your tutor. This will give you an idea if you should sign up with them or not.You should also look into how you can check the test scores of your tutor. If you have the ability to do so, you can log on to some websites and check his or her details. Also, if you have the means to do so, you can also try to find out from your local library which tutors they are affiliated with.Next, you need to prepare yourself to take your tests. You should go to your school and ask your teacher if you can take a test with them. After all, you are trying to improve yourself and you need your help.When you think that you have found a good tutor, then you should put your effort in improving your writing. Make sure that you follow all the tips tha t you have learned and have a blast!

Why Choose a Tutor Connect Program?

Why Choose a Tutor Connect Program?Tutor Connect is a site that has helped many students and parents get more out of their college education. If you're one of the many students who are contemplating a program at the college level, you might be thinking about what would be best for you. But one thing that should be considered is whether or not this program could actually be considered part of the main institution or a private institution. There are some strict guidelines that need to be followed in order to be classified as part of a college.If you are really serious about enrolling at a college, it is imperative that you have the proper tools and resources. This means that you will need a college ID, test scores, transcripts, and an accredited diploma. Since there are a few programs out there that work out of the home, it is essential that you get a lot of information on their colleges before making a decision. This way, you'll know how the college can help you better prepare for you r studies.This is also the case with those college students who do not have any financial obligations at all. If you're a home-schooled student, you can even take your entire education online. That's the beauty of it.Nowadays, it is quite common for students to use tutors and a tutor connect. One of the things that should be looked into is whether or not this is going to be a good fit for you. All that you will need to do is sign up for a tutor to connect and it will be there waiting for you in the future.It is important that you find a good tutor. When you enroll at a college, it's important that you select the right faculty because you will need their expertise. A good professor can really help you with your coursework and make your education a lot more fruitful.Finding a good tutor is very easy. Once you sign up, the tutors who are listed on tutor connect will send you their contact information and provide you with updates on their classes.While a tutor could very well save you t ime and money, you must remember that they also have their own life. They are going to want to give you a great education so it is important that you don't put any pressure on them.

Students Must Find a Tutor Who Can Help Them Learn Algebra

Students Must Find a Tutor Who Can Help Them Learn AlgebraThe importance of a tutor for algebra is that they can help a student to do better in the subject. However, it is important that they understand that their student is capable of taking on such a difficult and demanding subject. Therefore, an ideal tutor will be one who is experienced in the subject as well as knowing how to impart important knowledge that will help the student to study effectively.It is also important that the tutor understands the importance of feedback. An ideal tutor will be able to provide constructive feedback to help the student progress and grasp what are important. They will be able to provide important strategies to help the student learn the subjects more efficiently. All this should be a combination of a positive experience and sound advice to help the student perform better in the subject.Since an ideal tutor would know the worth of their student, they would also be able to spot any shortcomings in their student that can be corrected. This helps the student to progress faster in their studies. Most students who are studying for exams often suffer from lack of concentration and therefore a tutor can be helpful to get them focused and prepare them for the exam.Another point of importance with a tutor is that they should be patient and understand that they will not do all the hard work for their student. As a student, you have to be able to do the extra work for yourself. This means that you will be responsible for preparing the homework for the subject and doing the revision work.However, with the advent of technology, learning can be made easier by being able to follow a step-by-step process. A tutor can help you achieve that by giving you a step-by-step process of what to do and how to do it. This allows you to concentrate on the subject and learn much more than if you were to do it by yourself. tutor There are also many websites that are designed to help a student to find a good tutor to help him study. These websites have different categories that can give a student an idea of what their options are. Some of the categories may have detailed information and also a testimonial section to back up the claims of the tutors they offer.The best thing that you can do if you want to make your own study easier is to read some tutorials to help you study more effectively. If you feel you are not capable of learning the subject alone, the easiest way is to find a tutor who can guide you as well as lead you.