My friend Lindsay recently complained that she spent half of her first year of teaching giving directions. “Without fail” at least one student always asked her to repeat herself. “It took up so much time,” she lamented.
According to a recent study by the Yale Child Study Center, preschoolers in the US are 3.6 times more likely to get suspended than their white peers.
Futhermore, the study found that while black children only make up 19% of preschool…
Ashleigh Justice did not plan on becoming a teacher. Growing up in Arizona, she had a mix of inspirational teachers and teachers who did not always know how to handle all of her energy. “As a student with ADHD, I was a little bit more challenging,”…
“Nothing worth having comes free.” “Not everything that glitters is gold.” These sayings suggest that there’s something inherently wrong with a product or service that comes with no cost.
Liam, I totally agree. At Sanford Inspire, a gift-funded project started in ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, we create free professional development resources for pre-service and in-service teachers. These On-Demand Modules…
This post is written by Lessita Villa and Laurie Camposeco. We are both Teaching & Learning Specialists with the Sanford Inspire Program at Arizona State University.