Celebrated each year, World Read Aloud Day was started by LitWorld to bring attention to the power or reading stories aloud to children. The research on read alouds is clear – when children listen to the voices of their teachers and family members read stories aloud they can become stronger readers! Here are a few resources to help make your celebration of World Read Aloud a success!

The Math Learning Center has a handful of terrific apps for math students. Their virtual manipulatives let students move pieces around the screen and even annotate to demonstrate understanding. Most of their apps are available for iPads, Android tablets and web browsers. Learn more here.

Rigor is all the buzz yet the term is seldom clearly defined. Some mistakenly assume that rigor means making things more difficult. Others believe it is piling on the work. If school leaders advocate rigor teachers need to know that rigor is individual to each student’s needs and is measured in depth of understanding. Read more!

Dr. Tim Elmore if the founder and president of Growing Leaders, an organization dedicated to mentoring young people to become the leaders of tomorrow. In this article Tim shares seven damaging parenting behaviors that keep children from becoming leaders. All the love in the world doesn’t necessarily protect parents from parenting in ways that hold their children back from thriving and gaining independence.

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.