Brain Hurricane is a free tutoring program which emphasizes on the involvement of the students in the classroom as it believes that students cannot learn unless they are paying attention. Developed by Reed Howard, a lifelong teacher, this program has worked with more than 6000 students in seven different states over the past six years. Several interesting and new teaching methods have been adopted here in order to teach students in an efficient manner. These teaching methods are extremely different from the ordinary methods of lectures where the attention of students easily drifts off.
Brain Hurricane lays stress on imparting practical knowledge as it believes that practical knowledge has more impact on the students in comparison to theoretical knowledge. The teachers employed here, are highly skilled and proficient. They undergo extensive professional training before teaching the students in order to understand the teaching methods adopted here. The curriculum is aligned with national and state benchmarks and includes all the relevant content. The teachers utilize divergent techniques to make the lessons interesting for the students. The students are encouraged to work in groups and which helps them in understanding the importance of teamwork and also makes them learn how to handle peer pressure efficiently.
The students are taught that each problem has multiple solutions and there exist several creative and innovative ways to solve them. Brain Hurricane conducted a survey in 2008-2009 involving 253 parents of students who studied in Chicago Public School System. This survey revealed that 68.7% of the parents believed that the tutoring program is liked by their children. 72.2% parents were so pleased with this program that they showed keen interest in signing up their child for this program again, 68.15% said that they would definitely recommend this program to other parents, and 75% students said that they like the instructors at Brain Hurricane. To learn more about this tutoring program, please visit www.BrainHurricaneChicago.com.
Brain Hurricane Offers Simple And Easy Ways Of Learning
Posted by brainhurrican | 15 Apr, 2010, 03:54Stress Is Laid On Imparting Practical Knowledge At Brain Hurricane
Posted by brainhurrican | 30 Mar, 2010, 08:13
Brain Hurricane is a free tutoring service for the students from Kindergarten to eighth grade. Created by Reed Howard, the program lays stress on imparting practical knowledge among students as it believes that practical knowledge lays more impact on students than the theoretical knowledge. Reed Howard, a lifelong teacher has an experience of over 35 years in teaching and did extensive research for creating efficient teaching programs for the benefit of students. These methods help the teachers to have undivided attention of students and makes them learn and grasp new things in a much easier manner. Several movement activities like Multiplication Basketball and Spelling Jump Rope are performed at the beginning of each day. These activities keep the students alert and make them responsive towards teaching.
The student to tutor ratio at Brain Hurricane is 6:1 to 2:1 which means that teams of six or fewer students work with a coach. Highly skilled and proficient teachers are employed at this program. These teachers undergo professional training before teaching the students and keep the interest of students in mind while designing the curriculum for them. The curriculum contains short fictional stories which are suitable for different ages. These stories emphasize phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary development, reading comprehension and fluency of the students. The curriculum contains all the relevant content and is aligned with national and state benchmarks. It lays emphasis on mathematics and reading skills of students
The University of Memphis conducted a survey which revealed that on average, Brain Hurricane is responsible for improving the test scores of students in reading by 30%, language by 22% and mathematics by 29%. The teaching methods adopted at Brain Hurricane make the students confident and help them in gaining self-esteem. These methods are creative and innovative which not only help the students in earning better test scores and grades but also help them in dealing with real life problems. For further queries related to these tutoring programs, please log on to www.brainhurricanechicago.com.
The student to tutor ratio at Brain Hurricane is 6:1 to 2:1 which means that teams of six or fewer students work with a coach. Highly skilled and proficient teachers are employed at this program. These teachers undergo professional training before teaching the students and keep the interest of students in mind while designing the curriculum for them. The curriculum contains short fictional stories which are suitable for different ages. These stories emphasize phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary development, reading comprehension and fluency of the students. The curriculum contains all the relevant content and is aligned with national and state benchmarks. It lays emphasis on mathematics and reading skills of students
The University of Memphis conducted a survey which revealed that on average, Brain Hurricane is responsible for improving the test scores of students in reading by 30%, language by 22% and mathematics by 29%. The teaching methods adopted at Brain Hurricane make the students confident and help them in gaining self-esteem. These methods are creative and innovative which not only help the students in earning better test scores and grades but also help them in dealing with real life problems. For further queries related to these tutoring programs, please log on to www.brainhurricanechicago.com.
Brain Hurricane Teaches Students Teamwork And Creativity
Posted by brainhurrican | 18 Mar, 2010, 04:49
Brain Hurricane is a leading tutoring program created by Reed Howard especially for the students from Kindergarten to eighth grade. This program has adopted unique and efficient teaching methods to teach the students which make it highly popular among the parents of students. These teaching methods make learning a fun process for students and teach them teamwork, creativity and how to maintain a positive approach to deal with real life problems. These methods reduce the stress of cramming on them and lay emphasis on practical knowledge as it believes that practical knowledge has more impact on students than the theoretical knowledge.
