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Charlie Fletcher

Charlie Fletcher

Charlie Fletcher is a writer and former preschool teacher from the lovely "city of trees," Boise, Idaho. When not writing, she can be found exploring the great outdoors.

Helping new students thrive through online learning

In the past decade, remote learning environments have become increasingly popular. They've lent beneficial and productive assistance to thousands of students that would have otherwise faced challenges...

5 Interesting ways to teach soft skills to online students

Students don’t go to school just to learn long division and the purpose of mitochondria —they also learn vital soft skills that serve them well as adults for the rest of their lives. However, teaching...

What is culturally responsive teaching and how to implement it in your classroom?

Being a teacher has never been only about teaching students things like math, science, and history. A teacher is a mentor, a counselor, an influencer, and even a therapist. In addition to teaching stu...

5 Tech tools every student should have

Most young adults and older professionals today rely heavily on technology. In an increasingly digital world, there is almost no way to escape tech in its many forms and applications—and rightly so, a...

How parents can set up a productive home learning space for students

Most schools have now reopened, and students across the nation and the world are back to learning in person. But, that doesn’t mean that remote learning is over. Plenty of schools still follow a hybri...

Online Learning and Mental Health: the XYZ generations

Today’s generation of students and teachers are battling more weighted issues than previous ones. We live in a society that now holds people to higher standards and is much more fast-paced and demandi...

STEM vs. STEAM: The importance of the Arts

We live in a world increasingly enhanced by and reliant upon advanced technology. It has a core presence in many areas of our lives and there are few industries not using it in some way. As such, ther...

Connecting with students in the online classroom

Online learning has been on the rise for a while, but it became the norm for almost everyone at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. While most students have returned to in-person learning, many have ...

Understanding the link between digital literacy, gaming and safety

Students are spending more time online than ever before. Forty-four percent of children under the age of 18 use electronics for more than four hours a day, and the average average 8 to 12-year-old chi...

Online learning tips for neurodivergent students

Online learning has become a prevalent part of the educational landscape. This has some significant benefits. It enables learning to continue when distancing is a necessity. It also provides greater a...

How STEM is preparing students for future careers

There are few areas of our lives in which science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) don’t play a key role. There is an increasing number of areas in which our activities are becoming more reli...

Tools and strategies to make remote learning click for all students

Over the last year or so, remote learning has developed a reputation as a solution to education during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it has become clear that this way of sharing knowledge is not jus...

How to teach students entrepreneurship over an online platform

Over 600,000 new businesses open each year in the U.S. Nearly half of the country’s workforce is employed by small businesses. So, it’s no surprise that the next generation wants to continue the trend...

Creating a safe environment for online learning

Teachers in all fields saw their lives turned upside down with the arrival of COVID-19, with most having to resort to remote learning. While the virus is becoming contained, many institutions continue...

Overcoming the challenges of online learning for students with disabilities

The COVID-19 pandemic will have far-reaching consequences for years to come. The past year has caused significant disruption to the education system, with the need to maintain safe distances resulting...

Protecting children in virtual learning environments: Warning signs for teachers

Any teacher knows that you don’t get into this profession unless you care about kids and want to help them build the best possible life. On most days, that goal is also a pleasure. You get to watch yo...

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