Global History and Geography Regents Review Class – Long Island Regents Prep, Farmingdale, NY

This spring, the New York State Education Department will offer two examinations for students taking Global History & Geography.  The first examination will be on Monday, June 3, and will follow the new course framework.  This new exam will contain roughly 30 stimulus-based questions, a constructed-response short-answer question, and an enduring issues essay.  Many high schools on Long Island are having their students take the transition examination which requires students to write both a thematic essay and a DBQ essay in addition to 30 stimulus-based questions  That examination is being offered on Thursday, June 20.  When selecting the appropriate review course for your sophomore-aged child, please consider the exam they are taking.  If you are not sure, please contact your child’s social studies teacher.

Some schools are allowing students to take both exams.  In that case, we suggest you consult with your son/daughter to determine which exam he/she most needs to review for.  Luckily, we are offering review sessions for both exams.  You can find out more by visiting our website, liregentsprep.com.

Spring is almost here, so it’s time to start thinking about your Regents, APs, and SATs. Long Island Regents Prep is entering its 7th year of offering review classes at Farmingdale State College! We’ve taught over 3,000 students from New York since 2009, and we continue to expand each year. In the fall we will begin offering ACT Review Classes. For now, check out our schedule below for our Regents Review Classes, AP Review Classes, and SAT Review Classes!

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Throughout the country, there has been a lot of handwringing over the new Common Core Mathematics Standards. In particular, there’s concern over whether introducing new ways to solve problems makes math unnecessarily difficult. A recent article in The Atlantic explained the new requirements and why they might be encumbering students. The authors write, “The Common Core math standards…take understanding to a whole new level. ‘Students who lack understanding of a topic may rely on procedures too heavily,’ states the Common Core website. ‘But what does mathematical understanding look like?’ And how can teachers assess it? One way is to ask the student to justify, in a way that is appropriate to the student’s mathematical maturity, why a particular mathematical statement is true, or where a mathematical rule comes from. The underlying assumption here is that if a student understands something, he or she can explain it—and that deficient explanation signals deficient understanding. But this raises yet another question: What constitutes a satisfactory explanation?”

In New York State, more than 200,000 students opted out of the Common Core exams. At the high school level, Common Core standards have been introduced into the English and Math Regents exams. In 2014, the New York State Education Department began offering a Common Core Algebra I Regents exam. This year it introduced the Common Core geometry, Algebra II and English Language Arts exams. On the math Regents tests, schools have seen a drop in students’ test scores because of the new standards. And high school students can not opt out of the Regents exams because they’re required for graduation.

Some students will be taking or retaking the Algebra I Regents exam on January 28, 2016 (you can find the complete 2016 January Regents Exam Schedule here). While the NYS website offers some Algebra I practice exams, students may need a bit more Regents prep to get through the exam.

In response to the increasing demand for January Regents prep courses, Long Island Regents Prep has decided to offer an Algebra I Regents Review class on Sunday, January 17, at Farmingdale State College. Come join us! You can register now online by visiting www.liregentsprep.com.

Check out the article about Long Island Regents Prep in this week’s issue of the Farmingdale Observer!

Long Island Regents Prep featured in current issue of Farmingdale Observer.

Regents exams begin in just over a week! Here at Long Island Regents Prep in Farmingdale, we know you have a lot of options when choosing Regents review. There are Regents review classes with various test prep companies throughout Long Island. But we’re different. Our company is owned and operated by current, experienced, New York State certified high school educators, who teach at top-performing schools throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties. Plus, our classes are affordable, a fraction of what a tutor would cost and cheaper than other companies offering similar Regents review services on Long Island. Finally, we are conveniently located on the Nassau-Suffolk border, at Farmingdale State College, which has undergone incredible renovations in recent years to become a cutting-edge, 21st-century learning institution. The choice is clear. If you not only want to pass the Regents, but want to excel on your NYS Regents tests, then choose Long Island Regents Prep. See our Regents Review Class Schedule at liregentsprep.com, and contact us if you have any questions.

In the meantime, check out these FREE online Regents review resources to help you study for the Regents Exams.

To access every New York State Regents Exam that’s ever been given (they go back to the 1930s), check out the NYS Education Department website.  There you can find exams, answers, and scoring rubrics, so you’ll know exactly how the tests are graded in June.

If you’re interested in studying course content and practicing Regents questions, then check out RegentsPrep.org, which is run by the Oswego City School District.  This is a wonderful, nonprofit service that offers help in every subject.

WCNY offers free videos to help students prepare for every Regents Exam. Check out New York students’ favorite resource for Regents exam preparation here!

Finally, Regents Review 2.0, which is offered in collaboration with PBS Learning Media, had Regents review videos for every subject.

