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Student engagement in the Time of Corona

by Laura Maniglia | Jan 16, 2021 | active learning, attention & focus, cognitive skills, instruction, learning, public schools, student engagement, teachers, testing

Keeping students interested and curious when they are learning is a challenging task under “normal” in-person class situations. So engaging them when they participate in a virtual classroom can be daunting. When students are present, providing opportunities for...

Cognitive Skills-Essential Tools for Learning

by Laura Maniglia | Jan 8, 2021 | attention & focus, classroom management, cognitive skills, instruction, mindset, student engagement, students, study skills, teachers

The ability to learn relates directly to paying attention and focus. So what is the distinction between these two cognitive skills? “Attention is a natural function of the body because individuals are constantly in a state of paying attention to different aspects of...

The Challenge: Caring in the Virtual Classroom

by Laura Maniglia | Jan 7, 2021 | attention & focus, classroom management, cognitive skills, instruction, metacognition, non-cognitive skills, soft skills, student engagement, students, teachers

One of the foundational elements of effective teaching is personal interactions with students. As John Maxwell advised, “Children don’t care how much you know unless they know how much you care.” In a thoughtful discussion of making distance learning less remote, ...

Attention & Focus-Crucial Learning Skills

by Laura Maniglia | Dec 12, 2020 | attention & focus, classroom management, cognitive skills, instruction, mindset, note-taking, student engagement, students, study skills, teachers, Tutorial

The ability to learn relates directly to paying attention and focus. So what is the distinction between these two cognitive skills? “Attention is a natural function of the body because individuals are constantly in a state of paying attention to different aspects of...

Virtual Learning vs. Active Learning

by Laura Maniglia | Jul 11, 2020 | attention & focus, classroom management, instruction, student engagement, students, teachers, Tutorial

Public school students from K-12 will experience a multitude of negative effects of the pandemic far beyond this year and the next. Aside from learning loss, many students are suffering social and psychological damage from school closures. Children who suffered...

Study Skill: Dual Coding Explained

by Laura Maniglia | Mar 8, 2020 | attention & focus, cognitive skills, instruction, metacognition, non-cognitive skills, note-taking, study skills

Dual coding is the process of combining text and images when studying. Dual coding theory has its roots in the practical use of imagery as a memory aid 2500 years ago. The memory emphasis evolved into broader applications of imagery aimed at accelerating the...

Student engagement in the Time of Corona

Cognitive Skills-Essential Tools for Learning

The Challenge: Caring in the Virtual Classroom

Attention & Focus-Crucial Learning Skills

Virtual Learning vs. Active Learning

Study Skill: Dual Coding Explained

If schools were permitted to have just one training, this is the one!