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- August 13, 2020
Best Degrees and College Courses for Firefighters
More than 310,000 professional firefighters work throughout the United States, and many describe it as the best job in the world. There’s the adrenalin rush of fighting blazes that threaten to consume a home, building, or forest. Making emergency medical calls in response to accidental injuries or disasters brings the deep personal reward of saving ...
- August 10, 2020
Essential Soft Skills for Teachers
Whether a teacher specializes in math, English, science, or history, it’s important that they master their specific area of expertise. Whereas an educator’s proficiency in their subject area can be measured in terms of grades, certifications, and exams, there are also intangible qualities that can’t be measured to help them become better, more effective teachers. ...
- August 3, 2020
Can You Get a Nursing Degree Online?
The short answer: yes, you can earn an associate, bachelor’s, and even your master’s degree in nursing online. The long answer: while you can earn your degree and complete your coursework online, you’ll still have to complete in-person clinical hours at a physical location. The exception to the above is if you already have your ...
- July 30, 2020
Specialized Nursing Fields to Pursue With Your RN Degree
A registered nurse (or RN) has a diverse array of duties and responsibilities. Not only do they care for patients, but they sometimes serve as care coordinators for patients, acting as an intermediary between doctors, patients, and patients’ loved ones. RNs work to inform their individual patients or the public at-large about different health conditions ...
- July 27, 2020
Everything You Need to Know About Online Engineering Programs
Technology is at the forefront of change and has an impact on nearly every aspect of our daily lives. From computer engineering to construction engineering, inventive minds are needed to create buildings, computer programs, or solve complex problems that affect people and communities. Given the tech-oriented world that we live in and the drive to ...
- July 23, 2020
Make a Career Switch to an Engineer
Do you have a knack for math and science? Enjoy solving complex problems? Have a drive to create new things or improve existing ones? If this sounds like you and you’ve been contemplating a career change, engineering may be the right path for you. Engineering, as a vocation, focuses on using math, science, technology, and ...
- July 21, 2020
How to Select the Right SEL Programs for Your Class
A child’s education is about so much more than academic lessons. What students learn in the classroom extends far beyond the quadratic equation or dates they memorize from their history textbooks. A student’s experience in school should prepare them for social situations, as well as real-life situations that extend beyond the classroom. Social emotional learning ...
- July 16, 2020
What is a Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Specialist?
In addition to academic demands, students today must acquire an ever-growing list of life skills. They learn to cooperate effectively with peers, make social decisions responsibly, make constructive contributions to their families and communities, and attain the skills necessary to become valuable and productive members of society. An educator who specializes in social emotional learning ...
- July 13, 2020
7 Social Emotional Learning Strategies for Remote Teaching
Social emotional learning (SEL) helps students understand their thoughts and emotions and how to express and feel these emotions. While SEL can increase self-awareness, it can also help individuals show more empathy toward others because they’re better able to understand what another individual may be feeling. Social emotional learning can help to improve a student’s ...
- June 29, 2020
Resource and Help for Single Parents in College
The number of student parents who have enrolled in college has doubled over the past decade. And of those 4.3 million students with children, over 3.5 million of them are single parents. Single parents, more than any other group of college students, face some of the toughest hurdles to earning their degree. Over 88 percent ...
- June 25, 2020
8 Things You May Not Have Realized About Student Parents
It could be a mother of two sitting next to you in class, or a single father whose face you see in an online classroom. Chances are, you couldn’t pick out a student parent in a classroom, but there’s a good chance that you may know one. A number of students with children often decide ...
- June 22, 2020
4 Ways to Fast-Track Your Teaching Career
Whether you’re starting out in the workforce or have decided on a career change, becoming a teacher can be a rewarding path that allows you to help students learn and reach their full potential. If you’ve decided that teaching is the right career for you, you’re probably eager to make your move to the classroom ...
- June 18, 2020
Student Parents: Balancing School, Work, & Child Care During COVID-19
Working From Home With Kids With schools and child care facilities shutting down or moving to online instruction due to COVID-19, working from home with kids has become a daily struggle for parents. Add in working toward a certification program or online classes of your own, and you’ve got a jam-packed schedule and a recipe ...
- June 11, 2020
Best Nursing Degrees
If you’ve been thinking about entering the nursing field to help make a difference in peoples’ lives, now is a great time to find the best nursing degree to fit your interests and career goals. Not only is the need for registered nurses (RNs) expanding, due in large part to the service demands of the ...
- June 8, 2020
Inside Info: Skills You Learn in Human Resources Courses
The role of the human resources (HR) department has always been important to the well-being of a company and its employees. However, in today’s workplace, which includes employees ranging from baby boomers to Gen Z, having an HR department with highly-skilled, versatile, and committed professionals is absolutely essential.
- June 4, 2020
Online Courses: The One Course a Month Option
When time is money and both are potentially in short supply, the prospect of going back to school can be challenging for many adult learners. For those students hoping to return to education, often after many years of being away from the classroom, traditional universities with their rigid academic calendars and semesters packed full of ...
- June 1, 2020
Why Choose the RN to MSN Career Path?
You’re enjoying your career as a nurse, but you’re also thinking about the future. Maybe you feel confident in your skills and feel ready to take on a bigger role in nursing leadership and management. Perhaps you are developing an interest in a certain area of specialization and need to add to your skill set ...
- May 28, 2020
How to Earn an Online Degree Writing What You Love
Creative writing is one of those fields of study that allows you to turn talent and passion into a career — and maybe even a book. A master of fine arts (MFA) is a popular graduate degree among writers looking to further their education, complete a literary project, or embark on a career in academia. ...