Matt Schmitt is an engineer, usually not much of a talker.
But when he and his 3-year-old son, Parker, build with blocks, Schmitt describes the shapes, colors, the difference between tall and short and what happens if they stack the blocks too high.
Research shows the more words children hear, the larger their vocabularies and the better prepared they are to read.
Schmitt learned that during a six-week program for dads, “3Ts-Let’s Talk Dads,” created at the University of Chicago with support from the Steve Nash Foundation.
Dads typically don’t talk in depth about parenting like moms do, said Meghan Storms, senior program manager at Southwest Human Development, which runs the program locally. Dads play a critical role in their children’s lives.
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March 11, 2021
During a live free webinar entitled Feeding the beast: Executing on your digital signage content strategy, hosted on Digital Signage Today and sponsored by Reflect Systems on March 30 at 2:00 p.m. EST, panelists will address how to effectively manage digital signage content strategy. Bradley Cooper, editor of Digital Signage Today, will moderate the panel, which will feature Matt Schmitt, founder and president of Reflect Systems and Matt Shafer, VP of business development and strategic alliances for Cedar Fair.
It s easy to get distracted by software specifications and resolutions and ignore the content when deploying a digital signage network. During the presentation, the panelists will discuss a variety of tools to help you feed the beast of content including:
How Michigan will look against Ohio State and 4 more college wrestling questions to ponder
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Michigan is back, Penn State is looking for matches, and the No. 1 Iowa Hawkeyes are out because of COVID-19. Out West, the Arizona State Sun Devils have a big weekend ahead with top-20 duals against Northern Iowa and Iowa State.
With limited duals remaining in the season, this weekend is key for teams to fine-tune their athletes and prime their lineups for championship season in March.
Here are some of the big questions we have as the dual season nears the finish line.
In many ways, 2020 has been a year of change for the city of Jordan.
This year, students found ways to learn outside the classroom and welcomed a new superintendent, while Jordan residents elected a new mayor and leadership for the city.
Despite all the unknowns, Jordanites still found ways to embrace the traditions that make Jordan, Jordan.
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Jordan elementary, middle and high school students faced a new challenge in 2020 as distance learning became the norm in early March and again in late November. Courtesy Jordan Public Schools
As coronavirus case numbers spiked in early 2020, Gov. Tim Walz signed an order temporarily closing Minnesota schools.