Saturday, March 28, 2020
All About the Schoolcraft Tutoring Center
All About the Schoolcraft Tutoring CenterThe Schoolcraft Tutoring Center is located in Cherokee, Georgia. It is the only complete learning center that provides tutoring and coursework for all students and classes. Students have the chance to improve their language skills and become conversational in no time.Public schools do not always offer quality education. There are many kids in Atlanta who do not have a chance to receive the best education possible. This could be due to bad teachers or their personal problems. The other cause may be financial issues and not having enough money to pay for private school fees.Schoolcraft is a private tutoring center and was established in 1996. It was built using the concept of a community center that is attached to a community and gives people the opportunity to learn how to communicate effectively with other people.The Tutoring Center has online courses for different levels and schedules. They also provide online learning programs. They have cla ssrooms that provide education on subjects like Spanish, English, Math, Business, Science, Food and Cooking, History, and more. The lessons are written by the tutors themselves and the students can take the tutoring as many times as they want.In addition to English language classes, the center offers other programs like Spanish, Spanish language, and English language classes. They also offer a Spanish as a Second Language class and an ESL-Partner program.If you need a break from work or school and want to see how to improve your social skills, the center has a class that teaches the students how to befriend people of all cultures and walk in life. In addition to this they also offer a study-abroad program where students go on overseas learning trips, and work through daily living jobs.Whether you need a way to get over a hangover or find your way through daily life, the Center has a program for you. Whether you want to learn more about yourself or need help with an upcoming presenta tion, the Schoolcraft Tutoring Center can help you get everything that you need to succeed.
Friday, March 6, 2020
2013 Language Challenge has ended!
2013 Language Challenge has ended! After 90 gruelling days the italki Language Challenge has ended! This was our biggest language challenge to date as we had hundreds of participants who completed over thousands of sessions! For those of you that participated in the language challenge and completed it, a super big congratulations on completing the Language Challenge! Doing 20 sessions (or more!) in 6 weeks is no small feat! That amounts to at least 2-3 sessions per week and some serious commitment and persistence! We had tons of great feedback regarding this language challenge but we wanted to share one experience in particular. Daniel is one of our Language Challenge winners and after he finished his challenge, he wrote a Notebook Entry describing his experiences learning Chinese for the past 4 weeks. Whats particularly impressive is that he wrote the Notebook entry in Chinese, the language he is learning! Italki????? ??????italki?????. ?????????,????????? ??,?????? ???20??,italki???????? 300ITC. ??????????. ?????,????????,????100ITC? ???????,italki???????. ??????,?????????????,????????? ??????HSK6, ??????? ????????, ?????????????,????????????????????????,??????????????????????,??????30????????????????21??????????,????????????? (translated from above) The italki Language Challenge I recently took the September italki challenge. The purpose of this challenge is to have students take more lessons. So, if a student is able to complete 20 lessons, italki will give them a reward 300ITC. But you also need to take a risk. Before the challenge begins, any student who wants to participate in the challenge has to pay 100ITC. If you fail the challenge failed, then italki will not refund the money. The reason I participated in the challenge is because I felt that if I did not have pressure, I would not so many lessons. In December I am taking the HSK6 test (a test for Chinese proficiency), so I decided to participate. The challenge actually lasted six weeks, but I didnt find out about it until September (two weeks into the challenge), so for me, I only had a months time to complete the challenge. Of course, taking so many lessons was very tiring, but I still enjoyed the process. My teachers are very understanding and very hard working. On September 30th, I finished my last session. I had completed a total of 21 lessons (in one month!). Now I just want to take a break and review everything that I had learned from my teachers. Top 2013 italki Fall Language Challenge Quick Summary We had no idea what results to expect when we created the Fall Language Challenge. We just wanted to make sure the challenge would be difficult but achievable. After 6 weeks, the results are in and we wanted to share what weve learned. The Language Challenge is Completely Achieveable. Out of the hundreds of Language