A fellow #ece {r}evolutionary had a fabulous observation after listening to Pre-K Teach & Play Podcast episode #2. She recognized that determining why children struggle is complicated by the fact that the progressions overlap. She wondered if there was an "easier" way to think about a child's …
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If I Had a Crystal Ball…
How many know just how many upper and lower case letters children should be able to identify by the time they enter Kindergarten? How many are challenged to justify whether or not a child's development and learning is considered typical or on track? Or confronted with the pressure to show growth for …
Podcast 6: A Map to the Stars
Serving groups of children with diverse abilities just got a bit more doable. Reach for the Stars (RFTS), Planning for the Future has been revised and it is better than ever. …
Podcast 5: What’s Lurking In The Classroom That’s Keeping You From Being More Inclusive?
I love visiting pre-K classrooms and watching amazing brain architects hard at work, but was fed up with all the clutter in classrooms, as well as toys and materials so broken and boring they hadn't been touched in years! …
Guest Podcast: Driven 2 Educate with Linda Buchner
This week, I had the honor of being interviewed on Linda Buchner's "Driven 2 Educate" podcast. In this podcast, we discuss the paradoxes teachers face every day, and the one thing I believe every educator needs to succeed. …
Podcast 3: Three Ways Perfectionism Negatively Impacts Children’s Development
This episode is for those who are, or who have not yet realized they are, a perfectionist. …