Teaching Strategies

““It makes my heart happy to see children having fun learning about literacy, and it’s evident by the data that they are gaining new skills.””

““Teachers have only positive things to say about Kickstart Literacy,” Courtney tells us. “It was an easy add-on for them.””

“I love The Creative Curriculum because it provides the resources teachers need to establish an environment where children can interact, grow, discover, and learn.”

“It’s really shifted the way we think about how parents take part in the learning.”

“They’re so engaged with the different things we’re doing that I don’t have to redirect them a lot…I think it’s because they’re doing what they love to do. They love to play and learn.”

“When we look at our middle of the year data right now, in every subgroup we’re seeing growth, that we’re on target to meet our goal for the end of the year. So what that says to me about The Creative Curriculum is that it’s perfect for all children.”

““[Teachers] are able to really enjoy the deep learning that children are predisposed to. And when you’re in a classroom with children who are super engaged and excited and joyful—and then you have data to show they are right where they’re supposed to be or even above where we would expect them to be in terms of their development and learning—educators feel empowered and inspired.””

““So although Endeavor is a national company using an international resource, we’re using it to celebrate individual schools and communities,” Amy explained.”

““As more of our schools utilize The Creative Curriculum, we’ve had groups of teachers—all of whom are in the Endeavor family—chat about the curriculum, discuss their work, and share their experiences,” Amy said.”

““Overwhelmingly, what I heard from educators [using The Creative Curriculum Cloud] was how smooth lesson planning went,” Sheri said. “‘You mean I can just do this and this and this and my lesson plans are done for me?’ Yes, it’s that easy. It was almost as if they were in disbelief that it could be that easy.””

““Our teachers are very bright. Their hearts are just coming right out of them. They are smart about children. They are smart about the content. There is no need to teacher-proof anything for them.””

““Sometimes you’ll encounter an assessment tool or a curriculum that is just telling the teacher what to say and giving them a very simple checklist. ‘Does the child do this? Does the child do that?’””

““The fact that our teachers can take the training whenever they have the time is really important for us,” Amy said.”

““We like to ensure educators know why we chose The Creative Curriculum and GOLD,” Amy said.”

““That’s the nice thing about partnering GOLD with The Creative Curriculum—it provides evidence to show that things are working.””

““The overwhelming majority of the children there are right where we want them to be—or even exceeding the expectations we would have for children their age—which is a very reassuring thing to share with families and with educators,” Amy said.”

““With GOLD, we can get data in a specific classroom and understand what’s happening there and what a teacher might need in terms of professional development or support,” Amy said. “We can also zoom out and look at the school as a whole. We can go even further and look at the region if we want to. And then, of course, we can look at our entire company.””

““Project-based work is more in-depth and more rigorous. It helps provide critical thinking experiences for children, and learning how to learn is more helpful to young children than learning how to memorize things like numbers and colors and shapes.””

““The notion that a child is ever just playing is really a fallacy,” Amy said. “Through many years of research and learning, we know how children learn. It’s not a mystery. We just have to be brave enough to do what we know is good for them and to take the time to do it right.””

““I saw a renewed excitement for teaching—I saw our teachers craving to learn more, our turnover rate went down. It’s been amazing to see the difference.””

““But offering quality practice-based coaching and setting clear expectations allowed us to effectively support our teachers from the start.””

““The Creative Curriculum provides a scalable way to support a novice teacher to grow into a masterful teacher.””

““The Creative Curriculum gives you a map to teach effectively,””

““It’s an amazing curriculum that provides intentional learning opportunities for yourself, your team, and your children. You just need to embrace the tools.””

““The Creative Curriculum provides an intentional framework to create an environment that will expand and encourage children to go beyond what they know and can do now,””