In this article, Tim Elmore explores ways to let your child know he/she is special within the context that millions of other children are also special. Special doesn’t mean better or more valuable. Check out his suggestions for letting children know they are special without blinding them to the fact that other kids are special too.

Looking for some super cool resources to engage students and assist them with mastering content? Look no further than this collection of Digital Tools for Math to locate exactly what you need to tech up your next lesson or project. With dozens of suggestions in the areas of web tools, apps, formative assessment, QR codes, math glossaries, and recommendations for whom and what to follow on social media, there’s sure to be a tip, trick or tool for any math teacher! There’s also a “Helpful Materials” section that is jam-packed with additional resources—one you won’t want to miss!

Students and teachers of all ages can create movies on a Chromebook using the totally free, BYOD-friendly Spark Video. The possibilities are truly endless as you combine images, text, icons, video and voice to create a movie. On a Chromebook, students and teachers can access Spark Video by heading to spark.adobe.com. Spark Video is available as an app for iPads.

What happens when students ask specific content questions and teachers respond by giving them strategies to find the answer rather than answering their question? If students are accustomed to getting immediate answers from teachers it may be frustrating for them but the frustration also motivates them and pushes them to try out different roads to discovery that they did not try before

Leadership is hard but it's also important. Vitally important. And it begins with how leaders treat people. It isn't about getting what we want and feeding our egos. Leadership is about raising the self-efficacy of others and collectively working to improve our school community together. Review this list of habits as a reminder of what effective leadership looks like.

The Center for Christian Urban Educators seeks to encourage, equip, and empower Christian educators as they impact the lives of the children entrusted to their educational care.