Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Constitution Day & Citizenship Day is 9/17

 Constitution Day & Citizenship Day is on 9/17 so many schools will celebrate it on 9/16.

Technically, "Each educational institution that receives Federal funds for a fiscal year is required to hold an educational program about the U.S. Constitution for its students." - Commemorating Constitution Day and Citizenship Day - US Dept. of Education

The Smithsonian has some good (and free) resources to recommend if you are interested.

You may also want to check the National Constitution Center https://constitutioncenter.org/

and the National Archives Constitution Day

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Google Classroom Cleanup & Setup

If you are starting to set up your Google Classrooms (and let's be honest, maybe also clean up the old ones from past years...), this presentation may be helpful. I updated it last year, but I just used most of the steps myself and they all seemed to work pretty well!

If you just want a quick checklist (with some links to more resources on page 2), try this

Digital Media and Youth Body Image

The nonprofit Children & Screens has distilled a lot of research about the impact of digital media usage on body image for kids and tee...