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06/10/2024

Free Parenting Resources

06/10/2024

Autistic children can build skills and pursue goals by being a helper for their families. Use this coloring page to talk about ways they can help: https://m.sesame.org/superhelperfb

04/28/2024

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01/31/2024

01/31/2024

Explore our favorite children's books on everything from ADHD to trauma. Help your kids understand the emotional and learning challenges they may be experiencing.

01/31/2024

Through both smooth and challenging moments, what truly matters is how we demonstrate our attentive presence to those we hold close. Let's celebrate the significance of genuine connections, where listening to the needs, joys, and challenges of others becomes the most meaningful gesture.

11/11/2023

11/05/2023

Most students forget most of what they have been taught. They often do not understand well what they do retain. And what they and , they often do not use it actively. Some psychologists speak of the problem of “inert knowledge”—knowledge that learners retrieve to answer the quiz question, but that does not contribute to their endeavors and insights in real, complex situations.

Why do these problems of forgotten, misunderstood, and inert knowledge occur on such a wide scale? While there may be other outside reasons, here we want to examine the basic disconnectedness of much of what students learn in schools. A good deal of the typical curriculum does not connect—not to practical applications, nor to personal insights, nor to much of anything else. It's not the kind of knowledge that would connect. Or it's not taught in a way that would help learners to make .

What's needed is a connected rather than a disconnected curriculum—one full of knowledge of the right kind, one taught in a way to connect richly to future insights and applications. John Dewey had something like this in mind when he wrote of “generative knowledge.” He wanted education to emphasize knowledge with rich ramifications in the lives of learners.

🌟Children who “see the connections” are more likely to understand and remember what they learn. 🌟

How to help create the space for children to learn:

•Create opportunities for reflection and analysis, and connecting what they learn to themselves directly are the best pathways to help them learn.

•Help children understand how everything they learn is related to them.

•Give them time to analyze what they did or what they learnt.

•Ask them to express their opinions and feelings about what they learnt.

•Try giving them choices when they have to learn, encouraging setting and tracking goals for themselves.

•Help them create their own study plan with intermediate goals they need to achieve.

•Have children frame their thoughts in a journal.

•Give them a sense of personal ownership over all their learning activities - let them make choices within parameters you set.

•Give them a little personal space around their learning process instead of hovering over them.

•Let children analyze their own strengths and weaknesses in each subject and create a learning plan to address their weaknesses while reinforcing their strengths.

References:
Gardner, Howard (1983). Frames of Mind: The theory of multiple intelligences. New York: Basic Books.

Gardner, Howard (1999). Intelligence Reframed. Multiple intelligences for the 21st century, New York: Basic Books.

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11/02/2023

11/02/2023

11/02/2023

There are SO many benefits for spending time in nature. What else would you add to this list?

If you're looking for support and advice -- from guided activities to helpful tips on getting your kids outdoors -- be sure to check out our website.
https://getthekidsoutside.com/

10/22/2023

Agreed!

Thanks to Jerome Singer for this message and to Board Games for Learning for this image and post 💙

10/07/2023

https://fb.watch/nxqo7ueoVv/
Engage Enrich Empower
Children through hands-on learning
Throwback to our October hands-on lessons, part of our anti-racist curriculum.

10/02/2023

10/01/2023

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Edutopia

09/01/2023

💚 "The only thing that will change behavior is to teach a new skill to replace the troublesome behavior."

Learn more about Conscious Discipline's approach to consequences and teaching new skills here: https://consciousdiscipline.com/conscious-discipline-consequences-common-scenarios/

08/30/2023

A full moon is coming soon! And not only that, it's a blue supermoon (or a super blue moon) -- the biggest and brightest of the year.

Although it peaks on Wednesday night (EDT), this blue supermoon (or super blue moon) will appear full from Tuesday through Friday. So check it out tonight, and if the skies aren't clear, try again the following night!

Why is it blue? Because it's the second full moon of this calendar month.
Why is it super? Because it occurs during the moon's orbit's closest point to Earth.

Let the kids stay up late, set a reminder, and enjoy this amazing sight!

If you're looking for activities to do while you wait for the full moon to appear, check out our list of outdoor activities that kids can do in the dark:
https://getthekidsoutside.com/kids-outdoor-activities-in-the-dark/

08/30/2023

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08/30/2023

Just a thought 💙

08/30/2023

Reflecting on what an incredible honor it was to care for and educate your children. Incredibly excited for our next contribution
https://youtu.be/NnMbaZ09w_w?feature=shared