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[caption id="attachment_2332" align="alignnone" width="612"] Spaced Repetition Worksheet[/caption] This is the guided notes worksheet we will be using in class Monday to start to teach about spaced repetition,…
Read articleThe balance between teaching and learning hinges on one thing: motivation. How do we, as teachers, inspire and motivate our students, as learners? Extrinsic motivation is…
Read article[caption id="attachment_233" align="alignnone" width="212"] ACA Explorers Promise and Explorer Values[/caption]
Read articleThis weekend I had an inspired idea. We often 'gameify' the activities, allowing students space to compete against themselves and others (as long as they aren't being…
Read articleWe decided to reward four of our loyal, disciplined and hard-working students with these Scholar Pokemon cards that Christopher designed. These are pre-passport cards that we are using…
Read articleToday, just as the Exploratorium was undergoing painting, and when we were about to put up the drywall, our landlord came by to say, in his Paisa tan…
Read articleACA Explorers Mission Statement The mission of the ACA Explorers is to develop academic and social skills by engendering the curiosity necessary to fulfill the Explorers Promise and…
Read articleThe very best way to get an understanding of what we do is to check out our youtube channel- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0XkhTuz0W3pIAE7zFGyUTA?view_as=subscriber But I'd also like to write about how a…
Read articleSoon, ACA Explorers will begin a series of community gatherings in order to start the wheels in motion of unrolling the program from just English classes to something…
Read articleAttaining Flow, Passing the Funness Quotient, And Being Flexible Every weekday at 4 pm, rain or shine, we give a free English class near the church in the…
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