Learning & Education
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10 Bilingual Picture Books to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
¡Feliz mes de la herencia hispana! Each year we celebrate Hispanic Heritage month between September 15th and October 15th. It’s a great time to celebrate our unique culture and language, and also recognize the important contributions Hispanic-Americans have made to…
5 Activities to Get Kids Excited for a New School Year
A new school year can often mean that kids and teachers are nervous about getting back into gear. While some students are excited to see their friends and get involved, others might need more help to get engaged. Here are…
Back to School Essentials for an Easy School Year
Just like that… It’s back to school for NYC kids! This year we kept it simple when shopping for back to school. I also made sure to pick items that would make our school year easy and keep both kids…
9 Easy Science Experiments to Do With Your Kids
Let’s face it: Kids need things to entertain them during breaks from school. As tempting as it can be to let them spend their off days watching TV or playing video games, it’s best to keep them busy with guided…
How to Help Your Teen Choose a Career Path
Plenty of teens don’t think much about what career they want after high school. Unlike them, we know their graduation will come in the blink of an eye, and it’s our duty to get them to brainstorm career paths early…
FREE Resources to Help You Celebrate Computer Science Education Week
How are you celebrating Computer Science Education Week? Today I’ll share some FREE resources to help you celebrate Computer Science Education Week and get you started with coding. I’ll also share some insight that I hope will inspire you to…
Fun Ideas to Celebrate National STEM Day Everyday!
A quick online search will produce many great ideas to help you celebrate S.T.E.M/S.T.E.A.M Day. I’m always looking for new ways to engage my kids in fun STEM activities. Not only because my kids eat this stuff up but because…
How to Prepare Your Kids for Jobs in the Digital Age
Being tech savvy is more important than ever. While we may be able to skate by with cursory knowledge of computer programs like Excel and Microsoft Word, our kids will be required to have technical skills far beyond what we’ve…
5 New STEM Summer Camps from Microsoft
Microsoft just announced five new STEM summer camps being offered this summer. These new free Youth Spark Summer Camp curriculums being offered at Microsoft Store locations in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico are the perfect way to plan a summer…
Kinet-X: More Than Just Another STEM Summer Camp
I recently learned about an amazing group of NYC high schoolers working hard to bring tech to other NYC kids. As a parent and teacher, I was immediatly impressed by this group of young entrepreneurs. So much that today I…
5 Creative Ways to Educate Your Children About Sustainability
Children look to us – the grown-ups in their lives – to teach them about the world. Environmental changes are currently listed as one of the biggest threats to humanity. So it makes lots of sense to teach our little…
7 Reasons Why iD Tech is the Right Choice for STEM Summer Learning
If you’re a longtime reader of this blog, you’ve already heard me preach tell you all about the benefits of engaging kids in STEM learning over the summer months. Now that summer is around the corner, it’s time to start…
