This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of CenturyLink. The opinions and text are all mine. Disclosure: I'm partnering with CenturyLink to bring you this information. CenturyLink asked me to share my thoughts on both education and technology. One of the first things that comes to mind is how many school choices we have right now. Remember when we were in school … [Read more...]
Teachers, Learn The Benefits of Online Micro-Credentials
Disclosure: I'm partnering with Digital Promise to bring you this information. Teachers, do you know about micro-credentials? They'll help your instructional practices meet the needs of today's complex classrooms -- and they're available online with Digital Promise, tailored to your specific needs, sharable, and competency based. If you're like me, when you graduated from your teaching … [Read more...]
Teach English Online From Home
I'm partnering with The-Online-Teacher to bring you this information. The-Online-Teacher brings online English teaching opportunities to part-time teachers. Their goal is two-fold. One, to teach children around the world to speak better English and two, to give you part time work. The online teaching positions pay an average of $18-22. The-Online-Teacher contracts with a variety of online … [Read more...]
Care For Your School with Box Tops for Education
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post with compensation received from General Mills. As always, all opinions are my own. Did you know that for every Box Tops for Education, your school earns $.10? CVS stores nationwide carry so many General Mills brand products with Box Tops Clips. Purchasing these products is an easy way to care for your school, making a direct, positive impact on the health … [Read more...]
Teacher Appreciation Day at Staples August 17
Teachers, do you need classroom tools and supplies at the best prices? The first 100 teachers at each Staples store location on Teacher Appreciation Day, Wednesday, August 17, will receive a free sample kit with special coupons plus every teacher with ID will get 10 percent off of their purchase. NICE, right?! Find the closest Staples store to you HERE. Besides the 10 percent discount, … [Read more...]
Play: How to Raise a Happy, Creative, and Smart Child
You want your child to be happy, creative, and smart, right? Let her play. Yes. Play. Ignore our adult created concept that kids need scheduled activities. It’s not true. It’s not how kids learn. How to Raise a Happy, Creative, and Smart Child Kids actually learn by playing! (See links below to the decades of scientific research proving this.) So . . . what are you supposed … [Read more...]
A World of What If
written by Luke Reynolds, teacher, and author of The Looney Experiment After being a student for many years, and now in my 12th year of teaching, I am in a state of constant amazement at what students e-mail to say they remember after years away from our classroom. It makes me recollect what is most vivid about my own schooling experience. Way back in fifth grade, I had a teacher named Mr. … [Read more...]
Help Your Child Develop a Lifelong Love of Reading
Raising a Rock-Star Reader: 75 Quick Tips to Help Your Child Develop a Lifelong Love of Reading by Amy Mascott and Allison McDonald arrives to well-deserved fanfare November 10, 2015 and is available for pre-order now! Parents, this book is for you. It's easy-to-read, well-written, and filled with expert advice for cultivating your child's lifelong love of reading. I think this book belongs on … [Read more...]
Classroom Strategies for Sensory Processing Disorder
Despite the DSM 5's (poor) decision not to recognize Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) as a disorder, it exists. And it affects many of our children. (One of mine included!) Fortunately, in the classroom, more teachers are becoming aware of SPD and the unique needs of children who have it. So what are helpful classroom strategies teachers are using for students with SPD ? First, let's quickly … [Read more...]
Your Studying Strategies Aren’t Working (& What To Do Instead)
Let's talk studying strategies. Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Reedier III and Mark A. McDaniel takes the latest research in cognitive psychology and other disciplines and synthesizes it into practical learning and studying strategies. And it's not what you think. In fact, how you studied in your educational life probably wasn't the best method. … [Read more...]
How to Support Introverted Children at Home and School
Introverted children, that's about one-third to one-half of the population, recharge their energy from time spent alone. (As opposed to time spent with other people.) Back-to-school time can be especially challenging for introverts. (We were so happy and comfortable at home during the summer with more control and choice over our activities. Now we're thrust into a crowded classroom that's most … [Read more...]
Inspiration for Innovative Educators
I'm excited to share about an innovative education conference here in Denver, CO that will help teachers and administrators (you?) get their mojo back. It's a conference that will renew your energy and give you inspiration, even if you have to take it back to a constraining environment. It's 5 Sigma Edu Conference. You'll learn, talk, and apply. You'll be treated like … [Read more...]