It’s not a secret that there is so much to consider about our kids’ online use. The apps, the texts, the bullying–and the online peer pressure. In fact, what I hear the most often from parents is that they feel like social media and the Internet have made parenting a whole lot harder for them! What I think parents like you and me really mean when we say things like this is that we want to make sure that we’re not missing anything with our kids’ online use and doing this feels a bit unmanageable and overwhelming at times. Maybe you can relate!

As the year progresses, there are many behaviors that we can highlight to help our students create healthy habits. Setting realistic, attainable goals a great way to keep kids on track and to redirect children who have strayed from the ideal path. Ask your students, “How can you lead a...

When I started my time at Responsibility.org, I was working in the traffic safety department and was torn as to how I wanted to continue my career. All I knew was that I wanted to follow the motto: Do what you love, love what you do. From a young age, all...

Although it’s a new year and a new semester has begun for students in many parts of the country, the idea of keeping New Year’s resolutions is long gone. The enthusiasm that tweens and teens originally display towards sticking to personal resolutions often evaporates before the first month of the...

We have exciting news! All of Ask, Listen, Learn’s resources from our newest series, “Alcohol and the Developing Brain” are now available to integrate into your Google Classroom. The digital nature of our programming allows us the opportunity to aggregate our resources and create user-friendly experiences for our community. We’re...

What is a partner? To me, it’s the winning combination of mutual care and a shared goal that brought my team and I Olympic gold in bobsledding. It’s our team of experts helping to lift Classroom Champions to new heights. It’s the collection of teachers, administrators, athlete mentors, families –...

For many, the start of a new year offers an opportunity to reflect, evaluate, and start fresh. The same goes for our Ask, Listen, Learn characters! Our brain parts have all made resolutions to work towards healthier and happier versions of themselves. Learn a bit about each character’s function and...

There is a night from my Masters in Education program that I will never forget. Our usually kumbaya-ish, feel-good, warm and fuzzy group of soon-to-be teachers were up in arms in a heated debate. As in a raised voices, interrupting, eye rolling, not-so-friendly debate. The kind we had spent all...

Oh, the New Year’s resolution. It starts as an innocent idea. One that manifests itself out of the “would’ve, could’ve, and should’ves” of the year that passed. It’s an idea that in theory should make you into a better mom, husband, parent, teacher, wife, friend, sister, brother (you get the idea). But then...

April is Alcohol Responsibility Month and it’s the perfect time to take a lesson from Vanilla Ice (remember the 90s rapper?) and stop, collaborate, and listen to start a conversation about alcohol in your classroom. As educators, we have the challenge of taking tough topics and making them relevant for our middle schoolers so they’re not only meaningful, but impactful, and leave the door open to have more conversations down the road.