Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
May 31, 2023
Via: K-12 DiveAt Pittsburgh Public Schools, families are often denied early childhood spots because their income is too high to meet requirements under the grants that fund the programs. “There are a lot of families that we turn away that are not […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
May 12, 2023
Via: eSchool NewsFrog Street, an early childhood education company designed around the latest science in early brain development, has announced the results of a study conducted by the Johns Hopkins School of Education evaluating the efficacy of the Frog Street Pre-K curriculum […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
February 22, 2023
Via: eSchool NewsIn early childhood education, most parents are aware of the importance of teaching key academic skills such as early literacy and mathematics skills. Recent research also suggests that problem-solving is an equally important skillset to teach young children. While the […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
February 21, 2023
Via: Ed SurgeWhile the national labor force has long since rebounded from the pandemic, the child care sector has lagged behind, experiencing a slow recovery that continues to this day. In the three years since the arrival of COVID-19, families have struggled […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
February 7, 2023
Via: EdTech MagazineThe mention of esports typically conjures images of teenagers in headsets, positioned in front of colorful keyboards and brightly lit computer monitors. As competitive gaming grows popularity at high schools and colleges across the nation, it becomes even more important […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
February 1, 2023
Via: K-12 DiveMany elementary schools hold career days where students learn about jobs they may pursue. But educators can open the door a bit wider by exposing early grade students to concepts and hands-on activities that form the bedrock of some careers, […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
January 10, 2023
Via: K-12 DiveAlthough removing or excluding children from early learning settings, such as child care programs and preschools, is more common than many people realize, it’s difficult to cite specific data on how often this occurs, said panelist Kate Zinsser, an associate […]
Education Tech, Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
January 6, 2023
Via: eSchool News1. Get to know the tech you already have. For teachers who would like to use more technology in their classrooms, the first step I suggest is to get to know your existing technology as well as possible. This was […]
Education Tech, Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
January 6, 2023
Via: eSchool NewsCoding is a necessary skill in today’s world, but it is relatively challenging to master, especially for kids. Its complexity is not necessarily because it is incomprehensible, but because it is a new concept for most students. This is especially […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
December 19, 2022
Via: Ed SurgeSince the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, education policymakers have debated the best ways to prevent and remedy learning loss. For our nation’s youngest learners, this loss has been multilayered, with developmental and academic losses compounded by diminished access to […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
December 12, 2022
Via: EdSourceEven as families continue to take stock of pandemic-triggered learning loss and emotional upset, California is expanding an early childhood education program that may help young learners begin to bounce back. Next year, transitional kindergarten, or TK, will be available […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
September 21, 2022
Via: eSchool NewsLearning Without Tears’ acclaimed Early Childhood curriculum, Get Set for School® (GSS), will now include the new Assessments to Guide Instruction, an addition to the complete program that provides greater value and more complete foundational learning. This new assessment tool […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
August 31, 2022
Via: eSchool NewsLiteracy is a fundamental element of a child’s development. Literacy means much more than just knowing how to read a book. It can also impact the ability for a child to learn other subjects, to understand road signs when driving […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
August 16, 2022
Via: K-12 DivePublic opinion of the quality of local schools has dropped but support for universal pre-K has increased significantly, according to annual survey results released Tuesday by Education Next, a journal focused on school reform. The survey touched on a variety […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
July 26, 2022
Via: Ed SurgeAs a child, I was taught that sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. The truth is that society has changed. However, our mainstream education and societal training practices have not. The future of […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
June 29, 2022
Via: eSchool NewsThe North Carolina Education Corps (NCEC) will partner with Littera Education to support and improve reading outcomes for thousands of North Carolina students who need to get back on track after more than two years of learning interruptions. Launched as […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
June 8, 2022
Via: ScienceDailyChildren who move while learning sounds of letters significantly improve their ability to recognize individual letter sounds. This is the conclusion of a new study conducted by the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports and Denmark’s National […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary, Secondary Education
May 23, 2022
Via: eSchool NewsAn overwhelming majority of educators polled in a new survey say they believe students achieve success when schools make whole child learning a priority. Ninety-one percent of teachers participating in education nonprofit Gradient Learning’s national survey, say they believe students […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
May 11, 2022
Via: K-12 DiveThe early grades are an important period for seeding socialization and social development, where educators can integrate lessons and activities that can support both academic and social growth. Maurice Elias, professor of psychology at Rutgers University and director of the […]
Educational Stages, Preschool and Primary
April 26, 2022
Via: K-12 DiveA decades-long push to create capacity for universal access to preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds was stunted by the pandemic, but the impact may have been much worse without federal rescue funds, according to speakers on a virtual press […]