Renee Gudermuth is the newest addition to the Best Practices team, joining us as an Assistant Project Director in mid-July 2016.  She was drawn to BP by its commitment to ensure teachers receive proper preparation to create classrooms that encourage …

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Nicole Denise Dukes joined the Best Practices team July 1, 2016 as our graduate research assistant.  Currently, she is writing her Ph.D. prospectus, focusing on pre-service teachers and language variation, specifically African-American English.  Prior to coming to Georgia State University, …

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Innovative Educators has put together a collection of every book from the Off to a Good Start lesson planning handbook that is in print.  Currently, the set includes 26 hardcover and 40 paperback titles that correspond to lessons in the handbook. …

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This week’s post was written by Tonii Lewis, an assistant project director at Best Practices.  This is the fifth (and final!) round of RT3 toolbox activity winners. Winner #1 – Kelli Wall Card #73: Echo Song – Boa Constrictor Here’s a fun …

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This week’s post was written by Tonii Lewis, an assistant project director at Best Practices.  This is the fourth round of RT3 toolbox activity winners. Winner #1 – Joana Otoo Card #140: Dramatic Play Set up a TV weather studio with a large U.S. …

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