In The News January 2010 Vol. 13-01
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Happy New Year! 2010! It has a nice ring to it. The year promises great things! The beginning of a new decade offers a blank slate to strategize and plan for the journey ahead. When we look at the past
decade we are surprised at the growth and development that has taken
place with Our expertise in online learning is sought by others. And, we continue to learn and improve. We believe that online learning will be the impetus to change what is happening in regular public and private schools. But in order to do so, our efforts must be carefully planned. We will provide our students with a student-centric curriculum that takes advantages of what the internet and modular technology has to offer. Our im e-Tutor is providing programs for school districts and schools that must provide instructional alternatives for a growing population of special needs students. Parents and educators find these students do best when not hampered by the time restraints found in regular school programming. Many of our e-Tutor
parents have shared with us ways in which they use the program.
Some have offered valuable suggestions for changes they would like to
see in future editions. If you have ideas or suggestions, we
would like to hear from you. Our goal in 2010 is to
have a complete revamp of the program by the Fall. This is a
tall order as there is much to consider. However, we want to
take advantage of available new technologies that will enhance and
improve the learning experience for our students.
This year you will receive the newsletter each quarter rather than monthly. However, we will stay in touch with you through the e-Tutor blog at http://www.e-tutor.com/blog/. We hope you will participate in the discussions.
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Knowledge Headquarters and e-Tutor. We have seen many
companies in the online education arena come and go. We maintain
a small personal staff comprised of educators who know and understand
the students and their parents who seek online learning. We give
personal attention to everyone in the e-Tutor world of learners.
And our success rate shows this dedication. 
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Tracking Student Work Although most of your
student's learning with e-Tutor will be online, students will be asked to do some paperwork
or off line work in most of the lesson modules. Where are you going to put those papers? We suggest folders. These do not have to be fancy…..we use four simple manila folders, one for each curricular area. As you complete the Activities, Extended Learning, Vocabulary and Resource work, place
the papers in the appropriate folder.
Parents or another responsible adult should review what the student
has done each day. Learner's Day Planner:
These
steps may help you. Determine
how you spend a "typical" 24-hour day:
As you enter the hours or parts of hours for each activity,
that amount is
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By using techniques for paying attention, you can help make sure that the time you spend studying will be productive. For example, try pausing after reading each section or chapter to ask yourself some questions about what you've just read. If you are still unclear about the main point of the section, go back over it. When you use learning techniques like asking questions and finding the main idea, you are elaborating on what you have learned....making connections between what you already know and what you are learning. This helps make the reading material more understandable and easier to remember. You don't always have to wait until you come to the end of a section to elaborate on the material you have studied. You may need to stop more frequently in some subjects. A study method that is great for history may not work in science. Try several different methods and see which ones work best for you. American Association of School Administrators |
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With the recent emphasis on "turnarounds," some believe a good manager can rescue any organization in dire distress. If you're asked to fix a situation that has deteriorated beyond repair, use this story that President Lyndon Johnson related when asked what he would do in such circumstances. A man applied for a job as a flagman at a railroad crossing. He was told he would be given the job if he could answer a single question correctly. Agreeing, the applicant
was told to imagine he was standing at Puzzled, the railroad examiner inquired what good that would do. The would-be flagman replied, "He ain't never seen a train wreck!" The Pryor Report Do early mornings at your house resemble a zoo? You scramble to find matching socks, and slap two slices of bread into a quasi-sandwich. While grabbing a pen to sign a permission slip for who-knows-what, you mentally flip through the afternoon's activities and wonder how to fit in a nutritious dinner...one that doesn't come in a box or bag. Consider the following tips:
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We thought you might like to hear from one of our parents who lives in China. She is homeschooling her three children. The kids have learned how to enjoy learning and with E-tutor they have had the opportunity be exposed to many things that they may not have
been able to otherwise. I thank you for that!! Most of the lessons are informative and enjoyable, while others have been frustrating and slow (that's life)!
I, as a parent, appreciate the smattering of things that they have had to learn about. We have been quite pleased with your program and speak highly of it to our friends. |
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Learning
activities that encourage imagination, uniqueness, curiosity,
inventiveness and the drive that carries through creativity with
unlimited zest need to be continued throughout all of life.
Experimentation need not stop. Stopping a process of development
in hopes that it may be revived at a later date often stifles the
creative urge. Mindsets reinforced by repeated copying often
hinder creativity beyond redemption. It is possible to possess
the power of creativity and then through disuse, ignorance, and lethargy
entirely lose the spark. The following points are suggested for use in different dosages to ally the stagnation of unnatural death of potentials once possessed. There are many means and methods that may help in this retention of our natural creative urge and only a few are included here.
The
scope is unlimited with hundreds of pathways open for those willing
and daring to leave the well-worn road and explore a new uncharted
course. Be adventurous, keep sensitivity alive while letting
each individual exercise th The Public School Administrator |
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The best help you can give your student in math is simply to make your child aware of when and how to use math. Here are a few estimation activities that you can do with your child....
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Weed Patch Camp: This site is a
wonderful 'companion' to John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath. While
writing the book, John Steinbeck visited Bakersfield, California and
based his book on Arvin Federal Government Camp which he portrayed as
"Weedpatch Camp." This site includes the history and
pictures of the camp as well as personal reminiscences and music of
the time. Tardigrades: This site is dedicated to
the little-studied phylum of animals, also called water bears. This site is filled with scientific images, videos, facts, and useful research geared towards education.
It's sponsored by the Goldstein Lab at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Paper: Learn how new materials, new
methods and new ideas are transforming traditional origami. Watch
videos of a master origami folder create his unique pieces. Learn how
to make your own paper and how to fold your own paper airplanes. In
Japan, legend says that a person who makes a thousand origami cranes
will live a long life. All the more reason to explore this site! Odyssey of Life: This companion to
PBS's NOVA Odyssey of Life series includes embryo morphs, a virtual
tour of the microscopic organisms that live in your body and house,
an interview with photographer Lennart Nilsson, a debate between a
creationist and an evolutionist, and a teacher's guide. Reporting Civil Rights: This
site presents the reporters and journalism of the American Civil
Rights Movement and the efforts of various journalists, activists, and
others to secure civil freedoms and liberties for African - Americans.
An interactive timeline that chronicles the years 1941 to 1973. The
Library of America companion site is a two-volume anthology that
brings together nearly 200 newspaper and magazine reports, book
excerpts, and features by 151 writers. (Use the Table of Contents to
efficiently navigate the anthologies.)
May your New Year be filled with happiness! From the Knowledge HQ Staff Copyright © 2010 Knowledge Headquarters, Inc. All Rights Reserved. www.knowledgehq.com |
a crossing with only a single
track. From the north, a passenger train is approaching at 100
mph. From the south, a freight train is coming at 60 mph.
He sees the trains when they are only about 100 yards apart. The
question is: What should he do? Without hesitation, the
applicant replied he would go get his brother-in-law.
e spark of creativity. It is the
experiences which occur and the insight which is gained during the creative
process that develop sensitivities for the works of others as well as
one's own productivity. Being creative is something that must be
fostered and cultivated, but not forced; it must be experienced
to be understood. 
