The Watch D.O.G.S. uniform is a critical element of a Watch D.O.G.S. program in a school for several reasons. It gives the school the confidence that the WatchDOGS volunteer will show up dressed appropriately. It gives the WatchDOGS Volunteer that he will be dressed appropriately when he arrives at the [...]
This morning I was a guest speaker in my son’s fifth grade class. The task at hand: Using Math in the Workplace. My duty was simple, give support to my son and his project partner Andrew with the presentation and answer any project related questions at the end. Now anyone [...]
Join us as we discuss the second step of the Watch D.O.G.S. program. The teachers! It is essential that the teachers are willing to bring Watch D.O.G.S. volunteers into their classroom and give them real, engaging and important roles. A Watch D.O.G.S. volunteer will not stay with his child or [...]
In this episode of Watch D.O.G.S. Radio, will begin a series which will examine each of the Watch D.O.G.S. 7 Steps to Success. The first step of a successful Watch D.O.G.S. program is to gain the belief and support of the administrator. It is the principal that runs the school [...]
The key to getting fathers engaged in your school is to let them know that they are not going to have to sit through “meetings” or be a member of a “committee”. These are huge turn-offs for guys who are just trying to make a living and keep their family [...]
Does your school provide an environment where fathers and father-figures feel welcome? In today’s educational system, it is often assumed that men are not interested in supporting our schools. Studies show that when fathers are engaged in their children’s education, grades are higher, behavior improves, bullying is reduced, and the [...]
This was the first pilot episode for Watch D.O.G.S. Radio. Does your school provide an environment where fathers and father-figures feel welcome? In today’s educational system, it is often assumed that men are not interested in supporting our schools. Studies show that when fathers are engaged in their children’s education, [...]
On this special Back 2 School edition of the podcast, I get you ready for the new school year with 10 songs that will take you from school supply shopping to coming home after day one, and everything in between. Enjoy math class with The Not-Its!, a career day assembly [...]
Ever since my daughter Lily went to the planetarium with her pre-school class she is obsessed with planets. She can name the planets in order, talk about the planets’ moons, and tells me that Pluto is a dwarf planet. Kids are a sponge at this age and it looks like [...]
