The folks over at Teach Preschool have great ideas about engaging students in writing practice in fun, meaningful ways. Offering interesting tools to students is one example. “If you have students that do not enjoy finger painting or having messy …

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Alan is one of the newest members of the Best Practices team, having joined in August 2013 as an Assistant Project Director.  You may meet Alan at New Lead Teacher Training, where he facilitates one day of training on lesson …

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Bright From the Start recently announced the creation of DECAL Scholars, a program to encourage and support continuous learning through academic pursuit, training, technical assistance, and mentoring. Support for early education teachers in Georgia includes educational counseling, scholarships, incentives, and …

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Shutterbugs Wiggle and Stomp is a free game from the Smithsonian. In it, students join a zookeeper on a tour of a zoo, and students must identify the actions of various animals. The zookeeper’s spoken words appear as text, and …

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Welcome to BP Connection, a blog of tips, tricks, and hints that will help you become a more successful Georgia Pre-K teacher.  We see you in person once a year and value our time with you, engaged in dialogue and …

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