Initially the iPads were used only to tutor students not performing at grade level. When the teachers saw how effective Khan Academy Kids is at helping the low performers, they realized all students could benefit. Now “early finishers,” with teacher approval, can do Khan Academy Kids lessons in the classroom. More advanced students can also […]
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Our iPads run on a cellular Internet connection making afterschool learning possible! The tutoring is done by Kodi the Bear & Friends (Khan Academy Kids). Kids quickly learn how to navigate the iPad during classroom tutoring sessions. The kids love Khan Academy Kids and want to take the iPads home. Parents need not worry about
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Thanks to a grant by William and Helen Thomas Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee, our 5th-graders will be superbly equipped to study light, lenses, and safety. The grant funded: Diffraction glasses with 3D prism effect Spectroscope tubes Glass prisms Glass lenses And, for science experiments, safety goggles The glasses, tubes, and prisms help
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Farmers Federal Credit Union was the first sponsor of our Online Tutoring Program for kindergarteners. Now they have done it again as the first sponsor of our 1st grade program! Thank you Farmers Federal for investing in Dinsmore children and for your early belief in our tutoring program!
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It’s a win-win! The kids are having fun and learning science at the same time. In one of many exercises, students raced cars down the different surfaces of this ramp while discussing the forces present. This Friction Board was custom built to Ms. Zortea’s science specifications by volunteer Roger Mann. Thanks to both for helping
We’re only mid-way through the schoolyear and one kindergartener, according to his teacher, has already gone “all the way from knowing nothing to being an ‘A’ student”. What a way to celebrate our one-year anniversary of this new, technology-driven tutoring program! We began on January 24, 2022 with only four iPads. Now we have 26
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We’ve been gratified by all the questions we’ve received and the interest shown in Know & Grow activities. In response, we’ve produced this Mid-Schoolyear Report summarizing June 1 to December 31, 2022.
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All kindergarten and first-grade classrooms now have colorful, easy-to-interlock cubes! Each child has two stacks of ten to help them see and solve math problems. The teachers wanted – and received – the same two colors for all students. This was only made possible thanks to a generous grant from our local Sam’s Club (and
Know & Grow received a $2,000 donation from The Bradley Family! TransUnion doubled the family’s $1,000 donation with an employer match program. Great news for two reasons! First, it is a HUGE amount to help our kids learn. Secondly, it is important that Know & Grow receive community contributions such as this because corporations
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