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Hello from the MACUL Conference! For those of you who are MACUL members, voting for the MACUL Board has now opened. Make sure you vote so your voice is heard! You can vote by visiting:http://macul.orbro.com/index.php?Mode=login Make sure you have your MACUL number handy, you'll need it to vote! If you attended the MACUL conference, your MACUL number is included on your yellow MACUL membership card you received with your registration mater… Continue

Thanks to the many of you who have viewed and provided feedback regarding the Research without Copying video. Many folks have asked for the PDF, so, rather than sending it out individually, I thought it might be best to attach it to the blog. Please feel free to let me know if there's any way I can assist as you try to implement some of these ideas in to your classroom. The updated PDF has a few new examples that are not on the Research without Copying video. Again, please don't hesitate to cont… Continue

As of this year, I've taken on a new job as a problem-based learning consultant. Right now, we're still in the planning stages of what a job like this might really look like. Currently, I'm in search of model schools to visit who are utilizing inquiry, problem, or project-based learning school-wide or even on a smaller scale...perhaps an entire garde level.

Any suggestions of schools either in the midwest region or in the San Diego area who are utilizing constructivism in the classroom are grea… Continue

Hello! I'm currently working with our director of early childhood to build a technology program from the ground up. Currently, none of the three early childhood buildings have any technology. We plan on purchasing a few computers, projectors, and SMARTBoards. Aside from those things, is there any type of technology, hardward or software, relevant to early childhood that you cannot live without? Thanks in advance for your collective knowledge!