Rethinking Intervention and Learning Disabilities—
Response to Intervention (RTI)

There has been much written and discussed about approaches to helping students experiencing difficulties with learning due to factors such as inadequate instruction, cultural or language differences, or in some cases, a disability such as a learning disability. For years schools have attempted to help these students using a variety of approaches—including programs such as teacher assistance teams, special education, and Title I.
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Pennsylvania District Reduces Dropout Rates and Accelerates Learning with Online Programs

Learn how teachers at Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District created a Cyber Learning Academy, an interactive learning environment using PLATO® Courses via the Internet.
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How to Implement a Cyber Learning Academy

In this month's edition in our podcast series, Patrick Hockey, technology administrator of the Philipsburg Osceola Area School District, discusses the impact of setting up a Cyber Learning Academy within a school system. In this podcast, Mr. Hockey presents the importance of depth and content in self-paced learning programs, as well as alignment to state standards. Plus, he explains how students are able to recover credits and prepare for high school exit exams online. Listen now!

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2008 New Year's Resolutions

January brings to mind the time for setting New Year's resolutions-and sticking to them! January also reminds me of how good it feels to set financial goals for the year.

This month I am happy to provide lesson suggestions that relate to managing money. Look below for online lessons that will help your students further understand the relationship between math and money management. Students will learn the necessary math skills to understand budgets, checking and savings accounts, investments, and more. Plus, you will find additional PLATO® instructional content to further practice math principles.

Grades K–2

All About Money
Students will learn and understand monetary values and identify what each individual coin or paper represents.
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PLATO® Foundational Mathematics—Addition and Subtraction Story Problems Students will develop an understanding of how to add and subtract using story problems.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Principles K-2

Grades 3–5

Money Skills
Students will learn about decimal points and how to use them to complete the multiplication and division of money.
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PLATO® Data Skills for Today—Constructing Line Graphs In this interactive lesson, students will practice drawing line graphs.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Principles 3-5

Grades 6–8

Money Management
Students will learn how to manage money by selecting their expenses and visually seeing the cost of every item in order to realize the value of money.
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PLATO® Properties and Structures of Matter—Understanding and Measuring Matter Students will learn the definition of matter, what affects matter, and how to measure it.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Principles 6-8

Grades 9–12

Money Skills for Everyday Living
Students will learn about the costs and benefits of money in regard to the standard of living, income, markets, and trade.
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PLATO® Geometry 2—Rotations Students will learn how to apply the properties of rotations to solve problems using acute angles, adjacent angles, plus alternate exterior and interior angles.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Principles 9-12

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