Excited to be joining CNM Early Childhood Mentor Network this year! "ECMN Mentors are recognized professionals in the field of early childhood education dedicated to supporting high-quality early care and education in their communities."

We’ve all been working tirelessly lately in this #BackToSchool season. Don’t forget to take some time to fuel yourself this long weekend so you can continue to be a light #FridayFeeling #RealConnections #JoyfulLeaders #FF #friYAY #SelfCare #SEL #relentless #BeTheLight

Hint to Parents: If the books your child “reads” independently are predictable with lots of pictures - those books are NOT teaching your child to READ. They are teaching your child to GUESS. #HOWmatters #UsePhonics

Excited to be attending the virtual @decsped - Division for Early Childhood's 36th Annual International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and Their Families! Thanks CNM Early Childhood Mentor Network :)

Spending some time digging into the Science of Reading and how these concepts interact with early literacy experiences children have in my #NMPreK classroom this work is so important!

Tune in today at 3 p.m. for a virtual news conference with more data and details from PED Secretary Ryan Stewart and HSD Secretary Dr. David Scrase at facebook.com/NMPublicEducat…

Yes! as we entered remote learning, reflection on "high impact" interactions helped me revamp my instruction and make sure children are getting what they need even though we are not face to face!

Good morning from the Penguin Chill habitat! DYK- The exhibit features gentoo, macaroni and king penguins, and is the first of its kind in the Southwest. Plan your visit now! abqbiopark.holdmyticket.com

With young children at home, there’s always cleaning to be done. Chores can engage everyone in the household in a little “math all around us” problem-solving. Chores for Kids Can Help Them Find Math Around the House earlymath.erikson.edu/chores-for-kid…

My husband, a research engineer, speaks a lot of understanding math as a language communicating information to you. I try to frame math in my PreK classroom in this way. Example: when we look at a numeral (5), I ask what information are we getting from this? Oh, there are 5 items

By involving children in chores like doing the dishes, you can help them see mathematics in the work... Dishing Up the Math: Tasks at Home Can Become Math Time earlymath.erikson.edu/dishing-up-the…

Interesting!

Today is Random Acts of Kindness Day! Download the "Kind Acts" bingo card for ideas your kids can use to show kindness to others. to.pbs.org/3s2iBNn

Free Parenting Classes ABC Community School NMPED Community Engagement Deborah Pohl Ron Torres @APSLZ4 @chris_zone4

Free weekly cooking classes for Governor Bent Elementary School Families start tomorrow at 6:00pm! Register now at bit.ly/GBESICAN

Children have expressed interest in typing in their Google Meet class codes independently. So, today, we are working on letter names and sounds using the Apple iPad keyboard! Next step: getting them their own copy of the keyboard to practice with! #ecetech #remotelearning

as part of our plant study, we have been learning about seeds! Today, we read about how other creatures eat seeds and made bird feeders to put outside! They loved the hands-on activity! #earlychildhood #remotelearning Governor Bent Elementary School

New research shows that schools that promote social and emotional development do more for their students' long-term success than those that focus on improving test scores. Learn more in this edutopia article. >> edutopia.org/article/fuller… Yale University Yale Child Study Center