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…
STEM… 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…
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…
Collaboration… Kids Discover Blog Post: Effectively Communicating with Families 19 Sep 2025 I don’t know about you, but I wasn’t too far into my first year teaching before I found myself thinking, “Why didn’t anyone teach us this in college?” I’m talking about how…
Classroom Management… Kids Discover Blog Post: Preparation is Relaxation: Calming Your Nerves Before the School Year Starts 31 Aug 202531 Aug 2025 Back-to-school anxiety isn’t just for students. Teachers, new and experienced, feel it, too. Those creeping worries, the flurry of “what ifs,” and that last-minute scramble the day before school starts……
Educator Reflection… Kids Discover Blog Post: The End Of The School Year Should Be Bittersweet 23 Jul 202523 Jul 2025 As I sit by the lake – sun shining bright, laughter all around, and the beautiful expanse of water stretched out before me – I find myself thinking about the…
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