Our Faculty Nicki Rosa BS, Mathematics MS, Computer Science Teaching Experience: Head of Math Department, Community Prep School, Colorado Springs, CO Founder, TotalMath.net Michael Hosking B.S., Biology; Ph.D., Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology Teaching experience: Davidson College (Davidson, NC) Gary Schwartz M.S., Ph.D., Mathematics Teaching experience: University of Oklahoma, Northern Illinois University Castle Rock

Daily Notices Archive CURRENT NOTICES Date: 4/7/2007 Software vs Personlized Instruction — Two interesting news reports today lend support to the PersonalProfessors learning model. In eSchoolNews the headline article is "Tech's Greatest Potential- Personalizing Instruction", and the largest study yet of software-based learning materials shows that there is no measurable improvement in student learning. Here is a link to a site that covers both stories eSchoolNews site MORE DETAILS… Date: 1/2/2007 A Partial Listing of Our Customers — Camptonville CORE Academy, Circle of Independent Learning, Community Charter Early HS, Connecting Waters Charter, Dehesa Charter, Desert Sands Charter, FAME, Forest Charter, Golden Valley Charter, Horizon Instructional Systems, Julian Charter School, Mattole Valley Charter, Modoc Charter, Natomas Charter, Ocean Grove Charter, Pacific View, PUC Schools, Somis Charter, The Classical Academy, The Learning Choice, Twin Ridges Charter, HomeSource MORE DETAILS… Date: 12/7/2006 Private CAHSEE Courses Now Available to Schools — Our CAHSEE Math Intensive Remediation Course is now available for private licensing. Complete coverage of the CAHSEE Math Blueprint with on-demand video instruction, two live classes each week for tutoring and questions, discussion forum for questions and answers anytime, exercises, online practice test with immediate reporting. MORE DETAILS… Date: 9/5/2006 Courses Beginning Now-Register Online — Expert instruction and a very personal and interactive learning model are what set PersonalProfessors apart from other online learning systems. We hold two live sessions, every week, for individualized instruction you can find no where else on the Web. Join us for a one month subscription and you'll see the benefits of our personal and interactive approach. MORE DETAILS… Date: 8/17/2006 Comments on CAHSEE — This year 40,000 students failed this test and can't get their diploma. Do these students need to read the textbooks again? Perhaps more worksheets? No. They need instruction from subject area experts and personal tutoring...exactly what our CAHSEE math prep program provides. MORE DETAILS… Date: 8/6/2006 New Podcast — Click here for an introduction to my new podcast entitled TechKnowledge-y Introductory Podcast MORE DETAILS… Date: 5/18/2006 CA High School Exit Exam — Beginning Summer 2006 we'll offer a new course covering the math portion of the CAHSEE. Click here NEW CAHSEE Prep Course! to learn more. MORE DETAILS… Date: 5/18/2006 Award Winning Instruction! — California Learning Resources Network- the reviewer had this to say about our biology course..." The quality of the presentations, the flow of information and the graphical nature of the content combine to make an outstanding resource for science instruction." MORE DETAILS… Date: 5/3/2006 Interested Parent? — In Tuesday's Biology Office Hours we covered....the neuromuscular junction, Na+/K+ membrane pumps, the propagation of the action potential, neurotransmitters acetylcholine, dopamine and serotonin, discussed the opening and closing of voltage-gated ion channels in the post-synaptic membrane..and much more. This is the best learning you can find on the Internet! Want to see? Email Dr. Hosking for a tour, or click the green button by the picture. MORE DETAILS… Date: 12/1/2005 Personalized Learning — The PersonalProfessors learning system is truly about personalized learning- knowing the students, interacting with them, guiding them through the material. Imagine having your own expert teacher to consult with your student and teach them...this is what we do, through live meetings twice per week, archived lectures and discussion boards. This is the future of online learning!! MORE DETAILS… Date: 9/15/2004 Textbooks for Algebra I/II, Geometry, Trig/Precalc — We will refer to chapters in the following books for extra reading and problems: Algebra I: Brown, Dolciani, et al., Algebra I: Structure and Method and Saxon Algebra I Algebra II: Paul A. Foerster Algebra and Trigonometry: Functions and Applications and Saxon Geometry: Jacobs Geometry: Seeing, Doing, Understanding and Saxon Trig/Precalc:Paul A. Foerster Precalculus with Trigonometry: Concepts and Connections MORE DETAILS…   ARCHIVED NOTICES Date: 12/7/2006 Private CAHSEE Courses Now Available to Schools — Our private CAHSEE math intensive remediation courses provide your school and students with the best possible help to pass the test. We meet twice with your students each week online in our virtual classroom, and the students have access to our set of archived whiteboard and voice lessons covering EVERY SINGLE standard in the CAHSEE Math Blueprint from CDE. Email or