One of the most time-consuming parts of teaching is lesson planning and prep work. People who don’t teach often speak of how nice the schedule must be—getting home earlier than most jobs, no need to sit at a desk all day, and, most importantly, those summers off! What people don’t understand is that the amount …
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Class Missions, one of our favorite Premium Plan features, are coming to all educators for free next week for a free trial from May 9th-13th, 2022. To get started, here’s an overview of what they are, how to use them in your class, and some cool ideas from other educators to get the most out of them.
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Confidence is that magical moment when “I think I can” turns into “I know I can”. When it comes to reading stamina it’s the result of being prepared (Building Block #1) and increasing our ability to focus (Building Block #2). Most importantly it’s the result of practice, determination and embracing challenges. Let’s look at a few …
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Kids have lots of energy and they definitely know how to use it! While it’s important to harness that energy, it can also lead them astray when trying to accomplish goals. The ability to focus is built slowly, over time. It requires patience. Since patience is something that most school aged children are still developing, …
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This is our second in a series of four posts on building reading stamina. You can read the introduction about why stamina is so important here. Distractions, distractions everywhere The goal with building block one is to prepare for a focussed and uninterrupted reading session. Attention is at a premium these days and getting sidetracked …
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Testing season is here! Which means it’s the time of year many of us start thinking about reading stamina. And there’s a good reason for that. Standardized testing requires a full day of focus. While the test itself might only run between 90-120 minutes, kids also need to pay attention to important instructions and sometimes …
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In Dreamscape, regular play is punctuated by seasons. These are special events that only run for a few weeks, where students are challenged to answer questions correctly and are rewarded with exclusive items. As we prepare to launch our upcoming seventh season, here’s a quick look at why we run seasons in Dreamscape and why …
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There’s a key philosophy that drives our work at Dreamscape: meet students where they’re at. Meeting students where they‘re at in practice At a high-level this is about understanding that each student is unique and that each student has their own unique way of learning. Practically, this means doing things like: Leveling passages for each …
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It’s about comprehension. We’re always speaking to teachers so that we can understand where we can help. One gap we identified is a lack of materials that support students as they learn to understand charts and graphs. So, we got to work! Think about it – How many hours of screen time do kids get …
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While everyone loves to relax in the summer heat and have lots of fun, it is also a time where our learning can slow down or stop completely. This phenomena is called the “summer slide”. While this is something we all should avoid, we’ve come up with some ways to keep learning while still having …
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