Whether you're considering homeschooling or using an online school, both alternative forms of schooling require parents to be more involved. However, many parents find that the freedoms and flexibility they provide their student are well worth the effort, time, and money. To help you choose the best educational choice for your student's learning needs, here's a quick parent's guide of the major differences between online schools and homeschools:
Three Spring Fever Cures for Your Student
Spring is finally here, and with it comes an itching to shrug off the schoolwork and get outside to see the blue skies and hear the birds sing. To help your student stay on track for finishing the school year on time, here are a few spring fever cures you can try today.
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Pi Day Activities for Students
It's time to get your Greek on! Today, math enthusiasts around the world are celebrating an entire day devoted to the one and only Pi. This infinite, non-repeating number represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Recognized on the day that holds its first three digits, 3.14, Pi is one of the most important and well-known math constants.
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Fun St. Patrick’s Day Activities
You can feel it in the air. Spring is almost here, and that means St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner. More than just about shamrocks, St. Patrick's Day is an excellent time to use fun activities to teach or practice academic skills at home. With spring fever about to break, here are some fun St. Patrick's Day activities you can do with your children!
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Mario Madness Continues This March
Let the Mario Madness continue this March at ICA! After a successful turnout at the first Nintendo Wii party in December, Ignite Christian Academy is once again hosting a party this March, where teachers and students race against each other online in the game Mario Kart Wii. Mario Madness will take place on March 21 from 2-4 p.m. (CT).
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Tips for Cyber Bullying Prevention
February was an exciting month at the academy. With a focus on the importance of social interaction, our elementary students participated in a Valentine exchange, and more than 50 students attended our high school February Facts and Fun event. We enjoyed the opportunity to interact socially with your child. Please look in the ICA Today each month to see what social event the academy has planned.
This month, I want to focus on cyber bullying. Any time that you place students in a position where they will be with and around other students, the potential for bullying arises. In a virtual world, that potential takes the form of cyber bullying. How can we as a school work with parents and students to limit the bullying that takes place among our students?
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Online Classroom Etiquette and Privacy
Imagine 30 students listening eagerly to their teacher. "Who can tell me the answer to the problem on the whiteboard? Suzie Q, I see your hand raised. Would you please show your answer on the whiteboard?" A few minutes later, the teacher wraps up the class. "OK, everybody. Thank you for coming! If you have any questions, go ahead and raise your hand. If you do not have any questions, you can go ahead and chat for a few minutes."
When you imagined this scene, was it a virtual classroom with students in attendance from all over the world? At Ignite Christian Academy, classrooms like the one described above are offered almost every day, and just like in a traditional classroom, there are some rules that need to be followed.
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Celebrate Pi Day with Two Online Math Classes
In celebration of pi day on March 14, the math department will host two online classrooms for ICA students to attend. The 14th of March has been given this designation due to the value of pi most commonly approximated as 3.14.
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Six Website Resources for Women’s History Month
"Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it." – Edmund Burke, Irish Statesman
March is Women's History Month. To help your student understand the role of women in history, it's necessary to study the status of genders within societies through time. In the last few centuries, women have gained many rights previously held only by men, including the right to vote, hold a profession, be educated in a higher academic institution, have equal right to property, and serve in the military.
To recognize the great strides women have made and remember the historic sacrifices that gave today's women the equality they now enjoy, here are a few website resources on the role of women in history:
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Five Myths about Online Learning
Online learning may initially seem like a self-explanatory definition; however, the fact is that online learning takes place in a wide variety of formats, and it has many definitions around the world.
For some people, online learning is surfing the Internet and looking at web-based resources in a traditional classroom (digital content). For others, online learning occurs in a physical classroom with an instructor, while a student completes lessons via the Internet (blended learning). Meanwhile, even others access lessons and long distance teachers via the Internet (complete online learning).
A problem arises when people unfamiliar with the various options of online learning believe or spread myths created from the misunderstanding of this broadly defined education format. To eliminate some of these myths, here are responses to five of the most common misconceptions.
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