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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 →

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage in the Classroom

Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month and the entire school year, there are countless ways to educate, celebrate, and pay tribute to the diverse Hispanic and Latinx cultures. Here are a couple ways to explore Hispanic heritage and create meaningful learning opportunities. Continue reading →

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 →

Back-to-School Tips for Students

Back-to-school season is just around the corner and can be a stressful start for both students and teachers. Here are just a couple of steps students can take to help the 2024-2025 school year manageable. Continue reading →

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

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

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

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

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 →

Edtech Wonderland ISTE Event Recap

Douglas Stewart would like to thank everyone who was able to fall down the rabbit whole with us at our EdTech Wonderland ISTE Kickoff event this year in Denver! Here are just some of the amazing moments of our event. Want to learn more about our vendors or missed any? Check out these EdTech Leaders … Continue reading →