For Your Binder

Published in Pediatrics in June 2022 this link will bring you to the abstract which, although not the full paper,  provides enough data to remind us that young children are still not moving around enough. #play #movement #outside #recess #DAP #environment

It's only the abstract to the study, but the message is still clear: fewer toys leads to increased focus and more creative play. #play #toys #teaching #learning #environment

One of the best quotes ever for people working with young children. Take it to heart. Read it. Post it. Live it.   #theorists #musings

Another paper that reminds us that rhymers become readers! #teaching #learning #DAP #nurseryrhymes

If consensual control is embedded in the design, maybe Disney order might be so Mickey Mouse after all!  #panopticon 

Predictable, consistent, nurturing experiences are required to express the underlying potential of each child. #learning #teaching #DAP #relationships #care

Child development researchers are asking whether the COVID pandemic is shaping brains and behavior. #teaching #learning 

Boys were over four times as likely to be expelled as girls, and African-American preschoolers were about twice as likely to be expelled as preschoolers of European descent. Although a pattern of particular risk for expulsion with African-American students has been demonstrated during K-12, the pattern of disparity appears to begin much earlier.  #teaching #learning #equity #implicitbias #expulsion

Tension without intention. #teaching #learning #play #technology #resilience #pushdown

Originally entitled, BEYOND PINTEREST! Amen! #art #creativity #teaching #play #learning

It's time to draw the line in the sand!  #DAP #play #themes #art #creativity #learning #teaching 

Some claim we are in the middle of an ADHD epidemic.... do the kids need more drugs? Or more recess? #recess #play #teaching #learning #outside #movement