CERCOR is the only educational resource created by teachers for parents that delivers best practices in education for home use.
Authored by experienced educators, the website content has been created with the goal of connecting learning at school with authentic, real life learning opportunities at home. Based on teachers' experiences, CERCOR has discovered very specific methods and activities that offer students the most optimal and meaningful learning opportunities.
There is much research that suggests that a significant barrier to parent involvement is lack of knowledge of educational theory, and minimal guidance from schools and teachers. CERCOR aims to deliver tried and tested, effective, and engaging educational approaches to parents, the true experts of their child. Information is communicated via a user-friendly interface where parents are able to access highly creative and insightful activities across content areas at the elementary grade levels, specifically K-5.
Our company name CERCOR, is derived from the Cerebral Cortex, the portion of the brain that is responsible for learning, reasoning, and memory. CERCOR aims to develop and support a child's higher order thinking skills through excitement and active involvement in learning.
Vanessa Perez-Rubio completed her undergraduate studies at the University of California Los Angeles with a degree in Sociology and Business Administration. She continued her studies in Madrid, where she completed a six-month Spanish immersion program while volunteering at the Commission Fullbright Office of Education. Her multicultural background and experiences living in Asia, the United States, and Europe, have broadened her appreciation for differentiation and educational philosophy. Vanessa completed her 2042 California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential in 2004 and received her MA in Educational Technology in December of 2005. With four years of elementary teaching experience, private tutoring, and ongoing professional development in curriculum design, boyhood advocacy, and inquiry-based learning, Vanessa is devoted to providing the most effective and engaging educational experience for her students. Her passions include differentiation, innovative educational practice and multi-modal learning, and curriculum design.
Silvi Jaason holds both an honors Bachelor of Applied Arts degree with a specialization in Early Childhood Education from Ryerson University in Toronto and an Early Childhood Education diploma from George Brown College in Ontario. She continued her studies in education at Nipissing University graduating with a Bachelor of Education. Silvi's experience teaching and tutoring in Canada, Europe, and the U.S.A. has contributed to, and strengthened her educational philosophy. She believes in creating rich learning opportunities that will guide students into becoming lifelong learners. Her extensive work with children with special needs has contributed to her understanding that all children require a special recipe for achieving success. Silvi knows the importance of creating a variety of active and engaging learning experiences to suit the needs of all of the students in her classroom. Developing and teaching a second language is also a passion of Silvi's. She has spent years teaching children the Estonian language. Her experience immersing another language into the classroom for ages 2 - 11 broadened her ability to create activities that foster language acquisition with and without direct teacher aid.