“American public policy has to shift to acknowledge that the core skills needed for success in life are formed before children enter school.”
- James Heckman, Nobel prize-winning economist
"Before we can close the achievement gap, we have to close the gap between what we know and what we do."
TWO REASONS PREK-3 IS SO IMPORTANT
The images below are from the InBrief Series from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University.
PURPOSE OF THIS WIKI
- To serve as a platform for a PreK to Grade 3 Knowledge-Building Community in Minnesota.
- To help connect the early childhood community, K-12 system, and those who provide support to programs that
serve children and families before birth and up through Grade 3. - To provide a common space for sharing, collaborating, and learning about PreK to Grade 3.
- To enable participants to actively engage in a statewide Professional Learning Community.
WHAT IS A WIKI?
Click here for a YouTube video demonstrating wiki software/tool.
HOW TO USE THIS SITE
By definition, a wiki is a website that allows the creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language. Early childhood professionals from a variety of programs/services are able to create and edit information in their areas of interest or expertise. For instance, if you have a link, resource or best practice that you would like to share with colleagues, you can add the information to this site.
Some organizations especially relevant to early childhood administrators are listed on the top tool bar. The left side tool bar contains links to topic-specific areas of interest.
In order to edit this wiki, you must log in. To create an account, click here.
For instructions on Getting Started, click here - PDF
