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  • Modern ParentingParenting
    By Matthew Lynch
    November 30, 2017

    30 Manners Your Kids Should Know By Age 10

    Good manners show that you value the feelings of others. Here are the 30 manners that your child should know by the age of 10. Saying ...
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  • Parenting
    By Matthew Lynch
    November 25, 2017

    How to Parent in the Trump Era

    After eight years, our nation has gone in another direction. Now racial slurs, sexism, and intolerance are gnawing at the edges of polite company, fraying the ...
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  • Modern ParentingParenting
    By Matthew Lynch
    November 20, 2017

    Teaching Your Child How to Make a Real Apology

    Making an apology requires more than mumbling, “Sorry.” Experts tell us that’s not an apology at all, and neither is a statement like, “Sorry, stupid.” Children ...
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    Child DevelopmentModern ParentingParenting
    By Matthew Lynch
    November 18, 2017

    Four Reasons Why Kids Should Play Sports

    Technology has become more prominent and our lives have become more stationary. While past generations played comfortably outside until the streetlights came on, today’s children are ...
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  • Modern ParentingParenting
    By Matthew Lynch
    November 16, 2017

    An Open Letter to Parents Struggling with Discipline

    Raising children is not for the faint-hearted. It takes courage, fortitude and a particular kind of intuitive smarts. Then your children misbehave, and it’s up to ...
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  • Modern ParentingParenting
    By Matthew Lynch
    November 12, 2017

    How to Help Kids Cope with a Parent’s Incarceration

    Almost three million children in the United States must cope daily with a parent’s incarceration. Another two million children report having had a parent in prison ...
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  • Modern ParentingParenting
    By Matthew Lynch
    November 8, 2017

    How to Deal with Separation Anxiety

    Separation anxiety is when a child becomes anxious or upset when separated from his parents. This anxiety can manifest itself in crying, clinging on to parents, ...
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  • Child DevelopmentModern ParentingParenting
    By Matthew Lynch
    November 4, 2017

    Why the Bedtime Routine Will Always Be the Best Way to Bond with Your Kid

    Bedtime routines are wonderful for many reasons. They’re relaxing, and they help babies and young kids fall asleep. But perhaps most importantly, they are one of ...
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  • Modern ParentingParenting
    By Matthew Lynch
    October 30, 2017

    How to Give Your Child Choices

    It’s important for parents to give children age-appropriate choices, even at a very young age. This is true for a number of reasons: Making choices help ...
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  • Modern ParentingParenting
    By Matthew Lynch
    October 25, 2017

    How to Teach Your Child to Deal with Mistakes

    One of the most difficult aspects of parenting is having to watch your child fail and make mistakes. We want to shield them from the resulting ...
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  • Practicing Spelling and Writing At Early Age

    By Matthew Lynch
    April 17, 2021
  • pass or fail

    How to Effectively Use Common Planning Time

    By Matthew Lynch
    April 17, 2021
  • How Important Is Literacy In the Development Of a Child?

    By Matthew Lynch
    April 16, 2021
  • The Edvocate’s Guide to Learning Outcomes

    By Matthew Lynch
    April 16, 2021
  • All About University Endowments

    By Matthew Lynch
    April 16, 2021
  • 18 Reasons the U.S. Education System is Failing

    By Matthew Lynch
    April 3, 2017
  • The Top 5 Unexpected Benefits of Early Childhood Education

    By Matthew Lynch
    February 29, 2016
  • 7 Benefits of STEM Education

    By Matthew Lynch
    January 12, 2019
  • The Dark Side of Educational Technology

    By Matthew Lynch
    October 15, 2016
  • Transformational vs. Contemporary Leadership Styles

    By Matthew Lynch
    February 28, 2016
  • 5 Ideas For Open Education - The Tech Edvocate
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    The Ultimate Guide to Using Open Educational Resources

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  • Could Technology Ever Be Part of Montessori Education? - The Tech Edvocate
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    The Secret Science of Learning: 5 Dos and Don’ts

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    What Factors Make a School Effective?

