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Students are spending too much time on electronic devices. This has led to students reading less than they used to. Reading is important to develop the mind– it helps students to think outside the box and be inspired by literature…. Continue Reading →
Online learning can be demanding and challenging. In online learning, it is harder to know if you are doing well than in-person classes where instructors implement various in-person learning to grab your attention. However, you can follow these tips that… Continue Reading →
Digital citizenship is a set of digital and online ethics that come into play when technology and the Internet are used, especially by young people. It is more important than ever for students to learn digital citizenship as they engage… Continue Reading →
Project-based learning benefits students by: – Developing project management skills that are useful throughout their lives in education and future careers – Helping students develop an understanding of teamwork and collaboration as they learn to work with others. – Balancing… Continue Reading →
When learning, it is essential to retain the information. Students can do many things to help with this process in both classroom settings and group or personal study environments. While these methods may not work for everyone and may sometimes… Continue Reading →
As attention spans shorten and schedules get more hectic, parents are more pressed for time than ever before. That means they need to be able to access key school communications faster and with less effort. There are five key things… Continue Reading →
While most small and private schools dedicate thousands of dollars each year to make sure their classroom technology is up to date, that same dedication is less common when it comes to deploying technology to communicate with parents. The gap… Continue Reading →
The Reality in School Parent Engagement – Is Your School Moving Forward or Going Backward? Small schools are falling behind the times if they continue to …. Communicate and engage parents primarily through websites or newsletters. Use benevolent parents or… Continue Reading →
Blogs, websites, Facebook pages, printed and digital newsletters (anything more than a page does not get read), calendars, twitter updates and personal reminders…the school’s communication arsenal continues to increase …and school resources and front desks are stretched thin, … if… Continue Reading →
Now that school has been in session for about a month, many schools are in the process of organizing their first round of parent/teacher conferences. Scheduling parent conferences can be a cumbersome process. Many schools continue to use low-tech methods,… Continue Reading →
There are three fundamental marketing challenges facing small and private schools today – Marketing to prospective parents who are their true customers Increasing enrollment Engaging new and existing parents using modern communication solutions And most importantly, doing all of the… Continue Reading →
When parents tell you they’d like to be more involved but just have ‘too much going on’, that should be the beginning of your conversation with them, not the end. Let’s face it, today’s parent is more stressed out than… Continue Reading →
Engaging today’s mobile parents in the “Me Generation Schools are operating in a time where the parental expectations are high. Schools are struggling to keep up to the growing demands of their parents while maintaining parental loyalty and the enrollment… Continue Reading →
If your private or small school is still holding off providing a mobile app for parents to access information via their smart phones, you may be losing both the mind share and revenue of an increasing segment of your parent… Continue Reading →
There is no question that all schools, public and private, have to watch their budgets these days. As school administrators brace for a challenging new year, many have spent the summer patching up old websites, working out the bugs in… Continue Reading →