American Educator: Winter 2018-2019

Where We Stand: No Time to Lower Our Defenses
Randi Weingarten
Our country’s history abounds with moments when Americans had to choose which side they were on: The Revolutionary War. The Civil War. Seneca Falls. The sit-down strikes of the 1930s. Selma. Stonewall. We are in such a moment now.
The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution...

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Reading to Learn from the Start
The Power of Interactive Read-Alouds Tanya S. Wright
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First Steps Toward Literacy
What Effective Pre-K Instruction Looks Like Susan B. Neuman
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Phonics Faux Pas
Avoiding Instructional Missteps in Teaching Letter-Sound Relationships Nell K. Duke, Heidi Anne E. Mesmer
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Increasing Science Literacy in Early Childhood
The Connection between Home and School Phil Vahey, Regan Vidiksis, Alexandra Adair
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Spatial Thinking and STEM
How Playing with Blocks Supports Early Math Laura Zimmermann, Lindsey Foster, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
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Developing Mathematical Mindsets
The Need to Interact with Numbers Flexibly and Conceptually Jo Boaler
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Ready for Recess?
The Elementary School Teacher’s Perspective Catherine L. Ramstetter, Dale Borman Fink
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Share My Lesson
Modeling Collaboration for Our Children
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What We're Reading

The Challenge for Business and Society: From Risk to Reward
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Union Highlights

AMERICANS VOTE OUR VALUES

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