Challenge participants, just under 50% (47%) completed the challenge! Out of the Language Challenge Winners 35% actually completed more than 30 sessions or more! Its Fun! Out of all our Language Challenge participants 40% of were learning 2 languages! We had one italki Language Challenger who completed over 70 sessions during this session! Thats more than 1 session a day! Interesting Tidbits! The top 3 languages that our Challengers were trying to learn were English, Spanish and Chinese! Strong representation from lesser learned languages saw a big increase including Croatian, Slovak, Polish, Vietnamese, Dutch, Swedish and Thai! We had the most challenge participants from the United States, but they also had the highest failure rate! Russia Rocks! More than 80% of Russian Participants completed the challenge! Weve gotten tons of positive responses from our 2013 Fall Language Challenge. If you enjoyed this challenge or would like to participate in future italki Language Challenges, please click on the link below. I want to receive more information about future italki Language Challenges! 2013 Language Challenge has ended! After 90 gruelling days the italki Language Challenge has ended! This was our biggest language challenge to date as we had hundreds of participants who completed over thousands of sessions! For those of you that participated in the language challenge and completed it, a super big congratulations on completing the Language Challenge! Doing 20 sessions (or more!) in 6 weeks is no small feat! That amounts to at least 2-3 sessions per week and some serious commitment and persistence! We had tons of great feedback regarding this language challenge but we wanted to share one experience in particular. Daniel is one of our Language Challenge winners and after he finished his challenge, he wrote a Notebook Entry describing his experiences learning Chinese for the past 4 weeks. Whats particularly impressive is that he wrote the Notebook entry in Chinese, the language he is learning! Italki????? ??????italki?????. ?????????,????????? ??,?????? ???20??,italki???????? 300ITC. ??????????. ?????,????????,????100ITC? ???????,italki???????. ??????,?????????????,????????? ??????HSK6, ??????? ????????, ?????????????,????????????????????????,??????????????????????,??????30????????????????21??????????,????????????? (translated from above) The italki Language Challenge I recently took the September italki challenge. The purpose of this challenge is to have students take more lessons. So, if a student is able to complete 20 lessons, italki will give them a reward 300ITC. But you also need to take a risk. Before the challenge begins, any student who wants to participate in the challenge has to pay 100ITC. If you fail the challenge failed, then italki will not refund the money. The reason I participated in the challenge is because I felt that if I did not have pressure, I would not so many lessons. In December I am taking the HSK6 test (a test for Chinese proficiency), so I decided to participate. The challenge actually lasted six weeks, but I didnt find out about it until September (two weeks into the challenge), so for me, I only had a months time to complete the challenge. Of course, taking so many lessons was very tiring, but I still enjoyed the process. My teachers are very understanding and very hard working. On September 30th, I finished my last session. I had completed a total of 21 lessons (in one month!). Now I just want to take a break and review everything that I had learned from my teachers. Top 2013 italki Fall Language Challenge Quick Summary We had no idea what results to expect when we created the Fall Language Challenge. We just wanted to make sure the challenge would be difficult but achievable. After 6 weeks, the results are in and we wanted to share what weve learned. The Language Challenge is Completely Achieveable. Out of the hundreds of Language Challenge participants, just under 50% (47%) completed the challenge! Out of the Language Challenge Winners 35% actually completed more than 30 sessions or more! Its Fun! Out of all our Language Challenge participants 40% of were learning 2 languages! We had one italki Language Challenger who completed over 70 sessions during this session! Thats more than 1 session a day! Interesting Tidbits! The top 3 languages that our Challengers were trying to learn were English, Spanish and Chinese! Strong representation from lesser learned languages saw a big increase including Croatian, Slovak, Polish, Vietnamese, Dutch, Swedish and Thai! We had the most challenge participants from the United States, but they also had the highest failure rate! Russia Rocks! More than 80% of Russian Participants completed the challenge! Weve gotten tons of positive responses from our 2013 Fall Language Challenge. If you enjoyed this challenge or would like to participate in future italki Language Challenges, please click on the link below. I want to receive more information about future italki Language Challenges!
