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To The Core: An Education Podcast For Parents Dr. Megan Allen, NBCT
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Where we get to the core of parent questions about education and learning! Featuring Dr. Megan Allen, NBCT, the owner/operator of The Community Classroom tutoring center. Each Tuesday the podcast will tackle a different parent or caregiver question about education and learning by those who know best: teachers!
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Episode 12: What Can Parents Do To Help Their Child's Literacy Development?
What can we do as parents to help our child's literacy development? We all want to help our children become better readers, but we know better than forcing flashcards on a one-year-old or making a 10-year-old read a list of 200 books. So what can we do—and what are we already doing—that helps a child's literacy development?Sarah Frenette is a veteran educator who is currently the Director of Early Childhood and Elementary Teacher Licensure at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA.&nb...
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Episode 11: What Should Parents Know About Independent and Private Schools?
Ever wonder about independent, private, or charter school options? We have too, and we got our questions answered by an educator who knows them as both a parent and an administrator. We'll talk to Kim Evelti Polin, the Director of Curriculum at The Williston Northampton School, and we'll tease back the layers around school choice.Kim will share with us:Why we might want to consider independent, private, or charter schools,Why they were the right fit for her kids,The process of getting i...
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Episode 10: What is Math Play (And Why Is It Important)?
Math joy may seem like an oxymoron but trust us. It's so important for our children! In this episode, we'll get to the core of math joy by exploring math play, learning how we can integrate it into our family life at home. We'll talk to Jay Bright Shovar, a Mount Holyoke College alumna, a veteran educator from Alberta, Canada, and a Community Classroom tutor. Jay is the host of Math Play with Jay, a Twitter-based professional development series for teachers.Jay will share with us:...
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Episode 9: What Does My Child Really Need to Know Before Kindergarten?
What do our kids need to know before they start Kindergarten? And should we worry if they don't know the alphabet or their letters yet? These are some of the questions we'll tackle today with our guest, early childhood educator Danielle Goua.Dani is a teacher in DC Public Schools who has worked with prekindergarten, Head Start, Kindergarten, and first-grade students. She is a passionate educator who loves young kids and shares some heartfelt and practical advice for parents!Dani will sh...
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Episode Eight: What is Fluency (and Why Should We Care As Parents)?
What exactly is fluency and why should we care as parents? You may have seen it in an elementary school report card or heard about it in a parent-teacher conference, but what does it mean for reading at home? These are some of the questions we'll tackle today with our guest, veteran educator Christina Webster.Christina Webster is a veteran educator with a deep passion for early childhood literacy. She has taught in Holyoke, MA, and the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts and tu...
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Episode Seven: The Complex Relationship Between Girls and Science
Girls and science. Something happens to girls in upper elementary school and middle school where they start losing their fascination and love of science! Our guest in this episode helps us unpack that complex relationship. Carly Baldwin is a National Board Certified Teacher, a chemistry teacher in Ashland, Kentucky, a virtual tutor at The Community Classroom, and a Presidential Award Winner in Math and Science Teaching.Carly will share with us:How representation matters in science,How the lan...