Early Education Takes Center Stage
With so much attention being paid to college and career readiness, the importance of early childhood education should not be overlooked. In the new issue of Policy Priorities, ASCD explores the significance of early childhood education and details the challenges of expanding access and ensuring equitable services for all children. The brief also provides updates on how educators and policymakers
The Power of Personalized Learning
Personalized learning. It is a stealth ninja lying in wait ready to knock out its adversary, student malaise. It's a weathered sage employing ancient methodologies of simple wisdom and effortless discernment. It's creative wizardry that unfurls forgotten enthusiasm. And it is within every educator's grasp. Simply put, personalized learning is a teacher allowing students to be at the helm of thei
You Learn. You Teach. Now Lead.
ASCD Emerging Leaders are accomplished educators with 5–15 years of experience who are highly involved in ASCD and the education community as a whole?. The two-year program is designed to prepare younger, diverse educators for potential influence and ASCD leadership. ASCD now enrolls more educators in each class than ever before and includes an Emerging Leaders Grant opportunity that will award s
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Early Childhood Education: Implementing Developmentally Appropriate Practices into Literacy Instruction — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGEarly Childhood Education: Implementing Developmentally Appropriate Practices into Literacy InstructionJanuary 22, 2014 by Tisha ShipleyA top priority for early childhood educators is to teach children to read. Using developmentally appropriate practi