What’s the hardest part about juggling both parenthood and your career? The hardest part for me is the work-life balance, particularly over the past 10 months, working from home. Separating work time from family time while trying to run and scale a business has proven difficult at times. What makes …
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You and your family can say goodbye to 2020 and enjoy some well-deserved fun this New Year’s Eve. Discover several bedtime-friendly events that are perfect for kids to ring in the new year. Midnight Noon at the Maryland Science Center 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Maryland Science Center will …
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For all the teachers in Baltimore County who go to the public library after school hours to help them prepare for future lessons—searching the catalog, tracking down books, requesting materials—the Baltimore County Public Library (BCPL) is introducing a new system. “They come in, pick up a crate, and go,” says …
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According to a 2013 National School Supply and Education Association study, public school teachers spent $1.6 billion out of their own pockets for educational products in the 2012-2013 school year. Obviously with education budgets continuing to shrink, teachers are forced to dig even deeper into their own pockets to cover …
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The Internet holds a variety of virtual field trips to engage students of all ages without the worries of distance, expense, or time constraints. These online tours can help students prepare for or follow-up after an actual field trip, enrich areas of study, or simply travel the globe and beyond …
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If you are a public school teacher in Maryland, you are probably spending most of your professional development hours figuring out how to interpret the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and implement the new state curriculum in your classroom. Along with 45 other states and Washington, D.C., Maryland has adopted …
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Technology is playing a significant role in the way educators teach and students learn. Innovative educators are taking advantage of it and using it to reinforce and expand on the concepts taught in the classroom. The Internet is teeming with free and inexpensive online teaching resources for help with lesson …
Read More »This wide assortment of contests includes those that are school competitions and others that are independent projects that must be submitted to judges. A few are personal challenges as opposed to team competition. Many contests accommodate home educating co-ops and families. General/ Multi-Discipline Amazing Kids! Magazine mag.amazing-kids.org, [email protected], 206-331-3807. All ages. Online …
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