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Rethinking How to Promote Reading Comprehension 1023 545 FIT Academy

Rethinking How to Promote Reading Comprehension

It is February 2015, and I am at a national conference listening to a panel present the results of their research on improving reading comprehension. Several members of the panel,…

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Student Chasing Other Student in Game
Why Kids Need to Move in School! 1024 543 FIT Academy

Why Kids Need to Move in School!

A few years ago, when my girls were in the second and third grades, they raved about the dance breaks they would occasionally have during the school day. Their teachers…

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Children Running
Benefits of Learning Multiple Languages 1024 384 FIT Academy

Benefits of Learning Multiple Languages

At FIT Academy, we introduce students to three world languages in the earlier grades and our goal is to provide opportunities for students to specialize in a chosen language through…

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How Yellow Affects Your State of Mind 269 187 FIT Academy

How Yellow Affects Your State of Mind

Ever heard that if you looked at the color yellow for too long, you might begin to feel anxious or irritated? Or that babies are more likely to cry in…

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Curious Students Learning
How Important is Teaching Literacy in All Content Areas? 460 345 FIT Academy

How Important is Teaching Literacy in All Content Areas?

You are busy this summer planning and reworking lessons — adding, adjusting, and tweaking. Here’s something to think about, fast forward to fall: We know students do plenty of listening…

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Symbols in the Brain
Time for A Brain Break! 620 349 FIT Academy

Time for A Brain Break!

Adolescence is a time of rapid change and growth. The brain undergoes major reorganization and bodies start to mature. Middle school students develop an awareness of and respect for other…

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ASCD's Whole Child Model
FIT Academy to Consider Adopting ASCD’s Whole Child Model 224 225 FIT Academy

FIT Academy to Consider Adopting ASCD’s Whole Child Model

At the regularly scheduled board meeting on December 14th, the FIT Academy board will consider adoption of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)’s Whole Child school model. For…

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Symbols in the Brain
Energy and Calm: Brain Breaks and Focused-Attention Practices 620 349 FIT Academy

Energy and Calm: Brain Breaks and Focused-Attention Practices

When presented with new material, standards, and complicated topics, we need to be focused and calm as we approach our assignments. We can use brain breaks and focused-attention practices to…

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Student Running Track
Can Running Make You Smarter? 1024 384 FIT Academy

Can Running Make You Smarter?

To strengthen your mind, you may first want to exert your leg muscles, according to a sophisticated new experiment involving people, mice and monkeys. The study’s results suggest that long-term…

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