Building Community and Preventing Bullying They came from Clarence Rush and Fillmore, Hapgood and La Honda, Los Berros and Miguelito. Chosen by fellow fourth to sixth-graders from the Lompoc, CA Unified School District, each of 42 students wore a light blue T-shirt that celebrated his or
Children with good self-regulation skills, empathy, and social skills are more likely to be successful in school. They are more likely to feel connected to both adults and other children. They are better able to struggle, can deal with mistakes and moments of sadness, and
I respect Jim Burke a lot. Here's why: He's a prolific author of helpful books for teachers, and, get this: he still teaches; He's a co-author on the high school edition of They Say / I Say (I partially explain my obsession with this book here and here); In addition to a
If you read my first post on STEM in the elementary classroom and came back for this one, I hope you’re beginning to see that STEM-integration is both worthwhile and doable at the elementary level. In fact, it not only reinforces learning in all subject areas,
Contributed by Allan R. Bonilla Anyone who follows education at all has certainly heard about charter schools. The movement started some 20 years ago as a choice option for parents of students who were required to attend their neighborhood schools, even though these neighborhood schools were considered
When wanting to know how much and how well our children are learning in school, critical measures of success are usually based solely on achievement data. Results from standardized tests are examined along with results from previous years (and neighboring schools, districts, and states/provinces) in
“I used to have time for that,” teachers explain to me. “I used to have time to build relationships with students, really get to know them, and build a positive culture within my classroom. But for years now I’ve just been swamped. There is so much
Simpson County School District in Mississippi began implementation of informed instruction toward essential early learning outcomes in 2008-09. Using the Essential Skill Inventories, staff learned to: Clearly identify essential learning outcomes Use systematic measurement to determine the readiness levels of your students in relation to
Teachers today face a unique challenge. The world we live in is changing so quickly that we have no way of imagining the future we're preparing our students for. Gone are the days of teaching and memorizing facts. Our always changing lives drive a need
Despite a greater awareness of the importance of early learning success, most preschool and K-3 programs are substantially the same design and quality as the programs which have led to present outcomes. Our growing national commitment to early childhood learning success will continue to produce