Three Ways Parents Can Make Digital Media a Positive for Young Kids

KQED News Mind/Shift - Katrina Schwartz "Digital technologies have added [...]

October 27th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Digital Device, Digital Learning, Digital Literacy, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Parents’ early word choices can widen STEM gender gap

Medical X-Press - Staff Writer "The gender gap in STEM [...]

October 27th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Boys, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Common sense a prerequisite for brilliance

News Herald - Juliann Talkington Do high standardized test scores [...]

October 25th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, ACT, Active Learning, Adolescence, Athletics, Behavior, Child Development, Children, Critical Thinking, Education, Extracurricular Activities, High School, Independence, Job skills, Juliann Talkington, Leadership, Logical Thinking, Overparenting, Parent talk, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Perseverance, SAT, Self-discipline, Skills, Social Skills, Soft skills, Student Engagement, Students, success, Talkington, Teens, Test Scores, Testing, Time Management, Work Ethic|Tags: Education, School|

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Yet another reason to tell your kids to go outside and play

Medical X-Press - Dr Kate Raynes-Goldie "Parents worry about how [...]

October 25th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Nature, News, Outdoors, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Playing, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Want your child to be an engineer? Give them a falcon or go stargazing

The Guardian - Michael Savage "A childhood brush with beekeeping, [...]

October 22nd, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Bad news, math-averse parents: It rubs off on your kids

The Chicago Tribune - Heidi Stevens "With a new school [...]

October 21st, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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What Do Parents Want From Schools?

Edutopia - Ann O'Brien "Several recent polls have asked adult [...]

October 16th, 2017|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Have Math Anxiety? Here’s How to Not Pass It Down to Your Kid

Life Hacker - Michelle Woo "All over Facebook, I see [...]

October 14th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Toddlers’ language development can predict later ability

Medical X-Press - Staff Writer "A team of researchers, led [...]

October 12th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Language, Languages, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Reading to your children: a special time to learn

The Daily Extra - Lydia Olsen "We all can remember [...]

October 7th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Utah|Tags: Education, schools|

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