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Recess is Vital!

by | Jun 18, 2024 | academic standing, active learning, attention & focus, brain development, cognitive skills, exercise, instruction, kindergarten, learning, parents, public schools, recess, student engagement, students, teachers

    A positive correlation exists between physical activity and cognitive development. Government health guidelines recommend sixty minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity each day. Yet most children do not meet that guideline. “Recess, a regularly...

Learning to Move and Moving to Learn

by | May 2, 2024 | active learning, brain development, cognitive skills, instruction, language, learning, public schools, reading, student engagement, whole brain learning, writing

Incorporating and emphasizing cognitive skills into the classroom are major elements to support learning.  Scientific research utilizes fMRI studies that pinpoint the locus of rational thinking in the prefrontal cortex . However, recent neuro- scientific studies have...

The Problem with On-line Instruction

by | Nov 14, 2023 | active learning, attention & focus, cognitive skills, instruction, interpersonal relations, learning, parents, public schools, student engagement, teacher effectiveness, teachers

As stated in a previous blog, “One of the main challenges (if not the biggest challenge) of conducting virtual lessons is their impersonal nature.”  Engaging students when they participate in a virtual classroom can be daunting. The non-contingent interactions that...

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

This training will help to raise test scores for your students, decrease discipline challenges, and improve classroom rapport. You will learn how to meet students where they are and lead them where they need to be, capture attention, and promote deeper learning.

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