Bring Joy Into your Classroom Next Year… Here’s How!
This summer, paint your classroom! Here’s why: Color has an impact on students’ ability to learn, grow and achieve. As it turns out, quite a lot. Bright colors and fun shapes engage kids and boost their creativity. And yet, many students spend the majority of...
Teaching Strategies: Use speech-to-text software to make life easier for you and your students!
Speech-to-text can be a real game-changer in the classroom, especially for students who have difficulty getting their thoughts onto paper. And today, speech-to-text programs and apps are available on more computers, tablets and smartphones than ever before – making...
I Visited a Forest School in China – What I Found Was Amazing!
Editor’s Note: this is Part 2 of a two-part article about schools Susan Fitzell visited during her trip to China in February of 2018. Click here to read Part 1. According to The Forest School Association, “a Forest School is an inspirational process, that...
I Visited a School for Autism in China – You Won’t Believe What I Learned!
I recently had the opportunity to visit my daughter while she was in China on a short-term training assignment for her company. While I was there, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to visit two unique schools in the heart of Changzhou, China. These schools stand...