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The Best Conference for Preschool Teachers

How to Get Your School to Send You to a Conference

How to get your school to send you to a teacher conference this year! A step-by-step plan with a free printable template to get started!

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Parent Communication Webinar

Learn how to effectively communicate and work with parents to increase student achievement in this webinar for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten teachers.

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Frog Street Splash Giveaway

Enter to win a registration to the annual Frog Street Splash Early Childhood Conference in Grapevine Texas this summer!

Wow Your Crowd Presentation NAEYC

Wow Your Crowd with a Read Aloud at NAEYC

Wow Your Crowd with a Read Aloud session recap from NAEYC conference with Deborah Stewart of Teach Preschool.

Pre-K Educators Academy 2013 in Chicago

Pre-K Educators Academy in Chicago

Fun in the Windy City at the SDE Pre-K Educators Academy!

5 Green and Speckled Frogs + Fine Motor Fun with Chip Clips #preschool #kindergarten

5 Green and Speckled Frogs at Splash

I had so much fun at Frog Street Splash I don’t even know where to begin! If you have never been to a Splash conference it is a MUST for your bucket list.

Techies and Dinosaurs Conference 2013

Fun at Techies and Dinosaurs in Charleston

July was a whirlwind of travel and fun! I went to Charleston, South Carolina to present at the College of Charleston 2013 Early Childhood Summit

The Read Aloud Handbook Chapter 2 Book Discussion

The Read-Aloud Handbook Chapter 2

The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease Book Study, Chapter 2: When to Begin (and End) Read-Aloud

The Read-Aloud Handbook Book Study for #preschool #homeschool #kindergarten

The Read Aloud Handbook Book Study

You’re invited to join our online book study of The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease starting July 8.

Summer Book Study: The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease

Summer Book Study: The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease

I’m pleased to announce our annual Book Study Blog Party! The title of this summer’s book is The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease (7th Edition)

SDE PreK-1 Educators Academy July 20-22, 2013

CCSS Educators Academy

The nice people at SDE have generously donated one free registration to the Educators Academy! Enter for a chance to attend this exciting event for free.

Summer Professional Development Opportunities for Pre-K, Kindergarten, and First Grade Teachers

Summer Planning and Professional Development

Summer professional development for teachers at the SDE PreK-1 Educators Academy and the I Teach K! conference. Don’t miss your chance to win a free ticket!

Teaching in the Digital Age: Infusing Technology in the Classroom

Chapter 9 of the Teaching in the Digital Age book study, Infusing Technology in the Classroom.

Teaching in the Digital Age Chapter 7: Using Video Snapshots

In Chapter 7 of the Teaching in the Digital Age book study we discuss Using Video Snapshots to Support Inquiry and Expand Classroom Walls.

Videoconferencing and Webcams: Teaching in the Digital Age Chapter 5

Here are my reflections on Chapter 5 of our Teaching in the Digital Age book study, the topic is using videoconferencing and webcams to expand the classroom.

Teaching in the Digital Age: Using A Projector In The Classroom

Chapter 3 of Teaching in the Digital Age book study, Rethinking Projectors. Includes videos demonstrations of different uses for projectors in the classroom.

Teaching in the Digital Age, Chapter 2

Teaching in the Digital Age book study discussion of chapter 2, Using Photographs and Images to Inspire.

Where in the World is Vanessa?

A list of upcoming summer and fall teacher conferences where I will be presenting.

Road Trip: Las Vegas

Check out the road trip that Heidi and I are taking to Las Vegas this summer! We’re going to the I Teach K! National Kindergarten Teacher Conference July 9-12, 2012 sponsored by SDE. Don’t let the name fool you, there will be plenty of sessions this year for Pre-K Teachers […]

Literacy Beginnings: Learning About Letters and Words

If Literacy Beginnings was a summer blockbuster movie chapter 19 would be the car chase scene, fasten your seat belts! I’ve also included two free printables.