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JANUARY 18, 2023

Walk into an early education classroom and you might see children exploring sensory-focused items (blocks, sand, water), hear singing with repetitive words and lines, and you will feel the joy and wonder that these young ones experience as they discover something new.

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MARCH 8, 2019

I always enjoy your wonderful suggestions for using technology in the classroom and wish I was still there to implement them. I always enjoy your wonderful suggestions for using technology in the classroom and wish I was still there to implement them. I had one computer in my classroom in 1985 and two in 1986. I am delighted.

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JULY 15, 2019

Wonder Workshop is a STEM-based interactive early learning experience that introduces coding to K-5 learners and provides everything teachers require to teach coding and robotics (see below under How to Use Dash in Your Classroom ). How do you use Dash in your classroom? What is Wonder Workshop? Dash checked that box off.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

I published this article in early October, but am republishing it as our American elections are upon us. Cast Your Vote is part of former Supreme Court Justice’s Sandra Day O’Connor’s acclaimed gamification of oft-confusing civics processes with the goal of making them understandable to young learners.

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JUNE 16, 2016

This is easy enough for even young students (though keyboarding knowledge is essential). Use Google Storybuilder as a focused way for students to write-edit-rewrite manuscripts and gain an early understanding of the concept of ‘point of view’ Puppet Pals. Here are nine of the most popular.

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DECEMBER 26, 2022

This collection includes selections related to education and some that reach far beyond the classroom. Marisa I read about the child care crisis to learn more about the lived experiences of early childhood professionals, the pain points families encounter and the challenges facing our youngest learners.

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