How Preschool Teachers Do It

What's happening as early childhood classrooms reopen and students return? Cindy and Alison give you a glimpse inside at the good news and the interesting news. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, including professional development, family education,...

Children are arriving at school and childcare with messages from families that cause anxiety or lack of compliance with COVID-19 rules. Alison and Cindy discuss the implications for their future and ways to support rather than undermine their ability to succeed. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpresch...

Cindy and Alison dig beneath the assumptions, sugar-coated reports and press releases to share some truths so we can have right-sized expectations for this unprecedented school year. Listen to see if these truths ring true with you... Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more a...

Exactly how much fingerpointing and shaming is about to go on when our schools open and someone tests positive for COVID-19? Cindy and Alison discuss what could happen if a class, school or childcare setting has to quarantine again. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more abo...

Sometimes, life pushes us in new directions. Cindy & Alison discuss the possibilities for those of you who find yourselves wondering, "What's next??" Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, including professional development, family education, and consul...

Before you disconnect from your school, there are things to consider. Cindy and Alison discuss their research about homeschooling instead of remote learning. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, including professional development, family education, an...

Want to know what's happening in your child's preschool? COVID-19 restrictions say you can't go in. Now what?? Cindy and Alison discuss this dilemma. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, including professional development, family education, and consul...

Will the movement toward preschool in public schools speed up due to the COVID-19 impact on childcare? Cindy & Alison propose 4 reasons why it might. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, including professional development, family education, and consul...

Why aren't we using this time to improve distance teaching? Cindy and Alison discuss 4 reasons why we have to stop wasting this time. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, including professional development, family education, and consulting opportuniti...

Join Alison and Cindy as they consider the fact that reopening schools won't be a magic elixir for the mental health of children or teachers. Listen and share your thoughts... Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, including professional development, fa...

We haven't reached the end to see what life will be and we can't go back. Buildings may open but COVID19 is still here. Join Cindy and Alison as they talk about the weird limbo of educational settings heading to the 2020-2021 school year. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn mo...

What can you do to make this unusual 4th of July a way to move to the new normal? Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, including professional development, family education, and consulting opportunities:   https://hihello.com/hi/cindyterebush-RXMBKA Su...

School, camp, and other activities will not look the same. Cindy and Alison discuss how we can support kids, acknowledge their feelings but not dump our own on them. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, including professional development, family educa...

Cindy and Alison continue Lessons Learned with an episode about what we will never do again. Thought it would be funny....and then it took a turn. Tune in! Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, including professional development, family education, and...

During hard times, we can learn the most. Cindy and Alison talk about what they will always do as early childhood professionals. What will you pledge to always do? Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, including professional development, family educati...

Cindy and Alison have questions. The first question from the vault: How will additional needs for school staff sick days be handled? Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, including professional development, family education, and consulting opportunitie...

Worried about "catching them up?"Memorization is the lowest rung on the ladder of learning. Cindy and Alison talk about how to teach your children in more meaningful ways so they can reach higher. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, including profess...

Some children are learning and thriving at home. Should we ignore that and just make them go back to our educational systems? Should we consider a different partnership with their families? Cindy and Alison discuss the possibilities. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more ab...

What do children see when they look at others? Cindy and Alison share the facts and what we need to do to raise children to build a better world. Thanks to The Children's Community School of Philadelphia for permission to share their work. Find it here: http://www.childrenscommunityschool.org/justice/ Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook p...

Put aside the social distancing, masks and other new requirements - how will they make education budgets work in a COVID and post-COVID world? Money is tight and expenses will be high. Cindy and Alison ponder the budget with some real talk. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn...

Once upon a time, we outgrew one-room schoolhouses. Have we outgrown the current system, too? Cindy and Alison talk about an entirely new approach to education from early childhood through school-age programs. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, incl...

Is there an expectation that 6 months of school closures will be erased like they never happened? Will the kids actually catch up? Cindy and Alison discuss their take on what to expect and what educational systems need to do. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynt...

Is this time an opportunity to teach children about accepting what they cannot control and making good decisions? Alison and Cindy discuss the important lessons that can be learned if we are aware and model them. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, i...

Do you see anyone discussing safety for teachers, admins, or support staff in all the social media posts? Cindy and Alison discuss the questions that seem to be missing. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, including professional development, family e...

Will COVID-19 teach us a lesson about listening to our inner voice and not the opinions of others? Alison and Cindy talk about some of the tough decisions we will need to make as individuals. Check out our website:   https://www.howpreschoolteachersdoit.com/ Be sure to like our Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/howpreschoolteachersdoit Learn more about Cynthia's work, including professional...