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Great Games That Are Also Educational

March 31, 2015by RKP Leave a comment

Want to give your gamers at home some valuable learning experiences? In a recent Mindshift article, Tanner Higgin describes “Three Awesome Educational Games Hiding in Plain Sight” that can support middle schoolers […]

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At Home, For Parents, For Teachers, In the Classroom

All the News That’s Fit for the Classroom

August 27, 2014by RKP Leave a comment

A teacher at my daughter’s new school just told me about a fantastic, relatively new Web site for students that has incredible learning opportunities, and that he will be incorporating […]

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At Home, In the Classroom, Uncategorized

To Err is Good for the Brain

May 15, 2014by RKP Leave a comment

mistaks Mistakes are important 4  four for learning! This critical advice for educators and parents from one Stanford University educator comes at a time when the push for getting it all correct […]

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At Home, For Parents, For Teachers, In the Classroom

Bringing iPads into the Classroom

May 6, 2014by RKP 1 Comment

iPad and tablet device initiatives are huge, but exciting educational undertakings. And for schools, it’s important to get everyone on board, trained, and ready. The following resources present the benefits […]

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For Teachers, In the Classroom

I’ll Take Atoms for iTunes

March 24, 2014by RKP Leave a comment

My 11-year old loves science. And I love to encourage her to learn, explore, and experiment. When she came home last week from school, this was the conversation: Child: “Mama, can […]

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For Parents, For Teachers

Keyboarding Skills for Children

February 6, 2014by RKP Leave a comment

The use of technology is integrated throughout the Common Core standards. The introductory pages of the English Language Arts standards explains that college and career-ready students need to be able to […]

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At Home, For Parents, For Teachers, In the Classroom

Gravity…

January 31, 2014by RKP Leave a comment

Originally posted on GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION:
“The video clip shows the cliff where the fall initiated, near the ledge close to the skyline.  Then, below the ledge, you can see the…

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In the Classroom

The Choice to Connect Through Empathy

January 24, 2014by RKP Leave a comment

This is a beautiful video created by Dr. Brené Brown, on the difference between empathy and sympathy. It’s a powerful lesson for our children — helping them to develop understanding […]

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For Parents, For Teachers

Reasons to Teach Kids to Code

November 22, 2013by RKP Leave a comment

This great infographic is from Kodable, creators of an app that teaches k-2nd grade students to code.

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At Home, In the Classroom

You Can Learn Math!

November 20, 2013by RKP Leave a comment

I love this video.   Image courtesy of Keerati / FreeDigitalPhotos.net”.

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At Home, For Parents, For Teachers, In the Classroom

…While Guiding My Stars

October 23, 2013by RKP Leave a comment

I just read the post “I am a Triangle and Other Thoughts on Repatriation”  describing what it feels like to repatriate back to your home country. My husband, children, and […]

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For Parents

Finding Hexafish

October 18, 2013by RKP Leave a comment

Back in 2001, educational writer, thinker, and consultant Marc Prensky coined a phrase describing children born at the time as “digital natives.” Prensky explained that those born with technology all around them […]

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For Parents, For Teachers

Letting Kids Explore and Learn

October 8, 2013by RKP Leave a comment

My children’s school system recently introduced iPads for the first time. Sounds exciting! Yes? So my hopes were that the iPads would be used to explore Web sites for research, […]

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For Teachers

Minecraft: Hey Parents, It’s Better than you Think!

September 23, 2013by RKP Leave a comment

“Kids are getting into middle school and high school and having some ugly experiences on Facebook and other social networks without an understanding of how to interact with people online. […]

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For Parents, For Teachers

Doodlecast Pro

September 12, 2013by RKP Leave a comment

For inside the classroom and out, Doodlecast Pro  is a fabulous productivity app for creating presentations on the iPad. This flexible tool allows students or teachers to record their voices […]

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At Home, For Teachers, In the Classroom

Caine’s Arcade

August 28, 2013by RKP Leave a comment

Warning: Creativity can be contagious. Do not show the following video to your children or students unless you have on hand many empty cardboard boxes and rolls of packing tape! […]

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At Home, In the Classroom

On Being Quiet

August 9, 2013by RKP Leave a comment

When my daughter was just a toddler, our pediatrician recommended that I read the book The Introvert Advantage: How to Thrive in an Extrovert World. His reasoning for recommending the book […]

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For Parents, For Teachers

Reading Comprehension Strategies for Elementary Students

August 8, 2013by RKP Leave a comment

Comprehension in reading is the understanding that one acquires from text. It is the process in which meaning is constructed and is a main goal of reading instruction for elementary […]

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For Teachers, In the Classroom

Group Learning Online

August 6, 2013by RKP Leave a comment

“By removing the creative process and leaving only the results of that process, you virtually guarantee that no one will have any real engagement with the subject.” –from A Mathematician’s Lament […]

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For Parents, For Teachers

Teaching Coding in School

July 12, 2013by RKP Leave a comment

My son had the opportunity to take several video game programming courses last year through an after-school program. They were using Scratch, a free program develop at the MIT Media Lab […]

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Recent Posts

  • Great Games That Are Also Educational
  • All the News That’s Fit for the Classroom
  • To Err is Good for the Brain
  • Bringing iPads into the Classroom
  • I’ll Take Atoms for iTunes
  • Keyboarding Skills for Children
  • Gravity…
  • The Choice to Connect Through Empathy
  • Reasons to Teach Kids to Code
  • You Can Learn Math!
  • …While Guiding My Stars
  • Finding Hexafish
  • Letting Kids Explore and Learn
  • Minecraft: Hey Parents, It’s Better than you Think!
  • Doodlecast Pro
  • Caine’s Arcade
  • On Being Quiet
  • Reading Comprehension Strategies for Elementary Students
  • Group Learning Online
  • Teaching Coding in School

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