Enrich Your Teaching Experience Using Learning Stories
Learning Stories Create Connections Learning Stories (explained here) enrich your experience as a teacher in profound ways. They help you: Understand and connect to children Get closer to families Save time on data collection Here is how teaching practice and attitude to teaching can change with Learning Stories. Better teaching decisions Nothing clarifies thinking like writing.
Student Teacher Mentoring with Educa – a Learning Story
Learning Stories in Educa Teacher Portfolios provide value beyond the classroom, aiding in teacher professional development, mentoring, and raising center standards. Read on to see how Learning Stories can be used for student teacher mentoring. Jennifer, You Are Ready! Jennifer, it has been such a great year for you and the other student
The Importance of Assessment in Early Childhood Education
Is Your ECE Assessment Aligned to Your Goals? by Rachel Silva I have been working at Educa for over 3 years. In that time I have read countless articles and spoken to hundreds of educators about different types of early childhood assessments. Nobody doubts the importance of assessment in early childhood education, the idea of
Authentic Assessment to Help Children Own Their Learning Journey
Choosing Assessment For, Not Of – Use Learning Stories Assessment that is FOR children and not OF children respects their growing minds and creates patterns of thinking that help them see themselves as owners of their own learning journey. By Judi Garcia-Stevenson For early childhood leaders, who must have a clear vision of what they
Holiday Learning Tips
Avoid learning gaps and challenges by keeping your child’s mind working through the break. Here are 4 ideas to help you get started: Use the kitchen as a learning tool Reading recipes and measuring ingredients with your child is a great way to engage in their learning experience. Sharpen reading and math skills
Why Child Care is NOT a Substitute for Motherhood
Or How Does Early Education Get Some Respect?! In her recent article for the New York Times, Why the U.S. Has Long Resisted Universal Child Care, Claire Cain Miller discusses motherhood and professional child care as if they are equivalent. They are not. Most child care services have trained professionals. They make daily contributions to
A Writer’s Guide to Amazing Learning Stories That Will Engage Families
Are Your Families Reading Your Stories? The mechanics of writing Learning Stories is easy enough in platforms like Educa learning story software platform. And you know families love them, including grandparents who often can’t get enough. Plus children will constantly revisit their stories, retelling them to other kids, their parents and their extended family. However,
Understanding Toddlers and Their Behaviors
Toddlerdom is hard. It’s also a wonderful time of exploration and lots of fun to be had. Every scenario is contextual. Your response depends on your relationship with the child, the knowledge that you have of them, and the situation at hand. Let the uniqueness of the child guide our work This article is a