Tag: Lifelong Learning

W.Va. Partners With Tutor.com To Provide Free, Live Tutoring Daily For All Ages

Through a new partnership with Tutor.com, West Virginians of all ages now have access to free, real time, online tutoring, test prep and job help. West Virginians can access these resources by visiting TutorWV.com.

Through a new partnership with Tutor.com, West Virginians of all ages now have access to free, real time, online tutoring, test prep and job help.

West Virginians can access these resources by visiting TutorWV.com. Curator of the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History Randall Reid-Smith announced the partnership Wednesday in a regular media briefing with Gov. Jim Justice.

“It’s from 10 o’clock in the morning to 10 o’clock at night. There’s 200 subjects that you can study,” Reid-Smith said. “It’s by grade level, it’s by subjects, and all you got to do is go [online], and you click a purple button that says ‘connect now.’ And that takes you to all of the wonderful live tutoring.”

Along with live tutoring, students can use a drop-off review service for essays and math problems. 

If students choose to create a free account, they can keep working with the same tutor. The website also has self-guided resources, such as practice quizzes, video lessons and test-preparation resources like the ACT.

“[TutorWV.com] can help people prepare for their SATs, for their LSATs for law school and for their MCAT for medical school,” Reid-Smith said. “So it’s a great, great opportunity.”

Jobseekers also have access to a plethora of resources, such as live interview preparation, help with job searches and applications, and resume and cover letter help. An expert will respond to these submissions within 12 hours.

“I’m incredibly proud to support this program and look forward to seeing the positive impact it’ll have on our state,” Justice said in a news release. “Since taking office, my administration has made it a priority to improve our academic programs. We owe it to our students to give them the best opportunities imaginable. On top of that, this program also addresses the need for career growth for our citizens.”

A similar announcement was made last week for some southern West Virginia counties where 7th and 8th graders have 24/7 access to academic support through Tutor.com. This program is through a partnership with GEAR Up Southern West Virginia.

W.Va. Mine Wars Class Offered to Teachers

The West Virginia Mine Wars is a period of our state’s history that until around the 1980s was often censored or left out in classrooms across the state. But a new class through Shepherd University’s Lifelong Learning Program will offer tools for history teachers in West Virginia and beyond.

Coal Country Tours is a company that hosts individuals on trips to southern West Virginia. The history of the mine wars is something owner and tour guide, Doug Estepp covers during the trips.

Starting next academic semester, Estepp will get the word out to even more folks with a class through Shepherd University.

“I grew up in Mingo County in a family of coal miners,” Estepp said, “My family didn’t talk about it; my grandfather didn’t talk about it, they would just kind of brush it off when I would see little hints, I would see stories about tent colonies and strikes, and they just didn’t want to talk about it, and people, that was kind of the way people reacted all around the state.”

Estepp’s class is designed for teachers to learn about the mine wars and get the tools they need to bring the stories into the West Virginia History class.

Quick Facts on 2016 W.Va. Mine Wars Class:

  • Class begins on January 12, 2016
  • Any teacher in or out of state may sign-up at any time before the class begins
  • Classes are held at the Shepherd University Martinsburg campus and online simultaneously.
  • The cost of the class is $147 (through Shepherd University)
  • There is a two-day tour component that is a requirement of the class.
  • The cost for the tour is $340 per person double occupancy, $379 single. Cost covers transportation, lodging, meals, and all admissions and tours.
  • The dates for the tour are April 23-24, 2016. Teachers may join the tour either in Shepherdstown or at Tamarack in Beckley.
  • Awards 3 credit hours toward professional development requirements
  • The class is not open to regular students

Estepp says there will be projects and reading assignments for the class, and the first assignment will be to watch, “The Mine Wars” on PBS’ American Experience, which premieres the same day as the first class.

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