Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Interview with Megan Randazzo
Jul 08, 2016
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Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An interview with Megan Randazzo
Today we have an interview with Megan Randazzo about DAP, or developmentally appropriate practice. Megan is an Achievement Coach in Canyons School District. She has been in education for 11 years and has a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and a Master's Degree in Special Education. She also works as a designer and facilitator for the Elementary ELA Department at the Utah State Office of Education.
You can find out more about the class she teaches here.
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Homework
Jul 01, 2016
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Homework
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Today Mom and I discuss the controversial and heated topic of homework. Mom talks about how she developed homework that is purposeful and strategic in helping parents as their child's first, and most important, teacher.
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Flexible Seating: An Interview with Greg Smedley-Warren
Jun 25, 2016
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Flexible Seating: Interview with Greg Smedley-Warren
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In this episode we have the chance to interview Mr. Greg from The Kindergarten Smorgasboard for some great tips on how to use flexible seating in your classroom!
Greg Smedley-Warren has been teaching for 10 years. He received his bachelors degree from Indiana University and received my ELL certification from David Lipscomb University. At the beginning of his career he spent two summers teaching in Ecuador which only helped to fan the flames of his passion for teaching. In 2015 he was selected as Teacher Of The Year by his peers. He also has a weekly show on the I Teach TV Network. He enjoys blogging, creating curriculum and resources for his classroom, and conducting professional development sessions to help teachers around the world make their classrooms a more fun, effective and interactive places to teach. When he is not in the classroom, blogging and doing all things teach, he enjoys spending time with his family. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee with his husband (known as The Mister on his blog) and their dogs, Butters and LuLu.
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Guided Reading
Jun 17, 2016
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Guided Reading
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Today Mom and I discuss how she conducts her guided reading lessons at the beginning of the school year. To find out more about guided reading, visit our informational page. We also share Sara Ann's use of play in her classroom.
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Play: Interview with Kristi Mraz
May 28, 2016
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Play: An Interview with Kristin Mraz
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Today we have an interview with Kristi Mraz to tell us how to make our classrooms more joyful, exciting, and playful!
Kristi teaches Kindergarten in the New York City Public schools. In addition to writing and teaching, she consults in schools across the country and as far away as Taiwan. She primarily supports teachers in early literacy, play, and inquiry based learning. On the off chance she has free time, you'll find Kristi reading on a couch in Brooklyn with her dog and her husband. You can follow all of her adventures on twitter @MrazKristine or on her blog: kinderconfidential.wordpress.com.
We also share a teaching experience from Allison Hogan, who has taught her class, through playful inquiry, how to be producers and consumers, and then watched them extend the learning at recess as they exchanged sticky note artwork for sticks and rocks. Here are some pictures of the work from Allison's classroom:
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Setting Up Learning Centers
May 21, 2016
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Setting Up Learning Centers
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In this episode, Mom discusses the method she uses for setting up fun and engaging learning centers (after trying every other method on Pinterest). Plus, we talk about how teaching should meet the needs of the whole child, no matter how you set up your day. You can see how her classroom has been set up for centers by watching the following video:
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Interview with Palma Lindsay of KFUNdamentals
May 13, 2016
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Palma Lindsay of KFUNdamentals
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Today we have an interview with Palma Lindsay of KFUNdamentals! Palma is a kindergarten teacher who has stayed on the cutting-edge of educational research and technology throughout her 37-year classroom career. She has taught grades K-8, served as a mentor to new teachers, and shares her fun ideas in her innovative blog which is jam-packed with new and fresh ways to keep the FUN in the FUNdamentals.
Palma discusses in depth her simple plan for making guided reading work in the classroom. She shares some great tips, ideas, and suggestions that are sure to help you plan a great guided reading block that will be fun and enriching for your classroom!
For more information, here are links to the resources mentioned in the podcast:
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The End of the School Year
May 07, 2016
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The End of the School Year
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Today we talk about the end of the year and Mom gives everyone her secret to walking out the door on the last day with everything ready and organized.
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It's Parent Teacher Conference time, so today we're going to talk about how we get ready, how we get through it, and what the most important things are to discuss. Also, we go on a tangent about food. Apparently, we were hungry.
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Oral Language
Apr 02, 2016
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Oral Language
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Guess what? Mom just got new students, and they need help with oral language. So that's what we're discussing today! How do we support language acquisition and why is it so important? Also, what happens when you teach a Minecraft obsessed student about the moon?
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