May 30, 2017 | Coaching Conversations, May 2017, Promising Practices
Community Teamwork, Inc. in Greater Lowell helps nearly 50,000 individuals from 63 cities and towns in northeastern Massachusetts gain greater economic independence. One arm of the organization focuses on children and families through its early learning programs. As...
Mar 28, 2017 | Coaching Conversations, In the Spotlight
In March, ECA sat down with the Springfield Public Schools Preschool Expansion Grant (PEG) coaching team in the newly renovated Early Childhood Education Center on Catharine Street. I learned about coaching “through being coached” myself. Laura Mendes, Director of...
Apr 20, 2012 | ECA Take on Education
Linking specific practices with children’s learning is the heart of good teaching. Doing so effectively requires teachers to combine lots of knowledge. First, they have to understand child development and the milestones to strive for along the preschool continuum. ...