STEM = science, technology, engineering, and math. New toys and products are designed to foster curiosity and get our kids interested in these subjects from a young age. From the mathematical processes involved in building, scientific discovery through experimenting, learning about electronics via circuitry, to toys and apps that demystify computer programming, there are…
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6 Reasons to Pack the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ with #GorillaGlass4 on Your Next Adventure (w sweeps)
This post is sponsored by Corning® Gorilla® Glass It’s not very often that I think about the components that make up my phone or the durability of Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4 in my Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ but it was definitely on my mind while I peered over the Tsegi Canyon walls on our way to…
UPDATED: Learning Through Travel! #GorillaGlass4Sweeps Twitter Chat w Samsung S6 edge+ sweeps (11/16, 9-10 pm ET)
This is a sponsored post written in partnership with Corning® Gorilla® Glass UPDATE! We have a new date for our Twitter chat to talk learning through travel! Save the date to talk travel during the #GorillaGlass4Sweeps Twitter chat NEXT Monday 11/16 from 9-10 pm ET for your chance to win the incredible Samsung S6edge+ that was used to take…
RESCHEDULED for 11/16: #GorillaGlass4Sweeps Twitter Chat w Samsung S6 edge+ sweeps
This post is sponsored by Corning® Gorilla® Glass As a former teacher, I love to learn through travel. There’s nothing better than an immersive adventure to spark wonder, amazement and a desire to learn more. Throughout the past month I’ve been sharing the tough terrain we conquered along with incredible landscapes I witnessed and captured with…
Lessons Learned from Taking Road Less Traveled
This post is sponsored by Corning® Gorilla® Glass Have you heard of Vermillion Cliffs National Monument? How about Paria Canyon? The Grand Staircase? Neither had I until briefly crossing into Utah to board Utility Task Vehicles (UTVs) that we drove over miles of tough wilderness with rocky and muddy trails to reach scenic vistas that revealed…
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard Giveaway #ReadRiordan
If you have a child who has loved Percy Jackson, they will love Rick Riordan’s new Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer. While the Percy Jackson series taught kids about Greek Mythology through a modern day hero, the Magnus Chase trilogy aims to teach kids about Norse Mythology. If you’re…
3 Lessons Learned While Visiting the Betatakin Ruins at Navajo National Monument
This post is sponsored by Corning® Gorilla® Glass It’s easy to be in awe of the incredible landscape that unfolds when standing at the canyon rim of Navajo National Monument but a descent into Tsegi Canyon to visit the Betatakin Ruins provides many important lessons and more dazzling scenery with every steep switchback. During our five…
Teaching Kids Digital Responsibility with Resources from AT&T
This is a sponsored post Last weekend I had the opportunity to co-host a brunch for fellow blogging friends (aka local social media influencers) with AT&T to have a conversation about how we use our phones and since we’re all moms of tween girls, I seized this opportunity to include our tween daughters. I know…
5 Steps to Planning a National Park Adventure to Help Your Kids Learn Through Travel
This post is sponsored by Corning® Gorilla® Glass Despite my former career as a classroom teacher, I believe that there are many educational experiences that happen outside the walls of a school. Teachers can create sparks by building background knowledge about places in a student’s mind through books, websites, and classroom discussions but there is nothing…
4 Reasons for Tweens to See He Named Me Malala #StandWithMalala
Imagine teaching in a school where your students came back the next day, saying they didn’t have books to read or crayons to complete their homework. Such admissions were astonishing to me my first year of teaching first grade. As the child of a teacher, we always had what we needed to further our education…
