This article is in collaboration with ALEKS. What is ALEKS? Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces is a Web-based, artificially intelligent assessment and learning system. (doesn’t that sound so very official?) ALEKS uses adaptive questioning to quickly and accurately determine exactly what a student knows and doesn’t know in a course. (ALEKS asks a series … Read more
This article is in collaboration with See-N-Spell. Last year, the The Old Schoolhouse Magazine’s Review Crew had the opportunity to review an amazing reading tool by See-N-Read®. This year they have offered crew members another product in the See-N-Read® family to review. The 40-page, See-N-Spell™ booklet. It is designed to be easy to use and … Read more
This article is in collaboration with Math Rider. Does your child need help mastering his or her math facts? Math Rider is a computer math facts game that teaches mastery of all 4 math operations with numbers 1-12 and is designed for children ages 6-12. It was designed by a software architect for his own … Read more
This article is in collaboration with Classical Astronomy. Not too long ago I had a lovely conversation with the author of Classical Astronomy’s monthly Celestial Almanack, Jay Ryan. He mentioned something I found really powerful. The Moon that is referred to in 62 verses of Scripture and the Sun that is mentioned 183 times are … Read more
This article is in collaboration with Maestro Classics. Maestro Classics Classical Music CDs for kids combine music played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with well-known children’s stories including Casey at the Bat, The Story of Swan Lake, Peter and the Wolf, and The Tortoise and the Hare. The Homeschool Crew has had the privilege of … Read more