Early childhood education is essential for students' long-term academic success. From laying the groundwork for algebraic thinking in kindergarten to developing math fluency through problem-solving and strengthening reading comprehension through knowledge building, these articles offer valuable perspectives. Discover the importance of phonemic…

A century of research has shown that culturally relevant, responsive, and sustaining literacy teaching is essential to teaching all students well and is especially crucial for students of color, who most often attend urban schools. The authors share one innovative and culturally sustaining literacy practice that critically centers kindergarten and…

In 2013, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards received a 5-year Investing in Innovation Fund Development grant from the U.S. Department of Education to develop, implement, and study Accomplished Teaching, Learning, and Schools (ATLAS). ATLAS is an online case library that contains examples of "accomplished teaching"…

Young children are naturally inquisitive, and teachers often invite them to question, challenge, and create to expand their ever growing knowledge base. This article describes an inspiration one kindergarten teacher had when she overheard two children in her class discussing their recent experiences at an airport. The students were sharing some of…

What do young children do with the literacies they have learned at school? This article reexamines traditional notions of literacy by documenting a second grade child's literacy practices in school and out-of-school contexts. Data collected included field notes, interviews, observations of school and out-of-school literacy practices, and artefacts…

Many state standards require teaching students about award-winning books, which can be a daunting task considering the number of Caldecott Medal winners. This author, a library media specialist at Mill Creek Elementary in Statesboro, Georgia, describes an efficient, creative, and energizing strategy she devised that enabled her to teach the…

The key for students of today to become independent learners and knowledge workers of tomorrow lies in being information literate. However, existing information literacy (IL) teaching approaches have not always been successful in equipping students with these crucial skills to ensure deep erudition and long-lasting retention. Hence, sound…

Volume I begins with the Commissioner of Education's introduction and an introductory survey of issues. Data and discussion are provided on higher education; medical education; dental education; secondary education; city school systems; kindergarten; rural education; agricultural education; agricultural education; commercial education; vocational…

This bulletin contains a classified and annotated list of educational publications for the period of January to March, 1931, inclusive. It is the second issue under the new plan in which the significant publications in educational literature in different fields have been contributed by specialists in those fields. The publications are organized…

This bulletin contains a selected, annotated, and classified bibliography of educational literature for the period October to December, 1931, inclusive, and is the fourth and last of the quarterly issues of the year 1931. The bibliography includes significant publications in the field of education which have appeared during the quarter, having…

The following pages contain a classified and annotated list of current educational publications for the period July to September, 1931, inclusive. It is the third of the quarterly issues of the year, following the plan instituted in 1930 whereby the selection of the significant material in the different fields is made by specialists in those…