Mar 10, 2023

Our Top Resources from February 2023

Each month we publish newsletters full of digital learning, funding, professional growth, social media, and STEM resources. Below are items from our blogs and newsletters that educators turned to the most in February.

Feb 24, 2023

Classroom Fun Report: What’s Coming Between Students and Classroom Joy?

When students have fun in the classroom, they tend to become more engaged. More engaged students, in turn, tend to have richer learning experiences. Perhaps that’s why, according to Pixton’s Classroom Fun Report, 67 percent of responding teachers said administrators and students’ families agreed about the importance of fun in the classroom.

Feb 10, 2023

Our Top Resources from January, 2023

Each month we publish newsletters full of digital learning, funding, professional growth, social media, and STEM resources. Below are items from our blogs and newsletters that educators turned to the most in January.

Jan 27, 2023

Three Cost-Effective Ways to Incorporate Social–Emotional Learning into Your Curriculum

The headlines are seemingly the same each day: student mental health is at a crisis point.

Equally alarming is that schools and educators feel woefully unprepared to meet, much less conquer, the challenges that students struggle with. Post-pandemic concerns, anxiety disorders, ADHD, and depression are just a sampling of the pressures students are facing. According to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 37 percent of high school students reported they experienced poor mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, and 44 percent reported they persistently felt sad or hopeless during the past year.

Jan 13, 2023

Our Top Resources from December 2022

Each month we publish blogs and newsletters full of digital learning, funding, professional growth, social media, and STEM resources. Below are items from our blogs and newsletters that educators turned to the most in December.

Nov 25, 2022

Breaking the Glass Ceiling Early On: How to Empower Girls in STEM

Women in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workforce face major obstacles — not only are they underrepresented and underpaid, but they also sometimes lack the confidence to assert their knowledge. The numbers are even more staggering for women of color in each distinct field.

Nov 11, 2022

Our Top Resources From October 2022

Each month we publish blogs and newsletters full of digital learning, funding, professional growth, social media, and STEM resources. Below are items from our blogs and newsletters that educators turned to the most in October.

Oct 28, 2022

Transforming from a Punitive to Restorative Disciplinary System

While my title, “Dean of Discipline,” may sound a bit strict and traditional, our school has recently implemented a strategy that is proving to be transformational for teachers and students. Like other high schools around the country, as we have emerged from the pandemic, we have experienced a spike in behavior issues ranging from fighting and insubordination to classroom disruptions and tardiness.

Oct 14, 2022

Our Top Resources in September 2022

Each month we publish blogs and newsletters full of digital learning, funding, professional growth, social media, and STEM resources. Below are items from our blogs and newsletters that educators turned to the most in September.

Sep 23, 2022

3 Ways to Build a Case for (and Win) Early Learning STEAM Robotics Grants

With millions of dollars of ESSER funding (as well as other federal, state, and local grants) still available, the smartest edtech investments are the ones that meet the following criteria:

Let’s dive deeper into each of these points to prove the case for bringing coding and robotics into young learners’ hands to support development of computational thinking and invaluable science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) skills.

Sep 09, 2022

Our Top Resources in August 2022

Each month we publish blogs and newsletters full of digital learning, funding, professional growth, social media, and STEM resources. Below are items from our blogs and newsletters that educators turned to the most in August.

Sep 02, 2022

The Metaverse Is Already Here, and K–12 Schools Are Using It for Education

Even in its infancy, the metaverse has become a buzzword that remains a bit difficult to pin down. So, what exactly is the metaverse, and why is it such a big deal?

Aug 12, 2022

Our Top 5 Resources in July

Each month we publish blogs and newsletters full of digital learning, funding, professional growth, social media, and STEM resources. Below are items from our blogs and newsletters that educators turned to the most in July.

Jul 22, 2022

The Evolution of Technology in K–12 Classrooms: 1659 to Today

Educational technology isn’t new, but meaningfully integrating tech in a modern learning environment can be a significant challenge for educators today.

Jul 08, 2022

Our Top Resources in June 2022

Each month we publish blogs and newsletters full of digital learning, funding, professional growth, social media, and STEM resources. Below are items from our blogs and newsletters that educators turned to the most in June.