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Spanish Version of Study Skills for High School Students Released
The new book is also available for purchase.
LifeBound’s Carol Carter in the news
LifeBound founder Carol J. Carter has appeared in a variety of news shows to discuss success skills. Here are a few clips.
Transferable Skills: From classroom to the world of work
Carol Carter discusses real-life work skills on ABC News in Chicago.
Successful Intelligence
In this FOX news interview, Carol talks about the concept of “successful intelligence.”
A Dialogue on Internships
Carol Carter discusses internships on FOX news in Chicago.
Parenting
Carol talks about how to be a successful parent in this interview with NBC Denver.
Tips for College Freshmen
What’s the best way to ensure your first year at college is a success? Watch this video and find out.
Speaking Events - 2008
October 21 - Keys to Success Workshop - St. Louis, MO
October 22-25 - College Reading and Learning Association - Cleveland, OH
November 6 - North Carolina School Counselors Association Conference - Greensboro, NC
November 7 - CAAHE Student Services Conference - Charlotte, NC
November 14 - OKADE - Tulsa, OK
November 19-23 - European Council of International Schools - Nice, France
December 1-3 - Academic Coaches Training - Denver, CO
NTA, a LifeBound partner, sponsers TutorPalooza
Busy day of training ends in peer tutor certification for 500 students at TutorPalooza
by Jessica Bobula
Oct 16, 2007
TutorPalooza tü-tər-pə-lüz-zə (n.) 1. an all-day certification extravaganza held at Wheeling High School for about 500 student instructors.
Sponsored by the National Tutoring Association, TutorPalooza kicked off the association’s Peer Tutoring Initiative with the one-day training and certification event. The free event concluded National Tutoring Week, and each participant received a Level 1 Basic certification.
Most of the trainees attend suburban Chicago high schools, but some traveled from as far as Detroit to participate on Saturday. Even a few college students from the University of St. Francis in Joliet joined the group.
Taking advantage of the high school’s broadcast studio, small groups of tutors and their trainers gathered in classrooms throughout the school to view a live feed of the day’s training lessons.
Linda Stevens Hjorth, a professor at DeVry University in Addison and member of the association, led a few sessions from the broadcast studio. Hjorth ran a tutoring ethics exercise, presenting the case of a hypothetical student who tells his tutor that his teacher had said he could ask his tutor for answers to an assignment. The tutors-in-training wrote their responses, which were conveyed to Hjorth in the studio. Many trainees wrote that doing work for students is unethical.
“Many of your responses were appropriate,” Hjorth said, “because tutors can never give answers.”
Hjorth advised the students that the best tutors always consider ethics, integrity, wisdom and respect.
“Think about ethics on a daily basis,” Hjorth said.
At the end of the day, the tutors gathered in the auditorium to hear Sandi Ayaz, executive director of the National Tutoring Associaton. Ayaz said they should be proud of their tutoring efforts.
“You’ll never be anything more than you are right now,” Ayaz said, “because what you are (going to be), you already are. You just don’t know it yet.
“And that’s why it is so extraordinary what you get to do,” she said. “Because what the students you help are (going to be), they already are. They just don’t know it yet.”
An important aspect of the relationship between student and tutor is the benefits both parties reap, Ayaz said. Studies show that tutors’ grades and test scores increase, and both students and tutors are gratified when their work ends in success, she said.
Though they were newly certified, some tutors had already experienced those benefits.
“Thank you for allowing me to have the opportunity to work with students,” said Linette Rayahin, a student at Maine West High School in Des Plaines and a recipient of one of four scholarships given at the event, “I couldn’t write such a good essay as this if it weren’t for my experience tutoring.”
©2001 - 2007 Medill Reports - Chicago, Northwestern University. A publication of the Medill School.
Speaking Events - 2007
Student Success Workshop- Friday, October 5th
Be the Change: Successful Intelligence and the New Global Competition for Talent - Middlesex Community College - Middleton, CT
Parent Session - Wednesday, October 10th
Kent Denver School - Denver, CO
Coaching Skills Session - Friday, October 19th
Golden West College - Huntington Beach, CA
National Conference on Student Leadership Keynote - Saturday, October 20th - Anaheim, CA
Parent Session - Monday, October 22th
Estes Park School District #R-3 - Estes Park, CO
CRLA-Wednesday, October 31st
Coaching and the Habits of Mind - Portland, OR
MCI Conference Keynote - Friday, November 9th - Virginia Beach, VA
KADE Conference Keynote - Friday, November 9th, 6pm - Bowling Green, KY
National Conference on Student Leadership Keynote - Saturday, November 17th - Orlando, FL
Parent Session - Monday, November 26th
Estes Park School District #R-3 - Estes Park, CO
Academic Coaches Training and Certification-December 3-5
Denver, CO
Upcoming LifeBound internship opportunities
Our mission at LifeBound is to help students and career seekers unlock the power of their dreams, access their gifts and talents, overcome their fears and challenges, and create every advantage possible through planning, purpose and determination. An internship with LifeBound incorporates an understanding of real world realities and an individualized set of goals. [ Download internship application ]
Publishing Internship: This intern would work closely with the publisher to develop our books and revisions. Responsibilities would include reading manuscripts, finding and securing reviewers, interpreting their comments and making suggestions for improvement. A successful candidate should have an excellent eye for detail; enjoy reading and putting forth comments in a creative and innovative way. This is a great internship for someone interested in journalism, writing or magazine editing. Liberal arts majors in journalism, English, psychology and sociology are preferred.
Marketing Internship: This intern will be responsible for marketing and promoting LifeBound’s services. There will be a fair amount of live, in-person sales opportunities with some of our clients if the intern displays competence towards sales. The intern will run direct mail campaigns, create brochures, slide shows and work directly with Carol Carter’s publicist in Chicago. A successful candidate should have highly developed interpersonal skills, creativity and attention to detail.
Publicity Internship: This intern would work closely with Carol Carter’s publicist to secure print, TV and radio interviews. Responsibilities would include preparing a publicity package with the publicist, faxing stations and booking events. This intern would also be able to represent the company at national and regional events if the timing works out. An intern should have a strong interest in learning all parts of marketing and sales. Ideally, we would have the intern input on marketing campaigns and other sales activities to give him or her practical experience.
Editorial Internship: This intern should have strong writing, editing and creative thinking skills. A successful candidate should be self-directed, inquisitive and willing to learn. This is an incredible opportunity for someone seriously considering a career in publishing, writing or editorial work.
Additional Internships are Available in Design, Sales and Market Research
E-mail a cover letter and resume to mailto:contact@lifebound.com or fax to 1.877.737.8510. Please include a completed internship application.
Carol Carter speaks at (EARCOS) conference
Carol spoke at the international East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools (EARCOS) conference this spring in Bangkok, Thailand, March 29-31, 2007.
For more, visit http://www.earcos.org/.
Carol Carter presents at the RMACAC conference
Carol Carter presented at the Rocky Mountain Association for College Admission Counseling conference on April 27th, 2007.
For more, visit http://www.rmacac.org/.
Gifts and Talents for Teenagers
