by Sarah Green | Feb 19, 2014 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
With all the pushes for more tech in the classroom, many teachers are finding themselves with technology that they don’t know how best to utilize. Which apps or programs should be used on an iPad, for example? Young children can be especially hard to plan for. Storia...
by Sarah Green | Feb 17, 2014 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
On 2/5 in Alexandria, Va., Michelle Obama spoke with a group of high school students and told them not to let financial worries stop them from getting a college education. The first lady encouraged the students to “fill out the forms” and utilize federal student aid...
by Sarah Green | Feb 14, 2014 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
When you think back to high school, middle school, or elementary school, how do you remember the classroom being set up? Many of us would agree that the predominant classroom design consisted of either rows or small pods of front-facing desks or tables. There was a...
by Sarah Green | Feb 12, 2014 | News, Parent Issues, Teacher Issues
Valentine’s Day is, aside from Halloween, probably the most hopped-up-on-sugar, hyperactive holiday for kids. Traditional foods for the day of love tend to include candy, cakes, and other sweet treats. But why not make this year a little different? Instead of making...
by Sarah Green | Feb 10, 2014 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
President Obama is getting closer to his goal of providing technology access for 99 percent of U.S. students. Private-sector companies like Apple, AT&T, and Microsoft have committed more than $750 million in the ConnectEd initiative. It’s aimed to connect more...