Language Learning Plateau 8 Ways to Get Unstuck and Back in the Game
Language Learning Plateau 8 Ways to Get Unstuck and Back in the Game 8 Ways to Get Unstuck and Back in the Game Youve already come so far with your language learning.In theory, having learned even some of a language is pretty great.The view from the intermediate level should be beautiful.But its hard to enjoy the view when youve hit an unexpected slump on your way to language fluency.Its an experience many have faced before you, but that doesnt make it any less daunting.Were talking about the dreaded language learning plateau.Yep, your language education was moving along smoothly, and then it suddenly seemed to halt or slow down drastically, right?Youre not alone.Moving Beyond the Intermediate EFL Learning Plateau by Qing Xu points out that this plateau is unavoidable but can be overcome.In Moving Beyond the Plateau: From Intermediate to Advanced Levels in Language Learning, Professor Jack Richards also describes this unique challenge and related issues.So its time to get past whats keeping you from fluency.But before you can move forward, you need to understand what exactly that is. Wha ts a Language Learning Plateau?A language learning plateau occurs when you stop learning as much as quickly. Its easy to make quick progress early on, but as you learn more, you naturally slow down. Because of this, a language learning plateau frequently occurs when learners reach an intermediate level of language proficiency.Why Do Language Learning Plateaus Occur?There are a few reasons why you may be experiencing a language learning plateau.Youve met your goals. A lot of learners set goals that are reached by the time they reach an intermediate level. For instance, you might want to be able to hold a basic conversation or be able to read a newspaper or book in your target language. If youve met all your learning goals, your learning will naturally pause.You dont have goals. Whether you never had any goals to begin with or you just havent set new ones since you achieved your previous objectives, not having goals can halt language learning progress. Without a clear idea of what yo u hope to achieve, you dont have a clear direction for focused study.Youre stuck on a loop, doing the same thing all the time. If you keep doing the same thing, youre likely to keep getting the same results. However, once youve milked one particular method for all its worth, youll see your learning plateau.You lack confidence. As an intermediate learner, youve come a long way, but you also know enough to realize theres a lot you dont know. This can diminish confidence and make you feel like you cant possibly become fluent or communicate as clearly as youd like.Theres a natural slowdown. Even if you do everything right, language learning plateaus can naturally occur. Its not a fun truth, but at the same time, at least you arent solely responsible for your current rut!8 Ways to Get Unstuck and Back in the Game1. Set clear goals.Once youve plateaued, not knowing what to do next can be a big part of the problem. If you dont know what to do next, your studying will be less focused, so y our learning will slow down.Clear goals will alleviate this by providing you with the focus you need to surge ahead. Its important to base these goals on your current language level and make them realistic. Setting a specific timeline for your goal is also a good way to keep yourself on the right track.Overly ambitious goals, like becoming fluent in a week, can demotivate you by setting you up for failure. Set realistic goals that are somewhat challenging but that you know you can achieve.For instance, you might resolve to learn a new set of vocabulary words or memorize irregular verb conjugations in the next week.Regardless of what your goals are, having these clear benchmarks will help keep you moving in the right direction.2. Use authentic material.Most students will have focused on resources for learners up until they plateau. While this is a helpful way to understand the underlying structure and rules of a language, youll need to start consuming more authentic material to make your push towards fluency.FluentU is a fun, easy tool that lets you take in more authentic material without being overwhelmed by words you dont know. FluentU collects authentic videos like movie trailers, music videos, news and more. However, thanks to captioning and careful annotation of each word, youll never be in over your head. Word definitions, example sentences and associated images are at the tips of your fingers. If you want to see how a word is used in other contexts, you can even click it to see other videos that contain that word.Plus, FluentU is convenient. You can use it online or download the app on iTunes or Google Play.3. Try new methods.Since your language learning has slowed down, now is the perfect opportunity to change up whatever youve been doing. Its possible that youre just stuck in a rut with that method. Trying something new could reinvigorate your language education.Trying creative language learning methods is a fun way to approach this new phase in you r learning process. But regardless of what approach you take, the main goal is to do something different.One method you may not have tried is double translation. In double translation, you translate a text from one language to another and then back again. Conventionally, you use a dictionary for all of this. However, since you already have language skills, you can skip this with the exception of any words you dont know. This is a helpful way to build vocabulary and practice your reading and writing skills.Other approaches may vary based on how youve studied in the past. For instance, if youve been taking a class or studying a textbook, you might try immersion, language learning software or language learning apps.Or, you could even continue by taking a course. But instead of taking a course about your target language, you could take a course in your target language. Here are some platforms that can help you with that:Coursera offers courses on a variety of subjects, and in addition t o courses taught in English, you can find some taught in French, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese and other languages. Finding what youre looking for is easy. Just type a subject that interests you in the