The National Mall is an Educational Treasure
Educational travel doesn’t have to mean flying to the Galapagos Islands or Europe. It can be in your own backyard or just a short flight away to the National Mall in Washington D.C. Perhaps one of
Click to continue »Teaching Writing: How to Develop Voice
Teaching writing is one of the most important skills a teacher can pass on. There are several aspects to developing skillful writers. Voice is one of the most important. How to teach kids to write passionately
Click to continue »Pixar for SEL: Infinity and Beyond
Started by Star Wars creator George Lucas and later acquired by Apple’s Steve Jobs, Pixar, now owned by Disney, has been a groundbreaking CG animation studio since 1979. Feature length films include
Click to continue »Want to Earn Credits Boosting Your Career and Having Fun This Summer?
Learn About our Uniquely Flexible Summer Course. In this course you will be inspired and develop your dream curriculum while collaborating and earning credits/units to advance your career. What Did You
Click to continue »How Digital Storytelling Bolsters Literacy, Creativity
Everyone has a story to tell. Make it visual. Digital storytelling is a creative learning experience. With the proper multimedia tools it is a relatively new and novel way to bolster literacy and help
Click to continue »What’s So Fine About Art?
Art is a collaborative effort. Teaching art to children starts with an understanding of fine art with the goal of learning the skills necessary to teach and impart to students a love and understanding
Click to continue »Good Coaches Aren’t Just About the W
Good coaches are not measured or remembered based so much on a winning season as the impact of their life philosophy and the standards they pass on to the young people going through their program. Coaches
Click to continue »A Novel Way to Stimulate Students
Fiction is a novel way to stimulate the brain, it turns out. Reading novels, or stories, not only improves our minds, studies show, but gives us a greater chance of understanding the world we live in.
Click to continue »Tips for Engaging Today’s Students
The world we live in moves quickly, particularly for the contemporary student. As a teacher, how do you engage students? Because keeping students focused is becoming more difficult. But there is hope. As
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