The Wired Classroom

As promised, Cooperating School Districts of Greater St. Louis and The Princeton Review have set up classes for the October ACT course.  This class meets ten times over videoconference. Participating students are at far sites connecting to the instructor over interactive videoconference. There are three practice tests (not over v/c) given by participating schools on Saturday mornings, as the real ACT is given. (The October ACT this year will be October 25, 2008).

What takes place during the class? Twenty hours of instruction; The Princeton Review instructor connects live from CSD to participating sites. The Princeton Review instructor uses a SMART Board to illustrate how to solve equations. Each student gets a manual with practice problems in it. Homework is assigned. Tips & tricks for mastering the ACT are given. Questions are answered.

The course now costs $140 per student. The registration deadline is September 8, 2008. For those who register late (the late registration deadline is September 15), the fee increases to $190 per student. For the class to run, we need at least 50 students (this is a total from all participating sites, not individual ones). To register, or if you have questions about the videoconference course, e-mail rmorrison@csd.org.

Practice Tests, Saturday mornings on Sept. 20, Oct. 4, Oct. 18 2008  
Class sessions, Monday & Wednesday afternoons:
Sept. 22 2008  3:30 - 5:30PM
Sept. 24 2008  3:30 - 5:30PM
Sept. 29 2008  3:30 - 5:30PM
Oct. 1    2008  3:30 - 5:30PM
Oct. 6    2008  3:30 - 5:30PM
Oct. 8    2008  3:30 - 5:30PM
Oct. 13  2008  3:30 - 5:30PM
Oct. 15  2008  3:30 - 5:30PM
Oct. 20  2008  3:30 - 5:30PM
Oct. 22  2008  3:30 - 5:30PM

 
According to The Princeton Review, when students attend all of the sessions, take all of the practice tests, and complete all assigned homework, average ACT score improvement is three points.  Again, the registration deadline is Monday, September 8.