Happy National Summer Learning Day!
Did you know that recent research shows that when students take a break from learning all summer, they’re not just missing new opportunities to learn, but could also be losing up to three months worth of knowledge gained in the school year prior? By keeping engaged throughout the summertime by doing things like trying new
The inside scoop on becoming a Skooli online tutor
[This post was updated on January 31, 2022.] The use of digital technology in education has become commonplace. Public and private grade schools as well as colleges and universities have made a conscious shift; they’re eager to adopt tech solutions to help students learn in new and fascinating ways. Further, we see parents and families
The Ultimate Guide to Finding the Best Online Math Tutor for You [Infographic]
Your quest for A+ grades, brilliant math test scores, and a calculator-like brain begins when you get math help from a Skooli online math tutor. All of our tutors are super awesome, but a genius English tutor probably isn’t who you’re looking for when you’re pulling your hair out trying to factor binomials. To help you
Win $1000 for school with the Skooli Scholarship
If you or someone you know is a high school student in grade 9-12, including those finishing high school this academic year (2015-2016), you could be interested in the 2016 Skooli Scholarship! The award is worth $1000 and the winner will also be published in EdSurge and receive 8 hours of Skooli online tutoring. As
10 study tips with funny and cute GIFs for final exam season
Final exam season is here, so surely high school students everywhere are doubling down with their math tutors and upping their sleep in preparation to rake in those A+ grades. However, in case anyone is in need of some extra tips on how to make their studying really count this spring, we have a few
Meditation for students: A beginner’s guide
By Riley Webster, The Lotus Journal Whether it’s achieving that sought-after GPA to get into your dream university, figuring out how to tackle the mountain of homework on your desk, or studying for finals, we as students all experience a certain degree of stress. The good news is that meditation can alleviate some of this
Is Online Tutoring the Future of Personalized Learning?
[This article was originally posted on EdSurge. It has been syndicated for the Skooli blog. You can read the original article here.] In celebration of their daughter’s birth, Mark Zuckerberg recently announced he would be donating a significant portion of an approximated $45 billion to developing personalized learning. But the Zuckerbergs are not the only
Why online tutoring works for learning English
The Skooli Online Classroom is a dynamic space designed for learning a vast variety of subjects, ranging from sciences, to areas of mathematics, to languages. When it comes to learning from an English tutor, or from an ESL tutor, the online space has a handful of features that make it especially accustomed to effective language
The benefits of a personalized, online approach to learning math
Engaging in quality personalized learning that incorporates one-on-one mentorship and mastery learning is the single best way for a student to improve academic performance (our CEO, Dave Frey, wrote an in-depth piece on this in EdSurge). However, the way in which personalized learning is so effective changes depending on the specific subject. When it comes
How online tutoring can help students with a learning disability
When we think of online tutoring, we often imagine the user base as a combination of students at the top of the class striving to break new barriers and struggling students in need of supplemental help to keep up with faster learning classmates. Who we sometimes neglect to consider are those students who learn differently