Dear Teachers, It was a gorgeous spring day when I took my students to our outdoor classroom to practice writing complete sentences detailing our observations. Just as I started to discuss the order of adjectives, I was interrupted by a cheeky...
Self-efficacy can be described as perceptions about one's abilities to meet challenges and complete tasks successfully. Ideally, all students and teachers enter the classroom each year with a sound sense of self and the academic confidence necessary...
This helpful guide by Marcie Flinchum Atkins offers creative, easy-to-implement ideas for connecting elementary learners with the natural world. Download the guide. Dive deeper into insightful resources designed to support educators and enhance...
1. As the school year begins, I often invite teachers to consider how they will welcome children to mathematics. 1. What will their first experiences with mathematics be in your classroom? How do children see themselves connected to and...