Culturally responsive management focuses on many teaching components, from as broad as choosing appropriate curricula and as specific as using congruent communication processes. Effective classroom management also involves the utilization of many essential research-based pedagogical processes as well as the ability to respond appropriately to the ...

In the second grade, my teacher loved to tell us about the dangers of smoking. He was a reformed smoker and loved his kids enough to remind us that little bit extra to play it safe and live our lives to the fullest. He was the teacher that stayed late to help students with their [...]

Just in case you hadn’t realized, it’s December – we’re deep into excitement territory for kids in our classrooms. This month could prove to be quite challenging, but the following simple tips and humorous observations will help keep you in the Christmas spirit while maintaining your sanity! 1. First, stop by Surviving December in the [...]

Hello All!My name is Faith and I am a currently enrolled in a Master's Program in Museum Education at the University of the Arts. For my master's thesis, I am exploring the topic of preschool programs in history museums. I have been a preschool teacher / assistant for the past five years and I have grown to feel that this group is often ...

It has been a while since the last post, so as a little ''I'm sorry,'' I will post all the differentiating materials I have accumulated over the past few weeks.  This may be a little overkill, but you can use the materials as you wish and coming up with the different methods of using them is half the fun.  So until my next post, happy ...

Welcome to my blog.  School starts in 17 days and I'm certainly not ready.  I have nothing planned.  I have books and books of resources but haven't really read through them nor figured out what to do with them.  I'm going to get my keys and see my classroom in 2 days.  I'm sort of in the ''paralysis by analysis'' stage.  I keep thinking about ...

I have heard that students in recovery math can't take music or band.  Why make them choose?  Incorporate music in math, it is easy and makes math fun for the students who couldn't or wanted to be in music.  I have heard that math recovery teachers teach from a ''script,'' when did we start taking the art out of teaching.  ...

It took me a while to get to where I am right now, a full time itinerant teacher within a public school system. Before, I worked in an art store and dabbled in the arts. I was not sure about what I wanted to do. I had fun working there and volunteering my time at various places (museums, schools, events, charities, etc.), but I felt like there ...

It took me a while to get to where I am right now, a full time itinerant teacher within a public school system. Before, I worked in an art store and dabbled in the arts. I was not sure about what I wanted to do. I had fun working there and volunteering my time at various places (museums, schools, events, charities, etc.), but I felt like there ...

Welcome to the Literacy Beginnings book study blog party! Today I am covering the introduction “Living and Learning in the Pre-Kindergarten Classroom” as well as the first chapter, “Growing Up Literate: PreKindergarten for the Future Generation“. I hope you will join in the conversation by leaving a comment below or posting reflections on ...