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Seven Homework Strategies That Parents Can Use to Reinforce Learning

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Apr 4, 2013 | Education Articles, The Homework Guru

Should Teachers Give Homework? Homework is controversial. There’s research that says it’s not beneficial. There’s research that indicates that it increases achievement. Which is it? Because I know that I need to do some “homework” no...

Metric Number Line with Mnemonics

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Oct 13, 2011 | Education Articles, The Homework Guru

Recently, I started teaching a new semester of basic electronics at St. Philips College. The first thing we talk about is scientific notation as it applies to metric notation. As part of my teaching process, I build a number line to visually illustrate the...

Giving New Teachers Strategies for Success

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Oct 10, 2011 | Education Articles, Teaching Strategies

As teachers working in the trenches, we don’t often have the opportunity to step back and evaluate our performance, come up with new strategies to help students, or receive honest feedback on our work in the classroom. Sometimes the only feedback we get is based on...

Using Mnemonic Devices

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Oct 15, 2010 | Education Articles, The Homework Guru

Mnemonic: (n.) A device, such as a formula or rhyme, used as an aid in remembering. Mnemonics, or the science and art of aiding memory, is an ancient concept. Many people rely on mnemonic devices to help remember what they have learned or need to recall, from grocery...

Please Help Me With My Homework – Spanish Translation

by Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP | Jun 6, 2010 | Education Articles, Teaching Strategies, The Homework Guru

I’ve had my book, “Please Help Me With My Homework: Strategies for Parents and Caregivers” translated into Spanish. I was advised to have it translated into Castilian Spanish so that it would be universal. So, that’s the dialect the book is...

Seven Homework Strategies That Parents Can Use to Reinforce Learning

Metric Number Line with Mnemonics

Giving New Teachers Strategies for Success

Using Mnemonic Devices

Please Help Me With My Homework – Spanish Translation

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