Here are some tips for parents from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics’s publication on “Teaching Children Mathematics” via Marshall Memo 484. . . . → Read More
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Do you want to give your children an edge? Make sure they speak more than one language – and the earlier, the better. Kids who are exposed to two languages from birth have an advantage over their single-language peers. The best practice is to have one parent consistently speaking English, and the other parent consistently speaking a second language to the child. . . . → Read More 
“So, you are confident that your child is ready for kindergarten, but how prepared are you? We’d love to have your comments and questions, and especially – from those of you who have already survived a first day of kindergarten – your advice!” . . . → Read More 
“Senseless acts of violence are hard for everyone to understand,” says Lillian Tsosie-Jensen, school counseling specialist for USOE. “It is important to talk to your children with a positive outlook. Children look to parents and guardians for direction and reaction to events.” Read tips on how parents and teachers can guide and inform children on how to react to high profile violence. . . . → Read More 
Looking for specific learning activities to prepare your child for kindergarten? USOE’s Parent Resource page is the place to go for an abundance of compiled information. . . . → Read More 
Do you have an outstanding volunteer in your classroom? Do you know someone or a group of people who work hard to improve your community? Celebrate an extraordinary volunteer or service organization by nominating them for one of the 2011 Utah Volunteer Service Awards. . . . → Read More  Leave a comment  News Releases, Online Newsroom, Superintendent  Community Partners, Districts, Educators, Governor, Lieutenant Governor Greg Bell, News Releases, Parents, Schools, Students, Utah Commission on Volunteers, Utah State Office of Education, Utah State Superintendent of Public Instruction Larry K. Shumway, Volunteer 
Eight applicants will come before the Utah State Charter School Board tomorrow, seeking charters to open new schools in the fall of 2013. The State Charter Board will meet with the governing boards of the prospective charter schools in a six-hour work session following its regularly scheduled board meeting. . . . → Read More 
First Lady Jeanette Herbert will participate in a reading event with the Intermountain Therapy Animals (I.T.A.) R.E.A.D. (Reading Education Assistance Dogs) program. Previously, Mrs. Herbert donated books to Copperview Elementary, a Title I school. The event will be attended by 30 to 40 first-grade students, dogs in the I.T.A R.E.A.D.Teams, I.T.A administration and school administration. . . . → Read More Leave a comment News Releases, Online Newsroom, Teaching and Learning Canyons School District, Community Partners, Copperview Elementary School, Districts, Educators, Governor, Internmountain Therapy Animals, Midvale, News Releases, Parents, Reading, Reading Education Assistance Dogs, Schools, Students, Title I, Utah First Lady Jeanette Herbert Utah State Superintendent of Public Instruction Larry K. Shumway will celebrate National School Bus Safety Week by riding on a school bus to Indian Hills Elementary School in the Salt Lake City School District tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 18. . . . → Read More Leave a comment News Releases, Online Newsroom, Pupil Transportation, Superintendent Districts, Indian Hills Elementary School, National School Bus Safety Week, News Releases, Parents, Pupil Transportation, Salt Lake City School District, Schools, Students, Utah State Superintendent of Public Instruction Larry K. Shumway |
    
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