Originally published March 21, 2022 In recent years, mindfulness has gained popularity in our society, including in the early childhood education ...
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What are open-ended prompts? Open-ended prompts are questions or statements that support children’s verbal and nonverbal communication. The purpose ...
Originally published Jan 23, 2020 by Allie Kallmann A few years into teaching early childhood, I applied to work at a school that does incredible ...
To be an effective teacher and classroom presence, the adults have to work together as much as or more than the students do. Classrooms work best ...
Feel intimidated by the idea of advocacy? Many do. Our guest on today's episode of Teaching with CLASS®, Jake Stewart, explains the importance of ...
The CLASS® tool’s Instructional Learning Format (ILF) dimension refers to the ways educators enhance engagement. We all know students who are engaged ...
Educators learning about CLASS® are asked to narrate their actions and sportscast their children’s experiences in order to support and encourage ...
One of the best things about teaching is having a fresh start every morning. Greeting your students plays an important part in setting the tone of ...
Setting up a classroom for a new school year can be exciting! It’s hard not to get excited at the prospect of a fresh start. But that doesn’t mean ...
When I started teaching four years ago, I was one of a handful of new teachers in a small school that experienced high teacher turnover. We new ...