call now to set up a class for the next test date. MORE DETAILS… Date: 1/6/2004 HomeSource and Village Home Snow Day — One of the beautiful things about the PersonalProfessors.com system is that we can deliver our instruction to you at home, even when the weather is horrible! MORE DETAILS… Date: 9/8/2003 Usernames and Passwords Update — All usernames and passwords will be ready by this evening. Please note that there are no capitals in the usernames or passwords....all lower case. Those who gave a regular name for a username, such as 'Joe Smith' will sign in with your first name and first initial of your last name as your username. In this example, then, as 'joes'. And the person who gave the name of a fictional character from a popular book (you know who you are!), again, just use your first name and intial letter of your last name. MORE DETAILS… Date: 9/7/2003 Usernames and Passwords — HomeSource and Village Home students without a username and password yet should contact Dr. Hosking today. We'll be entering our new students in our database on Monday, and all students will be able to sign in on Tuesday morning. MORE DETAILS… Date: 9/5/2003 Lecture and Office Hour Times for Fall 2003 — The live Geometry lessons will be Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. Pacific Time, immediately followed by live office hours in the Commons. Biology office hours will be in the Commons on Wednesdays at 12:00 p.m. and Fridays at 10:00 a.m., Pacific Time. Algebra office hours in the Commons will be Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. MORE DETAILS… Date: 7/5/2003 Fall Course Schedule — We will begin our Geometry course Tuesday, September 9. It will be taught by Mrs. Garner who will give 2 live lessons each week. Our Biology and Algebra courses are now fully archived and are available for self-paced learning and review, both supported by regular office hours in the Commons and continuing faculty-moderated discussions. This fall we will add extensive assessments precisely aligned with our lessons and complete with parent guides. Of course, all courses are available for monthly subscriptions, starting whenever is convenient for you. MORE DETAILS… Date: 6/17/2003 To View Lectures..... — For those of you new to our learning community, download the free RealOne player Here and then open the player and get the Mimio boardCast plugin from the Tools menu in the Updates section. The RealPlayer 7 and 8 are no longer supported by RealNetworks. MORE DETAILS… Date: 2/27/2003 How Geometry is Used in Construction — Congruence is an important part of the construction industry. MORE DETAILS… Date: 2/12/2003 Snow Algae May Mitigate Global Warming — Chlamydomonas nivalis, a single-celled alga that lives in snowbanks around the world (really!) may be an even greater carbon sink than most green plants. MORE DETAILS… Date: 2/7/2003 Bargain Hunting! — Just being able to read an advertisement is not enough- you must understand the mathematics in it as well! MORE DETAILS… Date: 1/31/2003 Dolphins Make a Big Splash — Have you ever wondered how long a dolphin can stay in the air after jumping out of the water? MORE DETAILS… Date: 1/23/2003 The Suspension Bridge — Why can suspension bridges be built so much longer than other types of bridges? MORE DETAILS… Date: 1/21/2003 Objects in the Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear — Why do some rearview and sideview mirrors on cars carry the warning OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR? MORE DETAILS… Date: 1/10/2003 Frogs Play a Musical Instrument! — male Borneo tree frogs adjust their calls to resonate in water-filled tree cavities MORE DETAILS… Date: 1/2/2003 Egyptian Verbal Problems — Translating from words to numbers is harder when you are working from ancient Egyptian writing. MORE DETAILS… Date: 12/30/2002 Fun With a Deck of Cards — This is just for fun. MORE DETAILS… Date: 12/30/2002 The First Algebra — The study of algebra began in early Egypt. MORE DETAILS… Date: 12/26/2002 Summary of our Spring Math Curriculum — Looking ahead to the math curriculum for 2003. MORE DETAILS… Date: 12/12/2002 84 Lectures in Math and Science Now in Archives! — Join us now for the treasure trove of biology and algebra mini-lectures in our archives...move through them at your own pace for your own coursework, or pick and choose where you need review while attending our continuing coursework in the live lectures. MORE DETAILS… Date: 12/6/2002 The Metric System — the metric system isn't a new idea MORE DETAILS… Date: 11/27/2002 Seals Learn to Recognize Calls of Predators — it appears seals eavesdrop on the calls of killer whales (orcas) and run for cover when dangerous ones approach MORE DETAILS… Date: 11/19/2002 An Equation For Black Holes — How do we know when a star has become a "black hole"? MORE DETAILS… Date: 11/14/2002 Punnett Squares — There is a similarity between the Punnett square and the square of a polynomial. MORE DETAILS… Date: 11/8/2002 Plant-Insect Warfare — caterpillars refuse to be passive in the evolutionary arms race MORE DETAILS… Date: 11/7/2002 Football Math — A mathematical point