Moving from Planning Activities to Unit Mapping in Early Childhood Classrooms
Written by Elizabeth Clarkson, Ed.D When I was teaching PreK, getting our children in and out of the lunch room was usually a struggle; it was crowded and a little too loud for us. As soon as the weather warmed up we’d beeline to the playground picnic tables with our...Mapping Non-Thematic Components in Early Childhood
Written by Elizabeth Clarkson, Ed.D If you’ve ever spent a day in an early childhood classroom, you know traditional reading, writing, and math skills aren’t the only thing happening. In fact, you might have been overwhelmed by all the movement and activity! Teachers...Lesson Planning Templates: So many Options!
PD Team Insights, Teaching Strategies | February 21, 2020
Written by Megan Davenport and Elizabeth Clarkson, Ed.D, FariaPD There are many different ways to approach lesson planning. Some schools or districts ask for a consistent approach, while others allow flexibility for teachers to outline their lessons as they see fit.... Where to Start: Mapping Elementary ELA with Standards and a Textbook
Curriculum Development, PD Team Insights | January 13, 2020
Written by Megan Davenport, FariaPD Sitting down to begin mapping your curriculum is a daunting task—where do you even begin? There are many entry points, but here I walk you through one way that the process can look in order to help you begin your own work! Pre-Work:... Improve Classroom Management with Restorative Justice
PD Team Insights, Teaching Strategies | February 27, 2019
As we learn more about child development and how much what happens to students outside the classroom impacts their behavior inside the classroom, there is a noticeable shift towards an improved framework for classroom management. Traditionally, school discipline has...