Deanna Jump is without question one of the most well-known names in early childhood education. Teachers the world over look to Mrs. Jumps Class for inspiration and leadership in engaging young learners. WatchDOGS Radio was very fortunate to spend a few moments with a teacher who has inspired thousands of great teachers. We spoke about engaging pare…

After a short hiatis, #WatchDOGS Radio is BACK. Keith, Chris and Eric talk about how to get men engaged in their children's education AT #SCHOOL in a simple and easy to implement way. We will talk about how to increase your #PTA MENbership! We will also have interviews with New Mexico School Counselor of the Year Vicki Price and the author of a new…

Please join WatchDOGS Radio host Keith Schumacher - on the road again - at the Montana PTA Convention in Billings, Montana. We will be working with Montana PTA to give Montana kids the opportunity to have fathers and father-figures actively engaged in their education. Currently, 6 Montana schools are running Watch D.O.G.S. programs and 2 are launch…

Watch D.O.G.S. is a program of the National Center for Fathering that is an official Partner of National #PTA. This program gives fathers and father-figures the opportunity to experience their child's school day in the "real world" Fathers can choose any day of the school year (with the exception of testing and other critical days determined at the…

WatchDOGS Radio host Keith Schumacher had the rare opportunity to be a featured guest on "The Good Works Radio Show" on WYAY, NewsRadio 106.7 in Atlantaبقلم Dads of Great Students

Watch D.O.G.S. is the school-based father involvement program of the National Center for Fathering with nearly 5000 U.S. schools engaging 400,000 fathers per year. Go to Fathers.com/watchdogs to see how your school can launch this tremendously successful program.بقلم Dads of Great Students

WatchDOGS Radio host Keith Schumacher has been on the road all summer to visit PTA conferences all across the nation. On this final stop of the tour, Keith visits with Dave Rogers, who is the Top Dog Coordinator at Cathcart Elementary School in Snohomish, Washington. He also spends some time at the Washington State PTA Region #5 Leadership Training…

The WatchDOGS Radio Summer Road Trip continues in Cleveland, Ohio. Keith will be in Cleveland for the Ohio PTA Summer Leadership Training. Thank you to Ohio PTA President Shelia Ragland for the invitation to participate in Ohio PTA Training.بقلم Dads of Great Students

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Saturday Morning LIVE with Keith and Jim.بقلم Dads of Great Students

Please join our guest host Jim Heath as we have some fun with father involvement. Jim's guest will be comedian Elliott Threatt. Also joining Jim and Elliott will be a local Hero of the Hallways, Rich Bartow.بقلم Dads of Great Students

Re-post of July 25 show for iTunes.بقلم Dads of Great Students

The WatchDOGS Radio Summer Road Show continues with a visit to the Wahsega 4h Camp in the north Georgia Mountains. Wahsega is the site of the Georgia PTA State Board Retreat and the Council and District Leadership Training. We will hear last week's interview with West Virginia PTA Immediate Past President Justin Raber talking about the importance o…

Jeff is a quarterback for strengthening families and strengthening teams. He is passionate about advancing collaboration to support marriages, families and children. In 2012 Jeff joined FamilyLife as a Vice President and Catalyst for helping others. FamilyLife is a national ministry leader in marriage conferences, radio outreach and empowering reso…

Join WatchDOGS Radio host Keith Schumacher LIVE at the 2015 Georgia PTA Convention and Leadership Training in Atlanta. We will discuss male engagement programs in Georgia and throughout the country.بقلم Dads of Great Students

Happy 4th of July to all of the great DADS in our nation! Give us a call and let us know what you are doing with your kids to celebrate the 4th!بقلم Dads of Great Students

For the third consecutive year, WatchDOGS Radio will be broadcasting LIVE from the convention floor of the 2015 National PTA Convention. This year, the convention is in Charlotte, N.C. Please join WatchDOGS Radio host Keith Schumacher and Watch D.O.G.S. Executive Director Eric Snow as they discuss the events of this meeting of the oldest and larges…

This Sunday is Father's Day. We believe that every day is Father's Day, but on the third Sunday in June, we always make a special effort to recognize what great things that dads do. Join us and call in and let us know what you are doing either as a dad, or for a dad.بقلم Dads of Great Students

