After nearly two decades of education with a Master’s degree in Reading and Literacy with a Reading Specialist certificate and thousands and thousands of hours spent reading children’s books, I decided to write my book for kids finally… and get …
When I was a young child, growing up in the early to mid-1980s, there wasn’t much concern about screen time. After all, computers were not household items; we only had four channels on our big console television sets. Certainly, …
When parents first consider having their child pursue learning an instrument or even taking singing lessons, they often don’t realize the many benefits that go with a musical education. Learning an instrument is quite the undertaking and the number of …
More and more high schools require high school students to fulfill several hours of volunteering before they can graduate. As a parent and an educator, I see plenty of positives that go along with asking high school students to contribute …
With winter break just arriving for most elementary and high school students, it provides the kids a chance to destress and enjoy the holidays. This break is needed for mental and emotional health as it allows the students to quit …
Maker learning or maker education are new terms currently surfacing in school districts here and there around the country. However, it probably won’t be long before these phrases are heard more often. Maker learning is centered around engaging students by …
In most classrooms, there is a focus on academic skills and book learning. However, have you ever met someone that has been amazingly smart in school-related topics but couldn’t manage to do daily life tasks without looking clueless? Life …