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Info from the Literacy Ambassador - Reading is a Tool for Life!

Never figured out how to get the blogs to update so I encourage you to look for updates here and follow directly at my blog for teachers. My latest posting deals with summer activities and provides each of you with a chance to make a difference with one child this summer; find the book to turn them on!

Oh, and did you hear that my book, Before They Read, won the 2010 Distinguished Achievem… Continue

Added by Cathy Puett Miller on June 14, 2010 at 9:41pm — No Comments

Would it help if I had my own ad campaign?

Working in the early childhood field, I find a plethora of views regarding "best teaching" with young children. This year has allowed me to reflect on the values that I truly hold dear when working with our littlest clients. I'm not sure how to get the word out to parents and peers that early childhood is disappearing. It seems to be fading into a distant past. In the rush to hurry up and teach them standards so that they can all be equal, we've forgotten that learning is not imposed but natural… Continue

Added by Marie Forst on June 3, 2010 at 5:42pm — No Comments

Sharing No Monster Here with children

Our book, No Monster Here was published on November 1, 2009. Alyssa Thomas, our daughter in law did the fantastic illustrations and I wrote the story, Since we wanted to create a great book, we formed our own publishing company, Fluglefluff Productions. We choose to have the book made in the United States. The book was designed by Alyssa and Jon Thomas, at Studio Collective, their graphic design firm and they were there for the printing.

Since publication, we h

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Added by Colleen Thomas on May 15, 2010 at 8:52pm — No Comments

It's Time We Revisit Motivation

If you are looking for resources to help you in your motivation of students, ideas to help families become involved, the best in children's and young adult books, you've come to the right place. My blog for K-12 teachers,

"Teachers Are Sparklighters for Literacy Everyday!"

This is the latest post at a place you'll want to visit again and again. I speak with the authentic voice of a t… Continue

Added by Cathy Puett Miller on February 22, 2010 at 1:09pm — No Comments

Refocus Children - Balance Lives

Are the playground slides at your school being used as much as the school's satelite internet connection? I doubt it. Individual health insurance rates are climbing because our kids and their parents are out of shape. We sit if front of electr… Continue

Added by pat griswold on February 18, 2010 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

Intro

Hi, I live in Herndon with my three sons who are 8, 9, and 17. I have a BA in art history. I have worked in Montessori schools since 2003 in infant and toddler rooms. I am studying to earn an AAS degree in Early Childhood Development. I am also interested in special education and may eventually become a special ed teacher or a therapist. I am taking a Montessori Infant/Toddler training course. Leisa Continue

Added by Leisa Humphrey on January 24, 2010 at 4:33pm — No Comments

Music & the brain

I've read about this kind of research before, connected with how people "audiate" music. Edwin Gordon's research on children's musical development was the basis for some of my classes in Music & Movement at Nova. He said that the amount, variety, & complexity of music heard in infancy and early childhood predicts later musical aptitude, not to mention enjoyment! Brain research has shown that people hearing music with parts left out will "fill in" what is left, if they know the music (no… Continue

Added by Gail Multop on January 16, 2010 at 8:35am — 3 Comments

Play redux

We woke up to snow this morning and preschool was delayed an hour, but there was no way we would miss out on playing in the snow. Now we live in Northeren Virginia, where people consider any snow an obstacle to driving, so we only had 10 in the class. But I'd notified parents ahead of time that my classroom (none of the others do this) goes outside in the snow and if children do not have boots, they stay in and ride bikes. My assistant stays in and I go out with the children. Well, no one wants… Continue

Added by Gail Multop on January 8, 2010 at 3:03pm — 2 Comments

Kids as Playground Designers

Take a look at how a new playground takes shape, with help from students who were invited to take part in the design process. Full story is at Edutopia. This is another successful community build organized by KaBOOM, a nonprofit that advocates for great places to play for all our kids. Continue

Added by Suzie Boss on December 29, 2009 at 1:29pm — 1 Comment

field trip advice

When taking a group of kids on a field trip, is it a good idea to have some sort of Travel Medical Insurance for the kids that don't have Health Insurance. The Garmin Nuvi is ready to roll, but we wanted to make sure that we have everything in order. What… Continue

