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Brita Hammer

Brita started with Edmentum in March 2018 and currently serves as a Marketing Associate. She is passionate about providing teachers resources to help their students achieve in and out of the classroom. Brita earned a B.S. in Marketing from North Dakota State University.

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What You Need to Know About Using Audiobooks for Elementary Literacy Instruction

By removing the common barriers that your students struggle with as they learn to read, audiobooks can be a very powerful tool to support their fluency and comprehension skills while they’re still working on those underlying foundational elements. Here are some reasons why you should start using audiobooks for ELA instruction and some tips and resources to get you started.

How 7 Teachers Build Community at Their School

We asked our community of educators on Facebook and Twitter this question: How do you build community amongst your fellow teachers at school? Here’s a few of our favorite responses.

[Workbook] Guide to Digital Curriculum Toolkit

This workbook will expand your definition of online curriculum, highlight student and teacher views of implementations, and provide opportunities to help you identify the best learning environment for your school or district.

4 Grant and Scholarship Opportunities for Your Adult Learners

As an adult educator, you’ve most likely heard about your learners’ struggles to pay for their continued education. When your learners come to you with the inevitable question of where to find grants and scholarships, suggest some of the sources below to aid them in their searches.

6 Educators Share What They Want More of This Year

The start of a new school year often brings about a refreshed perspective and a great hope for the new year.

[Edmentum’s Commitment] Introducing our Rural Advisory Council

Students and teachers in rural districts face challenges that their counterparts in more densely populated regions do not, but with those challenges, come opportunities. In this post, we’ll take a look at what rural districts are, what challenges those districts face, and what Edmentum’s commitment is to addressing the needs or rural districts through the Edmentum Rural Advisory Council.

[Teacher Tips] 7 Ways to Encourage Parent Involvement

There are several studies that have found that parental involvement plays a significant role in student success. As educators, you know this. But, how do you go about getting parents involved in their child’s learning?

8 Teachers Share the Funniest Thing a Student Has Ever Said to Them

We asked our community of educators on Facebook to share the funniest thing a student has ever said to them – and the results provided us with lots of laughter! Here’s a few of our favorites.