$50

weekly

or $250 for 10 classes

Ace It! SSAT ISEE Middle Level Intense Study Camp

Completed by 30 learners

Ages 11-15

Live Group Course

Join our 10-session group course to master strategies for the private school entrance exams (SSAT and ISEE) for students entering 6th- 8th grade. Participate in intensive drills covering verbal reasoning, reading comprehension, & math.

Miss Linda C. McKinney, MBA

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Live video meetings

2x per week, 5 weeks

2-4 learners per class

50 min

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What's included

10 live meetings

8 hrs 20 mins in-class hours

Homework

1-2 hours per week. Miss Linda McKinney uses the Khan Academy, Kahoot, Blooket, and Quizlet websites for homework assignments, assessments, quizzes, tests, and grades. Links for assignments will be posted on classroom page. Each student must create a FREE account on Khan Academy and then add Miss Linda McKinney as a Teacher using Join a Class. My 6th Grade Class Code = NSCMRUBR Once a student has added Miss Linda McKinney as a teacher at Khan Academy, please send a message via Outschool so the teacher can add assignments to the student for Assessment, Unit/Chapter Test, Quiz for Topic, or End of Grade (EOG) Final Exam (Course Challenge is the name on Khan Academy).

Assessment

Miss Linda McKinney uses the Khan Academy website for homework assignments, assessments, quizzes, tests, and grades. Each student must create a FREE account on Khan Academy and then add Miss Linda McKinney as a Teacher using Join a Class. My 6th Grade Class Code = NSCMRUBR Once a student has added Miss Linda McKinney as a teacher at Khan Academy, please send a message via Outschool so the teacher can add assignments to the student for Assessment, Unit/Chapter Test, Quiz for Topic, or End of Grade (EOG) Final Exam (Course Challenge is the name on Khan Academy).

Grading

Class Experience

US Grade 5 - 8

This is a 10-session group course for 5th, 6th, and 7th grade students who are taking the SSAT Middle-Level exam as part of application to private school for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade.

Miss McKinney will use different RESOURCES to help students:

1.  Online
a.  IXL - drills and exercises
b.  Kahoot - math games
c.  Khan Academy - drills and exercises
d.  Blooket - vocabulary & math games
e.  Quizlet - flashcards (vocabulary & formulas), quizzes, and games

2.  Worksheets
a.  education.com
b.  K5 Learning
c.  Super Teachers
d.  teacher created

3.  Practice test questions
a.  Elevate Prep
b.  Kaplan
c.  Princeton Review
d.  Mometrix
e.  Varsity Tutors website

See the Syllabus for topics by session for each week.

Learning Goals

Students will practice reading, analyzing, answering and solving potential questions for SSAT Middle-Level exam from verbal, reading, and math sections.

Students will practice various strategies to help them be successful in the exam.

Syllabus

Standards

Aligned with Common Core State Standards (CCSS)

10 Lessons

over 5 Weeks

Lesson 1:

Verbal : Roots, Prefix, & Suffix

50 mins online live lesson

1 assignment

Lesson 2:

Verbal: Analogies

50 mins online live lesson

1 assignment

Lesson 3:

Reading: Main Idea, Purpose & Tone

50 mins online live lesson

1 assignment

Lesson 4:

Reading: Inference

50 mins online live lesson

1 assignment

Other Details

Parental Guidance

“Kahoot! is a global learning platform company. Kahoot! games can be played anywhere, in person or virtually, using any device with an internet connection.” A Kahoot! game is a quiz with multiple choice answers and the games include topics such as Year End Math Assessment. Kahoot! is a fun way to test a student's knowledge of a math topic such as adding fractions, multiplying decimals, solving for area of a rectangle. Kahoot! app is free and does not require an account. The teacher provides the website link (http://www.kahoot.it) and a game pin then the student creates a silly screen name; thus, no account is needed, and no personal information is given to Kahoot! “Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computing, history, art history, economics, and more, including K-14 and test preparation (SAT, Praxis, LSAT) content. We focus on skill mastery to help learners establish strong foundations, so there's no limit to what they can learn next!” Khan Academy is also a free app and for this class will not require an account. The teacher will share screen of quiz questions, so no account is needed, and no personal information is given to Khan Academy. "At IXL Learning, we are passionate about improving learning for all. We apply technology in thoughtful and innovative ways to unlock students' innate curiosity, creativity, and desire for knowledge. IXL Learning acquired Education.com in 2019. Education.com offers 30,000 digital and printable learning resources, including worksheets, online games, hands-on activities, lesson plans, and more, for preschool through eighth grade." Since IXL and Education.com are paid services, teacher will share screen of her account/worksheets so free to all students.

External Resources

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

Meet the teacher

Miss Linda C. McKinney, MBA

Joined April, 2020

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Teacher expertise and credentials

2 Degrees

Master's Degree from California Lutheran University

Bachelor's Degree from California Lutheran University

I love Math and Programming! Finding ways to make learning fun and giving strategies to children so they can overcome the challenge of being successful in Math, Programming, and Science is my passion. I have a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems, so I took college level finite math, algebra, and geometry in addition to learning BASIC, COBOL, JCL, Dyl-280, DB2, SQL, dbase+, Ada, Pascal, C+, PHP, HTML5, and JavaScript. While earning my MBA Marketing & Market Research, I successfully completed two semesters of statistics. My work experience includes 5+ years as computer programmer, 10+ years in statistical data analysis as a Market Research Consultant, 10+ years as an ECE educator including math tutoring with K to 6th grade, 10+ years as private math tutor and Sylvan Instructor for 1st to 12th grade students, and tutoring students in ISEE, SSAT, HSPT, SHSAT, STAAR, SAT, GMAT, and GRE.