Happy Pride Month! Here are a few ways to have an inclusive and aware classroom for LGBTQ+ students. Continue reading
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ISTE 2024 Kickoff Event Sneak Peek
Douglas Stewart is excited to host the EdTech Wonderland Event at ISTE 2024. Our annual ISTE launch party will kick off the conference in Denver with whimsey, wonder, and a bit of curiosity. Fall down the rabbit hole into an immersive wonderland highlighting the best of EdTech experiences and entertainment. Don’t be late for this … Continue reading
New Texas TA-TEKS Standards
In today’s ever evolving world of education, Texas is changing their education structure to prepare students for a tech-based future. Let’s explore what the new Technology Applications Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TA-TEKS) mean for educators, students, and the entire educational landscape. Proclamation 2024 is the current instructional materials adopted for the state of Texas. … Continue reading
AAPI Authors to Check Out
To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, here are some Asian American authors to check out. Maxine Hong Kingston Maxine Hong Kingston is an American novelist and a Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Kingston has written three critically acclaimed novels and several works of non-fiction that have strengthened the understanding of … Continue reading
Celebrating AAPI in the Classroom
Every year, the month of May is officially designated Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage (AAPI) Month. May was chosen to commemorate the arrival of the first Japanese immigrants in the United States on May 7, 1843, as well as the completion of the transcontinental railroad by a large Chinese workforce on May 10, 1869. Here … Continue reading
Mental Health Tips for Students and Educators
In 2023, it was estimated that about 1 in 4 adults, and 1 in 5 children in the US have had or will have a mental disorder in their lifetime. This means nearly 20% of children in the United States have mental, emotional, developmental, or behavioral disorders. Many people also suffer from more than one … Continue reading
Sustainable Douglas Stewart Company Vendors
For sustainability month, and to celebrate Earth Day this year, we wanted to highlight some of our vendor partners that take the extra step to stay green. 3Doodler 3Doodler stands by their Plastic Promise. All 3Doodler plastic strands are made from the highest quality materials and have all been subjected to the strictest standards of … Continue reading
4 Ways to Keep Students Engaged
As an educator, a primary goal is to keep your students engaged. This, however, can be challenging due to the sheer number of distractions students face combined with all the material they are expected to learn. The possibilities for teachers to engage K-12 students in the classroom are boundless, but here are 4 easy ways teachers … Continue reading
4 Ways to Improve Sustainability in the Classroom
In 2023, public schools in the United States produced over 14,500 tons of waste every day. This waste mostly consists of disposable plastics used for lunches, like plastic utensils, straws, and bags. Fortunately, many schools are already reducing their environmental impact, and your school can too. With Earth Day approaching on April 22nd, we wanted … Continue reading
Autism Awareness in the Classroom
According to the most recent estimates from the CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network, currently about 1 in 36 children has been identified with ASD. As these numbers rise, it’s increasingly important for educators to understand how this range of conditions affects the way they teach and how they can more effectively provide … Continue reading
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