Children are born musicians. Babies turn their heads when they hear a parent or caregiver sing, toddlers sway to music, and preschoolers dance and ...
Posts by Sarah Hadden
sarah.hadden[at]teachstone.com
Sarah Hadden, Senior Advisor, Training and Professional Development | Sarah is an educator with 30 years of experience in the field. She has been a classroom teacher, a researcher, and a teacher educator. Prior to joining Teachstone, Sarah worked on the development and implementation of the first CLASS-based professional development programs (MyTeaching Partner and the National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education) at the Center for Advanced Studies on Teaching and Learning at the University of Virginia. Sarah conducts Pre-K & K-3 Intro and Observation trainings, Pre-K & K-3 Train the Trainer Programs, and Feedback Strategies and Instructional Support Strategy trainings. Sarah lives in Charlottesville, Virginia. She has conducted CLASS trainings in 28 states (including Alaska and Hawaii) and 4 continents! When she isn’t working, she often has her nose in a book.
When my first child was born, I was 30. I was also married, had a master’s degree, and taught in a district that paid pretty well. During my ...
We’ve been talking about the achievement gap for an awfully long time. We’re all familiar with the term; it’s the disparity in academic achievement ...
“I survived.”
Imagine that you are a child walking into a classroom for the first time. Think about how you might feel. Are you scared? Confused? Excited? What ...
Social-emotional skills are key to student success. These skills include the ability to recognize and regulate emotions and behavior, take others’ ...
Student engagement is crucial for learning. Students who understand the rules and routines of the classroom and have something to do are less likely ...
Strong cognitive skills in early childhood are associated with later school success. Cognitive skills are the mental processes that help us think, ...
Numerous studies indicate that the CLASS is a valid measure of instructional quality. But, what exactly does that mean? Simply put, it means that the ...
At some point in every training, someone invariably looks up and says, “So, if I want to be reliable, all I need to do is never score a 1 or a 7, ...