AP or Dual Enrollment?
Should my homeschooler take an AP course, or opt for dual enrollment? What is the […]
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Learning From Our Past – Reasons For Studying Ancient History
Reading the buzz surrounding this latest discovery from Pompeii prompted me to ask the following […]
Improving the Homeschooling Experience for your Child
When a parent decides to homeschool their child, their education and academic growth is completely […]
Homeschooling with Multiple Intelligences in Mind
Professor Howard Gardner, of Harvard University. penned the theory back in the early-mid 1980’s that […]
Word Choices
Words. Words. Words. There are so many word choices. Quite frankly, often, to a “new […]
Educating Emerging Engineers
(above image via EiE.org – click here to order it as a poster) Children are […]
Spotlight on OTA!
OTA co-founder and instructor Jonathan Meola was a featured guest on Spotlight!, hosted by Sarah […]
Made-to-Order: OTA Special Courses for homebound families around the globe
Sharing this for our friends in Israel, America, and anywhere else who are currently affected […]
Stuck at home? Our Spring 2020 courses may help get you through these tough times…
In the last several days, Eva and I have received a slew of emails asking […]
Guest Blog: Digital Art
The following is a guest post by Sarah Snyder at www.onlineschoolmom.com: Two of Sarah’s children […]
Guest Blog: TED Talks
The following is a guest post by Sarah Snyder at www.onlineschoolmom.com. Two of Sarah’s children […]
Helping Your Online Homeschooling Child
Online opportunities are EXPLODING! You are excited. You think to yourself, if I outsource and […]
How to Homeschool Online
I have been in education for over 30 years. Over the last three decades, I […]
Top Five Holiday Gifts for Homeschoolers
It is that time of year again…. the holiday season! Your kids have so many […]
Teaching Historical Biography: I am Malala
I am in the middle of currently teaching one of my student’s favorite classes, which […]
Guest Post: How an OTA Personal Development Class Kick-Started Homeschooling Freshman Year
Guest post by Sarah Snyder, onlineschoolmom.com Frantically planning my son’s freshman year, I carefully selected […]
Yes, Homeschooled Students CAN have a Graduation!
Your child has worked hard over the years. YOU have worked hard over the years. […]
Homeschooling your High Schooler? OTA’s Checklist Can Help
When you begin homeschooling, it is hard to imagine continuing through high school or even […]
Dual Enrollment: Not Always a Good Thing
“Don’t be in such a hurry to grow up.” This saying is one we have […]
Why Should Teens Learn Geography?
There are dozens of reasons why an 8th, 9th or 10th grader should spend one […]
How to Homeschool Full-Time with OTA!
A Wide Variety of Interdisciplinary Courses One mom, Jane*, stumbled across OTA during her daughter’s […]
Assessment in the Online World
When I tell people that I am a teacher, one of their first questions is […]
Keeping the Flame Lit
Monday, April 22nd marked the 49th anniversary of Earth Day. What started as a small […]
Building Creative Confidence: The P.I.’s Eyes
Something amazing and magnificent happens when a child has confidence. In fact, I truly believe, […]
A Homeschooling Approach To Computer Science
It should come as no surprise to you as a homeschooling parent that computers have […]
I Am a Literature Teacher and I Am Here to Save the World
My passion for teaching literature originally came from the beauty of the words and the […]
Yes, Online Schooling CAN be Real Homeschooling
There is an argument I’ve often heard in the homeschool community that having your children […]
Yes! It can be done! How to Work and Homeschool
Yes, I was one of those homeschooling parents. We were a middle-class family with bills […]
Why ALL Middle School Students Should Take a FORMAL Writing Course
There are many different purposes for writing, both academic and creative. Students will find that […]
Self-Care Ideas for Busy Homeschooling Parents
A great time to begin new habits As homeschooling parents, we tend to care for […]
Five Ways to Simplify Your Homeschooling
Open Tent Academy will be going on its third year as an all-inclusive consortium offering […]
The Case for Cursive
Tonight, sitting at our dining room table, two friends were talking with Jonathan and I […]
Highly Selective College Admissions
Yale. Columbia. Princeton. Harvard. MIT. Stanford. The common bond between all six of these colleges […]
Homeschooling Life Skills
When it comes to providing our children with a well-rounded education, we tend to focus […]
Creating a Great High School Transcript
One of the biggest fears that homeschooling parents have is creating a high school program […]
Playing Games: A HUGE Benefit of Homeschooling
While homeschooling my daughter, one of my favorite, FAVORITE perks of homeschooling was playing games. […]
How to Make Students Care About Writing
I want to share something important with everyone about writing. Are you listening? Are […]
Social Media for Homeschooling Parents
Social media is a huge topic – especially for parents. It’s a distraction: Put your […]
How Did This Happen?
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?
Navigating the High School Years
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.
Maximize Success in Online Classes
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.
Treat Us Like Family
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.
Easy Ways to Use a Library While Homeschooling
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.
Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, It’s Off To Work We Go!
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 + Online Education = More Accessible Homeschooling
Technology is changing how we teach our students, but also where and when we teach […]
Outsource Online Classes to Teach Independence
You have got to admit, education has changed a very long way since we were […]
Tech Gadgets to Help Homeschooling
An iPad or Tablet A tablet of some sort is fabulous for homeschooling. Any tablet […]
We are NOT here to Socialize!
Do you remember your teachers at school consistently saying to you, “We are not here […]
I’d Like to Homeschool, But…Homeschooling Myths Debunked
More and more parents around the United States are warming up to the idea of […]
The Importance of Reading Out Loud – to ALL Ages!
Reading aloud to your children is so important. I cannot stress that enough. It may […]
