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3 Factors to Consider When Choosing an Innovative School
By: Nina Rees. As school choice has taken root across the country, parents are making educational choices for and with their children. Nina offers up these three factors that can help parents when choosing innovative schools.
The Power of Personal Relationship in Personalized Learning
By Cara Thorpe. How can we extend the success of personalized learning beyond the school day? Cara shares practical advice for making the decision on the best after-school learning option for students.
3 Ways Parents Can Spot Student-Centered Learning
What can parents look for to determine if their child is in a student-centered learning environment? Here’s advice from a mother of two school-aged children, a former classroom teacher and a current advocate for student-centered learning.
Lessons for Learning and Life: 10 Messages Parents (and Teachers) Can Teach Kids
Parents are in a unique position to help their children draw connections between what they are learning and doing (in school, activities, community service, family conversations, and more) with enduring life lessons.
What Personalized Learning Means in My Family
What a school looks like that prepares students for meaningful, authentic work and meaningful relationships, what we still need to provide our kids for real personalized learning, and how our family promotes this kind of education at home.
8 Noncognitive Competencies for College and Career Readiness
Schools designed to cultivate noncognitive competencies are helping all students prepare for success in college, career and life.
The Power of Parents, Teachers, and Technology in Character Education
How character is acquired, how parents and other adults shape the character of their children, and how school-based, digital learning could advance intentional character growth.
Common Sense, Science-Based Advice on Early Learners’ Screen Time
Daily life increasingly includes video, smartphones, and touchscreen tablets. Is staying away from screen time really the best approach for children?
If Ever There Was a Kid Born to Read
What happens when two self-described bookworms have a son who would choose to learn by doing and seeing instead of reading and how as parents they teach to his learning preference.
Parental Involvement in Schools Matters: A Teacher’s Perspective
Student success happens when families, students and educators work together and holistically approach a child’s education, focusing on a child’s academic, social, and emotional needs.