Educator Reflection… Kids Discover Blog Post: Happy 250th Birthday, America! Now What? 4 Jul 20263 Jul 2026 This year marks the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding. Across the country, communities will celebrate with parades, concerts, ceremonies, and fireworks. Those celebrations are important, but they shouldn’t be…
Educator Reflection… Kids Discover Blog Post: It’s Time to Put “Maycember” in Our Rearview Mirror 3 Jul 2026 With “Maycember” now behind us, some of you educators may be thinking, “What just happened?” And some of you may also be thinking, “And we still have June to contend…
Interview with Author… Kids Discover Blog Post: Interview with Children’s Poet, Matt Forrest Esenwine 3 Jul 2026 You may be wondering what value poetry has in your classroom. I had the opportunity to discuss this reflection – and many more – with award-winning children’s poet, Matt Forrest…
Kids Discover… Kids Discover Blog Post – The Artemis II Mission 3 Jul 20263 Jul 2026 THIS ARTICLE is a flyby of the Artemis II mission, barely scraping the surface of all the components that go into designing, constructing, preparing for, and launching the SLS rocket…
Curriculum… Kids Discover Blog Post: What the Science of Reading Really Means 15 Mar 2026 What is this “science of reading” that everyone is talking about? The phrase is seemingly everywhere in education. School board meetings. State legislation. Curriculum adoptions. Professional development sessions. But what…
Afterschool Clubs… Kids Discover Blog Post: The Wonderful, Delightful, Very Good Reason to Stay After School 31 Jan 2026 The last thing most teachers want to do is increase the number of days they need to stay at work, after work. After all, there are staff meetings, grade-level meetings,…
Educator Reflection… Kids Discover Blog Post: It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year – For Community Service!!! 9 Dec 202531 Jan 2026 In the midst of creating report cards, facilitating parent-teacher conferences, attending assemblies, and putting out figurative fires, this season of teaching can be overwhelming. Yet, somehow, almost inexplicably, it can…
Educator Reflection… Kids Discover Blog Post: I Want To Thank You For Giving Me The Best Job Of My Life 6 Nov 2025 While driving to work the other day, a memorable song from my college days popped up – Dido’s “Thank you.” It felt timely, considering Thanksgiving is fast approaching. However, as…
Kids Discover… Kids Discover Blog Post: C-H-A-T-G-P-T, Find Out What It Means To Me 17 Oct 2025 When I talk to my colleagues about AI (artificial intelligence), I usually hear one of three responses: "No way! I'm not using AI to help me with teaching." "Maybe... but…
Being an Example… Kids Discover Blog Post: Healing Broken School Communities 25 Sep 2025 You would think that educators – highly trained in creating functional, supportive classroom communities – would naturally build equally healthy school and district communities. You would think. And yet, across…
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