Some individual students can review something once and recall it weeks later without any assistance. On the other hand, plenty of students need to find specific strategies that could work for them. Just because a student is currently struggling does …
The COVID virus turned the whole world on its head. People could no longer leave the house in some areas, and working from home was a luxury that more of us would have liked to partake in. In the …
One thing the COVID virus has made educators learn quickly is how valuable technology can be in education. Of course, many educators already knew this. However, remote learning brought about a crash course on using tech for education, and teachers …
I taught primary students in elementary school for close to a decade. Being the only male elementary teacher in the school district, I may have noticed a few things that others did not. For instance, young kids can often say something in …
Learning a second language can help your cognitive skills. Not only does it open up a new world to the person as they know more about the customs and traditions associated with the new language. Also, speaking a different language …
Everyone needs a goal to work towards. As adults, we have set many types of goals ranging from paying off our mortgage to starting a family. It provides an idea and an incentive about what we are working towards. It …
Whether you are a parent with some questions about your child’s achievement in school or an educator who wants to promote more academic help at home, parent-teacher conferences can be a slippery slope to navigate. Even under the best of …
For about ten years, I worked for two school districts as the AIMS web manager. Not only did I arrange all the benchmark assessments for grades kindergarten through eighth grade, but I spent considerable time with all of the educators …
How many times as a parent or teacher do we hear, “Why do I have to learn this?” And some of the time, we don’t have the right answer. We sort of fake it and come up with something on …
As a primary elementary school teacher that works with young children all of the time, I get asked frequently for advice from concerned parents of toddlers. “What should I be doing with my child now, so they are ready for …