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This family’s back-to-school music video is amazing
At Skooli, we’re excited for back-to-school, but it looks like these parents are even more excited than we are. If you’ve never watched one of the Holderness family’s music videos before, then you’re in for a treat. And if you have seen any of their previous productions, you know the back-to-school special you’re about to
More new features to make your Skooli experience better
Back-to-school season is just around the corner; it’s time to gear up for a successful new academic year. To help you meet your learning and teaching goals, we’ve implemented changes to your Skooli dashboards – some small tweaks and some big overhauls. Whether you’re a student, tutor, parent, or even a school administrator, you’ll certainly
Check out our new classroom features
We think you’ll really like some of the changes we’ve made to our digital classroom. While the Skooli Online Classroom has always been a great space for online tutoring sessions, we’ve recently added several features that aim to help Skooli students, tutors, parents, and schools have a more enjoyable and productive experience with us. The
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