of view on the fourth down and goal decision. MORE DETAILS… Date: 10/31/2002 Home Runs — How hard is it to hit a home run in different ballparks? MORE DETAILS… Date: 10/29/2002 New Form of Vitamin D Boosts Bone Density — this novel form of vitamin D produced in the lab has been found to boost calcium deposition in bones...researchers hope it will work in humans as well MORE DETAILS… Date: 10/24/2002 Women in Mathematics — Read about women and their mathematical accomplishments. MORE DETAILS… Date: 10/23/2002 Lecture Archive on Personal Professors Grows! — we now have 49 biology and math lectures waiting for you in our archives, more added each week. We promise we won't teach you anything you don't need to know! MORE DETAILS… Date: 10/17/2002 Stop & Go Math — A better understanding of traffic flow has given traffic engineers renewed hope in their struggle with highway congestion. MORE DETAILS… Date: 10/15/2002 Neurons do the Math — Recent experiments show that neurons in the brain focus on the numbers. MORE DETAILS… Date: 10/14/2002 Genes and Schizophrenia — new work suggests that two genes may be responsible for schizophrenia MORE DETAILS… Date: 10/7/2002 Math Anxiety — Having math anxiety doesn't necessarily mean you have low math ability! MORE DETAILS… Date: 10/4/2002 The End of Trial and Error in Medicine? — the rise of genetically-targeted drug therapy MORE DETAILS… Date: 10/1/2002 Textbooks get WEIGHED in! — California passes a new textbook law. MORE DETAILS… Date: 9/30/2002 Math & Music — Tuning a piano actually involves a neat math equation! MORE DETAILS… Date: 9/24/2002 Can Forests Help Fight Global Warming? — to understand the process of photsynthesis is to recognize the hope scientists have held that forests might mitigate the effects of global warming due to CO2 gas...but new research at Duke may dash that hope MORE DETAILS… Date: 9/21/2002 FBI gets Math Help — The FBI uses MATH to solve their fingerprint problem. MORE DETAILS… Date: 9/16/2002 New Approach to Fighting Anthrax — rather than using antibiotics, a promising new line of research shows how bacterial viruses could help stop anthrax infection MORE DETAILS… Date: 9/10/2002 A Math Formula Companies Should Consider! — While the "Enron" Epic continues for several companies, there exists a mathematical formula meant for prevention. MORE DETAILS… Date: 9/9/2002 Inserted Genes in Sunflowers Spread — it appears the fear that genetically-modified species can spread their new genes to wild plants is well-founded MORE DETAILS… Date: 9/4/2002 What's Up With Weird Frogs? — ever since school kids on a collecting trip in 1994 found many frogs with extra limbs, scientists have been baffled...until now MORE DETAILS… Date: 8/28/2002 Welcome New Students and Families! — lectures in biology and algebra begin Tuesday...to subscribe simply click on the the Become a Member link on the far left. I recommend you register by Monday night- subscriptions will run 30 days from that point. If you can view the demo lecture on this page you're all set to view the upcoming live lectures. The topics and times of the lectures will be posted each week by the prior Saturday. Looking forward to having you with us in this revolutionary learning community! MORE DETAILS… Date: 7/23/2002 Demonstration Period an Absolute Success! — thanks to all of you for taking part in the demo period. I'll continue to provide you with free access until September 3, at which time we'll begin courses in math, biology and chemistry- each will comply with the strict California education standards. MORE DETAILS… Date: 7/12/2002 Are Cell Phones Hazardous? — the jury is still out on the potential effects of cell phone radiation, but some new findings are interesting. MORE DETAILS… Date: 7/8/2002 The Atkins Diet — Was Dr. Atkins, who has been ridiculed by the medical community for 30 years, right? New epidemiological data, and laboratory experiments, are calling into the question the value of a low-fat diet and, in fact, of the whole 'food pyramid' concept. MORE DETAILS… Date: 7/3/2002 Cool New Fossil Found- Missing Link? — the first terrestrial tetrapod! (translation: the first known land-walking four-legged animal) MORE DETAILS… Date: 6/28/2002 Zebra Mussel May Have Met Its Match — those of you in the Great Lakes region will be happy to hear this MORE DETAILS… Date: 6/4/2002 Teenage Scientific Researchers — amazing research proposed, and completed, by high school students MORE DETAILS… Date: 5/29/2002 Remote Control Rats — some people are finding this creepy MORE DETAILS… Date: 5/23/2002 How Many Genes Are Enough to Live? — newly discovered species has the fewest ever-and does appear to be alive! MORE DETAILS… Date: 5/21/2002 How to Protect a Population of Tasty Fish? — Chefs try to protect the Chilean sea bass by taking it off the menu. MORE DETAILS… Date: 5/20/2002 Stephen Jay Gould Dies — Major 20th Century Intellectual and Evolutionary Biologist MORE DETAILS… Date: 5/7/2002 A New Way of Learning — such a simple idea.... MORE DETAILS…   © 2002 Renaissance Education Group, Inc. Home | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service