Alessa Giampaolo Keener, M.Ed.

About Alessa

Alessa homeschooled her two children from Kindergarten into college. Throughout her years of homeschooling, she embraced a child-led learning approach, with an emphasis on social-emotional development and community-based learning. With a Masters in Education from Johns Hopkins University; a Bachelors degree in Psychology from Lehigh University, and a Certificate in Special Education Advocacy from the William & Mary Law School, Alessa is uniquely qualified and trained to provide educational testing, curricular support, and general consultations to families.

Transgender Health Care Best Practices
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Transgender Health Care Best Practices

By Alessa|2020-04-15T20:04:24-04:00April 15th, 2020|Categories: P.E. & Health|Tags: lgbt, transgender|

Transgender Health Care Best Practices for Adolescents In late 2017, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism published updated guidelines for the medical care of transgender adolescent youth. A summary of those best practices are are listed on this page. You Read more...

95 Homeschool Gym Sports Ideas
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95 Homeschool Gym Sports Ideas

By Alessa|2023-11-16T16:17:19-05:00April 15th, 2020|Categories: P.E. & Health|Tags: physical education, sports|

Homechool Gym ClassFor many parents, homeschol gym begins and ends with having their kids ride their bike a couple of times a week. If you're like a lot of other parents with a ton of other things on your homeschool Read more...

Requesting Testing Under IDEA
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Requesting Testing Under IDEA

By Alessa|2020-04-15T16:09:25-04:00April 15th, 2020|Categories: Special Education|Tags: IDEA, testing|

When any parent - including homeschool and private school parents - suspects their child may have a learning disability, they may request a free comprehensive evaluation through their local public school. The federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Read more...

High School Homeschooling
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High School Homeschooling

By Alessa|2020-04-15T15:51:27-04:00April 15th, 2020|Categories: High School|

High School Homeschooling Homeschooling the high school years becomes a different experience for most families. Some families begin to utilize more outside classes for instruction of higher level material. Most families take a more dedicated Read more...

Giving Grades
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Giving Grades

By Alessa|2020-04-15T11:54:47-04:00April 15th, 2020|Categories: High School, Teaching|Tags: grades, rubrics, transcript|

Creating a High School Grading System To grade or not to grade your homeschool child's work: For elementary and middle school parents, the answer lies in preference and deference to their personal homeschool philosophy. When kids enter high school Read more...

Calculate a GPA
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Calculate a GPA

By Alessa|2023-09-01T14:56:36-04:00April 15th, 2020|Categories: High School|Tags: GPA, rubrics, transcript|

As your homeschooler prepares to move to the next stage of their education - whether it's college, the military, or a vocational school - you will need to put together a transcript. Transcripts document successful completion of a student's Read more...

Graduation Party Ideas
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Graduation Party Ideas

By Alessa|2020-04-15T10:39:42-04:00April 15th, 2020|Categories: High School|Tags: graduation|

Whether you go the family cookout route or pay for a catered event, a party is the perfect time to let your graduating homeschooler enjoy the spotlight for an afternoon. Make the gathering more memorable by hosting some graduation Read more...

Homeschool Graduation Ideas
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Homeschool Graduation Ideas

By Alessa|2020-04-15T10:07:35-04:00April 15th, 2020|Categories: High School|Tags: diploma, graduation|

After years of hard work, graduating as a homeschooler can sometimes feel anti-climatic. Both you and your child have achieved much. Your almost adult-child has solid plans for the next stage of life. So, how do you celebrate when Read more...

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Professional Degrees

By Alessa|2020-04-14T18:28:31-04:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Special Education|Tags: EdD, education degrees, PhD|

It can take a village to help you understand the special learning needs of your child - but not every professional has the same degree or qualifications. Get to know the alphabet soup of advanced degrees in education and psychology, Read more...

Help for Low Working Memory

By Alessa|2020-04-14T13:59:54-04:00April 14th, 2020|Categories: Special Education|Tags: memory|

When we talk about Working Memory, we refer to the brain's "whiteboard" - that part of the brain where all kinds of tiny bits of information go for short-term storage. It is in the Working Memory area where the Read more...