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Blogs
Teaching Tips
Dad jokes and ugly ties aside, fathers play a vital role in their children’s lives and today is the day to celebrate!
2 minutes
Home Connection, Summer, Teaching Tips
School is officially out, and summer is in full swing, but that won’t stop us!
4 minutes
In the News, Summer, Teaching Tips
Summer is often seen as a time to goof off and get silly.
4 minutes
Announcements, Summer
This summer, we’re celebrating all the ways that educators can be superheroes with the right tools and strategies. Starting the summer with POWerful professional development is a great way to keep the momentum going throughout summer.
4 mins
Home Connection, Summer, Teaching Tips
It’s almost summer and people are beginning to celebrate. Pools are opening soon, grills are firing up, and theme parks have come back to life. Students can count the number of weeks left in the school year on one hand and teachers have started moving décor from the walls of their classrooms to the trunks of their cars.
3 minutes
Home Connection, Announcements
With the Supporting Our Sailors at Sea letter writing campaign, over 1,000 classrooms across the United States wrote letters to the sailors on the USS John C. Stennis.
3 minutes
Teaching Tips, Multisensory Learning
Happy National Frog Jumping Day!
1 minute
Home Connection, Announcements
She volunteers for field trips. She bakes cookies for the holidays. She helps design props for school plays and, sometimes, she’s the teacher in your child’s class! She is a mom. And, on Sunday, we’re celebrating everything moms do!
1 minute
Teaching Tips
Before the school year officially ends, we’re so excited to show our appreciation for teachers and educators during Teacher Appreciation Week from May 6–10!
3 minutes