To Ensure a Bright Future, Your Teen Needs to be Reading

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Being able to read well is more important than ever for young adults to achieve economic success. But more than 60 percent of middle and high school students score below “proficient” in reading achievement, according to a December 2011 report by the Alliance for Excellent Education.

“Teen literacy is a huge problem in the United . . . → Read More: To Ensure a Bright Future, Your Teen Needs to be Reading

National Middle School Science Competition – $25,000 Prize

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Have a budding young inventor at home always plugging away on their next big idea? What if he or she had the chance to win $25,000 for their latest project?

To help the next generation of great innovators, Discovery Education and 3M are looking for America’s next “Top Young Scientist.” Ten finalists will be chosen to work directly with a 3M scientist to create . . . → Read More: National Middle School Science Competition – $25,000 Prize

Children Are Learning By Playing Video Games

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I would like to bring to your attention something that I’ll bet you wish was around when you were a kid.  Trickomatics, a children’s educational media company whereby children learn math through Hollywood Entertainment and Silicon Valley Gaming and learn without even realizing that they are learning.

Let’s face it most kids don’t enjoy homework . . . → Read More: Children Are Learning By Playing Video Games

Wolfram announces Wolfram Education Portal

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Wolfram has long been a trusted name in education, so we are pleased to announce the launch of the Wolfram Education Portal, which brings the best of all our technologies together for teachers and students alike: http://education.wolfram.com

The portal comes equipped with a dynamic and interactive textbook, lesson plans aligned to the common core standards, . . . → Read More: Wolfram announces Wolfram Education Portal

‘Time’ for a Wrist Watch?

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Time is the one of the most fundamental skills you can teach to an autistic child.

Autistic children depend on routine.  And routine follows time.  While a digital clock may seem like the easiest way to teach your child time, making sure they know how to read an analog clock is important too.  At some . . . → Read More: ‘Time’ for a Wrist Watch?

Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge

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Do you know a student who’s ready to tackle some of our planet’s most daunting environmental problems?

That’s exactly what the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge is looking for.

In its fourth year, the Challenge tasks students in grades K-12 (along with a teacher/mentor) with creating replicable green solutions to environmental problems in . . . → Read More: Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge

Heads Up! – Review

Are you constantly telling your child to “get back to work”? Are they easily distracted when doing schoolwork or reading?

Heads Up! has a whole store of resources that are designed to make a difference in the lives of struggling learners.

The product pictured above is called Top Of The Line. It is a . . . → Read More: Heads Up! – Review

Water Reading

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This is a fun experiment to do with your kids to show them the properties of light.

Fill a test tube with water, and seal it with a stopper.

Write BOB (make sure to use all capitals) and SALLY, below Bob, on a piece of paper, in large letters.

Hold the tube above Sally. Now . . . → Read More: Water Reading

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