By Deborah Kline, Ed.S. Education is full of assessment. It is the means by which we measure progress. We are all familiar with the traditional methods of assessment – paper-pencil tests, portfolios, and even those wonderful standardized tests. However, we often neglect assessing the quality of the learning our students are experiencing. Simply because qualitativeContinue reading “Becoming a Master Teacher: Five Phases of Teaching”
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Getting Through the Spring Doldrums…
By Deborah Kline, MEd, EdS I remember as a classroom teacher being so excited to get to April. The home stretch. The final quarter. Yet it always felt like the longest month of the school year. So close to May, yet weeks with no breaks – just work, testing, and pulling out all the tricksContinue reading “Getting Through the Spring Doldrums…”
Finding and Paying Direct Pay Providers on EMA
by Deborah Kline, Ed.S. My tutor friends and I are working on a visual tutorial of the new SUFS EMA system for finding and paying Direct Pay Providers (DPP). This is what it looks like the new process will be as of now; however, DPPs have not been given any instruction nor go ahead toContinue reading “Finding and Paying Direct Pay Providers on EMA”
Submitting SUFS Reimbursements on EMA
With Step Up servicing more students than ever, I thought I would take a second to create a post to help new scholarship recipients navigate the reimbursement process for EMA. Disclaimer: I am not employed by Step Up and am not privy to insider information. I am simply a sub-contracted choice navigator/evaluator/tutor as well asContinue reading “Submitting SUFS Reimbursements on EMA”
Why I do what I do: Our homeschooling story…
By Deborah Kline, MEd, EdS My daughter is a quirky-cute, strawberry blonde, ray of sunshine type of child. From early on, she struggled with language and social delays – skills that most kids developed naturally took her months of practice to master. At age 2, she was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder Level 2. YearsContinue reading “Why I do what I do: Our homeschooling story…”
FES Tutor Reimbursements
Deborah Kline, M.Ed, Ed.S. I have had the joy of being a Family Empowerment Scholarship (FES, formerly Gardiner) part-time tutor for several years now. I started out simply providing detailed invoices to Gardiner clients then became a direct pay provider in 2020 to provide quicker service for clients. I’m writing this post in response toContinue reading “FES Tutor Reimbursements”
Creating a “Kinder Garten”
By Deborah Kline, Ed.S. Some years back, I had the joy of living in Germany for a summer. As with any adventure in a county where the primary language is not your own, I had to quickly familiarize myself with the language and customs. In learning German, a language evolved from the same roots as English, IContinue reading “Creating a “Kinder Garten””
Submitting FES Reimbursements LEGACY SITE
With Family Empowerment Scholarship (formerly Gardiner) servicing more students than ever, I thought I would take a second to create a post to help new scholarship recipients navigate the Gardiner reimbursement process. Full disclosure, this blog post is being composed July, 2021. The expanded FES program goes into effect this month. I fully expect theContinue reading “Submitting FES Reimbursements LEGACY SITE”
Portfolio Evaluation Checklist
Ultimately, the goal of home education portfolios is to simply show signs of progress. In getting ready for your evaluation, please provide the following to help me ensure this requirement is being fulfilled: Requirements (by Florida law): _____ Log of educational activities. A list of ongoing curriculums, activities, field trips, programs, etc. You may include aContinue reading “Portfolio Evaluation Checklist”
Portfolio Samples, Ideas, and Resources
Throughout the year, we collect a plethora of school work and projects – what do we keep and what do we toss? This post is designed to help parents put together a portfolio. These are simply organizational ideas. In the state of Florida, there are no requirements for a specific method of collecting documentation. FloridaContinue reading “Portfolio Samples, Ideas, and Resources”
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