Category Archives: Core Curriculum

Making Homework Meaningful and Relevant

When students return from school they are often unmotivated to sit down and spend another couple of hours on a homework assignment.  This can cause friction at home and a bad reputation at school for being the one that doesn’t … Continue reading

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New Year Activities

The holiday season is filled with activities that create special memories for your family.  Children love the experience of holiday celebrations and look forward to sharing them in the New Year.  Children can also look to the New Year as … Continue reading

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Become Your Child’s Advocate at School

As a parent, you know your child best.  You are the safe place your child can come to when they are feeling uncomfortable with a situation at school and do not know how to resolve it.  Many parents find themselves … Continue reading

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Carousel Brainstorming – Learning Technique

Sitting at their desks, in a lecture hall, moving to another classroom, and breaking up into small groups are all ways in which educators create a learning environment that keep students engaged in the lessons they are presenting. 

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Peer Tutors Can Help

Sometimes the subject matter just doesn’t sink in.  Students are easily distracted by other activities in the classroom and often their minds tend to wander when they are in a group lecture setting.  The frustration of not understanding can become … Continue reading

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Active learning requires real world connections

Educators are often overwhelmed with the task of making learning more powerful.  How can all the information contained in a text book be understood by your students?  How can you teach your students to move beyond memorization and into true … Continue reading

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Educational Holiday Activities for All

In a world where most educational settings are filled with such diversity, it is often difficult to celebrate the true gift of the season through educational activities. 

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Why an Individual Education Program (IEP) is Important

An IEP is designed to meet the unique educational needs of students that have been identified as having a disability.  Without individual tailored educational goals, these students would not otherwise reach their potential.

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Reading & Writing Skills in a Digital World

Education in a digital world has certainly changed how you learn, but it has not diminished the basic tools necessary for successful learning.  The importance of a solid foundation of reading and writing skills is more important than ever.

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Teach Your Students to Conduct Online Research

You don’t have to be a techie to integrate technology into the classroom. One easy way to teach technology is to teach core skills through it.

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