March Product Updates
Enjoy this video highlighting some of the new features part of our March release!
Category: Blog
A Vision for Education: Student Connectedness at the Center
By David A. Gamberg “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” – John Dewey What is most essential about the ways in which our students of all ages engage in the learning process? How often do we say, or more importantly do students hear, “you will need this for the test”? How Read more about A Vision for Education: Student Connectedness at the Center[…]
Educator Spotlight: Remote Teaching Lessons Learned
Teachers have been the unsung heroes of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Their roles as educators have expanded beyond teaching with students. Teachers have become veritable jacks-of-all-trades struggling to balance multiple roles as tech support, social workers, and content creators. While teachers are juggling work with their students, they are managing their own lives with spouses, children, Read more about Educator Spotlight: Remote Teaching Lessons Learned[…]
How Are the Children?
The late, honorable Dr. Joe Rella who was the superintendent at the Comsewogue school district on Long Island would start his many speaking events by saying “Kasserian ingera” and then translating it to say, “How are the children?” He would go on to explain this was the traditional greeting that passed between the most fearsome Read more about How Are the Children?[…]
Celebrating Young Readers Week
“Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.” – Margaret Fuller This week is a very special week for us here at Passport For Good. No, not because it’s a 4 day work week (that is nice, though). Our company was founded on the celebration and support of students, and this week is one of the best Read more about Celebrating Young Readers Week[…]
Have You Heard? FaceTime isn’t the same as Face-To-Face Time
Earlier this week CNN published an interesting story called “Teens who spend more time in extracurricular activities and less time in front of screens have better mental health.” Our attention has been pulled in so many directions this week, so this story was easy to miss but SO important to read. In this new, hybrid learning environment the Read more about Have You Heard? FaceTime isn’t the same as Face-To-Face Time[…]