search box (like art, math, etc.), and then filter using Course Languages on the left-hand side of the screen.Udemy offers self-paced courses accessible on any device that cover many topics. Once again, you can just search by subject and use a drop-down menu to browse courses for a particular language.If you want to try the challenge of taking a real university-level course in your target language, edX has courses from schools like Harvard and MIT. Search for what youre looking for and then scroll down to the bottom of the page. On the left-hand side, youll see the courses broken down by language.If youve relied on immersion, on the other hand, now would be a good time to crack a textbook to get a more thorough understanding of underlying grammar rules.Regardless of what youve been doing, changing things up is an easy way to get out of your rut and see the language from a new angle.4. Focus on problem areas.At the plateau level, bad habits or mistakes start to become more ingrained, so its time to correct them.Taking proficiency tests and assessing your own skills will help you determine what areas you need to work on. Dialang is a particularly useful free online proficiency test because you can test multiple skills individually to see what skills are your weakest.Another way to assess your own skill without a proficiency test is to think through what youre most comfortable with. If you had to communicate with a native speaker, would you feel more comfortable doing it through speaking or writing? Would you feel more comfortable hearing or reading a native speakers response? Chances are that the skill you prefer is your stronger skill, so focus on the skill you didnt choose.While you may be at an intermediate level overall, chances are that you have some areas that a re stronger and some areas that are weaker. Once you find these areas, all you have left to do is work on improving your weak points!For instance, if you struggle with listening, do more listening exercises. Sure, it may seem obvious, but taking the obvious steps that you may have previously overlooked is important at this point in the process.Similarly, if you struggle with speaking, find opportunities to speak. You might even start a public speaking club in your target language!Additionally, if you struggle with a particular grammar rule, you can dedicate more time and effort to finally nailing it down.Not only will putting time and effort into improving your problem areas improve your language skills, it will also make your confidence skyrocket.5. Learn more vocabulary.Limited vocabulary is one of the main hurdles that keeps intermediate learners stuck in the plateau phase.Fluency in a language requires wordsâ"a lot of words. While an intermediate learner usually knows the most common words, the depth and breadth of their vocabulary is usually lacking.To push away from the plateau, learning vocabulary is essential.You can choose vocabulary sets by considering what words your vocabulary lacks. For instance, many intermediate learners dont have as many verbs as would be desirable, so this is a good place to start. You might also be lacking more academic language, so words related to your academic interests could also be beneficial.Quizlet is a helpful place to find and study thematic vocabulary sets. All you have to do is type in key words (for instance, academic Spanish) and youll find plenty of user-created lists. You can print off the lists to study, you can play games on the site or you can use flashcards on the site.VTrain.net is a free software you can use to create and review your own flashcards, allowing you to choose the vocabulary that you find most important. Flashcard apps like Cram (available for iOS and Android) are also useful learning tool s that allow you to build your vocabulary in whatever minutes you have to spare.Building your vocabulary wont only help you keep your learning on track, it will also help you communicate more clearly and concisely.6. Interact with native speakers.Most language students focus on a generic form of their target language early in their educations. Once youve plateaued, the next logical step is to learn to speak more like a native. Interacting with native speakers is terrific for speaking practice, listening practice, vocabulary building and pronunciation improvement.It can definitely be intimidating to try to speak your target language with a native speaker. Luckily, conversation exchange is an awesome tool for this. Conversation exchange is when you partner with a speaker of your target language. You get practice in your target language, and you give your partner practice in your native language. This is ideal because theres a strong chance that your partner has also encountered a lang uage learning plateau that theyre trying to escape from.If you cant find a native speaker near you, there are plenty of online solutions. Skype language exchange is a popular way to connect with native speakers all over the world. Finding a language exchange partner doesnt even need to be difficult since there are a wide variety of online resources that will help. Plus, many conversation exchange sites even offer estimated skill levels for participants. If you find someone at an intermediate skill level in your native language, they, too, are probably around the language learning plateau stage.For instance, Conversation Exchange can help you find a native speaker near you or arrange a penpal correspondence. TalkAbroad can also help you schedule online video conversations with a native speaker.Once you start speaking your target language with native speakers, your skill and confidence will propel you past the plateau.7. Build confidence with other learners.Weve mentioned confidenc e a few times before, but it really is that important.Working on your skills in general will help improve your confidence, but the best way to improve your confidence is to use your target language and use it often.If you dont speak, listen to, read and write in your target language often, you wont have the time to build the confidence you need to continue forward towards fluency. When youre learning, native-level skills seem impossible. This is why its important to use your skills in a supportive context. Get together with or make friends who are at a similar stage in their learning progress. If