When it comes to developing a healthy relationship with media and technology, Kelly Mendoza, VP of education programs at nonprofit Common Sense Education, believes in starting young. “In the POP Seat” is an education thought leadership series brought to you by BrainPOP.
Continue ReadingOn the Road with BrainPOP Science: Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Middle School Science Education
Partnering with early adopter districts has enabled the BrainPOP Science team to customize support for districts’ rigorous needs as they navigate shifting teaching environments. Additionally, this feedback is directly informing ongoing product development and enhancements.
Continue ReadingPassing the Torch: Leading a People-First Culture Into the Future
Building an empowering and inspiring organizational culture is both an art and a science—the product of hundreds of decisions made over time and in close partnership among many individuals. Kavita Vora and Maya Kadar Kovalsky share lessons from their work cultivating an employee-centric workplace at BrainPOP.
Continue Reading3 Ways Educators Can Become Edtech Managers — In Their Classrooms
A former school principal and teacher turned BrainPOPper shares strategies for cultivating classroom innovation by focusing on research, design thinking, and 21st-century skills.
Continue ReadingIn the POP Seat with Code.org Executive Jacqueline Smalls: “I Consider Myself a Teacher at Heart.”
Meet Jacqueline Smalls, a former U.S. Army environmental scientist and K-12 educator turned nonprofit leader. Smalls is on a mission to make computer science education engaging and enriching, and careers in STEM attainable for all students. “In the POP Seat” is an education thought leadership series brought to you by BrainPOP.
Continue ReadingSocial and Emotional Learning: Five Life Skills for the Classroom and Beyond
Read how one educator creatively incorporates essential life skills into her instruction to meet students where they are—and promote educational and personal development.
Continue ReadingFostering Safer, Kinder, Responsible Behavior Online and Offline
Digital citizenship serves as a bridge between character education and technology instruction. Learn how two educators are implementing innovative and meaningful digital citizenship lessons in their respective schools.
Continue ReadingIn the POP Seat: The Founding CEO of DonorsChoose Still Believes Teachers Know Best
Meet Charles Best, the nonprofit founder and former teacher who has devoted his career to funding classroom educators working on the “front lines.” “In the POP Seat” is an education thought leadership series brought to you by BrainPOP.
Continue ReadingBrainPOP: More Than a Movie
BrainPOP is much more than a movie! Discover our tools and features, from a movie maker to coding projects and more!
Continue ReadingIn the POP Seat with Steve Mesler: From Olympic Gold Medalist to Classroom Champion
Welcome to “In the POP Seat,” a new education thought leadership series brought to you by BrainPOP! In this inaugural interview, we’ll meet a bobsledder turned nonprofit executive who embraces lifelong learning and pays it forward.
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