If a car runs out of oil, the engine fails. First the pieces start to grind, and then the whole block seizes up, stalling the vehicle. At best, the engine will be seriously damaged; at worst, it will be ruined. Perhaps this is the truth that spawned the phrase “well-oiled machine.” Your business also needs to function like the proverbial well-oiled machine. All team members must do their part to keep the whole process running smoothly. So what is the “oil” you provide for your sales team? What can you
For many families, virtual schools provide invaluable educational opportunities for their children that they could never receive at a local public school. From developing advanced technology skills to gaining access to dynamic, multimedia activities, students enrolled in virtual schools learn in ways many of us never imagined as children. Since these students spend every school day in a virtual classroom environment, it only stands to reason that all of their assessments would take place virtually as well. And while both formative and summative assessments take place online regularly throughout the
If you’ve ever spent a day in a classroom, you know how hard it is for teachers to deliver quality instruction without the proper supplies. That’s why year after year, parents purchase long lists of school supplies, and yet they
All educators will tell you that being proficient in their core subject areas is a very small part of the job. There’s so much more that goes into teaching than just knowing all of the materials they’ll present throughout the
The sudden shift to online learning in 2020 raised myriad issues that educators, parents, and students had to work together to solve. One of those issues was how to give students who had learning disabilities or who had simply fallen
Educational research has shown us time and again that there is so much more to learning than just hearing the spoken words of a teacher and repeating them back verbatim. To truly grasp new concepts, obtain new skills, and make
Following are some statistics that should inform how you prioritize fostering employee engagement: According to the latest Gallup report, only 36% of employees feel engaged in their workplace 51% of employees are disengaged at work, and 13% are actively disengaged
Educational research has shown time and again that if we want students to learn, we must implement social learning strategies into our classrooms. Social learning theory states that people learn by observing others and then imitating them. And these same