youre not sure how to do this, check out some language learning communities.Together, you can commiserate about the difficulties youre facing and get some valuable practice in. Even if you make friends with someone learning a different language, theres nothing to stop you from speaking to them in your target language (and it might even be less daunting this way)! Similarly, if youre reading or writing alongside a friend, theres someone there to push you forward if you ever feel like quitting.As long as you use the language more often, your confidence will grow until full fluency is within reach.8. Nip discouragement in the bud.Once your learning slows down, it can be easy to become discouraged. You may even stop trying to improve your language skills. But dont let discouragement weigh you down! Learning a language is like a marathon. When you start, its easy to move quickly. However, the farther you go, the more your pace is likely to slow. When things seem impossible, its important to remember that youve come a long way.Sure, it was more fun to move faster, but quitting now that the finish line of fluency is in sight is a mistake you may regret. Youve already put this much work in. Dont let discouragement stop you from finishing the race!The road to language fluency may not be a continual rise.There will definitely be some flat ground along the way.But if you follow these tips, you can overcome your language learning plateau and continue along your way to fluency with confidence! And One More ThingIf FluentU doesnt nip your discouragement in the bud, nothing will. (But dont worry, FluentU will!)FluentU makes it possible to learn languages from music videos, commercials, news and inspiring talks.With FluentU, you learn real languagesâ"the same way real people speak them. FluentU has a wide variety of videos like movie trailers, funny commercials and web series, as you can see here:FluentU App Browse ScreenFluentU has interactive captions that let you tap on any word to see an image, definition, audio and useful examples. Now native language content is within reach with interactive transcripts.Didnt catch something? Go back and listen again. Missed a word? Hover your mouse over the subtitles to instantly view definitions.FluentU Interactive TranscriptsYou can learn all the vocabulary in any video with FluentUs quiz mode. Swipe left or right t o see more examples for the word youâre learning.FluentU Has Quizzes for Every VideoAnd FluentU always keeps track of vocabulary that youâre learning. It uses that vocab to give you a 100% personalized experience by recommending videos and examples.
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Friend Zoning From Sexual to Platonic in One Day
Friend Zoning From Sexual to Platonic in One Day Courtesy of Flickr.com and a hundred visions and revisions. For whatever the reason, friend zoning someone is an art. To be done well, it requires thoughtful consideration of the other persons feelings, especially if youve already gone on a few dates. You went on those dates to get to know the person, but now that you do, youre no longer attracted. This is normal and nothing to feel bad about, but its best to end things sooner rather than later. Its time to friend zone. Whats the best way to do this, you might ask. Luckily for you, Ive conducted research on the subject that dates back hundreds, nay, thousands of years, from Hercules friend zoning Meg because she took too much time away from his bicep curls, to Queen Elizabeth friend zoning all suitors because, well, she had a deathly fear of penises. As a result of my arduous studying, I can confidently say Ive become a friend-zone expert. Here are the best ways to gracefully reject a person and put him or her in the friend zone. 1) Create an elaborate riddle for the person, complete with clues that lead to more clues. Make it difficult to solve, but not so difficult that its unsolvable. The last clue will lead to a Hallmark card. Be sure to buy a stupid one, something like, A friend is someone you can share anything with, whether its your darkest secret, your forbidden crush, or (open card) that piece of cake! Write this message in the card, I know its not your birthday, but I wanted you to know how much I cherish our FRIENDSHIP. 2) Go bowling for your next date. Nothing says friend like wearing those clownish shoes, awkwardly heaving that heavy ball, and slipping along on a waxed floor. Make sure to high-five your date after each turn. At the end of the round, say, Im so glad we did this! None of my other friends ever want to bowl with me! 3) Play Monopoly with the person. Make sure its just the two of you, and that the game lasts at least three hours. Be fiercely competitive. If you have the Park Place card and she has Boardwalk, dont accept any of her trade proposals. Dates play board games to lose. Friends play board games to friggin conquer. 4) Watch My Best Friends Wedding and Friends in the same day. Be sure to emphasize how you two are just like the characters with platonic relationships. 5) Do homework together. If you can focus (or at least feign focus) on the Encyclopedia of 20th-Century Architecture while she is in the same room, youre sure to get your point across. 6) Work on your fitness with her at your nearby recreation center. You have two options for this one: lag so far behind that she wonders if this is the first time youve worked out, or embarrass her with a tireless regimen. Be sure to sweat profusely for either option. Friends sweat together at the gym. Lovers sweat together not at the gym. Friend zoning someone is a tough thing to do. Hopefully these will allow you to avoid simply telling the person you only want to be friendsnothing is more cliche than that.
Are You Ready For The Weekend
Are You Ready For The Weekend Its Friday! So the first question to ask yourself is Are you ready for the weekend? I sure am ready for it. Furthermore, I have a list of things I would like to do this weekend ?? But, some of you might want to use this time to catch up on your studies. For you Tutorz.com has a database of over 40,000+ tutors across the nation. Our tutors teach subjects from the elementary school to college and graduate school courses. Our experienced team ensures youll receive the highest quality tutoring on your way to reaching your goals. Happy weekend everyone!
