Blog - Page 31 of 36

Posted June 30, 2016 by elizsross

Announcing SMARTS Online’s Summer Professional Development Workshops! The SMARTS team is excited to announce a 2 day SMARTS Executive...

Posted June 28, 2016 by elizsross

I often think of the end of the school year as a mini graduation. Done with one year and on to the next. Instead of getting a diploma and a

Posted June 23, 2016 by elizsross

I wanted to share some exciting news from our sister organization ILD (Institute for Learning and Development). Katie, a student who receives...

Posted June 21, 2016 by elizsross

Michael Hart, child psychologist and online educator, just posted an interview with our president and director of research, Lynn Meltzer...

Posted June 16, 2016 by elizsross

Recently, I found this autobiographical article by Grace Lidinsky-Smith on what it was like to have ADHD as a child. The title speaks...

Posted June 14, 2016 by elizsross

Videos are inherently arresting and engaging, making them an invaluable educational tool. Once you have captured your audience’s attention...

Posted June 7, 2016 by elizsross

I wanted to share a great quote from Dr. Lynn Meltzer, president of ResearchILD and lead author of the SMARTS program: Often we hear from...

Posted June 2, 2016 by elizsross

I find it interesting that one of the best takes on a fundamental flaw in homework can be found on a video game YouTube channel. However, when you...

Posted May 31, 2016 by elizsross

One of my absolute favorite things on YouTube is SciShow, the popular science program created by Hank Green. (Hank is the brother of John Green...

Posted May 25, 2016 by elizsross

Learning by playing is a fundamental instinct for humans and harnessing this instinct can be very powerful. This principle is the foundation for...

Posted May 24, 2016 by elizsross

Check out part one of this post here. Shifting, or cognitive flexibility, is one of the key principles of good executive function and one of the...

Posted May 19, 2016 by elizsross

Shifting, or cognitive flexibility, is one of the key components of executive function and a cornerstone of the SMARTS program. We define...