True education is as much about the environment as it is about instruction. That may sound like a bold statement, but it makes sense when you take a moment to consider the evidence. If a child is ...
(This is the third post in a four-part series. You can see Part One here and Part Two here.) In Part One, Roxanna Elden, Dave Stuart Jr., Ekuwah Moses, Matt Wachel, Pam Allyn, and Kevin Parr shared ...
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and a former local teacher is hard at work pumping positivity into the minds of young children. Leland Clelland was born and raised in ...
Schools have long proved fertile ground for the latest fads and fashions. From Brain Gym to learning styles, a succession of innovations have been enthusiastically embraced in the classroom, only to ...
Dressing up as a queen to introduce the letter ‘Q’ and how it looks and sounds was a relatively easy choice for kindergarten teacher Alex Kellemen. “It was the ‘V’ that stumped me for a while, and ...
The words that children use every day are the ones that silently construct their self-perception and the perception of the ...
The idea that math is a natural-born talent—that some people just “get it,” and others won’t no matter the time and effort put in—is a mentality that researchers and schools have been challenging for ...
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — As students transition back to school, Melissa Jones, founder of Girls Positivity Club, shares strategies for parents to support their children during this emotional period. The ...