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  • Could Technology Ever Be Part of Montessori Education? - The Tech Edvocate
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    Teachers Must be Partners in Shaping Education Policies

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    18 Reasons the U.S. Education System is Failing

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    How Dumbed Down Education Is Creating a National Security Crisis

    For the past few decades, our country’s educational system has seen both struggle and tremendous change. With the various ailments plaguing our educational system, education reforms have attempted to pick ...
  • Ask An Expert

    21 Inspirational Quotes That Nelson Mandela Made About Education

    We all have our heroes. Those human beings that seem larger than life and almost achieve Godlike status. One of my heroes is the late-great Nelson Mandela, who was affectionally ...
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    The Edvocate Podcast, Episode 7: How Digital Age Teachers Can Win Over Parents

    Education is a collaborative process, as it takes many stakeholders working in unison to help students succeed academically. One of the most integral parts of this collaborative team is parents, ...
  • Ask An ExpertAssessmentAssistive TechnologyBlack Boys in CrisisChild Development TechClassroom ManagementDigital & Mobile TechnologyDigital LeadershipDisabilitiesEarly ChildhoodEarly Childhood & K-12 EdTechEdTech & InnovationEdTech Policy & ReformEducation LeadershipElementary EducationElementary SchoolEquityFeaturedFirst Year TeachersFreshGamificationGifted and Talented EducationHBCU'sHigh SchoolHigher EducationK-12Online Learning & eLearningOpEducationPersonalized LearningPodcastPolicy & ReformRetention & Social Promotion SeriesSpecial EducationSTEMTeacher EducationTeachersTesting

    The Edvocate Podcast, Episode 6: 8 Ways That Digital Age Teachers Avoid Burning Out

    Being a teacher is a tough job. So much so, many new teachers end up leaving the field within their first three years. To ensure that the next generation of ...
  • Ask An ExpertAssessmentAssistive TechnologyBlack Boys in CrisisBullyingChild DevelopmentChild Development TechClassroom ManagementCurrent Ed NewsDigital LeadershipEarly ChildhoodEarly Childhood & K-12 EdTechEdTech & InnovationEdTech Policy & ReformEdTech Startups & BusinessesEducation LeadershipEquityFeaturedFirst Year TeachersFreshGamificationGifted and Talented EducationHBCU'sHigh SchoolHigher EducationHigher Education EdTechK-12Matthew LynchModern ParentingOnline Learning & eLearningOpEducationPersonalized LearningPodcastPolicy & ReformRetention & Social Promotion SeriesSpecial EducationSTEMTeacher EducationTeachersTestingYear-Round Schooling

    The Edvocate Podcast, Episode 5: The Archetype of a Great Teacher

    One of the questions that I am frequently asked is, what does a good teacher look like? I respond by mentioning my 10th-grade Biology teacher, Mrs. Minor, and listing the ...

International Education

  • AssessmentElementary EducationHigh SchoolHigher EducationInternational EducationLiteracy

    Have Weighted Grades Outlived Their Usefulness?

    The foundational rationale for weighted grades is that the practice provides an incentive for learners to challenge themselves academically. By placing greater value on grades earned in more challenging classes, ...
  • International EducationLanguage DevelopmentLanguage EducationMultilingual Education

    Using Choral Responses as a Tool for Teaching Multilingual Learners

    Choral responses are a  tool for teaching a different language to a class. Choral responses are the oral response to a prompt. In the classroom setting, you might hear a ...
  • Higher EducationInternational Education

    Is Medical School for Me?

    There is no doubt that a medical career is regarded with high prestige. To be honest, being identified as a “Doctor” is fantastic. It not only shows that you got ...
  • International Education

    How Can We Improve Teacher Training in the World’s Poorest Countries?

    Access to education is a basic human right and a subject of importance in every part of the world. The desire and dedication to go to school are present and ...
  • International Education

    How COVID-19 is Creating a Global Education Crisis

    While the novel coronavirus has brought the entire world to a standstill, it’s the education sector that will suffer the most consequences. Almost all across the globe, the closure of ...

Early Childhood Education

  • Early Childhood

    How Has the Nature of Kindergarten Changed Since the Era of Accountability?

    Based on recent studies and reports, experts have identified that the nature of kindergarten has changed significantly since the era of accountability, but how has this change come about?  These ...
  • Early ChildhoodK-12Reading & LiteracyReading Education

    Using Picture Walks to Motivate Students to Read

    Picture walks are an activity that is completed before reading occurs. The reader views the pictures of the story and predicts what they think is occurring. This activates prior knowledge ...
  • Early ChildhoodK-12Reading & LiteracyReading Education

    Helping Kids Learn to Read with Automaticity

    Automacity is the ability to look at a word and read it within one second of seeing it. Word automaticity is essential for fluency and comprehension. Fluency develops over time ...
  • Early ChildhoodK-12Reading & LiteracyReading Education

    Helping a Student Increase Their WCPM (Words Correct Per Minute) and Reading Accuracy

    An educator must utilize assessments such as the WCPM (Words Correct Per Minute) to plan for responsive instruction, especially among learners struggling with reading skills. Educators fail to identify the ...
  • Early ChildhoodK-12Reading & LiteracyReading Education

    Helping Students Learn to Read With Accuracy

    The evaluation of reading accuracy depends on the capability to make words in a manuscript. Reading accuracy is the automatic process of interpretation and integration of appropriate expressions or phrases ...

