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Why We Can’t See Our Own (Writing) Mistakes

November 3, 2024

Just a few weeks ago, we ordered some new return address labels. See anything wrong?  About 100 went out before we caught the mistake. Oops! And, every so often, we publish an email or blog post with a typo or two. Oops! In our company, we all live and breathe the content we publish. Every single…

How Does the Brain Really Learn?

October 12, 2024

One of the biggest problems with education is most educators are not taught how their students actually learn. You’ve probably heard about “left vs right brain” learning, or “visual, auditory and kinesthetic” learning. But, today we are going to peel that all back and go a layer deeper… into something far more universal that applies…

SOAR® Social-Emotional Learning Skills Book – Home Edition

October 8, 2024

The SOAR® Social-Emotional Learning Book contains 368 pages of high-interest SEL content including: peronsal stories, brain biology explanations, how-to’s, infographics, web-links to more amazing content to extend the learning process.

October Is “Shakedown” Month!

September 29, 2024

October Is the Most Difficult Month… Are things getting a little “intense” in your classroom? Are your kids stressed out at home? Several years ago, my daughter’s 1st grade teacher, Robert, sent an email update: This week was something of a challenge. Tears and arguments cropped up on several occasions. By Thursday, I was fairly exhausted. Then…

How to Use a Digital (or Paper) Planner

September 22, 2024

When it comes to using a planner, you really should go “back to the future.” We get lots of questions from our clients about how to use a digital planner. To be successful with a digital planner, it’s critical to employ the basics of a paper planner. Paper vs Digital Planners We still stand by…

The Challenge of Executive Function:
What’s the Antidote?

September 2, 2024

“Students Greatest Need Is Executive Function!” This year, in the SOAR® Learning Laboratories, we challenged ourselves to discover “What do students in special education need the most?” We interviewed special education educators from across the country, expecting to make a “top ten” list we could narrow down to the “top three things” students need. However, we were stunned when one response came…

The Motivation Circuit: How Motivation Works

August 25, 2024

The Motivation Circuit Video Transcription “Motivation” is the term we use to describe a power surge from the emotional region of the brain. When the emotional region of your brain is happy, comfortable, and engaged, it makes a lot of brain chemicals. This provides a hefty power boost the rest of the brain, making learning…

SOAR® Learning & Soft Skills for College & Career Readiness:
Free Bonus Materials Copy

August 13, 2024

Thank you for visiting the Book Bonus page! Click on the links below to check out our latest bonus materials! Chapter/Lesson # Page # Title/Name or Description Intro 2 Detailed List of Schools Using SOAR Intro 2 Details of Woodward Academy Study Intro 4 Free Book Bonus Material Intro 16 Standardized Test Scores Citations 1…

21 Days to Back-to-School Bliss

July 28, 2024

Tips for getting your school-year off to a relaxed and productive start. Gearing up for back-to-school can be a bit overwhelming; there is a lot to do, a lot of transitions to navigate, and often a sense of blues as the realization that summer has, once again, gone by too fast. However, you can easily…

The Challenges of “D-I-Y” Study Skills Programs

July 14, 2024

Trying to Piece Your Own Study Skills Program Together? I’ve been talking to a LOT of educators in the past few months. That’s normal for this time of year. However, something is different this year. I’m hearing something I’ve heard a lot over the past 20 years, but more “once in a while.” This year,…

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