WatchDOGS Radio - SATURDAY MORNING LIVE! LIVE, from Wilmington, NC - It's WatchDOGS Radio! It's time for dads from all across our great country to call in and tell us what you are doing with your kids today. We want to hear about fun summer vacations. We want to hear about your weekend outings. We want to hear about baseball games. We want to hear …

Auntie Nellie's Magical Pockets is both an entertaining and educational story about a boy named Casey, whose amusing, helpful Aunt comes to visit for a week. Out of her amazingly deep, bottomless pockets, she pulls anti-stress gadgets. Using these gadgets, Casey learns to cope with six common, stressful childhood situations, including handling a ma…

Watch D.O.G.S. is the school based father involvement initiative of the National Center for Fathering. Tune in ans see what dads all over the country are doing for their local schools. Today, we will discuss the efforts that parents and administrators can make over the summer to be ready to welcome large numbers of dads into the school in the fall.…

LIVE - FROM ATLANTA, GEORGIA - IT'S SATURDAY MORNING LIVE! Hey Dad, Let's hear what you are going to do with your kids today. Are you going fishing? Are you going to a soccer game? Are you coaching? We want to hear from you and your kids. What are you doing to "Just Be Dad"? How are you loving? coaching? modeling? We want to hear from you! Give us …

Newtown's Trees is an allegory about the 2012 tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, using the town's beloved trees cut down by the protagonist as the central theme. It is a book that can be appreciated on several levels; by adults who know the horrific details of the events that took place on a cold December morning, as well as by children who read the …

Keith has over twenty-five years of Law Enforcement experience including School Resource Officer and Officer Friendly. He has served his local church for over twenty years as youth leader, providing financial counseling, conducting divorce recovery classes, and much more. He has a Doctorate in Leadership Organization , Masters in Counseling, as wel…

You are living a legacy of leadership. Right now, you have the opportunity to influence your customers, your co-workers, your community, and your children. It takes a village to raise a child. Devon Bandison believes that…with a twist. He believes every individual leader – that’s you – can influence life in a positive way. Researchers have proved t…

Parenting expert Dr. Kathy Masarie is generous in heart and spirit. Her caring commitment to the well-being of families touches all facets of her life. In her pediatric practice in the late 1980s and 1990s, Dr. Kathy spent extra time getting to know each family. From many professional experiences, she knew how lonely parents can feel in today’s cul…

Former Atlanta Hawk and 10-year NBA veteran Mike "The Stinger" Glenn will be our guest on WatchDOGS Radio. In addition to his 10-year NBA career with the Atlanta Hawks, Buffalo Braves, Milwaukee Bucks and New York Knicks, Glenn is a veteran of television, having worked for Turner Sports, CNN/SI and ESPNU as both a game and studio analyst. Another o…

Our second Teacher Tuesday!بقلم Dads of Great Students

While Keith is away on vacation WatchDOGS Radio is being taken over by Sean Rumble, Jim Heath and Chris Danenhauer. The crew will be discussing various topics relating to the WatchDOGS experience.بقلم Dads of Great Students

Kim Bearden was selected from over 70,000 nominations to be honored as the Disney American Teacher Awards Outstanding Middle School Humanities Teacher. The Milken Family Foundation selected her as one of 155 teachers from across the nation to receive the Award for Excellence in Education, and she was chosen from among 7000 teachers as Teacher of th…

Deputies Making a Change (DMAC) is a youth mentoring program that addresses the incarceration rate among young children. This program targets those who are failing in school, at risk of being incarcerated, or have problems with authority. This program will consist of tutoring, physical fitness, life skills, sessions with mentors, video instruction …

March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Today, we will break from our usual discussion on education and try to save some lives! Colorectal Cancer is the 2nd leading cancer killer. It doesn't have to be. CRC is preventable and treatable if caught in time. We just need to convince more people to get screened. Mr. Eric Hargis joined the Colon Cancer Al…

We are launching our Teacher Tuesday feature with one of the most well known superstars of the teacher blogging world! We are so proud to have Deanna Jump as our guest this week on WatchDOGS Radio. Deanna is an award winning teacher. She has taught Kindergarten and First Grade for 18 years and holds a Bachelor's, Master's and Educational Specialist…

