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Time for Change!

by Laura Maniglia | Oct 25, 2022 | learning, math, NAEP, public schools, school calendar, teachers

Despite the alarming level of pandemic-induced lost (or unfinished) learning, the American school system clings to the agrarian academic calendar that has been in use for more than 100 years. The most recent devastating NAEP results indicate that students are, on...

The Right Stuff (Questions)

by Laura Maniglia | Oct 14, 2022 | active learning, attention & focus, cognitive skills, instruction, learning, NAEP, public schools, reading, retrieval practice, study skills, teacher training, teachers, testing

The disappointing reports from NAEP and more recently, the ACT, point to a frightening learning loss that occurred during the pandemic. The NAEP reading scores are the lowest in thirty years, and the math scores showed a first-ever decrease. The ACT scores have also...

Teaching English as a Second Language

by Laura Maniglia | Sep 27, 2022 | academic standing, Child development, instruction, language, learning, NAEP, PISA, public schools, student engagement

Since the inception of the Bilingual Education Act (BEA)) in 1968, the Federal government has provided grants to states for English language instruction for immigrant students. Methodology for teaching children with “limited English proficiency” (LEP) may...

Effective Parenting & Teaching Styles

by Laura Maniglia | Sep 19, 2022 | academic standing, Child development, classroom management, instruction, interpersonal relations, learning, parents, PTA, public schools, students, teacher effectiveness, teacher training

Parenting is a very complex, challenging, and rewarding experience. According to the American Psychological Association, The three major goals of parenting include: “Ensuring children’s health and safety, preparing children for life as productive adults, and...

Classroom Management

by Laura Maniglia | Sep 11, 2022 | classroom management, instruction, interpersonal relations, learning, parents, public schools, student engagement, students, teacher training, teachers

A previous blog focused on the importance of discipline and critiqued a popular program known as “restorative justice,”(RJ) or Restorative Practices (RP). This alternative to traditional discipline centers upon a non-punitive approach that focuses on supposed...

In the Loop?

by Laura Maniglia | Jul 12, 2022 | classroom management, differentiation, instruction, learning, parents, public schools, student engagement, students, teachers, waldorf Schools

Looping is the process in which a group of elementary level students remains with the same teacher for several years. An Australian educator, Rudolf Steiner, instituted the practice in the 20th century, maintaining that a teacher who remains with the same class “is...

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