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October 14, 2013

“How Do I Fit SOAR® into Our Schedule?” Working SOAR into your schedule is likely the greatest roadblock to overcome. On this page, we explore: Who Will Get This Instruction? Example Schedules from school across the country Who Will Get This Instruction? Your options typically fall into three categories: The Whole School Creating a culture of…

About SOAR

August 27, 2013

SOAR® Learning began out of frustration from a former “struggling student.” Today, it’s grown into a worldwide, best-selling curriculum! Hi! We are co-founders of SOAR® Learning: Susan Kruger Winter, M.Ed. (I’m the former struggling student) & my husband, Brian Winter, M.Ed. We each spent years as classroom teachers, living the pressure and demands of classroom teaching: overloaded curriculum, limited time, unmotivated…

Training & Professional Development

March 25, 2013

Training is not required for using the SOAR® Curriculum, but it is encouraged for schools or districts adopting SOAR® with 3 or more teachers. Training options include: Online, via Zoom: Eight steps to get started  Live, in-person: Optimize SOAR principles + curriculum in YOUR environment Live, in-person: Customized professional development sessions hosted by the authors…

How to Leverage Your Teacher’s Time and Abilities

September 6, 2012

If ONE of your teachers spends ONE minute in a ONE-hour class discussing lost, missing, or incomplete assignments with SIX students… 10% of class time is lost and everyone suffers! Yet, this is an everyday occurrence. Teachers tell me they are lucky if they can use 60% of their instructional time for instruction. I’ve spoken with hundreds of dedicated, hard-working…

Administrators!

June 4, 2012

As an administrator, you are under pressure to improve student performance and  teacher morale. This page provides a directory to resources to help you accomplish both objectives. Ask The Author You’re Not Alone From the beginning, Susan Kruger, M. Ed. (author and founder of SOAR) has always been focused on her role to serve educators, parents,…

How to Pace Instruction of SOAR® Curriculum

March 28, 2012

We often get questions about how to pace the SOAR® Learning & Soft Skills curriculum. Every teacher has a different schedule, but Susan provides some guidelines in this video: In this video, Brian goes over how to customize the curriculum and manage the pacing by dividing available instruction time across sections of the program. See our Pacing Guide for…

Video Preview of Multi-Media Teacher’s Guide

March 28, 2012

To learn more about the Multi-Media Teacher’s Guide and what else comes in the SOAR Curriculum, or to purchase, click here.

Thank You for Contacting SOAR®

November 9, 2011

Your request is important to us.  We promise to do everything we can to contact you back within one business day! Until then, have a fantastic day! In order to assure that you receive the email content you just requested, please add the SOAR email address, info@selskills.com, as a contact in your email. For more detailed steps,…

Study Skills Across Grade Levels

October 10, 2011

Are you wondering: “What skills should my students be mastering at their age?” “How do I introduce study skills to younger students?” “I want to adopt study skills across my entire middle school.  Should my expectations be different for the 6th-graders than the 8th-graders?” Answers to these questions and more can be found on our…

SOAR® Curriculum Evaluation Chart

October 10, 2011

Trying to determine which Study Skills program to implement in your school? Use the evaluation chart below to compare SOAR® to other programs you are considering. 2nd Edition Curriculum Evaluation Chart

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