Gifted and Talented Education

  • Gifted and Talented EducationK-12Psychology and Education

    Understanding Intrapersonal Intelligence

    Intrapersonal intelligence is one of the eight multiple intelligences coined by Howard Gardner. The Multiple Intelligence Theory suggests that there are eight “modalities of intelligence,” which challenges the belief that ...
  • Gifted and Talented Education

    All About Child Prodigies

    Whether you are reading this article as a student, parent, or educator, you have undoubtedly heard about the term child prodigy at least once in your lifetime. Although it may ...
  • Gifted and Talented Education

    The Edvocate’s Guide to Working With Twice-Exceptional Students

    Twice-exceptional is a term used to explain kids who have exceptional talents in some educational areas and challenges in others. In some instances, a twice-exceptional learner could theoretically qualify for ...
  • Gifted and Talented Education

    Implementing Curriculum Compacting in Your Classroom

    All educators agree that differentiating instruction for students is very important. Yet, many districts cannot put this policy into practice. An almost unlimited amount of remedial curricular content has helped ...
  • Gifted and Talented Education

    What Does Academic Enrichment Involve?

    Academic enrichment activities in the class can take numerous forms and do not always involve prescribed lessons from the curriculum. Enrichment encourages learners to take a more expansive look at ...

Black Boys in Crisis Series

  • Black Boys in Crisis

    The Importance of Mentoring Young African-American Males

    Teachers need to realize that at home, in their neighborhoods, and in school, many students face difficulties that can interfere with learning. Compared to their middle-class counterparts, it is true ...
  • Black Boys in CrisisDiversityEquity

    7 Ways That Black Students are Discriminated Against in U.S K-12 Schools

    African Africans have a long history of being mistreated in the United States, starting with slavery. It should come as no surprise that their children face the same treatment in ...
  • Ask An ExpertAssessmentAssistive TechnologyBlack Boys in CrisisChild Development TechClassroom ManagementDigital & Mobile TechnologyDigital LeadershipDisabilitiesEarly ChildhoodEarly Childhood & K-12 EdTechEdTech & InnovationEdTech Policy & ReformEducation LeadershipElementary EducationElementary SchoolEquityFeaturedFirst Year TeachersFreshGamificationGifted and Talented EducationHBCU'sHigh SchoolHigher EducationK-12Online Learning & eLearningOpEducationPersonalized LearningPodcastPolicy & ReformRetention & Social Promotion SeriesSpecial EducationSTEMTeacher EducationTeachersTesting

    The Edvocate Podcast, Episode 6: 8 Ways That Digital Age Teachers Avoid Burning Out

    Being a teacher is a tough job. So much so, many new teachers end up leaving the field within their first three years. To ensure that the next generation of ...
  • Ask An ExpertAssessmentAssistive TechnologyBlack Boys in CrisisBullyingChild DevelopmentChild Development TechClassroom ManagementCurrent Ed NewsDigital LeadershipEarly ChildhoodEarly Childhood & K-12 EdTechEdTech & InnovationEdTech Policy & ReformEdTech Startups & BusinessesEducation LeadershipEquityFeaturedFirst Year TeachersFreshGamificationGifted and Talented EducationHBCU'sHigh SchoolHigher EducationHigher Education EdTechK-12Matthew LynchModern ParentingOnline Learning & eLearningOpEducationPersonalized LearningPodcastPolicy & ReformRetention & Social Promotion SeriesSpecial EducationSTEMTeacher EducationTeachersTestingYear-Round Schooling

    The Edvocate Podcast, Episode 5: The Archetype of a Great Teacher

    One of the questions that I am frequently asked is, what does a good teacher look like? I respond by mentioning my 10th-grade Biology teacher, Mrs. Minor, and listing the ...
  • Ask An ExpertAssistive TechnologyBlack Boys in CrisisBullyingChild DevelopmentChild Development TechClassroom ManagementDisabilitiesDiversityEarly ChildhoodEarly Childhood & K-12 EdTechEdTech & InnovationEdTech Policy & ReformEducation LeadershipElementary EducationElementary SchoolEquityFeaturedFirst Year TeachersFreshGifted and Talented EducationHigh SchoolHigher EducationHigher Education EdTechK-12Middle SchoolModern ParentingOnline Learning & eLearningParent & Family TechParentingPersonalized LearningPodcastPolicy & ReformSecondary EducationSTEMTeacher EducationTeachersTesting

    The Edvocate Podcast, Episode 4: How to Create a Culturally Responsive Classroom

    Building a culturally responsive classroom is hard. To help you along your journey, here is your guide to exploring and respecting the cultural backgrounds of your students while also using ...

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