I have been fortunate to have worked with so many dedicated and passionate educators in my career. I have been inspired and awed by the day-to-day commitment

Habits, even simple ones, take time to form. Try this 3-minute exercise to help kids practice mindfulness, gratitude, and optimism.

Many families across the country have started back to school. The new school year is often a time of planning, preparation and hope. In the past two school

Can your child focus on schoolwork with their earbuds on? Here are four ways to help them find out.

Emily Jones, Head of School, The Putney School (VT) is featured as the cover story profile in OESIS Network Magazine, December 2021.

Every day, we encounter the limitations of our working memory.

Alle leerlingen, jong en oud, zitten weer thuis in verband met het Coronavirus. Voor veel kinderen en hun ouders is dat even flink schakelen. Het is voor iedereen een onzekere en spannende tijd. Je probeert als ouders zoveel mogelijk veiligheid te creëren. Je bent gewend aan vaste patronen en die worden nu doorbroken. Je bent […]

Worried about “lost learning” from this year? Then give your kids time to play this summer. They’ll have fun and build the executive function skills they need.

Among the myriad tools and methods available to bridge the communication gap, Kanban boards stand out as a particularly innovative solution.

When our kids are emotional, it can be hard for them (or us) to think clearly. Here are four simple questions to help us press pause and gain perspective.

In my work as an education journalist, I often take research about learning and the brain and translate it into usable chunks of information for parents and

In parenting we are not looking for perfection. We are looking to create an iRules agreement that can be modified and changed with our family’s needs.

Having recently announced a new event, the Intrepid People of Courage Conference (IPOCC), I couldn’t help but notice Debra Wilson’s inaugural article as the new NAIS President.

As a mother of five children ages 14-22, some of my favorite ways to stay connected with my teens and young adults is through our technology. I don’t

Meeting teens where they are and not where you think they should be embodies a strong, parent-teen connection.

Student voice is so valuable in digital citizenship and media literacy. It empowers them to share what they know — giving their Askable Adults a point of

How can you set realistic performance and college expectations for your kids? You don’t want to stop encouraging them to apply themselves and use their gifts.

Elaine Griffin interviews award-winning journalist Jennifer Breheny Wallace about her new book about achievement pressures.

This Rebel Educator® podcast with Tom Willis addresses essential skills school leaders need to create a community that supports growth.

Tim Logan announces the new launch of his popular Future Learning Design weekly podcasts in partnership with Intrepid Ed News. Now his insightful interviews

Another surprising and significant research study Dr. Pope conducted found that which college a child attends has little to no effect on their overall career

In a hyperconnected world, we all love and need our technology. It’s become a central tool we rely on, so what’s all the talk about Slow Tech when we need our

In my work with children, teens, and their families, one of the biggest categories of questions and concerns is screen time. Sometimes families want to be

Now that the school year is in full swing, I’ve noticed that more parents are sharing how much their kids with ADHD dislike school.

The heart of a Flipped Mastery classroom is one simple question: “What is the best use of face-to-face class time?”

This week we are talking about love. Perhaps it’s love for our partners or family members, love for a child or student, love for a pet or best friend, love

In my work with middle school students all over the country, we continuously build tools and methods for being tech healthy together. Adding student voice to

Children need our warmth the most when it’s hardest to give. Here are four ways to improve the positive-to-negative feedback ratio.

Feeling tired and unexcited about work these days? You may be stressed, or you could be suffering from burnout.

Starting school is the perfect time to teach and practice tools related to time management and task initiation and completion.

With all of the frustration neurodivergent children and teens are feeling, it’s harder for them to self-regulate at school or at home. What promotes stability?

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Irrational upsets, misunderstandings and poor cooperation can leave everybody in a family feeling disconnected, unhappy and disempowered. When you offer

I go on to tell him when I’m in a conversation about screens and digital parenting with various communities and caregiver groups, they are really begging for

One of the most common questions I get in my work as a speaker and consultant on digital health and well-being is about digital monitoring. Should we monitor?

Sometimes “good enough” and “better than nothing” are just what a family needs.

Character skills not only increase personal resilience but are also highly predictive of academic success.

“Is Bob dead?” asked my 3-year-old, poking the housefly on the windowsill.

One of the biggest challenges modern families report is managing screen time for their teens and the overuse of tech. It can be a huge barrier to connection

When a student is procrastinating, they are struggling. Unsure how or where to begin, daunted by the size of the task, driven by perfectionism or feeling

Read three main ways that teaching can improve student learning.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, reminding us once again of the deadly threat icebergs can pose to life.Still, the bad reputation icebergs sometimes have isn’t entirely deserved — even if the scientists who study these floating islands of ice are the first to admit just how risky they can be. These same experts are learning more about how beneficial icebergs can be for life too.Icebergs, scientists are discovering, play host to all kinds of life — everything from tiny plantlike organisms called phytoplankton to enormous whales. This world of extreme cold and isolation bustles with surprising amounts of activity.