by Laura Maniglia | Sep 10, 2021 | active learning, attention & focus, cognitive skills, learning, reading, student engagement, study skills
Cognitive scientists have been researching what works best to assist long term memory. They have identified several strategies: retrieval, spaced practice, and interleaving. The active reading strategy known as SQ3R provides a strategy for reading and learning. This...
by Laura Maniglia | Aug 26, 2021 | classroom management, enrollment, instruction, learning, public schools, student engagement, students, teacher effectiveness
American schools typically organize students by age, However, with the pandemic, more students were learning from home. So emphasis shifted by necessity to more personalized learning. Under normal conditions, pupils generally travel from grade to grade with the same...
by Laura Maniglia | Aug 16, 2021 | attention & focus, goal setting, non-cognitive skills, student engagement, study skills
Research shows that procrastination causes stress, and the longer someone avoids work, the higher the stress level. While most people procrastinate occasionally, about 25% of adults identify themselves as habitual procrastinators and more than 80% of college students...
by Laura Maniglia | Aug 11, 2021 | academic standing, attention & focus, cognitive skills, enrollment, instruction, learning, parents, public schools, student engagement, students, study skills, teachers
Learning loss is not a new phenomenon; it refers to gaps that occur after an extended absence from school like months’-long summer vacations, typically known as the “summer slide.” However, the pandemic has exacerbated the problem due to significant school closures...
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...
