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Why I Don’t Just Tell Children to “Share!” Anymore
A Tale of Two Scissors Two children play with flower clippings in their backyard water table when a conflict erupts over a single pair of purple scissors. Michael, who was...
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5 Strategies for Developing the Art of Collecting Quality Observations
Collecting observations and data on children’s learning is a common practice in early childhood education. Many teachers and caregivers prefer to use an observation-based assessment system for data collection because...
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Supporting Teachers Through the Assessment Process
One of my favorite education researchers in recent years is Dr. Nonie Lesaux, Academic Dean and Juliana W. and William Foss Thompson Professor of Education and Society at the Harvard...
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Why I Don’t Expect Children to “Be on Their Best Behavior” Anymore
When I began teaching in 1990, my idea of being a good teacher was to have high expectations of children’s ability to “make good choices” and for them to be...