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All of our staff here at BlueSky are committed, fun, and very creative.  Middle school teacher, Amee Wittbrodt is no exception to that rule! In her recent curriculum for her middle school kids, she shows us that trash is a big problem.
Because we don’t really talk about trash all that much, she’s created an innovative, new curriculum for her students to get them to discuss trash on a very different level.  Trash is what we call a “wicked problem” and many of us don’t think about it...

State testing can be daunting for both students and parents, but these tests are a large part of our public school system. A statewide assessment is just one measure of your student’s achievement, but your student’s participation is important to understand...

Planning for the future is not a simple task.  Many times it’s not at the forefront of a students’ mind.  And that’s not surprising. Students have a lot on their mind, especially if they’re struggling with anything whether it be academic or personal...

The start of a new semester and a new year for that matter comes with a sense of starting anew. No matter how last semester or last year went, we now all have the opportunity to have a positive and successful new start.
For students starting a new semester, this is the best time to plan for success. We’ve compiled a few tips to help make semester two the best one yet!...