eQUIP for April 1, 2018
for the Academic Journey of e Schooling
eQUIP......Tools for CHAMPION Learning Coaches!
~Learning Coaches continue to LEARN, too. ~
Students are at the center of all we do. <3
Welcome Back, Learning Coaches! Hope Your Break Was Refreshing!
RE-REG WEEK is HERE!
OHVA Picnics kick off our school year...can you believe it is almost time to close it out with our amazing Celebration Days?
Celebration Days 2018 will be popping up all over our wonderful State during the month of May. Keep an eye out for these on our school calendar.These events are a time for our K-12 students and their families to gather and celebrate the 2017-18 school year. OHVA faculty and staff cannot wait to see each and every family at an event near them.
Events are planned so all ages are targeted and engaged.
We hope every family will make Celebration Days 2018 an end of the year priority! We promise, once you experience one, you will never miss a Celebration Day!
Inspiring Learners for Life Takes Action!
As a Learning Coach, have you ever been tempted to take away some type of physical activity if your student does not get school done? We’ve all been there. Have we not?
Truth is: Students who are slacking, fidgeting, unmotivated, mopping, unfocused are in the most need of activity!
In my experience both as a teacher and parent, I became convinced of the connection between moving and learning. So, I developed a professional thirst to understand the educational benefits of physical activity for students.
As I started researching kinetic learning, my research has been enriched and guided by an acquaintance who is a brain specialist at Yale. I have also followed a program being implemented in Naperville, Illinois where students have enrolled in an exercise regime based on the book Spark by John J. Ratey, MD (a great read) and presented in the video below.
Bottom line, Regular, sweaty exercise helps us think better by stimulating new brain cell growth, increasing connections between cells, and improving attention. Why not give these advantages to our children? An hour of vigorous exercise per day will allow your children to focus better in school and while studying. Exercise allows them to retain more information. And, as a great side effect, exercise will even out their moods, improve sleep patterns, and build self-confidence.
That sums up my years of research. So as the weather warms, get outside to jump in puddles, ride bikes, go for walks in between hitting the books. And as you look forward to next year, think of ways to incorporate spurts of activity throughout the day all year long.
An active student is an engaged student!
Ohio's Learning Standards & State Testing
‘I Love Public School at Home’ Contest
National Learning Coach Programming Coming Soon!
K-5 YouTube
MS Life Skills
Or better yet, what comes to your mind when you hear the term life skills?
Finances...Cooking...Laundry. These are life skills, but life skills education goes much deeper.
HS Summer Days
April Dates for Learning - Part I
Click on every entry below for learning opportunities to share with your students.
1st: Easter
2nd: Hans Christian Anderson’s Birthday
International Children’s Book Day
3rd: Pony Express Established in 1860
Ice Cream Sundae’s Anniversary
4th: U.S. Flag Approved in 1818
5th: National Read a Road Map Day
Educator Booker T. Washington’s Birthday
6th: North Pole Discovered in 1898
8th: Trina Schart Hyman’s Birthday (Caldecott Illustrator)
9th: Lee Surrenders to Grant in 1865
10th: Encourage a Young Writer Day
12th: Beverly Cleary’s Birthday (Children’s Author)
1st Launch of Space Shuttle Columbia
13th: President Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday
14th: Webster’s Dictionary’s Birthday
eQUIP
eQUIP is specifically designed to help Learning Coaches successfully educate their Ohio Virtual Academy students.
Website: http://ohva.k12.com
Location: 1690 Woodlands Dr. , Suite 200 Maumee, OH 43537
Phone: 419-482-0948