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Aula Global, a Groundbreaking Initiative for Learning Recovery
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Tapia, Marta Tulcán; Daza, Larisa Valencia; Cruz, Alexandra Hernández – Childhood Education, 2023
Addressing learning poverty requires a multi-faceted approach, including investments in early childhood education, improving the quality of teaching, providing access to learning resources, and addressing social and economic barriers to education. Since 2017, Fundación Carvajal has implemented "Aula Global" (Global Classroom), a diverse,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Schools, Intervention, Elementary School Students
Learning to Integrate Technology in Early Math Classrooms: An Empowering Collaborative Learning Experience
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Larsen, Shannon M.; McCormick, Kelly; Coburn, Lisa; Henry, Colleen – Childhood Education, 2023
In 2014, over 30 classroom teachers and administrators from one district joined higher education faculty and researchers from an educational non-profit organization to begin a three-year collaborative project. They wanted to find ways to leverage the use of one-to-one mobile technology (tablets) in kindergarten-2nd-grade mathematics classrooms to…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Integration, Technology Uses in Education, Mathematics Education
Inquiry and Discovery with 2nd-Graders: Cigarettes and Meaningful Learning
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Bogosian, Grace; Heil, Elise – Childhood Education, 2022
Sacred Heart School, a bilingual, Catholic school in Washington, D.C., partnered with a team of researchers from Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, to launch a new project, Children Are Citizens (CAC). The project aimed to support early childhood teachers in amplifying the voices of our youngest learners. The ultimate mission was…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Discovery Learning, Grade 2, Elementary School Students
Mindfulness Practices in Mentoring and Teaching
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Trube, Barbara – Childhood Education, 2017
Mentoring, including peer mentoring, is a key element of teacher education programs and subsequent teaching practice. In order to share the benefits of mindfulness practices, a faculty member in a state university in the Midwestern United States promoted the practice of mindfulness by teacher candidates enrolled in her courses. As members of a…
Descriptors: Mentors, Peer Teaching, Peer Relationship, Teacher Education Programs
Using Digital Storytelling as a Language Experience Approach Activity: Integrating English Language Learners into a Museum Field Trip
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Pappamihiel, N. Eleni; Knight, Jennifer Hatch – Childhood Education, 2016
Second language learners face countless obstacles in the classroom, including communication and comprehension limitations and difficulty building relationships with peers. Many teachers struggle to build an inclusive classroom environment and ensure all students, especially those with linguistic and other learning disadvantages, are learning. This…
Descriptors: Story Telling, English Language Learners, Museums, Field Trips
The Power of Photography as a Catalyst for Teaching Informational Writing
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Lilly, Elizabeth; Fields, Charla – Childhood Education, 2014
Writing and photography are composition processes that help develop children's linguistic and visual competencies, respectively. Using photography in teaching writing has been found to enhance students' literacy skills by naturally invoking their interest and motivation, and eventually strengthening the reading-writing relationship. Children can…
Descriptors: Photography, Writing Instruction, Grade 4, Student Motivation