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Student Organization: Why the SOAR® Binder Is Optimized for the Brain

July 2, 2025

I recently received an email from a mom, Beth R., concerned about organization for her middle school son. She believes in our streamlined system, but she’s concerned that her son won’t feel comfortable using our system. He won’t want to “stand out” amongst his peers. Beth’s concerns are fairly common for a student using the Binder…

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

March 9, 2025

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,…

From Failing to 4.0

January 26, 2025

I struggled in school. From kindergarten thru 12th grade, I struggled to earn mediocre grades. I would study for hours…then fail a test. Over time, I had no motivation to study. “Why should I bother?” I wondered. As I entered college, I knew something would have to change. Based on my track-record, I would never…

SOAR App – School Network Optimization Guidelines & Whitelisting

October 5, 2023

The family of SOAR Apps are distributed to hundreds of schools in the United States, and over 40 countries worldwide!  Therefore, we continuously monitor the performance of the app for all users to ensure that we are optimizing every aspect for the user that is within our control.   However, sometimes school networks experience some difficulties…

Free Curriculum Evaluation Tool

March 1, 2021

“Fall 2021” cannot come soon enough! On the other hand, it can wait… we all need a break from the past 12 months of physical, emotional, and spiritual exhaustion! As we all look forward to a fresh start, curriculum decisions for Fall 2021 are happening now, so I am writing to share my Curriculum Evaluation Chart; I…

Copy of SSC-TRK Test

February 2, 2021

Design is a funny word Includes: SOAR Curriculum Trial PlusReport: 3 Core Problems in Education (with Solutions!) Brian Biology of Learning Videos Congratulations! You’ve Found It Congratulations! You’ve found it… SOAR Curriculum Preview: Browse through the #1 Best-Selling curriculum in the world, used in 4,000+ schools across the U.S. and 40 countries worldwide. Education Reform…

The New Landscape of Time-Management in Virtual Learning

September 22, 2020

Exactly one year ago this month, we started an adventure that would become the STEEPEST learning curve of our lives… We launched a hybrid secondary school.  Prophetically, eight months before the world would be flipped upside down, we flipped ourselves upside down! In February, 2020, we finally paused for a moment to catch our breath…

SOAR® Virtual Learning Skills

August 20, 2020

Is Your Child Ready for Virtual/Hybrid Learning? It’s completely ok to say “no,” most students are not.  Virtual or Hybrid Learning is a whole different ballgame than traditional classroom learning.  The education system is centered around a classroom teacher leading instruction, but virtual and hybrid learning is a huge transition to the student being at…

Back-to-School Prep: Pandemic Edition

August 4, 2020

Every year at this time, we usually share our evergreen article, 21 Days to Back-to-School Bliss. I wrote it before I had children of my own, but have since referenced it for 15 back-to-school seasons as a mom.  Yet not one of those seasons has ever compared to this year! Nor does any one of…

Virtual Teaching + Learning: How to Navigate the Transition

May 20, 2020

Design is a funny word Spring, 2020 will go down as the largest seismic wave to ever touch education… We know you are exhausted! But, look at what you did for your students! Look at how you “kept the learning going.” Look at all the “intangible” lessons you made possible for them, too… We know…

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