Month Archive - 2008 December

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  • The Homework Debate - Is It Time to Get Rid of Homework?
  • Texting VS Writing: The Problem with Instant Messaging
  • Study Tips for Exam Success
  • Why can’t kids concentrate?
  • Math is stupid. I hate it.
  • No More Homework !?!

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• 2010

• March

  • Teens. Why Do We Do What We Do?
  • Early Learning Experiences: Dealing with Money
  • Insider’s Guide to Studying Tip 5: Study Buddy!
  • Insider’s Guide to Studying Tip 4: Paraphrasing

• February

  • Insider’s Guide to Studying Tip 3: The Fake Test
  • Secret Agent Josephine Debut
  • New Classroom Technology Sounds like a Great Idea
  • Insider's Guide to Studying Tip 2: Mnemonic Devices
  • National Champion Teen Talks Exams, Organization, and Teachers

• January

  • Insider's Guide to Studying
  • Tips for Stress-Free College and University Application
  • Foolproof Guide To Setting Goals For Students Of All Ages

• 2009

• December

  • Empire of the Word (Video)
  • Celebrate Real Understanding with Oxford Learning
  • Pick Up a Book and Pick Up Better Habits!
  • Keep Kids on Track During the Holidays (in One Hour!)
  • Games Keep Brains Sharp During the Holidays
  • Five Tips to Keep Kids Learning On School Breaks

• November

  • 10 Tips to Keep Kids Safe Online
  • A Stage-by-Stage Guide to Understanding Report Cards
  • Talk To Your Child About Report Cards: Ten Tips
  • Five Tips For The First Report Card
  • Just say no to homework
  • Making the Best of a ‘Bad’ Report Card
  • How to Talk To the Teacher About Your Child’s Report Card
  • Are Your Kids Tempted By Marshmallows?
  • Tips To Implement at Home to Keep Families Healthy During Flu Season
  • Ensuring Students' Safety During Flu Season

• October

  • Study Group 101
  • Settling into the School Year
  • It's Not ADD; It's Childhood.
  • Agendas Are Better Than Memory
  • 5 Habits That Can Ruin a School Year

• September

  • Oxford Learning Celebrates 25 Years of Helping Children Succeed
  • 10 Tips to Handle Homework
  • Guide to Back-To-School Success

• August

  • Positive After School Hours
  • Help Your Child Develop Confidence
  • Back to School Tip #5
  • Back to School Tip #4
  • Back to School Tip #3
  • Back to School Tip #2

• July

  • Back to School Tip #1
  • JDFR Walk 2009 Update
  • Let's Talk About Summertime!

• June

  • Summer Learning By Grade
  • Summertime At Oxford Learning
  • Turn Summer Moments Into Learning Moments
  • Preventing Summer Learning Loss
  • Improve Standardized Literacy Tests Results With Help from Oxford Learning
  • Reduce Report Card Stress

• May

  • Do SAT and ACT Prep Programs Work?
  • 8 Tips for Better Studying
  • Studying Tips By Grade
  • Tips for Easier Studying at Home
  • Extra-curricular Activities – How Much is Too Much?
  • Why We Need Sleep To Learn
  • Students need a Gap Year?
  • Reading World Record-Breaking Event
  • Practical Literacy Tips

• April

  • Understanding Literacy Stage-by-Stage
  • Making the Grade
  • Reading Comprehension and the Classroom
  • Avoid Last Minute Project Deadlines
  • Acing the Final Exam
  • Make Your Child An Avid Reader. Here's How:
  • Does your child know how to set goals?

• March

  • Is Your Family Over-Scheduled?
  • Too Busy for School?
  • Are First Year University Students Ill Prepared For University?
  • High School Students Get Organized! Using A Master Schedule

• February

  • The Ego Boom
  • Hey High School Students! Now is the Time!
  • Better Grades are More Important in Tough Times

• January

  • Understanding Literacy and Your Child

• 2008

• December

  • Is your child falling into the Homework Trap?

• November

  • Improve Your Spelling! Tip 7
  • Improve Your Spelling! Tip 6
  • Free University Education
  • Oxford Learning West Hamilton Hosts Rubik's Cube Competition
  • Improve Your Spelling! Tip 5
  • Improve Your Spelling! Tip 4

• October

  • Improve Your Spelling! Tip 3
  • Improve Your Spelling! Tip 2
  • Improve Your Spelling! Tip 1
  • Problems with spelling?

• September

  • Problems, with Punctuation?!

• August

  • Remember Fieldtrips?
  • Nostalgic for chalkboards

• July

  • Tell Mosquitoes to Buzz Off with Buy-A-Net and Oxford Learning
  • To Multitask or Not?
  • Twenty Best things to do this summer

• June

  • Summer Learning Facts and Figures
  • Will Your Child's Report Card Be a Surprise?

• May

  • Plastic Bag Project Dissolves the Competition at Science Fair
  • Tutoring - more than just better grades

• April

  • I forget what I studied just yesterday! There's got to be a better way!
  • Why Do Kids Procrastinate?
  • No More Homework !?!

• March

  • Time Management Problems
  • Death by Multitasking

• February

  • Math is stupid. I hate it.
  • Afraid to Fail—Why Some Students Don’t Even Try.

• January

  • Raise Your Hand:
  • Raise Your Hand:
  • New Year’s Resolutions: Academic-Style

• 2007

• December

  • Academic Year Review: 2007, A Retrospective

• November

  • Dealing with Teen’s Report Cards
  • Parent-Teacher Interviews: A Cautionary Tale
  • How to Get Your Kids to Read More

• October

  • Communicating in the Digital Age
  • Board Games and Learning
  • Techniques for the Classroom. Lesson 3: Test Prep
  • Sleep Habits and Academic Performance
  • Techniques for the Classroom. Lesson 2: Note Taking

• September

  • Child Not Making the Grade? Exercise is the Solution!
  • Class Time and Learning Time
  • Shyness
  • Good Food Habits for School

• August

  • Techniques for the Classroom. Lesson 1: Paying Attention
  • How to Study: Stress, Noise and Study Habits
  • The Dangers of Playing with Toys
  • Road Trip Games

• July

  • Harry Potter Book Magic for Kid’s Literacy
  • Computer and Campsites: Camping in the Digital Age
  • Word of the Day

• June

  • Rudeness and the Teen: Strategies For Parents
  • Facebook
  • Letting them be kids again
  • iPods not just for music anymore
  • Exam Stress: Cheating on Exams - Part 2

• May

  • Exam Stress: Cheating on Exams - Part 1
  • 'So You Think You Can Dance' Has Good Messages For Everybody.
  • Brain Fitness Fads
  • How to beat the word NO

• April

  • Media Literacy
  • Summer Fun!
  • Let Your Kids Have Some FUN!

• March

  • Slang? Maybe Not Such A Bad Thing

• February

  • About Oxford - a video for parents
  • Why can’t kids concentrate?
  • Study Tips for Exam Success

• January

  • Education and Environmentalism
  • School Systems not Keeping with the Times

• 2006

• 2005