This post is sponsored by Google With today’s kids accessing media in a number of different ways throughout the day, lessons on digital citizenship are more important than ever. However, the critical learning our kids need won’t happen with just one person having a single conversation. As a parent, I’ve talked to my kids about…
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How Teachers Can Support English Learners Through Micro-Credentials
This is a sponsored post “Let me tell you my story,” Joel said as we sat down to a Haitian meal the day before Haiti Projects was opening their community library in Fond des Blancs, Haiti. Joel and I had just met in the lunch buffet line and as we sat down to lunch, this…
All About Micro-Credentials for Teacher Professional Development
This is a sponsored post When I was a classroom teacher, my main job was to educate my students but I wasn’t done when they left my classroom for the day. I taught my students and then continued my own education, taking classes to earn a second Master’s in School Administration and Technology Leadership from…
8 Steps for Teaching Middle Schoolers Not to Smoke
This is a sponsored post “I don’t understand why people smoke,” Emily said as we had just exited a cloud of smoke exhaled by the person in front of us. “It causes black lungs and does other bad things to your body” my middle schooler stated as she shook her head and talked about the…
Free H&R Block Budget Challenge Teaches Financial Literacy and Incentivizes with Classroom Grants & Student Scholarships
This is a sponsored post Do you remember when you first learned how to balance a checkbook, read a bank statement, or had to figure out how to budget your money? These important life skills are essential for today’s students who need to be financially literate in order to be successful. Teaching these practical skills…