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Month: August 2014
“This was the best professional development that I have ever been to!” said Tamekia, a teacher at St Benedict’s Child Development Center. What made it the best for Tamekia and her co-workers were a couple of key ideas. One, the training provided opportunities teachers to collaborate, plan and create invitations for learning together. Knowing how…
Read MoreAngie Kinser Center Name: Goodwill of Southern Indiana Children’s Learning Center Classroom Age Group: Preschool (4 years old) Years of Teaching Experience: 13 years Years in the Excellence Academy: 2 years Highest Education Level Achieved: Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education What is one of your favorite things about teaching…
Read MoreProviding nontraditional materials for the block area invites children to test out new ways of balancing, stacking, building and creating structures. It can spark the interest of children who might not normally spend a lot of time with blocks or create opportunities for cooperative play as children explore a new material. One classroom at Goodwill of…
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