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Ellyn

The Importance of Movement in the Classroom

I was speaking with a fellow educator recently about her biggest challenges in the classroom. She mentioned that many of the children have a very difficult time being seated for extended periods of time during the day. Although she teaches in a middle...

Lifelong Readers

Happy New Year, Early Childhood Educators! With the New Year comes many hopes and ambitions to better ourselves, or better those around us. For some, this include wanting to dedicate more time to reading. This could mean both professionally in your...
Ellyn

Reviewing Homework Successfully

Hello childcare professionals! For this month, I wanted to talk to you about the importance of reviewing your work. As educators, we are constantly providing students and their caregivers written information. We want that information to have correct...

Top 5 Book Ideas

With the season of gift giving quickly approaching, think about giving a gift that will have more meaning than a toy that lights up or a toy car that makes noise. As an early childhood educator, you can give a fun gift that can last a lifetime;...

Keeping it Positive!

Hi Early Childhood Professionals! This month’s edition is on keeping things positive in your classroom. This is sometimes a challenge when you have one (or two, or three, or more) students who will just not cooperate. It is easier to turn to the...

The Face Behind the Texts

Do you ever wonder why Meredith, the Enrollment Specialist for cdaclass.org, texts and emails you encouraging you to join cdaclass.org? Well, I'm Meredith, and not only am I the enrollment specialist, but I'm also a former CDAClass.org instructor...

Class Dojo

Hello Educators! I have been in the early childhood education field for over 15 years and everyday I am learning something new! If there is one thing I remember most from every CDA class I teach, it is that we all learn best from one another. A few...
Ellyn

Professionalism in Emails

Hello, childcare professionals. In today’s world we often default to ‘slang language’ or ‘text talk’. In a matter of seconds we can ask and answer questions with our peers. Email appears to be a common place for this kind of language, and...