If you’ve been in education long enough, you have seen the comings and goings of many different initiatives, programs and instructional models. One of the newest, and in my opinion, most exciting instructional tools available now are HyperDocs. Today I’d like to take you on a brief journey backwards in time: your elementary, middle […]
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Getting Families Engaged in Early Childhood School Preparation
Children learn a lot in early childhood education programs, but most of their time is spent at home with their families and caregivers. Early learners who can capitalize on education opportunities at home will enter the classroom environment with a better foundation for developing new skills and learning new concepts. Early childhood school preparation […]
Creating a 21st Century Safe School: Student Stress & Anxiety
The human brain is notable for its ability to support cognition, communications skills, consciousness and the capacity to plan appropriate behavior for future occasions. This was evidenced millions of years ago as our ancestors’ brains alerted them to life-threatening risks worthy of their immediate attention, as well as to fleeting life-enhancing opportunities. Consider early […]
2018 School Specialty Honor Roll Winners
Teachers and their students work hard to grow and learn together every year. The School Specialty Honor Roll is an opportunity to recognize and reward some of the incredibly resilient, kind, and talented students and teachers in our communities. See the 2019 Honor Roll Winners 2018 School Specialty Honor Roll Entries This year’s nominated […]
Ideas for an End of School Year Celebration
The end of school year is a special time for students and teachers alike. Not only does it mark the start of summer vacation, it’s also a transitional milestone as students prepare for the next stage in life. The great thing is that graduation ceremonies aren’t just for high school seniors. Kids of all […]
5 Ways to Promote Physical Activity Month at Your School
Today, most parents and educators alike know that children need at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise each day. While encouraging children to spend an hour being active might not seem like much of a challenge, the truth is that we’re living in a world where youngsters are spending more time glued to television […]
Fitness 3,000 – A Way of Empowering High School Students
By: Adam Havice, 2016 Midwest District High School SHAPE America® Teacher of the Year I have found that high school teachers are always trying to find new and interesting ways to incorporate fitness into their curriculum. In my experience, when students are in control of their personal fitness, they tend to do more and […]
Strongsville Middle School – Case Study
Strongsville Middle School Brings the 21st Century Learning Experience to Students In 2013, the Strongsville City School District in Strongsville, Ohio recognized that the two middle schools serving the community had become overcrowded and out of date, and did not adequately serve the needs of today’s 21st Century student. In fact, the older of […]
School Speciality Helps Support Get Up and Go! Day 2017
Summer is the perfect season to get kids out and encourage fun physical activities. While it’s important to get exercise in all year, events like PBS Kids Get Up and Go! Day make it easy to inspire your kids to stay active. Get Up and Go! Day was a huge success this year, and […]
2017 School Specialty Honor Roll Winners
We know that teachers and students work hard all school year long – which is precisely why we created the School Specialty Honor Roll! The Honor Roll is our opportunity to recognize and reward teachers and their students for all the incredible efforts they’ve put forth during the school year. This is the third […]
Teaching Tennis at the High School Level
Tennis is an ideal sport to add to any High School PE curriculum. It is active, fun, challenging, requires focus and strategy, and has many physical and health benefits. Tennis and all of its lead-ups address many standards. Tennis is a lifetime activity, develops hand-eye coordination, agility, strength, aerobic capacity, teamwork, has a lot […]
Tennis for Elementary and Middle School Physical Education
Tennis is one of the most popular sports in the US and is the second-most played sport in the world (behind soccer). The sport had a huge upswing in popularity during the 1970s and 80s in America, and is experiencing another surge now. There are so many great reasons for kids to get involved […]
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