CGLR has long advocated for playful learning in community spaces such as playgrounds and parks, believing that learning happens everywhere. This week’s session gave us the chance to explore play as a teaching and learning strategy in the classroom, especially during...
“It's an intentional process where we use data to identify needs and then scale interventions that show promising results from initial pilots.” - H. Alix Gallagher, Ph.D., Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) In this GLR Learning Tuesdays session hosted in...
"We wanted to provide students with an opportunity to support their continued learning." Eric Becoats, Ed.D., Superintendent of Schools at the William Penn School District, offered this reflection during the October 4, 2022 GLR Learning Tuesdays session as he talked...
“How do we take this moment that feels really hard, and say, 'What can we do better'? ... 'How does research and how [does the way] we’re mobilizing knowledge and disseminating knowledge [need to] change, so that if this happens again—and listen, whether it’s a snow...
“How do we get all these wonderful practices that you're hearing about into the length of day that we have in kindergarten?” Nell K. Duke, Ed.D., of Stand for Children asked this amidst the rich conversation during this GLR Learning Tuesdays session that was a part...
This GLR Learning Tuesdays Partner webinar gave attendees an opportunity to learn about Mississippi’s early learning efforts and gains in reading proficiency. Moderated by Micayla Tatum from Mississippi First, this session featured a conversation with Jill Dent,...
“Being an educator is an incredibly difficult job….One of the greatest joys that I've experienced is working with kids and having a chance to be a classroom educator. I think the biggest takeaway from that experience — as somebody who hit rocky points in school — is...
“The vision begins with expert lead teams of educators who share the work. This isn't something we made up. It's based on research about how teachers thrive, what they want, what keeps them in the work and how instruction works best for students who need it most. It...
Through panel conversations with three philanthropic leaders and three providers, this Funder-to-Funder Conversation explores the role that research-based professional development plays in promoting positive learning environments to support children’s kindergarten readiness.
In this week’s GLR Learning Tuesdays webinar, Preventing Burnout and #Resignation: Investing in Teacher Coaching and Support, we continued our series of sessions that follow up on our recent exploration of state and district spending from the $190 billion Elementary...
“This (grade-level reading) is not an initiative for us. This is going to be a new way of life, in which we're going to ensure that all of our kids are going to be [reading] on grade level. You cannot do that without parents as your partners. When I came in as...
“The vast majority of people in our school communities want to create equity oriented educational systems. When we put the pieces together we create the conditions to act. This joyful, developmentally appropriate aligned equity focus, early learning and elementary...
“How do we get all these wonderful practices that you're hearing about into the length of day that we have in kindergarten?” Nell K. Duke, Ed.D., of Stand for Children asked this amidst the rich conversation of the session, Play + Academics + Relationships: Teaching...