WatchDOGS Radio Host Keith Schumacher will be broadcasting live from the 26th Annual National Youth at Risk Conference in Savannah, GA. Our Local Hero of the Hallways this week is Megan Preusser, Teacher and Watch Dog School Rep, Pleasantview Elementary, Sauk Rapids, MN. Please join in and give us a call at 215-383-3728.…

The Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) Program is the largest school based father engagement program in the nation with over 4500 schools participating in 46 states, D.C., Ryan Hamilton will join us from the Life of Dad show. Each week, WatchDOGS Radio host Keith Schumacher and co-host Chris Danenhauer discuss how this program is impacting fam…

The Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) Program is the largest school based father engagement program in the nation with over 4500 schools participating. Azim Khamisa – an author, activist and an international inspirational speaker – was born in Kenya, Africa and had early training in mathematics, economics and finance in the U.K. A successful …

The Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) Program is the largest school based father engagement program in the nation with over 4000 schools participating. Each week, WatchDOGS Radio host Keith Schumacher and co-host Chris Danenhauer discuss how this program is impacting families and schools across our nation and in four foreign countries. Please…

The Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) Program is the largest school based father engagement program in the nation with over 4500 schools participating. Today is Ground Hog Day! We will hear from our special guest, Punxatawney Phil about his prediction for the weather for the next 6 weeks. We will also be discussing the positive fathering mess…

The Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) Program is the largest school based father engagement program in the nation with over 4000 schools participating. The National Center for Fathering is one of several fathering organizations that has partnered with Toyota to promote positive fathering during the Super Bowl. Toyota will not be selling cars,…

The Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) Program is the largest school based father engagement program in the nation with over 4500 schools participating. DonorsChoose.org is an online charity that makes it easy for anyone to help students in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America post classroom project requests on our site, a…

The Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) Program is the largest school based father engagement program in the nation with over 4500 schools participating. Mike Buchanan is the author of "The Fat Boy Chronicles", a book that addresses adolescent obesity and bullying. As a former middle school teacher, Mike is very familiar with these subjects. Hi…

The Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) Program is the largest school based father engagement program in the nation with over 4000 schools participating. James F. Dwyer is a 1980 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. While a cadet, he attended the U.S. Army Paratrooper School at Fort Benning, Georgia and earned his jump …

The Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) Program is the largest school based father engagement program in the nation with over 4000 schools participating. Drive, determination, resiliency, intensity, and humility. Any of these characteristics can be used to describe linebacker Rennie Curran. ?Considered an undersized player by numerous critics g…

The Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) Program is the largest school based father engagement program in the nation with over 4000 schools participating. Each week, WatchDOGS Radio host Keith Schumacher and co-host Chris Danenhauer discuss how this program is impacting families and schools across our nation and in four foreign countries. Please…

The Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) Program is the largest school based father engagement program in the nation with over 4000 schools participating. Each week, WatchDOGS Radio host Keith Schumacher and co-host Chris Danenhauer discuss how this program is impacting families and schools across our nation and in four foreign countries. Please…

The Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) Program is the largest school based father engagement program in the nation with over 4000 schools participating. Each week, WatchDOGS Radio host Keith Schumacher and co-host Chris Danenhauer discuss how this program is impacting families and schools across our nation and in four foreign countries. Please…

The Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) Program is the largest school based father engagement program in the nation with over 4000 schools participating. Greta Lundsgaard-Vaughn is a Professional School Counselor at Strawberry Hill Elementary School in Anamosa, Iowa. On WatchDOGS Radio today, Greta and Kori Leighty will discuss the success of t…

The Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) Program is the largest school based father engagement program in the nation with over 4000 schools participating. November is National Adoption Month. As we prepare for Thanksgiving, this is a great time to express our gratitude for all of the wonderful families that have been created through the miracle …

The Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) Program is the largest school based father engagement program in the nation with over 4000 schools participating. Our featured Top Dog Coordinator is Angie Pittman of Midway Elementary School in Alpharetta, GA. Angie took over the program after Superstar Top Dog Melissa Grohovac graduated to middle school…

The Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) Program is the largest school based father engagement program in the nation with over 4000 schools participating. Each week, WatchDOGS Radio host Keith Schumacher and co-host Chris Danenhauer discuss how this program is impacting families and schools across our nation and in four foreign countries. Please…