Searching For the Best Typing-Pro Tutor
Searching For the Best Typing-Pro TutorIf you are currently doing work at home and have trouble with your typing skills, you might want to look into a typingmaster pro typing tutor. They are the perfect option for people who wish to improve their typing skills and do not have the money to hire a professional.These people are usually considered to be more efficient than those that hire professionals. The only drawback that is associated with this type of tutor is that it is a bit expensive. This is because most of these individuals have the necessary experience that would help them in giving better typing tips than any other person.Another factor that would affect the price of the typing tutor is the time it would take to get done. This is also dependent on how well the individual is trained. In other words, if they are too good to be true, then they might be true. In other words, if you want to pay for the best, then you should get one who has proven themselves time and again.Further more, there are many people who are looking for a typing tutor for the sake of saving some money and others who have money problems and would like to avoid spending too much money. For the latter, if you want to save some money, then a cheap option would be to find a cheap typing tutor.There are certain software that are available online that can provide all the typing tips you need to become fluent in using the computer. With the help of these typing guides, you will be able to master your typing speed as well as improve your typing accuracy.Apart from that, you will also be able to learn how to write in faster and less clumsy manner when you are typing on the computer. You will also be able to do a lot of research and come up with your own personalized research. Therefore, it would be beneficial for you to get a typing guide or manual to help you learn.Of course, getting a proper typing guide or manual is not a cheap thing. It will cost you a small fortune to get one.
A Better Tomorrow Is Possible With Tutoring Pay
A Better Tomorrow Is Possible With Tutoring PayTutoring pay should be paid by any student who wants to learn a lot and get a better tomorrow. It is possible for students who are dedicated to getting a better tomorrow.The difference between paying tuition fees and paying tutoring pay is that tuition fees can be paid only once and after that, the student will have to pay tuition fees again in case he wants to learn more. When tuition fees are paid a lot, students find it easier to maintain their financial status.As it is a recurring payment, students are now using it as an extra cash that can be used to improve their skills in the areas of their interest. It gives students the confidence that they can manage themselves and thus, they can improve their skill with additional money. When they find their self-confidence has increased, students find it easy to pursue their desired careers and become successful.Students are confident when they have enough money to pay for their own tutoring. As they continue their studies and further their learning abilities, they realize that they need to have a better education. A better education is how students get out of their stressful life.Tutoring pay is the extra cash that students need because the number of tutors in schools is now decreasing as parents tend to send their children to private institutions or schools where tuition fee charges are charged for a longer duration. Private institutions charge fees for students who want to specialize in a particular area. Private institutions usually don't have a fixed time period for making payment to the tutor, because parents pay for tutoring a lot.The fees of teaching pay increase in a steady cycle, which is based on the severity of the student's learning needs and the need of the students in the schools. As tuition fees get lower, the teaching pay gets higher, which means the students get a better education that will empower them to handle their future challenges with the best t eachers.Teachers find that they are able to improve their job skills as they see their students improve in their learning process. It is therefore necessary for students to get a better education than tuition fees.