Reed Howard, a lifelong teacher, has an experience of over 35 years in teaching and has employed highly skilled and proficient staff at Brain Hurricane. The teachers undergo extensive professional training before teaching the students in order to understand the concept of teaching methods adopted here. The curriculum is designed by the teachers while keeping the interest of students in mind and is aligned with national standards and benchmarks. It lays stress on the reading skills, mathematics and vocabulary development of students and makes the students learn their lessons in better manner.
At Brain Hurricane, each day starts with several movement activities including Multiplication Basketball and Spelling Jump Rope which helps the teachers in invigorating the sleeping minds of students and in making them alert in the class. These activities provide exercise for both the body and mind of the students. Besides this, the students are divided in teams which help in increasing the competitive behavior and team spirit among them. The students are required to solve their curriculum related problems with the help of their teammates which makes them learn the importance of team work. To learn more about the teaching methods adopted by this program, please log on to www.BrainHurricaneChicago.com.
Reed Howard, a lifelong teacher, has an experience of over 35 years in teaching and has employed highly skilled and proficient staff at Brain Hurricane. The teachers undergo extensive professional training before teaching the students in order to understand the concept of teaching methods adopted here. The curriculum is designed by the teachers while keeping the interest of students in mind and is aligned with national standards and benchmarks. It lays stress on the reading skills, mathematics and vocabulary development of students and makes the students learn their lessons in better manner.
At Brain Hurricane, each day starts with several movement activities including Multiplication Basketball and Spelling Jump Rope which helps the teachers in invigorating the sleeping minds of students and in making them alert in the class. These activities provide exercise for both the body and mind of the students. Besides this, the students are divided in teams which help in increasing the competitive behavior and team spirit among them. The students are required to solve their curriculum related problems with the help of their teammates which makes them learn the importance of team work. To learn more about the teaching methods adopted by this program, please log on to www.BrainHurricaneChicago.com.
Brain Hurricane Helps The Students To Handle Peer Pressure Efficiently
Posted by brainhurrican | 3 Mar, 2010, 00:31
Brain Hurricane is an efficient tutoring program which teaches students in an innovative and creative way which not only makes learning a complete fun process for them but also helps them in handling peer pressure efficiently. Reed Howard, a life long teacher did extensive research while creating the teaching methods for this program and employed certified teachers and qualified professionals who believe in the concept of hand on learning, power of creativity, and collaborative learning. The innovative methods of teaching keep the students alert in class unlike the ordinary methods of lectures where the attention of students easily drift off.
The interest of students is kept in mind while designing the curriculum for the students. The curriculum consists of several easy to understand fictional stories which contain short nonfiction reading passage correlating with the story. These stories emphasize on the vocabulary development, and fluency of students. Besides this, the curriculum is aligned with national and state benchmarks and lays emphasis on the mathematics and reading skills of the students. Each day begins with certain movement activities like Multiplication Basketball and Spelling Jump Rope. These activities are helpful in invigorating the sleeping minds of students and help them in making improvement in their weak areas. Brain Hurricane ensures to determine the succeeding areas of students as well as the areas where they need more assistance.
Brain Hurricane provided its complete 2007-2008 database of the scores of students in all the pre and posttest administrations of age appropriate Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) assessments to Center of Research in Educational Policy (CREP) at the University of Memphis. CREP is an organization which evaluates"what works" in schools across nation. In this evaluation of research, it was revealed that the students of Brain Hurricane showed average gains of around 14%. For further details about this efficient teaching program, please visit http://www.brainhurricanechicago.com
The interest of students is kept in mind while designing the curriculum for the students. The curriculum consists of several easy to understand fictional stories which contain short nonfiction reading passage correlating with the story. These stories emphasize on the vocabulary development, and fluency of students. Besides this, the curriculum is aligned with national and state benchmarks and lays emphasis on the mathematics and reading skills of the students. Each day begins with certain movement activities like Multiplication Basketball and Spelling Jump Rope. These activities are helpful in invigorating the sleeping minds of students and help them in making improvement in their weak areas. Brain Hurricane ensures to determine the succeeding areas of students as well as the areas where they need more assistance.
Brain Hurricane provided its complete 2007-2008 database of the scores of students in all the pre and posttest administrations of age appropriate Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) assessments to Center of Research in Educational Policy (CREP) at the University of Memphis. CREP is an organization which evaluates"what works" in schools across nation. In this evaluation of research, it was revealed that the students of Brain Hurricane showed average gains of around 14%. For further details about this efficient teaching program, please visit http://www.brainhurricanechicago.com
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