Content and Skills: Balancing Depth vs. Breadth
Curriculum Development, PD Team Insights | June 10, 2020
Written by Megan Davenport, Faria Education Group When writing curriculum, many teachers start by selecting which standards will need to be taught during a given unit. This is certainly no easy task, and the end result is often a lot of information that students will... 
Prioritizing Standards: At the School and Teacher Level
Written by Sarah Hanna, Atlas & Amber Villa-Zang , FariaPD As our world is steeped in change, and we alter our lives in response to the pandemic, teachers and schools are a central component in these adjustments. This period of adaptation includes grappling with...
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....