The new school year is always a good time to make a fresh start in so many ways. Here, at SEEN , we thought one of the most basic ways to make a fresh start and an impact at the beginning of the school year was to focus on something we, as people, ... More >>
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With the school year winding down, it’s now time to chase the sun and get some much-needed rest. While you are relaxing by the pool, the last thing on your mind is the 2018-2019 school year. After all – you’re done for the year, right? Well, not rea... More >>
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PowerGistics Towers simplify secure charging and storage of iPads, Chromebooks, and Laptops alike. More >>
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PowerGistics Towers simplify secure charging and storage of iPads, Chromebooks, and Laptops alike.
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Long-term capacity planning is successful when leaders have a keen eye on demographic changes. When executed consistently, school districts are better able to keep operating costs lower and educational programs optimally funded over the long haul. ... More >>
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Backpacks. Laptops. Lesson Plans. Welcome to the 2017-2018 school year! I know we all ask the same question...where did the summer go so quickly? It goes by especially fast for educators as you are now readying yourself to greet new faces (it’s st... More >>
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Sixty years ago, teachers and students were imagining what the world would be like in the future. I think they envisioned space travel, visiting distant galaxies, living the life of the Jetsons. In 2017 what comes to mind as you create your future s... More >>
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As educators, parents (and grandparents), it’s never too early to start our kids on the path to global learning within our own communities. Even in preschool, our children are learning valuable attributes such as compassion, respect for others, team... More >>
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The Old Man is me. The Kid is my eight–year-old granddaughter Kyndall Faith Knight. The story was written from an experience during a family vacation in the East Tennessee Mountains last summer.
Some of life’s greatest educational lessons ca... More >>
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“The nation that has the schools has the future.”
—Bismarck
That’s a fine quote, and more relevant now that it was in Bismark’s day. I might add that the nation that has the teachers has the future. The skills needed to teach in Americ... More >>
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Let this be the year that we change our outcomes by changing our expectations – of our staffs, of our students, and especially of ourselves. Instead of accepting the status quo, let’s ask the question “If we were to accomplish this, what would we ha... More >>
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It’s sometimes easy to lose track of time. One minute you’re assigning homework, the next you’re focused on teaching an important concept while managing your classroom.
It’s important to take your role as a teacher day by day. Seizing teachable mo... More >>
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If we tried to teach everything we are asked to teach, very few students would be able learn all the material in a typical grade’s science curricula. This is especially true considering we have only 36 weeks, and would still be true if we had twice ... More >>
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An inner city school of ethnic minorities and working-poor families at the bottom of the test score ladder is probably one of the types of schools we’re talking about in the failing school category. St. Hope in Sacramento, California was a school of... More >>
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For those of us in the school biz, we conclude yet another year of excitement, worry and anticipation. Did 2014/2015 meet your expectations? Did you perform well? Did your team? What changes did you personally make this year to improve the lives of ... More >>
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