deas Take Shape

How we work with Educators

 

Parents and Educators are managing the delicate balancing act of meeting the ever-growing desire for better test results and nurturing the emotional well-being of over-scheduled children.   Students are increasingly more anxious and stressed out by their workloads and grades, the pressure of college preparation is impacting students earlier and earlier, with even 6th graders worried about the impact of less than perfect scores. Teachers are being asked to cram more into less time and the requirement to teach to the test is leaving less time for the organic learning children thrive from.  

 

Although the situation may seem dire, there are ways to help teachers and students to become more effective in their learning.

 

Visual notetaking and creative thinking offers schools the opportunity to provide teachers and students with additional tools to individualize their learning and increase their retention and recall of the information they are receiving.  Visual notetaking also provides life-long learning skills that students can utilize throughout their education and beyond.  Schools, teachers and students need a way to maximize learning without burdening everyone with additional work.

 

At a time when students need to adapt and respond to situations at an ever-quickening rate, the skills of innovative, critical thinking, advanced communication skills and human creativity are most essential.  Ideas Take Shape works with educators to guide students in learning these invaluable skills.