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Leadership
11 Tips to Find the Elusive Work/Life Balance
As parents, educators and business leaders we should keep in mind the importance of staying balanced. The work/life balance can be difficult to find. Here are 11 tips that work for Team Getting Smart.
Leadership
Organized Parents Can Transform Education- Indeed, It Won’t Happen Without Them
By: Jose Arenas. This blog cuts to the core about what parent advocacy and activism can look like in schools. If you want to move beyond the PTA and get political, Jose has inspiration and information for how parents can transform our schools.
EdTech
9 Ways to Get Your Grammar Game On: A Playlist
At the end of nearly every school year, a few parents will ask me for recommendations for websites or apps to help their children review grammar over the summer. So with the help of my colleague, Sarah Cauthen, I created a grammar review playlist with my students in mind.
Ed Policy
Why Authentic Proficiency Matters
Is your student truly proficient? New website from ExcelinEd helps start an important conversation about the importance of accurate proficiency scores and the danger of state proficiency gaps.
Personalized Learning
Why Online Learning Works for My Family
By: Angela Shelton-Garofano. If you are unhappy with your child’s current schooling situation, overwhelmed or worried about what online schooling means or wonder if it’s a fit for your child, I suggest you give it a try. I regret not enrolling him sooner. Don’t let that regret be yours; give online schooling a chance.
Personalized Learning
Understanding Middle Schoolers: 4 Tips for Success
Whatever the contradiction is in your household, it is important to remember that the journey that these soon to be adults are traveling is a difficult yet AWESOME one. They are in a constant state of learning and discovery and as parents and guardians, we GET to be along for the ride!
Personalized Learning
Why An Anti-Screen Family Has Gone Blended
By: Heather Staker. How one visit to Acton Academy led Heather and her husband to decide to move from Hawai'i to Texas and why blend has sharpened the intellectual, moral, and interpersonal development of their children.
Personalized Learning
The Elementary Years: Four Pillars That Build a Strong Foundation
By: Liz Wimmer. The knowledge and skills children gain from 6 to 12 years form the basis of all future education. Parents can help children take advantage of this readiness and build a solid foundation for later success. Here are four key areas where parents can guide children during the elementary school years.
EdTech
12 Ways to use Inside Out to Teach SEL, STEM, and Life’s Ups & Downs
Now that you’ve seen the movie (or even if you haven’t), here are 12 ways teachers and parents can help kids extend and apply what they saw in the movie to use as a springboard to teach about the brain, Social Emotional Learning (SEL), and life in general.
Personalized Learning
Your Child, Your Choice: Finding the Right School for Your Child
By: Gary Gruber. A major challenge for parents is how to make an informed choice that includes the age and stage of your child and his or her specific needs and interests when it comes to school selection.