Go To Summer School Program PageSummer School with Pizzazz Oh, so you thought that headline said Pizza! Well, your cafeteria can offer that if you want, but we are talking about Pizzazz. You know, splash, zip, bells and whistles! Here are nine ways that the DataWORKS StepUP Academy will make your summer school classes more…
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Go To Summer School Program Page3 Benefits to an Academic Summer School There are two types of academic summer school programs available today. The first is the traditional remediation program where students are remediated in areas in which they tend to struggle. The second type of program is one in which students are front-loaded with…
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Go To Summer School Program PageStepUP to Success in Mathematics! Witnessing the moment that a light bulb goes on for a struggling student can be awe-inspiring. It’s even more rewarding when that student finds a renewed passion for learning and an excitement for a subject like math. That’s exactly what happened for the middle school…
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Go To Summer School Program Page The ultimate scaffolding is a staircase. Give your students a StepUP in learning. A big buzzword in education is scaffolding, which means to provide help and support for students who are struggling. We believe that the best scaffolding is really a solid staircase where students can take confident steps…
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Go To Summer School Program PageA Rigorous Summer School Program Whether you are looking to remediate struggling students or looking to give students a boost in the coming year, the DataWORKS StepUP Academy is designed to immerse your students — and teachers — in a powerful training program that will help them step up to…
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4 Steps to Instructional Excellence What is a culture of instructional excellence? It’s a place where teachers and administrators focus on providing excellent instruction for students. It’s a place where everyone knows what excellence looks and feels like, and the whole team supports the goal of obtaining it. Dr. Edwin Feulner, president of The Heritage…
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Read or Click Play to Listen to the Audio Blog Audio Blog Learn how checking for understanding during the lesson improves first-time teaching It is a quiet Thursday morning, and your class is ready to learn. You deliver one of your best lessons EVER on a very challenging subject. The students nod their…
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An Interview with Mr. John Hollingsworth and Dr. Silvia Ybarra Interviewed by: Bao Tianren (National Basic Foreign Language Teaching Research Centre, Beijing 100081, China) Background of DataWORKS Educational Research Company Bao Tianren (BAO): Mr. Hollingsworth, thank you very much for inviting me to the States. We had several rounds of talks during the 50th TESOL…
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How do EDI and Common Core Standards work together? Let us begin with understanding the terminology to avoid miscommunication. Common Core refers to educational standards created at the national level. Common Core standards are organized by subject and grade. Many teachers have been misled to believe that Common Core requires inquiry learning, project-based learning, or…
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The Best Discipline Program is Effective Instruction One of the most common and challenging issues teachers face in the classroom is behavior problems. In many cases, student misbehavior is due to two key factors: Lack of confidence. Students can’t complete the skills or understand the concept. Therefore they have disengaged from the lesson as shown…
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