How to Include a Deployed Parent in the Classroom
Getting parents involved in your classroom and invested in your students’ education can be difficult, even when they are nearby. It’s even more challenging when the parent is far away. Parents who are in the military have more obstacles to overcome when it comes to...
6 Steps to Successfully Implement New Technology in Your Organization
So, you’re ready to implement new technology in your organization. You’ve finally decided on what platform you’re going to use, and how you’re going to use it. Before you spread the word to your staff about the coming changes, make sure you’ve thoroughly considered...
Having a Way With – or Without – Words with ELL Parents
In our increasingly diverse world, it’s more than likely that you will encounter an English language learner (ELL) child at some point as a caregiver or teacher. These children have their own wonderfully unique set of skills, needs, and challenges. As ELLs, they...
Facebook Chose Power Over Privacy
We all know Facebook is big. Rarely do we meet someone who doesn’t have a Facebook account, and rarely do we meet someone who’s never even heard of the site. The social media platform had 2.32 billion monthly active users in 2018. That’s almost a third of the world’s...
The Secret Weapon E-Cigarette Companies Use to Get to Teens
Any parent or teacher of a high schooler likely knows that e-cigarettes are taking over the teen population. Young people now use e-cigarettes more than regular cigarettes, but despite their “healthier” aspects of vaping versus smoking, e-cigarettes still pose a...
3 Ways for Teachers to Stay Healthy
If you’ve ever worked in the classroom, you know that teaching is a physically demanding job. The immune system is constantly under attack by the many germs that students carry into the school building. There is hardly enough time to use the restroom in between...