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Portrait of Author, Victoria Long-Coleman
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March 9, 2023

Leading Toward Equity All Year Long

Op-ed author Victoria Long-Coleman shares the messages of Dr. Martin Luther King--dreams are powerful, but they are only meaningful if we act.

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Victoria Long-Coleman
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Young Children
March 1, 2023

Assessing Agency in Learning Contexts: A First, Critical Step to Assessing Children

Now, in a study funded by the Brady Education Foundation, researchers are testing a culturally flexible tool that will support agency in classrooms so that more children will be offered dynamic and sophisticated learning experiences.

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Natacha N. Jones, Amber T. Fowler, Jennifer Keys Adair
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Young Children
March 1, 2023

Rainy Day, Let’s Play! Outdoor Learning for All (Voices)

Challenged by the pandemic, educators at an urban, public school embraced outdoor learning and recommitted to a play-based curriculum.

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Lena Johnson, Lydia Mackie
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January 18, 2023

The Lunar New Year is a Global Celebration

Every year, the whole world comes together to celebrate the start of a new year, regardless of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. This collective celebration is a reminder that no matter how different our cultures may be, we are all united by one common

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Sandy Baba, Debbie LeeKeenan, Shu-Chen Yen, Iris Chin Ponte
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Blog
January 5, 2023

Cardboard Challenge: Introducing New Skills in Authentic Ways

To create a community building event with family involvement, we decided to engage in a Cardboard Challenge focused on trees: How could children build a tree with cardboard-like materials and make it interactive?

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Kelly Bird
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Young Children
December 1, 2022

"Real Worms and Gummy Worms!" Fostering Meaningful Learning for Young Children over Zoom

In this article, we share our experiences developing and implementing a virtual program during the pandemic that may serve as a guide for others looking to develop teaching plans that involve online learning when crises arise.

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X. Christine Wang, Keely Benson, Krystal Starke , Corinne Eggleston
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Young Children
December 1, 2022

Six Resources for Making the Most of Family-Educator Conferences

In this article, we present six research-informed resources for making the most of these conferences, with examples of how pre-K teachers received and made use of them.

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Tricia Zucker, Michael Mesa, April Crawford, Shauna Spear, Sonia Cabell
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