September is National Preparedness Month, which serves as a reminder that we all must take action to prepare, now and throughout the year, for the types of emergencies that could affect us where we live, work, and visit. The 2022 Theme: A Lasting Legacy Each household, business, and school should have an emergency plan, emergency … Read more

How do we ensure that learning is progressing for every student?  Perhaps the most important thing that I have learned in my 10+ years of teaching is that more teaching doesn’t mean more learning. More explanations at the front of the class doesn’t mean more learning is happening. More worksheets and more tasks don’t mean … Read more

By Ted Beyer It’s been a while since my last blog post, but that’s because I (and the team here at Educational Innovations) have been super busy! In addition to our usual line-up of sizzling science products and exclusive Surprising Science kits, we have been working hard creating custom kits for many of our clients! … Read more

It’s Corn! – Teaching Heart Blog Skip to content Well, I gave in… My third graders have been singing THE CORN SONG seen below for weeks. I decided to use it to engage them in a multiplication craft. This is a fun and easy craft to set-up. Just … Read more

 Productivity and Organizing – resources Resources, Tips and ideas for being more productive and organized. A “poster” is at end. I’ve been working on my productivity and organizing for decades, starting with notebooks and binders, then paper organizers, PDAs and today’s tools. All these tools are needed, but so are ways to be productive. Here … Read more