It’s critical to educate children on the technology they use to make sure that they have a safe, age-appropriate, and productive experience. Here are four simple strategies to teach your child about responsible technology use.
Brita Hammer
I have put together a guide to the three most important ways to advocate for your child with special needs whether it is a physical, developmental, behavioral, or sensory impairment.
Shawna Klaehn
How do you encourage your child to embrace a love of learning that extends beyond the school walls? Here are five steps to get you started in encouraging your child to fall in love with learning again.
Elaine Ho
You can even measure how much grit you have, by taking a short quiz that Duckworth and her team crafted. Grit stirs hard work, commitment to goals, and perseverance in the midst of struggles and failures, which are timeless life skills all students should foster. Sounds great, right? The bigger question you may be asking is, “how can my child have more of it?”
Navigating your state education agency’s website or staying up to date on the latest education news can feel like a daunting task with education terms and trends that you may be unfamiliar with. We wanted to help you stay in the know by breaking down the important points of these terms and definitions so that you can know what’s going on in your child’s classroom. Let’s get started.
Practicable, doable, easy things you can start now to prepare yourself and your child for the back-to-school season.
To help you incorporate summer learning into your summertime activities, we compiled a list of different activities to have fun and encourage learning over the summer. You can access some of those activities through this free downloadable bingo sheet, or check out our list of 20 things your child can do this summer to keep learning!
As we roll through the summer, it’s time to start thinking about how students can be best positioned for success when that first school bell rings. Some grade transitions are more difficult than others, like going from elementary to middle school, but the students who have mastered the following intangible skills will handle any transition more smoothly than their peers.
Scott Sterling
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