Tell us the story about how you became an educator! I realized I was made to teach during my time working at the Orlando Science Center in high school. I was surrounded by passionate and enthusiastic educators and teachers who engaged kids and made learning a special and exciting experience. I was amazed and inspired...
By Justine M Chance I guess I first thought about teaching children in 1940 when I was an elementary school child. Through 4th grade, I attended a one-room school, housed in our only community church in the Tennessee hills near Perryville, TN. I loved my teacher, Miss Vernon Striegel and I once chose to sit...
For the past 20 years, WFSU, PBS and CPB have been partners in a Ready To Learn Grant Initiative that brings a wide range of educational resources, both online and on air, to children ages 2 to 8. The goal is always to promote early learning and school readiness, with an emphasis on literacy, math...
Our team member Brianna Peterson reflects on some of the things she learned at a recent educator symposium: On March 10th I attended a symposium for The Florida Fund for Minority Teachers. FFMT is an organization that provides scholarships to African-American, Hispanic-American, Asian-American, and Native American students pursuing degrees in education at any of 35 institutions...
On February 23 and 24, Michael Dreyer interviewed students and adults who descended on the state capital of Tallahassee, Florida to call attention to the need for legislative action on gun violence. Exactly one week after the horrific February 14th shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Florida, cheers of “Enough is Enough” rang...
This article was written by Amanda Paulson (opens in a new window), a Staff Writer at The Christian Science Monitor (opens in a new window) – we liked it so much, we needed to share it with you! A key part of our current work with Ready To Learn is intended to give parents the tools...
We had an awesome group of summer staff members this past summer who were so great at navigating our craziest time of the year with us! From helping with Super Why! Reading Camp assessments and prep to transforming into Odd Squad agents for our 21st Century camp rotations, these ladies handled our frenzy with grace...
Moments of validation in life are sometimes few and far between, and even more rarely come in packages stamped with the words “SPEEDY DELIVERY”. Meeting Mr. McFeely, Mister Rogers’ beloved postman friend, was a big deal for 6-year-old me. Then a proud member of Pensacola’s WSRE Kids Club, I was starstuck, as you can witness...
Tasha How I love Winter Break!! We moved around a lot when I was growing up… and no matter where we ended up, I always pulled out some of my favorite books that took me to places that I felt right at home. One of the first books that I will share is: Alexander and...
