Happy New Year! In our new catalog, you’ll find several new, innovative products for teaching. We hope you’ll give them a try and then help us settle some friendly disputes going on in our editorial department. The editors who developed Interactive Game Wizard are sure that product is the best of the bunch. After all, … Continue reading What’s the Best? Post Your Reviews!
These days it seems that we hear more and more about the lack of art instruction in schools, or the idea that art is extracurricular rather than part of everyday education. This year, my two nephews began attending a school with a particular focus on visual and performing arts. The arts are integrated into the … Continue reading An Education in Creativity
Wait! Don’t throw out that icky, old glue stick or empty glue bottle; you can recycle it. Better yet, use the sticky mess to open a discussion about going green or greener. We are all aware (or should be) of the recycling potential of glass, paper, and plastic, but there is so much more we … Continue reading Going Green
The spring and fall of 2009 have been trying times for California teachers. Even those with several years of experience entered the month of March on an anxious note, with their jobs in jeopardy amidst news of statewide budget cuts. As the temperatures of summer rose, so, too, did the number of pink slips handed … Continue reading There’s No Substitute for Being Prepared