by Laura Maniglia | Aug 9, 2021 | attention & focus, goal setting, instruction, metacognition, mindset, non-cognitive skills, soft skills, student engagement, study skills
by Laura Maniglia | Dec 6, 2021 | academic standing, active learning, cognitive skills, learning, math, parents, reading
In our globally competitive world, proficiency in math is crucial. Because mathematics is a cognitive skill, exposing young children to math is essential. Research provides support for introducing math as early as preschool. “Early childhood math achievement can have...
by Laura Maniglia | Aug 2, 2021 | attention & focus, cognitive skills, instruction, learning, mindset, non-cognitive skills, student engagement, teachers
The concept of learning styles appeared in 1992 to address the different ways that students learn. “These different learning styles—visual, auditory, reading/writing and kinesthetic (VARK)—were identified after thousands of hours of classroom observation.”...
by Laura Maniglia | Jul 26, 2021 | academic standing, instruction, math, PISA, public schools, students, teacher training, teachers
A previous blog provided an analysis of US math performance on international PISA exams. Of the 79 participating countries, US schools ranked 25. The top three countries were China, Singapore and Estonia. The purpose of this blog is to try to determine which factors...
by Laura Maniglia | Jul 19, 2021 | academic standing, enrollment, instruction, parents, PTA, public schools, student engagement, students
When parents and school personnel build partnerships, the benefits can extend beyond the classroom. These partnerships can take several forms: involvement or engagement. According to the author of Building Parent Engagement in Schools, the main distinction between...
by Laura Maniglia | Jul 12, 2021 | enrollment, kindergarten, public schools, teachers
The pandemic caused a wide range of school disruptions that will have effects for years. Now school officials are bracing themselves for a fall semester like no other, when a huge influx of children ages 4-6 enter the school system. “Seventeen states and the District...
by Laura Maniglia | Jul 5, 2021 | academic standing, Charter schools, instruction, school choice, student engagement, students, teachers
School vouchers are public funds allocated to parents for tuition at private schools. Vouchers have been a controversial concept since the 1950’s when economist and Nobel prize winner Milton Friedman proposed them as a method of school reform in the New York City...
by Laura Maniglia | Jun 24, 2021 | attention & focus, classroom management, cognitive skills, instruction, metacognition, mindset, student engagement, students, teacher effectiveness
When students learn related topics in a subject like math or a language, they may benefit from using a technique called “interleaving.” Also called mixed or varied practice, “Interleaving is a process in which students mix multiple subjects or topics while they study...
by Laura Maniglia | Jun 15, 2021 | academic standing, Charter schools, instruction, student engagement, students, teacher effectiveness, teachers
A previous article defined charter schools and how they differed from district-run public schools. Because charters reflect the communities they serve, they differ from one another as much as they differ from public schools. Thus, data about their performance...
by Laura Maniglia | Jun 9, 2021 | academic standing, Charter schools, enrollment, instruction, parents, pods, student engagement, teacher effectiveness, teachers
Charter schools are alternative public schools that are tuition-free and open to students outside their local districts. According to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, “The charter school model empowers teachers to provide innovative, high-quality...
