Deepening Students’ Connection to Nature

By helping students connect with the outdoors, nature journaling fosters scientific inquiry, literacy, and environmental stewardship.

Tim Tebow reflects on breaking ground as a homeschool student: ‘It’s pretty good to view yourself as different’

Tim Tebow to kids who are being homeschooled: "It's OK to be different"

Why learn a foreign language? The benefits of bilingualism

From improving intelligence, memory skills and perception of the world there are many benefits of being bilingual

Guiding Students to a Healthy Math Identity

Young math students need to see that the keys to success are passion and dedication, not speed and always being right.

Teaching kids not to be scared of math might help them achieve

Before kids learn math skills, they need to learn how to relax

How to raise a reader

Research shows that reading books in early infancy can boost vocabulary and reading skills years later

Behind the languages you speak, a complex link to who you are

Learning a new language changes how you see the world

What motivates girls to pursue STEM?

As stubborn gender gaps remain, educators and developers seek ways to engage more girls in STEM pursuits

Early numeracy performance of young kids linked to specific math activities at home

Young children perform better in math if their parents engage them with these numerical activities

The new faces of homeschooling: 3 families, 3 different approaches

The face of homeschooling is changing