Rae Pica with Mary Renck Jalongo, Karen N. Nemeth, John Spencer
 | The ranks of students who speak English as a second language continue to grow. In this segment, we share proven tips to quickly connect and build relationships with ELLs. Follow: @spencerideas @KarenNemethEdM @bamradionetwork @bodymindchild #edchat #ece #earlyed #ELL #AskingWhatIf |
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We have seen research over and over again that, when learners have a choice in identifying what to learn and how they want to learn it, it has produ ...
As educators, we have all encountered colleagues bemoaning the rise of fidget spinners, whether in-person, on blogs, or on social media. For some p ...
A few days ago, during an interesting conversation with a colleague, a realization came to me. The conversation began after my class had been ...
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Boys bring a certain level of verve to any setting. Day or night, they are ready for action and movement. Boys have a natural curiosity that fuels t ...
When the children in your class are facing adversity in ways you’ve never experienced – or possibly can’t even imagine – how are you supposed to relat ...
A few months ago Education Week published an article titled “Why Ed Tech Is Not Transforming How Teachers Teach.” The subtitle was “Student-centered, ...
We live in a culturally diverse world, which means that, whether or not you have a culturally diverse classroom, cultural sensitivity is important if ...
Although there are four components of the language arts, it seems we give the most attention to reading and writing. But listening and speaking are eq ...
What comes to mind when you hear the word science? Do you think of topics like chemistry and physics? Do you imagine people in white coats doing myste ...
Harvard education specialist Tony Wagner recently identified effective written and oral communication skills as being among the seven key skills neces ...
Most kids are naturally chatty. Humans, after all, are social beings. But when you’re doing your best to engage a class and hear the unmistakable soun ...
Many years ago I was at an event held at a university and, as I’m prone to do, I was listening in on conversations around me. (You can learn so much t ...
“Easily one of the saddest circumstances that educators deal with is helping students who have or are dealing with trauma.” These are the words ...
In the early childhood world there has been a lot of talk and concern expressed about the “pushdown” of academics into kindergarten and even preschool ...
The school year is underway. The getting-to-know-you period has ended and things are beginning to settle down. But now is also the time when some ne ...
Many years ago a man I know, whose family spoke only Polish, entered school on his first day of first grade unable to speak a word of English. ...
Over the years I’ve conducted multiple interviews and written multiple pieces on the topic of praising kids. Or, more precisely, the perils of ...
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