Middle School
Simple, Low-cost Steps Enhance Adolescents’ Health
How much impact do you think wearing a pedometer or a few minutes of meditation a day have on an adolescent's health? If scientific research is to be believed - a lot! more
10 Ways To Help Your Child Embrace “Green Living” – Part 1
It's hip to be "green"! Part 1 of SmartBean's list of ten ways to inspire your child to become a "green" citizen of planet earth. more
Simple, Low-cost Steps Enhance Adolescents’ Health
How much impact do you think wearing a pedometer or a few minutes of meditation a day have on an adolescent's health? If scientific research is to be believed - a lot! more
Neil Gaiman – Master of Kid Goth
An article in the current issue of New Yorker provides interesting insights into Gaiman's work, his life, and his uniquely entertaining brand of fantasy/horror/adventure writing for audiences of all ages. more
Parental Love with Strings Attached
Alfie Kohn asserts that loving our children isn’t enough. We have to love them unconditionally – for who they are, not for what they do. more
Helping Parents Communicate Better With Schools
How can families and schools can work together to help young children learn and grow? Here's some research from the Harvard Family Research Project on parent-school communication. more
10 Ways To Help Your Child Embrace “Green Living” – Part 1
It's hip to be "green"! Part 1 of SmartBean's list of ten ways to inspire your child to become a "green" citizen of planet earth. more
K-12 Online/Blended Learning Here To Stay
Among all the emerging trends in K-12 education, virtual or online schooling may well be the one experiencing fastest growth. more
10 Simple Ways to Combat Materialism During (and After) the Holidays
The season of giving can sometimes end up being the season of greed for kids. Parenthood.com's 10 tips to help combat this. more
What are 21st Century Skills?
What do phrases like "21st century skills" and "21st century learning" mean? What are these new skills? Why are they necessary? Who decides what these are and how they should be taught? more
Expanding the Technology Curriculum to Include Foundational Elements of Computer Science for K-8
Ideas for exposing kids to the foundational elements of the science of computing. more
The Rights of the Reader
Gotta love this poster from Daniel Pennac's book 'The Rights of the Reader'. more
