"Too often, we don't find out what others think because we don't know how to ask the right questions in the right ways. Co-founder of Transcend and former Teach for America executive Jeff Wetzler wants to show you how to fix that. In Ask, he brings you a conversation guide based on a simple premise: that learning how to ask other people what they truly think, know, and feeling is game-changing. Wetzler reveals Five Practices, each answering an essential...

"Beginning with the assertion that educators can effectively use comics and graphic novels to develop readers' critical literacy and empathy, DeHart explores the use of graphic novels across grade levels in a wide range of topics and themes. Taking When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed as a recurring focal text, DeHart argues that critical conversations can be opened up through well-chosen graphic novels. The book features...

Kids will travel back in time to learn about dinosaurs as they improve critical thinking, learn about letters, develop hand-eye coordination, and more. This story comes to life with rich illustrations, animated characters, story-driven games, and touch-screen interactions that and keep children engaged while learning. Speakaboos' parent app, HOMER, is a proven early learning program that builds personalized learning plans for children ages 2-8 -...

"Kids will discover the world with these apps, games and activities designed to challenge and engage kids between kindergarten and second grade. - Develop critical thinking skills - Explore foreign cultures and language - Encourage creative thinking - Reinforce addition, subtraction, equations and more" Slice of Bread loves nothing more than hunting for treasure but his day on the beach does not turn out at all the way he'd planned. In a series of...

"Children will develop problem-solving, hand-eye coordination, and strategic thinking skills as they move from game to game searching for hidden objects, identifying landmarks, and more. Search for objects; Build knowledge of geography; Explore new places; Develop problem-solving skills."--

"The goal of the Building Community Module is to help kids to understand the perspective of others and communicate effectively to create healthy relationships. Topics in this module include empathy, conflict resolution, teamwork, and communication. Life Skills Academy is designed to help kids gain the knowledge and mindset to promote both personal and academic development. By working through each module kids will cultivate the necessary social and...

Kids will build confidence and master early literacy skills with interactive games, challenges, and storybooks. - Develop vocabulary - Learn to write letters - Practice sight words - Read along with interactive books This animated phonics song helps children learn the sounds of the letters. Colorful characters teach kids two words for each alphabet letter. Kids will love singing along and watching the action after each letter as they learn to make...

Launchpad Pre-K Academy gives preschool-aged children 5 different paths to explore on their way to kindergarten. Using the Academy can help little learners develop the skills needed to enter their first year of school and inspire them to try new things with confidence. - Explore imagination and pretend play - Interpret music through movement - Draw with lines & shapes - Sing and express emotion creatively. Choo Choo Beach is about inspiring creativity...