by QPS | May 29, 2019 | Educational Technology, Fluency, Learning Theory, Personalized Learning, Practice, Science of Learning
Over Memorial Day Weekend several Queens Paideia staff members decamped to Chicago to attend the Association for Behavior Analysis (ABAI) Conference. At this annual event, behavioral scientists, analysts, and other interested parties converge to share their...
by QPS | Dec 13, 2018 | Direct Instruction, Fluency, Math, Personalized Learning, Practice, School News, Skill Building
All of us have met math phobes—people who are afraid of math and feel that they’re bad at it. Math phobia is almost always acquired in large classroom settings, where any student can fall behind by inadvertently missing a critical skill or concept. Even if a...
by QPS | Sep 14, 2018 | Parenting, Personalized Learning, Practice, Problem Solving, School Events, School News
Last night was our annual Parent Orientation. Having done this for almost 10 years, it may surprise some readers that we put a large, critical eye on it every year, as if it’s our first time. Just as we teach our students to ask and answer questions (and to...
by QPS | Aug 15, 2018 | Practice, Problem Solving, School News, Skill Building, Thinking Skills
This summer, scorching temperatures have turned Queens’ quasi-shaded sidewalks into large rectangular frying pans, and frequent, extended rains make many of us wonder not if there is climate change, but how fast it’s happening. It is often too hot to be...
