Are audio books effective for all learners?
Audio Books: They are everywhere! Most new titles and old titles have audio versions available for listening. For the strong reader (typically adults) that do not have time to read, …
New Ways to Learn
Boosting Brain Power with Exercise: The Science Behind it All
In part 1 of our series on the importance of physical activity and its effects on learning, we saw that there is plenty of evidence to suggest that children who …
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How Mindfulness Helps with Homework
Over the past year, you may have heard the term ‘mindfulness’ in your social media browsing or in health care facilities. It is the latest buzzword in mental health research …
Neuroplasticity and the Evolving Learner PART 3
Working with students with special needs/learning difficulties “It’s not that they are being lazy, it is because they actually cannot hold that much information”. Breaking down instructions will help kids …
Neuroplasticity and the Evolving Learner, PART 2
In part 1, we introduced the concept of neuroplasticity and the fact that children’s brains are continuously changing and adapting, making them able to modify the way they learn. Here …
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Neuroplasticity and the Evolving Learner, PART 1
The education landscape is continually changing. With the advent of newer technologies and studies into brain functioning and learning styles, we now know more than ever about how a child …
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Gifted Students: 4 Myths and Misconceptions (Part 2)
“Gifted students will do fine on their own.” “Gifted programs are elitist.” According to the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC for short) based out of Washington, these are just …
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Gifted Learners: Who are these special students? (Part 1)
As an experienced secondary school teacher, I have had the pleasure of instructing all kinds of students, from struggling learners to students classified as gifted and/or talented. Like all humans, …
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Student Learning Styles: Part 2
One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Your child’s unique learning style and strategies to use at home In last week’s post we discussed what learning styles are and the main types …
Student Learning Styles: Part 1
One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Why your Child’s Learning Style is Critical to Academic Success The ways that people go about gathering and interpreting information can be surprisingly different. Research shows …
