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Best Practice: P-3 BUILDING SYSTEMS AND CAPACITY FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD BEST PRACTICE SANDRA L. LITTLE IDENTIFIED PROJECT ELEMENTS Establish Play as an Instructional Strategy Demonstrate Co-existence of Play and Academic Rigor Increase

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BUILDING SYSTEMS AND CAPACITY FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD BEST PRACTICE SANDRA L. LITTLE

Best Practice: P-3

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IDENTIFIED PROJECT ELEMENTS

Establish Play as an Instructional Strategy

Demonstrate Co-existence of Play and Academic Rigor

Increase Awareness of The Importance of Developmentally Appropriate Practice

Increase Awareness of Whole Child Assessment

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PILOT FUNDING

Kellogg Foundation

Teaching Strategies

Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education

Preschool Development Grant

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INITIAL PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

Indian Valley Elementary School: Sylacauga City Schools

Zion Chapel School: Coffee County Schools

Byrd Elementary School: Selma City Schools

Boaz Elementary School: Boaz City Schools

All Elementary Schools: Birmingham City Schools

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COMMON VARIABLES

Established relationship with Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education

Participation in the Kindergarten Entry Assessment using Teaching Strategies GOLD

Alabama First Class Pre-K classroom within the building

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PROFESSIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR P-3 TEACHERS

Fall :

Play and Academic Rigor: Tom Rendon

Creative Curriculum for K: Teaching Strategies

Teaching Strategies Monthly Coaching

Teaching Strategies Bi-weekly follow-up Winter

Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education Pre-K Conference

Teaching Strategies Monthly Coaching

Teaching Strategies Bi-weekly follow-up Spring

Shared Journal: Amanda Branscombe

Teaching Strategies Monthly Coaching

Teaching Strategies Bi-weekly follow-up

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INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICE

4 School Systems: 7 School Systems

4 Schools: 7 schools

14 Kindergarten Classrooms: 25 Kindergarten Classrooms

2 First Grade Classrooms: 24 First Grade Classrooms

0 Second Grade Classrooms: 3 Second Grade Classrooms

0 Principals Engaged in P-3 Leadership Learning: 32 Principals enrolled in P-3 Leadership Academy

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PLAY BASED CURRICULUM CLASSROOMS IN K-3

10 20 30 40 50 60 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18

Play Based Learning

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ESTABLISH PLAY AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY

5 10 15 20 25 2015 2016 2017

Requested Play Based Learning PD

Requested PD

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PLAY BASED LEARNING B Y GRADE LEVEL

5 10 15 20 25 30 2014-15 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 Kindergarten First Second

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PRINCIPAL ENGAGEMENT IN P-3 LEARNING

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018

BUILDING SYSTEMS AND CAPACITY FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD BEST PRACTICE SANDRA L. LITTLE

Best Practice: P-3

IDENTIFIED PROJECT ELEMENTS

PILOT FUNDING

INITIAL PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

COMMON VARIABLES

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR P-3 TEACHERS

INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICE

PLAY BASED CURRICULUM CLASSROOMS IN K-3

Play Based Learning

ESTABLISH PLAY AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY

Requested Play Based Learning PD

PLAY BASED LEARNING B Y GRADE LEVEL

PRINCIPAL ENGAGEMENT IN P-3 LEARNING

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