Workplace Motivation Success - Introvert Whisperer
Introvert Whisperer / Workplace Motivation Success - Introvert Whisperer Workplace Motivation Success Having motivation within the workforce is a must if you want your business to be successful. Motivating your employees can be tricky and employee motivation has always been a central problem for leaders and managers. Motivation is driven, so employees will always need something to boost their motivation when they start to lose sight of it. Employees who are unmotivated are very likely to avoid work as much as they can, for example, taking time off, putting no effort into their job and producing poor quality work. However, employees who are motivated are likely to show the opposite, for example, be persistent in their job role, show creativeness and high levels of productivity, producing high-quality work and willing to undertake any work that is given to them. Every employee has their own personal preference to get motivated; however putting employee goals in place will catch everybodys attention. Motivation is the key to success in work and in life, but before you try to motivate your employees, you should really get to know them and try to see what would drive their motivation within the workplace. You need to get to know them on a personal and professional level as you need as many different tactics as you can to trigger motivation. You need to establish their wants and needs and what they expect from you and the business. Take time to find out from each team member what motivates them. This can be very difficult to do but you can do this by using Disc Assessment. Disc Assessment can help you establish all of these things and help you understand your employees individually. Disc Assessment is one of UKâs leading personal assessment tools that can improve your work productivity, teamwork and communication within the work place. Disc never judge and are purely there to help you and your staff to distinguish your behavioural contrasts and identities. Taking their personal assessment tool, you will be able to understand all of your employees and how to communicate with them effectively. So how does this help motivate my employees? This will help motivate your employees as it will help you distinguish each individual and what drives their motivation and how they can become more successful. Work with your team and Disc to find out what your employees would love to hear from both their supervisor and their colleagues. You need to show your employees that they are appreciated and that you honour the work that they do for you. You can do this by rewarding them when they have been working hard and reminded you why you hired them in the first place. By showing employees they are appreciated through some form of reward or recognition, their confidence will take a boost which will motivate them to make a big difference in the workplace. Once your employees are motivated you will be able to see a big change in them and better yet, the business. Having high levels of motivation will enable your employees to meet deadlines, get tasks done quickly and efficiently, be more productive and slowly become more successful within the business. It will also help your business because this can increase revenue, reduce business costs and boost morale within the office. It is highly important that managers see how important motivation is when it comes to being successful and how setting goals and rewards can affect this. If a business doesnt have any goals or reward programmes put in place then this will result in an unhappy and lazy workforce. You need to make sure you set goals that relate to the companys direction and the employees. When you have clear and achievable goals put in place, this will make your employees want to prove themselves to the company by achieving these goals and also they will be much more motivated, productive and successful in the work that they do. Author Bio Isabella Sinkinson is a writer for Disc Assessment. She shares tips for both employers and employees in working to the best of their ability together. Her specialist areas are motivation and team building. OFFICE POLITICS Power-Influence-Office Politics: it comes down to your Strategic Relationships and understanding of how you build each one of these elements. I want to help you accelerate your career by connecting you with your Free Instant Access to my video that outlines all of this and meaningful actions you can take today! Start watching now: CLICK HERE!
Teach Cooking With Lively Classes
Teach Cooking With Lively Classes The Importance of Planning Your Cooking Classes ChaptersHow Do You Effectively Teach Cooking?Pay Attention to Time ManagementEnd the Cooking Class with a Bit of FunCreate a Bond with Your StudentsIf you really want to whet your studentsâ appetites, you have to offer recipes and dishes that theyâd want to cook themselves and make sure that thereâs a friendly environment in your classroom or kitchen.The atmosphere you create in your cooking classes or culinary workshops should make everyone want to attend and your first ever class with a new student might be your only opportunity to impress them.Put your apron on because weâre going to give you a few tips and tricks for teaching cooking classes! If you dream of opening your own cooking school someday, you're going to have know how to prepare both classes and delicious dishes. 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Before you start, youâre going to have to ask yourself what kind of cooking youâre best at and what youâre going to teach your students.Just like making macarons, you need to prepare your cooking lessons. (Source: pixel2013)Are you an expert at Japanese cooking or making sushi? A pastry chef or a baking expert? Are you going to teach easy everyday recipes? Will you need to adopt a hands on approach? What are the ingredients you're going to use? Are you going to follow a cookbook or use your own recipes?You'll need to think long and hard about your lessons. If you work with other chefs in a culinary school or as part of a teachers' network, youâll be able to offer a broad range of classes, something a cooking te acher on their own wouldnât be able to do.Once youâve worked out what youâre doing and budding chefs are knocking on your door, youâre going to have to work out exactly how youâre going to teach your students in a fun and engaging way. While your students won't expect you to behave like you were in a culinary school, you'll have to find the balance between how much they enjoy your lessons and how much they learn.You have to instil your students with a sense of confidence. Not every student will learn at exactly the same speed and they wonât all respond to your advice and teaching in the same way.Youâll obviously need teaching skills in order to help your students understand your classes and youâll need to adapt each class to the student. At the end of the day, you want to give your students a better understanding of nutrition and the culinary arts, an opportunity to try tasty new foods and