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Smart Parents
Holiday Gift Ideas for Teachers and Classrooms
Does this sound familiar? Your children have some phenomenal teachers and you’d like to recognize them this holiday season, but you’re not sure what to give. Here's a guide with some ideas you may not have thought of.
Smart Parents
Getting Creative with Cardboard: The Perfect Mix of Learning and Fun
One of the most important lessons I’ve learned over my 19 years as a parent is to keep it simple and to look for easy ways to tie together learning and fun. In this post, I take a look at a recent simple activity I organized that did just that.
Project-Based Learning
What Parents Need to Know About Project-Based Learning
As a parent, you’ve probably heard the buzz about “project-based learning,” but you might not know exactly what it means. Here's everything you need to know.
Smart Lists
Smart List | 40 Resources for Homework Help & Parent Organization
Homework is hard and parent engagement is important, so today we’re excited to share out this list of 40 resources that teachers can provide to parents to help them stay organized and engaged.
Place Based Education
Smart Review | Is There PBE In Your Water?
Teacher and parent Andrew Larson takes advantage of his family's vacation to do a fun product review and get in some place-based education practice that could benefit his biology classroom.
Leadership
7 Resources to Help Avoid Summer Brain Drain
During summer break it's important for students and teachers to relax but to also make sure they have a plan to avoid summer brain drain. Here are 10 resources to help keep your mind sharp for fall.
Smart Parents
You Can Thank Mom for More than the Meal Itself: What the Kids Have to Say
Everyone benefits from family dinner—especially the kids. Even better, kids LIKE it. Here, I look at the benefits of regular family dinners, and share the perspectives of some of the kids I know.
Smart Parents
Decisions, Decisions: Deciding Which School is Right for Your Child
By: Gabriella Rowe. How do you decide what school is right for your children? I tell parents that these four qualities are the most important indicators of a school that will be successful in addressing the needs of their K-12 students.
EdTech
10 Great Apps to Promote Kindness in the Classroom
By: Jessica Thiefels. Promoting kindness is an important part of the daily curriculum in a classroom environment. These engaging, kindness-focused apps are accessible to all teachers, no matter their budget.
EdTech
7 Great Educational Online Games
By: Kate Thora. A growing body of evidence suggests that teachers can use video games to help kids have fun while learning. The key is selecting games that help develop critical thinking and other deeper learning skills. Here are seven examples.