5 icebreaker activities for the first week of school
5 icebreaker activities for the first week of school
January 22, 2019
By: Ken Stoflet, Communications Specialist, Renaissance USA The end of summer is bittersweet, but the beginning of a new school year is exciting. Fresh notebooks, pristine bulletin boards, and new faces await. Whether you’re about to begin your first [...]
4 quick tips to build connections with students through reading
4 quick tips to build connections with students through reading
January 14, 2019
By: Christina Ostrander, Fourth-Grade Teacher, USA “The positive teacher-student relationship is thus important not so much because this is worthwhile in itself, but because it helps build the trust to make mistakes, to ask for help, to build confidence to try [...]
6 summer reads for educators
6 summer reads for educators
January 7, 2019
By: Gene Kerns, EdD, Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Renaissance USA There’s nothing quite like reading a great book on a warm summer day—whether it’s in the comfort of an air-conditioned home or outside under the shade of [...]
How do you involve parents in their students’ reading practice?
How do you involve parents in their students’ reading practice?
January 7, 2019
By: Ken Stoflet, Communications Specialist, Renaissance USA How do you involve parents in their students’ reading practice? The answer might not be so simple. We asked our Renaissance Royals™ community this question and received a ton of great [...]
Interwoven: Achievement in reading, science, and maths
Interwoven: Achievement in reading, science, and maths
January 7, 2019
By: Team Renaissance USA Struggles in science? Low maths scores? Maybe your students need more reading practice. At first, “reading practice” may seem an odd answer to questions about science and maths achievement, but upon closer examination, the interwoven nature of [...]
6 more minutes: Struggling readers, reading practice, and growth
6 more minutes: Struggling readers, reading practice, and growth
January 7, 2019
By: Team Renaissance USA What are the differences between a student who starts and ends the school year as a struggling reader, and a student who starts out struggling but ends the year succeeding? A recent study comparing the two groups [...]
Sneaky ways that can help parents conquer the dreaded summer slide
Sneaky ways that can help parents conquer the dreaded summer slide
December 3, 2018
By: Kim Hall, myOn Renaissance USA It’s time to talk about the infamous Summer Slide. Ouch! This isn’t the old, rusty metal playground equipment that burns the legs and rips the skin. This is the notorious slide that leaves [...]
Resources to help struggling readers
Resources to help struggling readers
December 2, 2018
By: Team Renaissance USA Go from gap to growth—Because struggling readers can’t wait Struggling readers can’t wait—they need to get on the path to literacy success right away. To help educators jump-start their growth, we’ve curated a handful of different [...]
(Almost) perfect heroes and the science of learning
(Almost) perfect heroes and the science of learning
October 30, 2018
By: Jan Bryan, EdD, Vice President, National Education Officer, Renaissance USA (Almost) perfect heroes Although Hercules would disagree, Achilles is widely considered the closest thing to a perfect hero in Greek mythology. However, if you’ve ever twisted an ankle, enjoyed a heel [...]
Reading suggestions for educators this summer
Reading suggestions for educators this summer
October 30, 2018
By: Team Renaissance USA Summer provides a nice—and much needed—break. It also provides a chance to catch up on some reading (in between visits to the beach and not thinking about school, of course). Take a look at a few of [...]
