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WATT NXT Team Advance to NJ State FIRST Tech Challenge Championship

WATT NXT Robotics team 7350, advance to the New Jersey state championship. Pictured are Watt NXT…

Advance Taste of Atlantic City Restaurant Week

Available at  Preview Party February 24 at Claridge Can’t wait for Atlantic City…

Developing Critical Thinking Skills Through Bubble Maps

Far Hills teachers are making thinking visible through the use of maps called Thinking Maps™ that visualize students’ thought processes. Sequential thinking, patterns, and connections are easily grasped through these maps, which deepen understanding. Thinking Maps™ reduce anxiety by providing familiar visual patterns for thinking and working with complex ideas and situations. 

Thinking Maps™ are most effective when used in combination to fully develop a concept or theme. They equip all members of the school community with a common language for meaningful learning and interacting.

Get Ready for Spring - Gardens Shows & Other Things To Do

Every year, winter seems to last longer and feel colder... more time stuck inside, or stuck outside…

Are ESRB Ratings The Best Way For Parents To Choose Games?

There was a time when video gaming was the realm of the adolescent boy but those times have gone. According to the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), the average adult American has been playing video games for 12 years and two-thirds of American households are playing video games, which means moms and dads are doing it too. With so much game time in the home, rating systems and playtime rules have become part of a parent’s purview, as figuring out which games are appropriate for that certain age groups is tricky if you have teens, pre-teens, and single-digiters vying for the same games that the adults want to play.