Creating a supportive learning environment for kids and teachers | Precious Hallman, educator and author Early Care for Every Kid

Precious Hallman, educator, mother, and author based in Memphis, TN, joins me to discuss:
(02:06) path to becoming an educator(08:30) ongoing support and structure teachers need to be effective and stay motivated(14:55) teaching and parenting during the pandemic(17:30) tips for getting parents and kids engaged and invested in learning(21:40) what makes a great teacher/mentor?(31:25) measuring a child's growth/learning + pros/cons of testing(39:13) tips for recharging as a busy working parent(40:40) resource for parents and children during and beyond the pandemic
and more.
Mentioned in this episode:
Precious Hallman http://preciousmorganhallman.com/Parents • Children • Home: Creating A Supportive Learning Environment During A Pandemic & Beyond https://earlycareforeverykid.captivate.fm/preciousbookStillman College https://stillman.edu/
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Precious Hallman is an educator author mother, and advocate for equity for all children. She currently teaches fourth grade science in Memphis, Tennessee, where she resides with her husband and their two sons. Recently, she published her first book, Parents, Children, Home, Creating a Supportive Learning Environment During a Pandemic and Beyond. As many parents with young children who cannot get vaccinated just yet, have anxiety over the upcoming school year and perhaps anxiety over the past school year. I hope this episode and her book can be a helpful resource and some comfort for you. We discuss her path and training to becoming an educator and her experiences as a teacher and a mother during the pandemic.
We also talk about specific things teachers can do to get ongoing support and professional development, to build trust, communication, and accountability for themselves had students and families and how we, the public might recognize and value the work educators do every day.
This is early care for every kid, a podcast for people who want to make learning, living, and loving more harmonious for everyone. I'm your host, Danielle An. Each week, I interview fellow parents, educators, advocates, and community leaders. Who care for and work with young children and families. I share their experiences, insights, and specific, actionable tips on how you could help make the world work better for everyone.
Welcome to our conversation with Precious Hallman.
Welcome Precious. You have a passion for it, children and all people. And you've been an educator for 17 years. How did you come to seek out or fall into education as a career?
Well, originally, as I mentioned before, I was a biology major. I always had a passion about science and animals and everything that involves science.
And it was a huge conflict with being a college athlete and traveling so much for my first two years of undergrad, my freshman year. Sophomore year that's when I realized, okay, this is not going to work with having labs...