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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
As we learn more about child development and how much what happens to students outside the classroom impacts their behavior inside the classroom, there is a noticeable shift towards an improved framework for classroom management. Traditionally, school discipline has...
