Last year, each team member did a big ole gift guide of the things we had our eyes on/already owned and loved (Jess, Ryann, Caitlin, and Mallory). It was extremely fun and we may or may not have gently sent them out to our loved ones (ya know, just in case they wanted any ideas). This year, we thought to make things A LOT simpler and more digestible, we would each pick 5 all-star products that are high on our lists (and that likely someone in your life would love too). Honestly I couldn’t wait to see what each gal was going to send through. The options out there can feel almost never ending, amiright?? But I got to learn...
Technology in the last couple of years has changed and impacted a lot of things. Everything is gradually getting digitized. The world has come a long way, and it can only keep better. In recent times, sectors like banking, agriculture, business, and many others have benefited from the technology, and education isn’t left out. The importance of technology cannot be overemphasized. The teaching model in the traditional classroom, both high school and university, hasn’t changed much since medieval times. It’s still the same style, having a room with chairs, students learning while facing a podium in front of the class with a teacher lecturing. However, the difference between then and now is that there is the advent of technology. This...
We’re in the last leg of 2021 (if you can believe it) and there are still plenty of celebrity babies making headlines while making their new parents proud. If your little one arrived (or is due to arrive) in 2021, they’ve got plenty of high-profile company! Here are all the celebrity babies born in 2021 (so far): Surprise! James Van Der Beek welcomes baby #6 After suffering two late-term pregnancy losses, James Van Der Beek and his wife, Kimberly, kept their latest pregnancy a secret. The Dawson’s Creek actor shared the news of their son’s arrival on Instagram: “Humbled and overjoyed to announce the safe, happy arrival of Jeremiah Van Der Beek,” he captioned the announcement post. “After experiencing late-term #pregnancyloss twice...
By Bert Gambini-Buffalo The findings suggest an important lesson in the moral education of children could be as close as the book in their hands. “Media can distinctly influence separate moral values and get kids to place more or less importance on those values depending on what is uniquely emphasized in that content,” says Lindsay Hahn, an assistant professor of communication in the University at Buffalo. Hahn is first author of the new study in the Journal of Media Psychology, which adds critical nuance to a body of literature that explores how media content affects children. Finding moral values in books While many previous studies have focused on broad conceptualizations, like prosocial or antisocial effects that might be associated...
This blog post is the second in a series on the Alphabetic Principle. Simply put, the alphabetic principle is the understanding that letters and letter groupings represent the sounds of spoken language. In order to read, students must know that letters represent sounds and when blended together, these sounds become words. What is the best place to begin teaching my students? We always like to start with assessing what the students already know so we suggest starting with a Letter Name and Letter Sound assessment. When giving this assessment, it’s important to observe students’ automaticity with both letter names and letter sounds. Listen also for the students’ pronunciation of the letter sounds. Are they ‘clipping the sounds?’ ( /p/ not...
