Teaching Students to Use Failures Productively in Pre-K

 

These strategies help young students think about failure as a learning tool instead of a disappointment.

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Identifying The Underlying Factors Behind Challenging Behaviors

 

This online self-study course examines the underlying causes of challenging behavior and identifies the needs a child is expressing through those behaviors.

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The Powerful Role of Play in Early Education

 

This is an essential guide to raising children with play-based education. This publication includes information about play-based learning and how it plays a critical role in children’s learning and development, the essential roles of teachers and administrators, the importance of risk-taking, using play to support inclusion, and a trauma-informed approach to play-based learning.

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Realizing the Promise of Modern Postsecondary Math Pathways

 

The brief highlights clear actions education leaders should take including supporting faculty and staff in using evidence-based classroom policies, instructional practices, assessments, and student supports.

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Impact of the Illustrative Math Curriculum on Math Achievement

 

This impact study finds and highlights that the effectiveness of high-quality instructional materials depends not only on the curriculum itself but also on the conditions supporting its implementation.

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WestEd Perspectives in Mathematics Education Policy and Practice

 

We invite you to explore strategies for Improving Mathematics Education with WestEd. This new series of briefs offers research-based strategies to address today’s most pressing challenges in mathematics teaching and learning. Discover how WestEd might support your state in tailoring best practices to address local needs for your schools and districts.

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Creando Entornos Equitativos de Aprendizaje Temprano para Niños Varones de Color

 

Se trata de un recurso innovador para educadores de infancia temprana comprometidos a mejorar la equidad racial en sus salones y programas y a prevenir las prácticas disciplinarias excluyentes que afectan de forma desproporcionada a nuestros niños varones de color más pequeños.

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Questions We Answer: How Can Education Leaders Choose High-Quality Online Professional Learning for Math Teaching and Learning?

 

In this blog, WestEd’s mathematics experts tackle common questions from the field. Every post offers educators and leaders practical tips and useful insights they can apply right away.

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El Importante Papel del Juego en la Educación Temprana

 

El juego es el contexto más natural del niño para la exploración, el descubrimiento y el aprendizaje. A través del juego, los niños son capaces de organizar y encontrar sentido a su mundo. El aprendizaje basado en el juego es donde se produce el aprendizaje integrado. A través del juego, los niños  pueden desarrollar la empatía hacia los demás y una comprensión fundamental  de ideas complejas como la imparcialidad, la equidad y la justicia, así como el  valor de la diversidad en una sociedad democrática.

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Teachers: Take Your Kids Outside (Yes, During Class Time!)

 

These days it seems more educators are seeing the value of what kids know instinctively: children benefit from time outside.

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Temperamento

 

Los nueve tipos de temperamento, los rasgos típicos y las características asociadas con cada uno y consejos para apoyar un comportamiento positivo.

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Behavior Has Meaning

 

Discover the importance of understanding that all behavior is a form of communication and has meaning. Learn strategies adults can use to interpret children's needs, intentions, and emotions while supporting their social and emotional development.

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How Imaginative Play Can Help Young Children Heal from Adversity

 

Play can help children become fluent in the language of the nervous system, learning what their bodies and brains need in times of distress and dysregulation.

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