Good luck from all of us at Long Island Regents Prep!

Can you believe Regents Exams begin next month? Long Island Regents Prep can help you prepare for all of your NYS Regents Exams. Below is our latest flyer with our 2015 Regents review course schedule. Remember, all of our Regents prep classes are taught by experienced NYS- certified teachers. And Long Island Regents Prep offers the most affordable review classes in the area! Online registration is easy–just click here. Once you register, you can start reviewing immediately by taking advantage LearnerPal’s discounted online Regents review classes, available only to Long Island Regents Prep customers.

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Long Island Regents Prep has some exciting news to share! We know you’ve come to rely on our one-day Regents Review Classes at SUNY Farmingdale to provide you with essential subject content, practice questions, and test-taking strategies the week before your Regents Exams. But students should start reviewing for their Regents Exams earlier, and should have access to study resources throughout the school year. That’s where LearnerPal comes in, and they’re offering 40% off their Online Regents Prep Courses exclusively to our customers!

Raise your Regents Exam scores with LearnerPal online.  LearnerPal provides students with access to the only true online, self-paced Regents Review courses in Common Core Algebra, Common Core Geometry, Integrated Algebra, U.S. History, Global History, Living Environment, and Earth Science. Practice and learn with LearnerPal’s online Study Mode quizzes.  These engaging quizzes allow students to interact with their online course by tagging important questions, adding notes to questions, viewing and printing end of activity reports and more. This structured online course also includes pre- and post-tests, interactive flash cards, multilingual glossary and an abundance of actual questions from previous NYS Regents exams with hints, audio/ video explanations and more.  It’s a great way to learn the needed material, and an ideal way to supplement your Long Island Regents Prep courses. Start your online preparation today at learnerpal.com!

Once you register for any Long Island Regents Prep class, you will receive a coupon code on your purchase confirmation page and in your confirmation email, which will entitle you to 40% off LearnerPal’s online Regents Review courses. What a deal! Students will find themselves much better prepared for June’s Regents Exams thanks to Long Island Regents Prep and LearnerPal.

Long Island Regents Prep is excited to be participating in the Suffolk Spring College Fair, sponsored by Western Suffolk Counselors’ Association. The College Fair will take place on Monday, April 20, 2015, from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Students will be able to visit representatives from dozens of colleges and register for SAT review  classes and Regents review courses offered by Long Island Regents Prep. In addition, we’ll be offering on-site registration discounts and raffling off a free SAT Crash Courses from the leading name in LI SAT prep! Please stop by our booth to find out more about our courses. Here are the details:

Suffolk Spring College Fair
Monday, April 20, 2015
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Huntington Hilton Hotel, Melville NY

Directions: Take Long Island Expressway East to Exit 49S (Rte 110 South / Broadhollow Rd.) Turn Right at end of ramp onto Rt. 110 S / Broadhollow Road. Proceed 2 miles to the corner of Spagnoli Rd and Broadhollow Rd and the hotel is on the right.

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Next week, New York State will introduce students to two new Regents exams, the Common Core exams in Algebra and English Language Arts (ELA). The Common Core standards movement has swept the country over the past few years, and the initiative claims to emphasize “the knowledge and skills students should gain throughout their K-12 education in order to graduate high school prepared to succeed in entry-level careers, introductory academic college courses, and workforce training programs.” The standards, however, are not without controversy, as states and school districts rush to implement and test standards that have not been thoroughly vetted and piloted. Students and parents, already facing a battery of standardized tests each school year, have a right to be apprehensive about the new Regents exams. The silver lining appears to be the fact that NYS plans to keep its old Regents passing rates for the near future. According to The Poughkeepsie Journal, “The state Education Department plans to set the scoring so that roughly the same percentage of students will pass the tests as in the past…. The class of 2022 — this year’s fourth-graders, who will enter high school in 2018 — will be the first to have to survive the full Common Core challenge. Those students will have to notch higher passing scores on their Regents exams, comparable to a 75 in ELA and an 80 in math.”

That should bring a bit of relief to students fretting about the June 3rd exams, but many teachers, students, and parents are still unsure of what to expect next week. But, for those students taking the NYS Regents Exams that begin on June 17, check out liregentsprep.wpengine.com for Regents Prep Classes and links to free Regents review materials. Good luck!

We have some exciting news for our students living in central/eastern Suffolk County! Long Island Regents Prep has joined forces with College 101 to offer one-day, 4-hour review sessions for AP Calculus, AP Statistics, Regents Geometry, and Regents Algebra 2/Trigonometry. Classes will be held at 290 Main Street in East Setauket. Those interested in registering can contact Maryann at College 101. See the information below, and read about Ms. Butkevich’s positive impact on the local Three Village School District in Three Village Patch article.