Learning & Education
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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…
3 Easy Ways to Help Your Toddler Learn Math
Teaching math to your toddler can be as easy as 1+1=2. However, you’ll need to go beyond pencil and paper for your toddler to truly learn math concepts that will guarantee their academic success. You’ll also want to make learning…
Homeschool Hacks: 4 Keys to Planning Your Curriculum
Homeschooling is the decision to take your child’s education entirely into your own hands, and that can feel overwhelming. Choosing the curriculum, making sure you comply with state laws and making sure your children are learning can seem like difficult…
How to Overcome the Struggles of Teaching Kids Math
Let’s talk about ways to overcome the struggles of teaching kids math. One of the biggest challenges of parenthood is having to oversee our kids’s education. Kids usually need our help with their schoolwork, especially with technical subjects like math. Plus,…
Coding Resources for Computer Science Education Week & Beyond
Let’s consider that Computer Science is Changing Everything! I think you’ll quickly agree that as computers continue to shape the world around us our kids need to learn to code — to become the producers of their own futures, to…
Learning to Code: Helping Moms Find Lasting Careers
Many of us women have our first child and then face the difficult decision of whether to stay at home with our little one, or keep working. However, what if there was a way we could do both, potentially making…
Connected Camps Afterschool: Online After School Programs For Kids
Summer is often the time when kids dig into an interest, mostly because that’s when they have more time to explore their interests and there are great summer programs our there that offer a variety of ways for kids to experiment…
Generation Code: 6 Reasons to Send Your Kid to Coding Camp
I recently discovered Generation Code and it got me thinking about the 6 Reasons to Send Your Kid to Coding Camp this summer. As parents we have to start thinking of coding and computational thinking as the key skills our kids need…
Challenge Your Kid Inventor with these Competitions!
Are you the parent a curious kid? One that’s always exploring the world around them and coming up with creative ideas for getting things done? Maybe he or she dreams of becoming a kid inventor? Today I’ll tell you about…
