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  • Easter Egg Ideas Perfect for Preschoolers

    If you haven’t ventured beyond the packaged dyes, check out these Easter egg ideas for a fresh take on the tradition. And be sure to bookmark my co...
  • 20+ Spring Literacy Activities for Preschoolers

    These fun spring literacy activities for preschoolers are just what you need to keep your students engaged in learning and fun as the school year c...
  • The Empowered Educator: Partnering With Parents

    Based on my informal and unscientific surveys of early childhood educators, one of the biggest hurdles to fully realizing play-based educ...
  • Bringing College into High Schools

    Bard College President Leon Botstein, pictured here in his office on Bard’s main campus, first wrote about reimagining “what the educati...
  • Atlanta Season 3 Review: This Is The Boldest, Sharpest, And Most Confident Show On Television

    What was initially perceived as a rap version of "Entourage" set in the capital of Georgia has proven to be more significant, profound, and simply ...
  • Color accessibility: how to meet website accessibility standards for color

    Color is a powerful tool for forging an immediate connection with visitors to a website. It can contribute to a strong first impression through a p...
  • 6 Questions to Ask About Math Jeopardy

    Sometimes it’s hard to keep students engaged in math lessons. Third-grade math is a pretty significant shift for students. This is the year they le...
  • Activities Kids Love

    Activities Kids Love – Special Replay I homeschooled from 1986 to 2018 and now enjoy time teaching my grandkids the fun stuff that got shoved to th...
  • Japanese Twitter user spots moms showing fighting spirit during kids’ Pokémon card battle in park

    No idle chit-chat for these parents. Japanese Twitter user @rei15448346 was in the park the other day when she spotted a common scene. Two young ...
  • Why Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect

    The crisis over whether I am getting worse at things, and whether I’ll ever get better, began in the slushy demilitarized zone between the ski reso...
  • Our Pent-Up Need (and Longing!) for Learning and Professional Development

    When was the last time you embarked on a new learning or professional development (PD...
  • Math Workshop Meet With the Teacher Q&A Roundup

    Each week this month, I’m taking time to share a collection of the most commonly-asked Math Workshop questions I receive. Today, I’m jumping into t...