Our Curriculum Specialist, Diane Kroeger, had a chance to see Peru earlier this year! In this blog, she ...
13 Apr2018February 25, 2020
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Category: Ed Scoop
13 Apr2018February 25, 2020
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20+ Years of Research Shows Ready To Learn Media Improves Young Children’s Literacy
If Fred Rogers was the father of PBS KIDS, we like to consider Joan Ganz Cooney the mother! Responsible for such greatness as Sesame Street and Sesame Workshop, her organization continues to do meaningful work around children and media, including featuring some incredible research in their blog – which we borrow from time to time! Check...
11 Apr2018February 25, 2020
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Educator Spotlight: Brianna Peterson
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...
30 Mar2018February 25, 2020
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Educator Spotlight: Justine M. Chance
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...
29 Mar2018February 25, 2020
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WFSU Public Media and Ready To Learn
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...
20 Mar2018February 25, 2020
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Florida Fund for Minority Teachers: Symposium Take-Aways
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...
08 Mar2018February 25, 2020
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A Millenial Educator’s Reflection on Stoneman-Douglas
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...
07 Mar2018February 25, 2020
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How to make science experiments as common at home as bedtime stories
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...
07 Sep2017February 25, 2020
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Get to Know our 2017 Summer Squad!
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...
28 Feb2017February 25, 2020
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WFSU’s Speedy Delivery
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...