Teaching Grammar in 6 Fun Ways

Teaching Grammar in 6 Fun Ways

Every subject area has that one topic that is particularly difficult to keep students interested in. Grammar might just be that topic in ELA. Even educators who love teaching grammar can have a hard time keeping students focused. The rules and irregularities of the...
4 Scientific Discoveries That Cut Across All Classes

4 Scientific Discoveries That Cut Across All Classes

Ever had a problem you can’t solve even though you spent a lot of time thinking about it? You try one solution then the next, each with no correct answer, until suddenly—“Eureka!”—you know what to do and the solution is obvious. In this Aha! Moment, “your brain...
3 Strategies Educational Content Developers Use to Unpack Standards

3 Strategies Educational Content Developers Use to Unpack Standards

Most educational content developers know that they should look to the applicable standards before writing, but how do they unpack the standards? Review the three tips below to make sure that these standards are understood to their full extent: 1.  Decode Power Verbs...
Calculus: 4 Common Student Misconceptions

Calculus: 4 Common Student Misconceptions

Appropriately named from the Latin word meaning “small stone,” calculus studies changes in variables over time at infinitesimally small intervals. Whether taken in high school or college, as a capstone or a prerequisite, this math course has the potential to excite...
5 Things a Content Developer Should Know About Standards

5 Things a Content Developer Should Know About Standards

Why should a content developer care about standards? Because writing without standards is like creating without a vision. Michelangelo always said that he was “releasing the sculpture he saw inside the marble.” Developers must do the same when writing their content,...