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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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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 […]
September 18, 2018
By: Eric Stickney, Director of Educational Research, Renaissance USA A version of the famous quote from Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu states, “A journey of a thousand miles […]
September 18, 2018
By: By Billy Spicer, Instructional Coach, Renaissance USA To comprehend or not to comprehend—that is the question. To comprehend illustrates a strong connection between reader and text, a […]
September 17, 2018
What is Student Growth Percentile? Achievement indicates whether performance is below, above, or on par with grade-level expectations. Growth explains the kind of progress the student is making […]
August 1, 2018
July 19, 2018
By: Lauren Shapiro, Senior Programme Manager, Renaissance UK During my time at Renaissance, I’ve been fortunate to work very closely with the schools on our Renaissance […]
July 19, 2018
By: Deputy Head Teacher at Battle & Langton CE Primary School in East Sussex, UK Teaching and learning is the core function of any school. We […]
July 19, 2018
By: Rita Platt, Library Media Specialist, USA Many educators remember the days (and sometimes long, long nights) before technology became a trusted tool. In those days, […]
July 11, 2018
By: Renaissance US team “Personalised learning refers to instruction in which the pace of learning and the instructional approach are optimised for the needs of each […]
August 11, 2017
By: Renaissance US team Student agency refers to learning through activities that are meaningful and relevant to learners, driven by their interests, and often self-initiated with […]
July 19, 2017
By: Margaret Allen, Strategic Education Manager, Renaissance UK Very often when we talk about engendering a love for reading from a young age, the temptation can […]
February 16, 2017
By: Margaret Allen, Strategic Education Manager, Renaissance UK As part of my role here at Renaissance, I’m very fortunate to be able to visit schools and […]
January 23, 2017
By: Margaret Allen, Strategic Education Manager, Renaissance UK I’ve long been an advocate of charity shops being an absolute goldmine when it comes to finding amazing […]
November 14, 2016
By: Julie King, Reading Support Teacher, UK Having taught in primary schools for over 20 years, Julie King has seen her fair share of early reading approaches and […]