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Shareable tips and insightful thoughts on K–12 education from Renaissance teams and educational leaders from Australia and around the world.
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July 16, 2020
By: Jovana Cupac With school holidays commencing it is important for teachers to take some time to ‘switch off’ and enjoy their well-deserved break. With the […]
May 15, 2020
By: Jay Wheatley Following our first live stream event on Engaging Students with Remote Learning we have compiled a list of resources which were referenced during […]
May 7, 2020
By: Kaitlyn Sturges During these challenging times, it can be difficult to know and understand what information children might need to process the world around them. […]
April 23, 2020
By: Jovana Cupac April 25th marks a special day for Australians and New Zealanders, ANZAC Day. A day of remembrance to honour the veterans who served […]
April 17, 2020
By: Zora Zaric There is no denying it, reading is good for you. In fact, haven’t you heard? Reading is great for you! Teachers, librarians, researchers […]
April 15, 2020
By: Denise Spanswick Being creative as a teacher during a period of school shutdowns while students are still required to do schoolwork as normal, can be […]
April 7, 2020
By: Jovana Cupac Easter is upon us once again! Besides indulging in an enormous amount of chocolate from your egg hunts and creating hand crafted Easter […]
March 20, 2020
By: Zora Zaric – Renaissance Australia Coach With uncertain times ahead, potential school closures and periods of isolation, now more than ever it is important to […]
April 9, 2019
By: Ruth Atkinson (Renaissance UK) & Jay Wheatley (Renaissance AUS) The importance of selecting the right book, at the right level with the right interest cannot […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
October 16, 2018
By: Team Renaissance USA A little bit of reading goes a long way. By reading around 15 minutes per day between grades 1 and 12, a student […]
October 11, 2018
By: Ken Stoflet, Marketing Communications Specialist, Renaissance USA Decades of research confirm that summer learning loss is real. In an article published by The New York Times, Smirk (2011) says, […]
October 1, 2018
By: Lisa Lysne, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Renaissance USA Trick-or-treating, costume parties, and carving pumpkins. Halloween is time to have a scary-good fun! At Renaissance, we […]
September 29, 2018
By: Jan Bryan, EdD, Vice President, National Education Officer, Renaissance USA Over the past few years, an increased focus on educator effectiveness has permeated the literature and […]
September 20, 2018
By: Jan Bryan, EdD, Vice President, National Education Officer, Renaissance USA Educator effectiveness and grit are trending across educational media. Is it coincidence or inevitability that these two concepts should […]