May 24, 2011 - Edition 605 TG
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Industry Update

ED corrects gainful employment guidance related to teacher certification programs
In a recent electronic announcement, ED corrected gainful employment guidance provided in Dear Colleague Letter GEN-11-10 as it relates to teacher certification programs at all types of schools.

ED announces availability of the NSLDS Gainful Employment User Guide
ED announced the availability of the NSLDS Gainful Employment User Guide, which provides an overview of the gainful employment requirements and explains reporting process in further detail.

TG Report

TG updates one-page summaries on Program Integrity final rules
ED published final regulations on a collection of 14 topics intended to strengthen the integrity of the Title IV programs. Subsequent to publishing the final regulations, ED issued supplemental guidance on a number of these topics. TG has incorporated references to ED's recent guidance in its one-page summaries, created to help schools understand and prepare to implement the final rules.

TG enhances myTG℠ portal for schools, lenders, and servicers
The myTG℠ portal provides schools with customized access to TG's tools and services. This past weekend, TG launched an enhanced version of myTG that helps simplify navigation and provides institutions with increased control over user rights.

Five ways your borrowers can take charge of debt
This semester's graduates enter a job market gradually recovering from the 2008 recession. This article offers a set of tips that can serve borrowers as they transition to career during a tough economy.

Adventures In Education handouts help college-bound students make the most of summer break
College planning can begin early in high school and last right through the final summer before freshman year. TG's AIE™ offers high school seniors a variety of resources for turning their summer break into an effective transition period.

TG closed for Memorial Day
TG will be closed next Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day. TG will resume its normal hours of operation on Tuesday, May 31.

Smart Solutions
Give your borrowers a simple way to calculate their student loan payments. Direct them to the Adventures In Education college loan calculator. Borrowers enter a loan amount, term, and interest rate, and click "calculate." The repayment calculator provides the monthly amount and offers an amortization table if requested.

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Teaching abstract, detailed subjects such as regulatory change offers its challenges. To engage students, TG trainers sometimes use a tool especially popular with audiences — a clicker, or remote device, for selecting answers to questions flashed on a screen. "Clicker workshops" — titled "Show What You Know" at conferences — are unique for combining an interactive and entertaining teaching approach with a technical topic. More colleges are recognizing the value of such an approach and tapping into the power of interactive teaching tools. Even better, they're getting results in the process. A recent study finds that devices such as clickers drive up class attendance and have a positive effect on test scores.