Added by Cindy Fallsen on December 22, 2009 at 8:07pm — No Comments

Tips On How To Be An Effective Educator

If you are a newfangled teacher, chances are you are still ideal and still expectant that the learning environment will always work to your favour. But after a while, you will realise that there are elements or factors that goes way out of your control. You are now exposed to a larger scale of truth as opposed when you were in college learning about the field.If you are, on the contrary, an educator who is considered senior in the field, the dilemma could be that you can not adjust in today's fa… Continue

Added by Jana Vera on December 8, 2009 at 5:30am — No Comments

Washington Post Highlights Play-based learning

This morning's Metro section's lead article discusses the "debate over the value of make-believe". They quote Judy Apostolico-Buck, my 27year old daughter's first grade teacher, and now coordinator of Arlington County Public School's early childhood education program. Sounds like Arlington is doing the right thing. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/20/AR2009112002391.html Continue

Added by Gail Multop on November 21, 2009 at 6:26pm — 3 Comments

Engaging Families in Their Children's Literacy Development - It's Different Than You Think

I'm starting a revolution: turning away from finger wagging "you should do this with your child" to understanding that every family has literacy in some form and celebrating that. For years, schools have befriended the PTA moms (and we know how necessary they are) but offered little time or energy for less engaged families. That is largely because teachers don't receive any training on encouraging families to be a part of their children's literacy growth. In fact, teachers are promoted as the s… Continue

Added by Cathy Puett Miller on November 19, 2009 at 10:33pm — No Comments

Updating The Blogs

My newest postings: Blog for Parents (both "snuggle and cuddle" stage and supporting independent readers) Blog for K-12 Teachers and Blog for Preschool Educators Enjoy! If everyone reading these blogs shares them with one other person, you'll add to my revol… Continue

Added by Cathy Puett Miller on November 13, 2009 at 9:51am — No Comments

Gryphon House Is Publishing My Activities!

I'm soooo excited. Things are finally starting to work out. Gryphon House is publishing 4 of my teacher activities in their Learn Everyday Series in the fall of 2010. Everything takes soooo long in the publishing business. I just signed a contract with Guardian Angel Publishers for my picture book, Sh, Sh, Sh, Will the Baby Sleep? Have a fantastic day! Kathy Stemke http://educationtipster.blogspot.com Continue

Added by Kathy Stemke on October 6, 2009 at 8:00pm — 3 Comments

http://parentsandkidsreadingtogether.blogspot.com

I still haven't figured out how to let the blog automatically post so I'm doing a "manual" here. I'm going to try to do it this way now, just going into edit and seeing if it will pick up the most recent post. Anyone have other ideas on getting the most recent additions to post without me doing this all the time? Here's the link: http://parentsandkidsreadingtogether.blogspot.com. This one is for parents of teens! Continue

Added by Cathy Puett Miller on September 28, 2009 at 12:15pm — No Comments

My new blog for preschool teachers is: http://passionatepreschoolteachers.blogspot.com/

Hope you enjoy this: I'm working on one for librarians and media specialists maybe and have one for teachers.....My aim to provide practical ideas and share what I'm learning from research. Check it out! Continue

Added by Cathy Puett Miller on September 26, 2009 at 9:59am — No Comments

Still Figuring It Out!

Hey, friends. We are still trying to figure out how to make the link from BAM to my current postings update when a make a new post on Parents and Kids Reading Together. If anyone has ideas, please share. Otherwise, click here to visit: http://www.parentsandkidsreadingtogether.blogspot.com. I'm planning trips to Birmingham, AL in October, New Orleans, Washington DC, Birmingham (again), and St. Louis in November and love to share my passion about literacy when I go a traveling. If you know school… Continue

Added by Cathy Puett Miller on September 10, 2009 at 1:08pm — No Comments

Lifetime Entertainment "Mom of the Week" and Book Award

What an unexpectedly exciting week; first, Lifetime Entertainment selected me as "Mom of the Week" (check my pic on top right corner of pg) http://www.lifetimemoms.com/ for the first week of September. I'm humbled and grateful to receive this honor and second, The Birth to Five Book just received the Good Parenting Seal from Parental Wisdom. A team of professional peers and parents read and recommended my book for this prestigious seal. Continue

Added by Brenda Nixon on September 9, 2009 at 6:14pm — No Comments

Listen to my interview on Book Bites for Kids!

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Check out my blog and free "Movement and Rhythm Newsletter." http://educationtipster.blogspot.com Continue

Added by Kathy Stemke on August 15, 2009 at 6:33pm — No Comments

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