This week I have been reflecting on the learning and teaching process and thinking about what it means to support children as they learn. This post is about what guided learning means to me. I will also describe the influence educators and learning philosophies have on my beliefs about learning and teaching. GuidedContinue reading Guided Learning
A Learning Play Date
This week in Arizona many schools are closed due to the teacher walkout. There is a great necessity to adequately fund schools in the state. I support the teachers, administrators and support staff who have stood their ground to put pressure on the state legislature and leaders to come up with a solution. Since theContinue reading A Learning Play Date
Encouraging a Love of Reading
“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” — Frederick Douglass There are many ways to read with your child and encourage a love of reading. There are also some specific ways you can provide support to your child as she reads. In this post, I will start by describing how I developedContinue reading Encouraging a Love of Reading
Helping Your Child with Math ~ Questions to Ask
In recent days, I have had several conversations with parents about how to help their child with homework and how to gain a better understanding about what their child is learning in school. Like most parents I also worry about my children’s academic progress. There are countless worries, right? Often we get caught up inContinue reading Helping Your Child with Math ~ Questions to Ask
Teaching at Home
I recently realized that tutoring has always been part of my life. In high school I tutored students in math at the local middle school. As an engineering student in college, I volunteered at a high school. Tutoring is what led me to consider switching majors to education. I enjoy the learning and teaching process andContinue reading Teaching at Home
Space, Clay and Learning
My six-year-old has developed an interest in space. He specifically asked to know more about the people who first landed on the moon. I looked around our house for our space books and displayed them in our learning space for him to look at and read. On Wednesday he signed up to go the publicContinue reading Space, Clay and Learning
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