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Family Motivations

Learning curve

From spending days at home turning into weeks now, following social distancing and stay at home directive; I am also learning how to teach my students from remote location. As an educator I have never worked from home, didn’t even think it was possible, till now when the unprecedented event is asking me to do […]

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Family Motivations Self-care

A time to unwind

In trying times like this, when life takes a standstill, when we worry about what may come next, when we fear for our near and dear ones, when we are unsure about how long the uncertainty will last, when we just want to go back to normalcy, when we run out of ideas of what […]

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Educator Tips Travel

Our recent field trip

Taking a field trip is fun for students. They get to spend time outside the classroom, do exploring activities, hang out with friends and get to learn something new! Who does not like taking a field trip? Most public schools have a couple of field trips integrated as learning activities in the curriculum, and a […]

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Educator Tips

Social Emotional Learning

Meeting social emotional needs of all students is a first step of learning in a classroom. What is SEL? According to CASEL (The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning) “social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and […]

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Family Motivations

Learning as a parent

Do you nag your kids? I don’t know about you as parents, but I nag my kids a lot. And I do mean, a lot! It is not always, of course, not every day; it is only on some days but I do! Most days I don’t even realize it but then some days, like […]