Student Profile: Jed Appelrouth
 Jed Appelrouth began a tutoring service almost 10 years ago to work with students on test preparation and understanding the material they learn in class.
But his work goes beyond merely covering the subject matter with his students.
"I've studied how to get kids motivated and how to make the material relevant for them," said Appelrouth, a doctoral student in the College of Education's Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education. "We work on shifting the students' thoughts about taking tests. If I don't address that, it doesn't matter how much algebra I teach them - they're still going to walk into the test worried about how they're going to perform."
Appelrouth will share his experiences in motivating students and changing their ideas about test taking at the National Conference of the Independent Educational Consultant Association in Cincinnati, Ohio, Nov. 3-6.
To continue reading about Appelrouth, click here.
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Upcoming Events in the College of Education
Research Wednesdays Speaker Series
November 10, 2010
12 noon
College of Education, Room 1030
30 Pryor Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Presenter: Frank Worrell
Topic: "Psychosocial variables, including ethnic and racial identity, with a particular emphasis on their relationship to academic achievement in at-risk youth and gifted and talented adolscents"
Frank Worrell is a professor of education and director of the APA-accredited school psychology program at the University of California, Berkeley. He also serves as faculty director of the Academic Talent Development Program and the California College Preparatory Academy, and associate dean for academic affairs in the Graduate School of Education. He is a Fellow and past president of the school psychology division of the American Psychological Association, an elected member of the Society for the Study of School Psychology, a certified school psychologist and a licensed psychologist. His research interests focus on psychosocial variables, including ethnic and racial identity, with a particular emphasis on their relationship to academic achievement in at-risk youth and gifted and talented adolescents.
Research Wednesdays is held every Wednesday of the month. An RSVP is required to attend this event. To confirm your attendance, please contact Erin Whitney in the COE's Educational Research Bureau at (404) 413-8090 or ewhitney@gsu.edu.
For more information on Worrell and the college's Research Wednesdays Speaker Series, click here.
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