Word Choices
Words. Words. Words. There are so many word choices. Quite frankly, often, to a “new […]
Words. Words. Words. There are so many word choices. Quite frankly, often, to a “new […]
Sharing this for our friends in Israel, America, and anywhere else who are currently affected […]
The following is a guest post by Sarah Snyder at www.onlineschoolmom.com: Two of Sarah’s children […]
The following is a guest post by Sarah Snyder at www.onlineschoolmom.com. Two of Sarah’s children […]
Online opportunities are EXPLODING! You are excited. You think to yourself, if I outsource and […]
I have been in education for over 30 years. Over the last three decades, I […]
It is that time of year again…. the holiday season! Your kids have so many […]
I am in the middle of currently teaching one of my student’s favorite classes, which […]
Guest post by Sarah Snyder, onlineschoolmom.com Frantically planning my son’s freshman year, I carefully selected […]
Your child has worked hard over the years. YOU have worked hard over the years. […]
When you begin homeschooling, it is hard to imagine continuing through high school or even […]
“Don’t be in such a hurry to grow up.” This saying is one we have […]
There are dozens of reasons why an 8th, 9th or 10th grader should spend one […]
A Wide Variety of Interdisciplinary Courses One mom, Jane*, stumbled across OTA during her daughter’s […]
There is an argument I’ve often heard in the homeschool community that having your children […]
Yes, I was one of those homeschooling parents. We were a middle-class family with bills […]
There are many different purposes for writing, both academic and creative. Students will find that […]
A great time to begin new habits As homeschooling parents, we tend to care for […]
Open Tent Academy will be going on its third year as an all-inclusive consortium offering […]
Tonight, sitting at our dining room table, two friends were talking with Jonathan and I […]
Yale. Columbia. Princeton. Harvard. MIT. Stanford. The common bond between all six of these colleges […]
When it comes to providing our children with a well-rounded education, we tend to focus […]
One of the biggest fears that homeschooling parents have is creating a high school program […]
While homeschooling my daughter, one of my favorite, FAVORITE perks of homeschooling was playing games. […]
I want to share something important with everyone about writing. Are you listening? Are […]
This past May she graduated with a dual major in Aerospace Engineering and Physics. This week she begins graduate school as a PhD candidate in Aerospace Engineering. During some of our conversations, I have to ask for further explanations, definitions and examples. How did this happen?
One of the most frequent questions parents ask us at OTA is about what classes your child should take during high school to be prepared and/or gain acceptance to college. Honestly, this is the hardest question to answer as every college expects different things and every state has different requirements.
When it comes to online education, there are certain things that will help you get the most out of your online classes. As an online teacher, I have often wondered what the student’s end of the class looks like.
Homeschooling can be an ordeal for parents. Often, they have multiple children with multiple interests. Finding classes, content areas, subjects, opportunities for each learner is often time consuming.
The library was the backbone of our family’s homeschool curriculum. I know that when most people think of the library these days, they just picture a stuffy old building with crabby old women shushing people.
As a homeschooling family, you know you shouldn’t think “traditional”. You are going to have to “reinvent” yourself. There are so many things that you can do from home that will bring in the funds to help you stay home.
Technology is changing how we teach our students, but also where and when we teach […]
You have got to admit, education has changed a very long way since we were […]
An iPad or Tablet A tablet of some sort is fabulous for homeschooling. Any tablet […]
Reading aloud to your children is so important. I cannot stress that enough. It may […]
As of this year, there are approximately 60 million students, that attend public school, private […]
We all see it – everywhere. Facebook feeds are filled with first day of school […]
Homeschoolers are often asked how they have time to do everything. If you incorporate homeschooling fully into your life – it is simple!
Project based learning is an educational approach in which students actively explore real-world problems and challenges and acquire a deeper knowledge. Because of this, Project Based Learning prepares students for academic, personal and career success and readies young people to rise to the challenges of their lives and the world they will inherit.
Last year, I celebrated my 30th year in education. Yes, it was 1987 when I […]
When my daughter was a senior in high school, my husband and I strongly encouraged […]
Yes, I am one of “those teachers.” Take out the paint, pastels, markers, construction paper, […]
Back in elementary school, we played outside with the other kids in our neighborhood – […]
Online learning is truly the wave of the future, as it promises to bring choices […]
“How do you do it all?” I can’t even begin to tell you how many […]
Teachers, whether parents homeschooling their children OR teachers instructing a class, love literature! Teaching literature […]