This lesson is intended to help students realize that they can learn …
This lesson is intended to help students realize that they can learn a lot about chickens—and animals in general—through close observation. They also should come to understand that it is important to learn about the special needs of eggs/chicks in order to take care of them, whether on a farm or in a classroom hatching project. This lesson can be used as an orientation for students before doing a chicken-hatching unit in class. It may also be used in conjunction with the unit to emphasize the importance of the proper care for eggs/chicks.Â
This is a remixed OER textbook from Laura Overstreet's Human Development Life …
This is a remixed OER textbook from Laura Overstreet's Human Development Life Span text. It includes chapters on developmental theories, early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence.
This video is a lecture from Professor June Gruber, from Yale University. …
This video is a lecture from Professor June Gruber, from Yale University. Some teachers choose to show the first 8 minutes as an introduction to one of the most basic human emotions, disgust. This video focuses on emotional development, and this video fits in when teaching about developing emotions in early childhood courses.
Early Literacy Specialists and Educators may use this power point individually or …
Early Literacy Specialists and Educators may use this power point individually or with staff for development of literacy practices K -2. This tool was designed by the Early Literacy Wisconsin State Reading Association Leadership team. This tool has been used with with teams wishing to deepen their early literacy understanding by reading, discussing the book. The use of the power point will enable educators to strengthen individual and team practices. This tool enables educators to dynamically dig into I am Reading by Kathy Collins and Matt Glover generating close reading and conversation of educators.
This video tutorial will help you identify effective formative practices. In order …
This video tutorial will help you identify effective formative practices. In order to improve student outcomes, it is essential that educators understand what the formative assessment process is and the characteristics of effective formative assessment practices.
This OER textbook is a remix of chapters from “Understanding the Whole …
This OER textbook is a remix of chapters from “Understanding the Whole Child: Prenatal Development Through Adolescence“, “Observation and Assessment“, and “The Role of Equity and Diversity in Early Childhood Education“.
This course is an introduction to cognitive development focusing on children's understanding …
This course is an introduction to cognitive development focusing on children's understanding of objects, agents, and causality. It develops a critical understanding of experimental design. The course discusses how developmental research might address philosophical questions about the origins of knowledge, appearance and reality, and the problem of other minds. It provides instruction and practice in written communication as needed for cognitive science research (including critical reviews of journal papers, a literature review and an original research proposal), as well as instruction and practice in oral communication in the form of a poster presentation of a journal paper.
This dynamic OER text supports the course of Infant and Toddler Education …
This dynamic OER text supports the course of Infant and Toddler Education and Care. Through reading the materials in the book and by participating in activities you can expect to explore research-based child learning and development; developmentally appropriate activities using a strength-based approach; quality caregiving routines; and environmental influences on growth and development.
Interactive writing is an instructional strategy that supports early writers' understanding of …
Interactive writing is an instructional strategy that supports early writers' understanding of the writing process by making the process visual. Interactive writing can be used in whole-group and small-group instruction, within EL Education Module lessons and small-group writing opportunities during Skills Block. This resource was developed to use with a group of struggling writers, who needed more practice with composing a sentence.
This video and resources can be used to support educators' professional development …
This video and resources can be used to support educators' professional development related to assessment literacy. Consider using the supplement to kick off your next PLC meeting to enhance your own assessment literacy.
In 2013, Kurt Squire and Constance Steinkuehler led the "Video Games and …
In 2013, Kurt Squire and Constance Steinkuehler led the "Video Games and Learning MOOC" at University of Wisconsin-Madison. This video series, presented by Learning & Literacy Specialist, James Paul Gee, was a part of that course.
This quick-to-view, accessible video series explores the 13 "Good Learning Principles" found within well-designed video games; these learning principles align precisely with similar beneficial learning principles that are widely embraced within successful classrooms and other educational environments. The series' components were originally identified and discussed in James Paul Gee's book "What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy" (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781403984531/whatvideogameshavetoteachusaboutlearningandliteracysecondedition).
The videos offer educators of all types that are interested in the learning principles of well-designed games a swift yet comprehensive overview of usable language and pedagogical concepts related to effective games-based learning; this information can be used to spark further research and discussion, or could be utilized to develop new learning pathways and methodologies in libraries and classrooms.
YouTube Video Description: "Video games aren’t just fun, they can be powerful vehicles for learning as well. In this course, we discuss research on the kinds of thinking and learning that go into video games and gaming culture, benefits and drawbacks of digital gameplay, tensions between youth culture and traditional education, and new developments intended to bridge that growing divide."
Wisconsin’s, gaps between Black and White student high school graduation rates (Richards, …
Wisconsin’s, gaps between Black and White student high school graduation rates (Richards, 2016) and Black and White fourth-grade math and reading scores (U.S. Department of Education, 2015) are the largest in the nation. These inequalities have led to criticisms of Wisconsin’s schools and teachers as ineffective in bolstering the success of students of color and those who are economically disadvantaged.
This report from researchers at UW-Madison describes differences in school readiness as reflected by literacy skills at Kindergarten entry among children in Wisconsin. We document inequalities in literacy skills by race/ethnicity, family income and place. Our results show that teachers and schools in Wisconsin face a daunting challenge in producing equitable educational outcomes for our children.
Link to full report here: https://wcer.wisc.edu/docs/working-papers/Working_Paper_No_2017_3.pdf
The Kindness Curriculum is a free 24-lesson mindfulness guide designed for early …
The Kindness Curriculum is a free 24-lesson mindfulness guide designed for early learning classrooms, researched and developed by the Center for Healthy Minds at UW-Madison. The curriculum is accompanied by a multi-part video series produced by PBS Wisconsin, which is designed to give educators insight into the positive impacts of teaching mindfulness and support educators in implementing the lessons in the Kindness Curriculum;
The Kindness Curriculum introduces techniques to help students self-regulate and improve peer relationships. Participation in the curriculum has been linked to academic achievement and increased performance in areas that predict future success.
The Kindness Curriculum video series provides insights from educators and a guided mindfulness exercise. On the project website, you can watch the series, download the Kindness Curriculum lessons, view the learning standards met and explore research behind the curriculum.
Kindergarten Lesson involving Math modeling practices including: Notice and wondering, quantities and …
Kindergarten Lesson involving Math modeling practices including: Notice and wondering, quantities and assumptions, sharing of student ideas, what if questions, and other key components.
Infographic to be used by teachers in indentifying instructional routines and types …
Infographic to be used by teachers in indentifying instructional routines and types of tasks to support students' development of mathematical modeling skills.
Refer to the attached pdf document for an understanding of what mathematical …
Refer to the attached pdf document for an understanding of what mathematical modeling is, why it is important, how it connects to our WI math standards, 2 examples for use, as well as additional resource links.
In this episode of NJEA’s Classroom Close-up, Fort Lee’s School No. 1 …
In this episode of NJEA’s Classroom Close-up, Fort Lee’s School No. 1 is using music to extend concentration among general and special education students in kindergarten through second grade. In addition, working one-on-one using dials to analyze a student’s response to various genres of music, educators are studying the impact the music has on a student’s ability to focus, which will help to improve and enhance student learning.
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