When we think of tech toys, we often think of computer programs or video games, but there is so much more! PBS KIDS has several cost-effective activities and projects that can be done at home to highlight STEAM education.
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner plans to rewrite the Democratic education funding bill by implementing a new formula that shows most school districts will gain additional state funding but Chicago Public Schools (CPS) stands to gain nothing.
The educational system is filled with personal biases, assumptions, and even stereotypes. The stories told in the world or seen in the media can be hurtful but more importantly the stories told in the classroom can have a greater impact on our children.
The teens at the Champaign Park District Leonhard Center summer camp have been busy the past few weeks with WILL educational staff working with On the Moon engineering activities brought to them by NASA and PBS Design Squad.
As teachers, we have control over the cultures of our classrooms, but we cannot control the world our students face when they leave us. As a result, it is important that we continue to incorporate Social Justice Education into our curriculum to do our part in helping our students become “socially just” citizens.
PBS KIDS has several games and interactives that can help make your family traveling more fun!
Recently in Washington DC, a few of the nation’s top early childhood education researchers met to discuss whether there is truly a benefit in sending your little ones to preschool. They all agreed that kids who attend public preschool programs are better prepared for kindergarten than kids who do not.
For the past 6 weeks, the fifth grade students enrolled in the Martin Luther King Elementary School after achool program have participated in the WILL-TV Design Squad Global program. The program ends this week but I am confident that it is a new beginning for many of the King students.
This summer let’s get the kids outside, into nature, and making their own discoveries! Dr. Scott Sampson, host of Dinosaur Train, provides some Expert Tips & Advice to PBS Parents about the importance of letting our children play and explore the outdoors.
The pressure to read at the appropriate grade level can be overwhelming and even scary for some children. We know strong reading skills help lay the foundation for a student’s educational career. Chicago literacy expert, Timothy Shanahan, explained to Today’s Parent that a British study released in 2013 showed children’s literacy and math levels at age seven were predictive of their overall earnings at the age of 42. How do we make reading a skill that children love instead of a complicated task they despise?
