- Jenny Portillo-Nacu
Social emotional learning (SEL) is critical for children’s learning and development. While school schedules are packed with content, there are a variety of ways to integrate SEL skills across the day. SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes...
- David Jacobson
Last week approximately 35 Rhode Island teachers and coaches began learning how to implement an interdisciplinary kindergarten curriculum developed by the Boston Public Schools (BPS). This training is part of a pilot project sponsored by...
- David Jacobson
Massachusetts’ early childhood childhood advocacy organization, Strategies for Children, has posted a thoughtful article on how states should incorporate Birth-3rd strategies into their plans for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Other states may find...
- David Jacobson
“It’s hard to see a child unhappy. Whether a child is crying over the death of a pet or the popping of a balloon, our instinct is to make it better, fast. That’s where too...
- David Jacobson
Alyssa Haywoode has done a nice summary of Building State P-3 Systems at Eye on Early Education.
...- David Jacobson
I have now posted Version 2.0 of the Theory of Action and 7 principles. Please see this post for the updated version.
...- David Jacobson
The Center for Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO) recently released a report I wrote comparing P-3 System-Building in Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. The three case studies address a central question: How can states support P-3...