Have you ever told your child to “chill out” but never explained to them how? That’s kind of like when teachers tell children to “think harder” but do not provide cognitive strategies. If you’re parent to a gifted child, you have probably noticed that they may be full of energy, highly inquisitive, mentally restless, and perhaps very intense.
While empirical research has not confirmed that...
National Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15th. It was originally established, in 1969, as Hispanic Heritage Week, by President Lyndon Johnson. In 1988, it became a month long celebration. Learn some of the contributions made by Hispanic (and Latino) Americans, to our country, with this informative webquest!
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We're keeping Teachers at the top of our global radar in a week of intense media focus on the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Talented teachers will be central to achieving the challenging goals set...
The migration has begun.
Each September, Monarch butterflies begin a 3000-mile journey, of about three months, from Canada and the United States to their destination—Mexico. Sadly, the monarch butterfly numbers are diminishing. Just 15 years ago, there were an estimated one billion orange/black...
Regardless of a school’s organizational structure, non-profit or for-profit, retaining students is quite challenging these days. Traditional higher education schools are competing with blue-collar professions, schools that offer particular certifications in lieu of college degrees, and prospects have many more school choices than years gone by. So it is not surprising that retention is such an important...
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