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Drowsy Driving – As Dangerous as Distracted Driving
Most of us would never drive after drinking or pull our phone out and scroll through social media while behind the wheel, but if you’ve ever been jolted awake as your car hit the rumble strip on the side of the road or you fell asleep at a stoplight, you were engaged...
5 Free Interactive Writing Websites
Online writing tools can engage and assist students in the writing process. These 5 free, interactive websites will help students brainstorm, organize, write, edit, and revise. And the best part? They’re all free to use! interactive writing websites Interactive...
A Safe Halloween is a Happy Halloween
Halloween is almost here and that means little superheroes, princesses, and ghosts will soon be roaming the streets in search of their favorite sugary treats. Halloween safety As you spend time planning, decorating and carving pumpkins, remember that a safe Halloween...
Scary Insurance Mistakes to Avoid
October can be a “scary” time of year, but it doesn’t have to be frightening for those who take the proper precautions in protecting their property. With that in mind, here are...Five ways to ward off scary insurance mistakes that can stop you dead in your...
School Bus Safety Tips
School buses are one of the safest vehicles on the road. Students who ride the bus are actually 70x's more likely to get to school safely than those who get to school by car. That is because school buses are designed with your kids in mind. Every feature...
Make Morning Meetings Part of Your School Day
Our Education Blogger is a public school teacher with over a decade of experience. She’s an active NEA member and enjoys writing about her experiences in the classroom. If you’re like me, you’ve never really had a structured morning meeting as part of your school day....
8 Easy Classroom Behavior Management Tools and Apps
The term “classroom management” implies a process used by teachers to ensure students are learning during instruction even while disruptive behavior is occurring. Teachers use a variety of strategies and techniques to prevent distracting behaviors or to impose...
Teen Driver Safety Tips
For a parent, they are few things more frightening than handing over the keys to their teenage children for the first time. Especially knowing that the risk of crashing is the highest between 16-19-year-olds than any other age group. These teen driver safety tips can...
How Educators Can Deal With Difficult Parents
Our Education Blogger is a public school teacher with over a decade of experience. She’s an active NEA member and enjoys writing about her experiences in the classroom. Educators spend 4 years in college learning how to be effective teachers. However, they are...
The 6 Most At-Risk Fire Areas of Your Home
Wildland fires are becoming the new norm across much of the country, scorching more acreage with a ferocity that firefighters have not seen before. Now, more than ever, it’s important to understand fire behavior and the ways to prepare your home and community. Don’t...