cooking methods, and to gain fundamental cooking skills.Discover our best tips for teaching appealing cooking classes!Pay Attention to Time ManagementDuring your cooking classes, time management is essential. You canât plan a dish that takes an hour to cook if your lessons only last half an hour. That said, you could always get students to chop the vegetables before the class or bring fresh pasta (which takes less time to cook), for example.The key to a good cooking lesson is timing. (Source: ACasualPenguin)To get the most out of each lesson, you should make your recipe for your friends or family members before you teach the class to a paying student.Consider timing yourself so you can see how long each part of the lesson takes and how long youâll need for the whole lesson or workshop.Keep in mind that making a simple dish might not be enough for a cooking class. While your cooking knowledge is useful, the whole lesson canât rely on it. Teaching skills, like explaining what to do and transferring all that knowledge you have, are also really important.If you're teaching kids cooking, you'll have to allocate time to showing them the basics of kitchen safety, for example. If you're running a team building exercise, keep in mind that your students probably have other things to do once they're finished. Ensure you finish on time.Testing will help you see which concepts work and give you an opportunity to better organise your lessons. You can also get feedback from friends and family and perfect your methodology. In fact, our closest friends and family members can often be far more brutally honest than strangers.Some advice, like avoiding âlullsâ, might seem obvious once somebodyâs pointed them out. You could use the time things are cooking to answer studentsâ questions, for example. You should outline your objectives at the beginning of the lesson so that you donât drown in questions when youâre preparing the food. Don't forget to establish the rules so you can keep control of your class, too.Why not read our complete guid e to preparing a cooking lesson?End the Cooking Class with a Bit of FunYou should make sure that your students enjoy every one of your classes. This is especially important for kids classes since they probably won't even be thinking about whether or not they learnt a new skill. Cooking with kids can be a completely different beast to cooking with teens or adults.Your students should try whatever they make at the end of the class. (Source: pixel2013)Students should learn new skills, gain confidence in the kitchen, and have an enjoyable learning experience. Every class should end with a bit of fun so that students want to keep coming back.Think about setting aside some time for the students to try the food that they prepared during the class. When it comes to cooking, tasting the food is one of the best ways to get better at cooking and see what each student should be focusing on. We cook so we can eat, after all, donât we?You should always be honest with your students. If one of th em got something wrong, lying to them wonât help them get better. If theyâre novices, they probably wonât have noticed it themselves. If you have to give them some feedback, you should stay positive and tell them where theyâre going wrong (how long they cooked it for, seasoning, dressing, etc.). Remind them that a chef can always improve and there's no harm in making mistakes.After youâve tasted the food, you can spend the last few minutes of the class to have a friendly chat and an exchange of ideas between the students. Since not everyone in your class is going to be an expert chef, theyâll each have their different tastes and ways of cooking. This is also a good way to establish a rapport with your students. Ask them which parts of your lesson they liked and which parts they didnât.You need to consider how long youâre going to spend doing this during your lessons so that your lesson doesnât finish late since both you and your students might have something to do afterwards. Make sure you stick to your lesson plan and schedule as the teacher of the class.Discover some of the best ways to plan a cooking class!Create a Bond with Your StudentsDonât forget that your cooking classes go well beyond the classes themselves. If you want your studentsâ loyalty, youâll have to go the extra mile outside of class.You should consider filming your cooking and putting it on YouTube. (Source: emkanicepic)Whether youâve given a bakery class, basic cooking class, wine pairing class, or gourmet cuisine workshop, why not give your students a summary with the main ingredient and the cooking techniques theyâll be focusing on in their next lesson?You could also send the recipes and the techniques they need to focus on for the next class via email. This is good for enthusiastic students who like to prep before lessons.You can also create your own teaching resources and send your students videos showing the techniques youâve taught or are going to teach. This gives enthusiastic students an opportunity to learn to cook a recipe from scratch on their own (since you won't always be there to help them). Your students might find videos on cooking poultry, baking cakes and pies, or knife skills really useful.Find some cooking online tutoring jobs here.You have so many different ways to create a bond with your students: Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube can all be useful ways to give your students additional learning resources and menus they might be interested in.You can also make your culinary classes and workshops more interesting by offering prizes to the best students and making the classes more appealing.In short:While thereâs no such thing as a perfect class since every student is different, your classes should be engaging and enjoyable.Firstly, try out teaching techniques and recipes with people you know before using them in classes and workshops with paying students.Preparation is key. Planning ahead can help you manage your tim e better in each of your lessons.Make effective use of the lulls in your lessons while things cook so that your students get the most out of every minute with you.You should use the end of your lessons for exchanging ideas. Give your students a chance to share their homemade creations and useful information. Get the students to eat their food, get feedback on it from other students, and try and work out for themselves what a recipe might need. While a demonstration detailing where they went wrong could be useful, most students will learn how to cook if you guide them towards discovery rather than directly telling them.Once the class is over, you should maintain a link with your students. You can share feedback and practical tips with them over the internet. You can also create your own resources or use existing teaching resources to help students study between classes and prepare themselves for the next lesson. You could even set up a virtual cooking school (on a blog or website) wh ere your students can help each other to learn.
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