How has COVID affected students – 5 Useful Strategies to Bounce Back
After two years of pandemic-related disruptions to K-12 education, the big question remains, how has COVID affected students and how do we help students bounce back? A study released in January 2022 by Brown University was able to quantify pandemic related learning-loss by looking at assessment data and comparing it to pre-pandemic records. The … Continue reading How has COVID affected students – 5 Useful Strategies to Bounce Back
Testing Accommodations for Students With Neurodivergence
Standardized testing has been a controversial topic for the longest time. While many parents approve it as a method of tracking their child’s academic progress, many argue that standardized testing is not an accurate measure of a child’s progress, since it only measures how good they are at taking tests. In fact, one of the … Continue reading Testing Accommodations for Students With Neurodivergence
Time Management Techniques To Skyrocket Your Productivity
Managing your time effectively is the key to productivity. Everyone from students to working professionals will benefit from honing their time management skills. Not all methods work for everyone, however. The secret to efficient time management is learning what techniques work best for you. You might find that one process works for you all the … Continue reading Time Management Techniques To Skyrocket Your Productivity
How To Cultivate a Growth Mindset in Your Kids
When children are taught that the work put into something influences the results, they grow up encouraged to work hard to achieve their goals. They’re raised to believe that nothing is impossible if they put their mind to it. This mentality is called a growth mindset. A growth mindset sees peoples’ intelligence as capable of … Continue reading How To Cultivate a Growth Mindset in Your Kids
Memory Exercises To Improve Brain Function
Cognitive exercises, or “brain training”, is a term used to describe activities that are designed to improve cognitive function. This can include anything from mental math problems to crossword puzzles to learning new languages. The ultimate goal behind engaging in these types of activities is to improve your memory, problem-solving skills, focus, and more. Most … Continue reading Memory Exercises To Improve Brain Function