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06/24/2022

A recent article in Cision PR Newswire, wrote that according to Verified Market Research, the Human Resource (HR) Technology Market size was valued at $23.32 Billion USD in 2021 and is projected to reach $38.36 Billion USD by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 5.7% from 2022 to 2030.

The HR technology market is thriving primarily due to the irrelevance of traditional human resource tools in a technologically advanced world. Some of the tools used within the HR software ecosystem include talent management and workforce management.

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06/10/2022

Want to Spark Students’ Interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math)? The initiative, Remake Learning Days Across America, also brings parents into that effort.

According to an article for Education Week, by Lauraine Langreo, RemakeLearningDays, is a nonprofit after-school initiative spreading across the country. Its purpose is to inspire and nurture kids’ interest in science, math, arts, technology, and more, through hands-on and project-based activities.

In an EdWeek Research Center survey conducted earlier this year, 68 percent of educators said that problems with student engagement are making it harder to help students reach the grade level where they need to be.

Click below to learn more about the initiative as it encourages parent engagement and helps them to better understand what their children are learning, especially amid the increased use of technology in education over the past two years.

Programs like Remake Learning Days are especially important at a time when there is a vast talent gap in the STEM industry.

05/27/2022

Human Resource Executive Magazine, recently posted an article written by Phil Albinus, asking the question, how should HR and technology leaders prepare for a tight job market in the upcoming decade? According to the experts, this isn't a talent shortage, but a talent shift, meaning companies are going to have to think differently about how they approach talent going forward.

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05/13/2022

According to an online article in SmartBrief, by Colene Hardy, an instructional technology specialist, technology in the classroom can help spark creative learning and boost learning skills in students including:

• Nurturing creative self-expression
• Inspiring new ways to engage with content
• Cultivating connections in and out of the classroom
• Focusing on student choices and creativity

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Creative technology offers new ways to engage with content and can help nurture student self-expression, creativity and collaboration.

04/28/2022

WFAA recently reported that community activist Johnny Cook Muhammad is hoping to make a change in Forth Worth, TX middle schools. He plans to help reduce the number of violent crimes using positive reinforcement.

Read the article below to hear more about his plan!



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04/22/2022

A recent article by Verywell Family, discusses positive reinforcement in relationship to children with learning disabilities. It is a very practical article, such that it includes various examples of positive reinforcement, among other things.

Read below to learn more! If you are a parent, this can be beneficial to you whether you have a child with learning disabilities or not. Also be sure to check out Props, which promotes positive reinforcement.

If your child has a behavior plan, it will likely include positive reinforcement as a strategy. Learn more about how the method motivates children.

04/15/2022

Yahoo recently posted an article about a TikTok mom who uses her social media presence to speak about the reward system she implemented for her child, which promotes positive reinforcement. Props also promotes positive reinforcement!

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04/12/2022

This weekend, published an article on why it is critical to retain middle school teachers, as it helps to ensure students' success!
is similar in that it is also concerned with ensuring students' success!

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04/08/2022

In the The New York Times - Well - Health article titled, "Which is Better, Reward or Punishments? Neither," Heather Turgeon instructs caregivers on how to motivate their children instead of reward them and how to help them instead of punish them.

Caregivers can also turn to Props as a tool to help them best care for their children.

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04/01/2022

In an article by NCBI for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Keri Shiels Rosch and Larry W. Hawk, Jr. (2013) conducted an experiment to test the effects of performance based rewards on neurophysiological correlates of stimulus, error, and feedback processing in children with ADHD. Their hypothesis that children with ADHD would exhibit reduced ERN (error-related negativity), thought to reflect deficient early error detection and conscious error evaluation, was supported in their study.

As a parent, Props (www.sestolabs.com/props) can be used as a tool when it comes to performance based awards.

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03/31/2022

Todd Bishop for GeekWire, recently wrote about a new tracking device that lets parents know if their kids run away from a caregiver at the playground, where they are spending their day, if they are getting enough sleep or activity at daycare, and if they’re running a temperature, among other useful information.

How is this possible? Littlebird Connected Care will let them know!

That’s the brilliant inspiration behind the name of a new Seattle-based startup founded by University of Washington alum, Monica Plath. Plath, founder and CEO of Littlebird Connected Care, was inspired to create a wristband for toddlers by her own experience as a mom of two.

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A new tracking device will let parents know when their kids run away from a caregiver at the playground, where they've been during the day, whether they've been getting enough sleep or activity at…

03/17/2022

According to Nebraska Medicine, "Teens are under more social pressure than ever with the rise of virtual media platforms. According to the American Psychological Association's (APA) annual 'Stress in America' survey, 45% of parents say they feel disconnected from their families because of technology."

The impact of technology on teens includes:

• Depression and anxiety
• Sleep disturbances
• Social comparisons and stress levels

Parents can help their teens set healthy tech limits by:

• Talk with them about how they are feeling
• Help them plan activities with you and with others
• Encourage talking with a trusted friend or counselor
• Create no-phone zones
• An occasional family digital detox
• Promote activities like journaling, exercising, drawing, etc.

To learn more about the impacts of technology on teens and setting healthy tech limits, click below!

Teens are under more social pressure than ever with the rise of virtual media platforms. According to the American Psychological Associations' (APA) annual Stress in America survey, 45% of parents say they feel disconnected from their families because of technology.