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Feb 14, 2019

6 Tips on Helping Your Child with Homework You Don’t Understand

According to a 2013 Edweek article, about 50% of parents struggle with helping their children with homework, and 46.5% of those parents struggle because they themselves don't understand the subject material. So yes, you are not alone. But, what are some ways you can help your child tackle their nightly workload that seems to be challenging even for you? Here are some tips to help your children with their homework, if you're struggling with the assignment yourself:

Elaine Ho

Jan 31, 2019

6 Tips for Ongoing Content Review with Study Island

State tests are most often in April and May, but you've been teaching since August or September. How do you make sure that what students learned earlier in the school year is still fresh come state test time? Study Island can help!

Regina Waddell

Jan 11, 2019

Preparing for the ACT and SAT Tests: 5 Tips for Educators to Help Students Through College Entrance Exams

Beth Holine

Jan 04, 2019

How 7 Teachers Help Their Classes Prepare for State Assessments

Before you know it, state assessment season will be here. How do you help your students prepare for the biggest test of the year? We asked teachers on our Facebook page to share their best review tips with us. Here’s how seven teachers help their classes prepare for state assessments.

Brita Hammer

Oct 02, 2018

Growing Grit: What it Takes and Why Your Child Needs It

You can even measure how much grit you have, by taking a short quiz that Duckworth and her team crafted. Grit stirs hard work, commitment to goals, and perseverance in the midst of struggles and failures, which are timeless life skills all students should foster. Sounds great, right? The bigger question you may be asking is, “how can my child have more of it?”

Elaine Ho

May 30, 2018

FREE Printable Worksheet Bundles for Summer Learning

Just because school is out for the summer doesn’t mean the learning has to stop! Whether you’re on the hunt for practice tools for your students to work on at home, activities for your summer school program, or you’re already thinking ahead to next year, we’ve got you covered.

Brita Hammer

Mar 07, 2018

10 Classroom and School Tips to Improve Test Scores

As your curriculum runs down and anxiety ramps up, you may think that there’s nothing more you can do to prepare your students for test day. But, there are always ways to help students.