Influential Hispanic Educators

Influential Hispanic Educators

Dr. Helen Rodriguez-Trías Helen Rodríguez Trías was an American pediatrician, educator and women’s rights activist. She was the first Latina president of the American Public Health Association, a founding member of the Women’s Caucus of the APHA, and a recipient of the Presidential Citizens Medal. Read more about Rodriguez-Trías here: https://www.nps.gov/people/dr-helen-rodr%C3%ADguez-tr%C3%ADas.htm Elsa Salazar Cade Elsa … Continue reading →

Hispanic Authors to Check Out

Hispanic Authors to Check Out

Gabriel Márquez Gabriel Márquez was a Colombian novelist and one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982 for One Hundred Years of Solitude. In both his shorter and longer fictions, García Márquez achieved the rare feat of being accessible to the common reader while satisfying … Continue reading →

How to Minimize Teacher Burnout

How to Minimize Teacher Burnout

More and more teachers are experiencing fatigue, mental exhaustion, and even apathy for their work. That’s why it’s more important than ever to develop healthy habits — inside and outside the classroom. There’s no definitive answer to avoid burnout, only how to minimize its effects. Here are just a few ways to minimize burnout throughout the school year. Continue reading →

Pre-made Lesson Plans to Help Teachers

Pre-made Lesson Plans to Help Teachers

Back-to-school seasons means lesson planning and prep. Creating lesson plans for weeks after weeks of school can be hard and stressful, mainly if you need to adapt lesson plans to how your students learn. Douglas Stewart understands how stressful and time-consuming lesson planning can be. That’s why we partner with educational companies that have lesson plans created for teachers by teachers with their products to engage and teach students STEAM solutions. Here are just a few of our EdTech leaders with lesson plans available for free. Continue reading →

Back-to-School Tips for Teachers

Back-to-School Tips for Teachers

The 2024-2025 school year is fast approaching, and teachers are already starting to get their classes ready. To help with the stress and overwhelming feeling of the start of the school year, here are some tips for teachers to prioritize to be efficient, organized, and ready. Continue reading →

DSC Days: Company Highlight

DSC Days: Company Highlight

For the month of July, we reached out to our DSC staff to nominate co-workers who deserve a shout-out and recognition for all their efforts and hard work. Here is a closer look at some of the amazing people that make Douglas Stewart Company possible. Tom Hoven         Tom is a Purchasing Analyst at DSC. Here’s … Continue reading →

DSC Days: Department Highlight

DSC Days: Department Highlight

For the month of July, we reached out to our DSC staff to nominate co-workers who deserve a shout-out and recognition for all their efforts and hard work. Here is a closer look at some of the amazing people that make Douglas Stewart Company possible. Marketing Design Team “All of DSC’s designers go above and … Continue reading →

How to Engage Young Learners in STEAM Education

How to Engage Young Learners in STEAM Education

STEAM learning is designed to provide children with learning opportunities that combine fun hands-on activities with experiences that aid in their fundamental development. These technologies allow children to understand how tools help accomplish tasks and adapt. This balance of education and play naturally encourages young minds to ask questions, try new things, engage with their … Continue reading →