This is a heart warming article from washingtonpost.com about how one girl is so grateful for her father's involvement...
Tips For Stronger Students
Kick off summer reading!
Jun 14, 2013
Summer is here! Camp! Swimming! All day play! Reading!
Wait, what?
Yes, reading! Think of all the time now your child has to get lost in a book. This is a great way to avoid the summer slide of losing some of the great comprehension skills gained during school year. Your child can read about new places and fun experiences while gaining vocabulary and background knowledge that will aid in the fall.
What it feels like to be bad at math
May 3, 2013
Via JoanneJacobs.com The author of the blog Math with Bad Drawings is a current math teacher (and former math student)...
Embrace the Mistakes
Apr 19, 2013
No one enjoys mistakes, but we all make them. Did you ever think it could be beneficial to admit to them? Kathryn...
3 Methods to get kids to WANT to read and write
Apr 10, 2013
The Washington Post blog, Answer Sheet, ran an article about developing self-driven learning in students from a new...
Early number sense plays a role in later math skills
Mar 29, 2013
On Joanne Jacob's blog, she highlighted a recent AP article discussing the correlation between early number sense and...
Real Life 101: How Do We Make Students Aware of the Working World?
Mar 8, 2013
In this blog post at edweek.org, Illina Garon discusses how her many of her 10th grade students don't believe they...
This is your brain, and THIS is your brain on books!
Feb 22, 2013
HERE is a great article from Open Education Database about 10 positive changes that happen to your brain when you read...
10 Steps Toward Better Writing
Feb 9, 2013
While at Gideon we don't focus on writing long essays, we do recognize the need for this skill. In high school and...
Learning Apps for Kids
Feb 3, 2013
We know kids love smart phones, ipads, and like. I hear that two year-olds can navigate better than their parents...
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