Yearly Archives: 2025

In the complex ecosystem of educational environments, externalizing behaviors represent one of the most significant challenges faced by educators, administrators, and support personnel. As both a researcher and practitioner in the field of education, I’ve observed that understanding these behaviors is essential for creating effective learning communities that serve the needs of all students. Externalizing…

In the landscape of educational assessment and classroom discourse, explicit questions represent a fundamental tool that significantly impacts the depth and quality of student learning. As an educational researcher and practitioner, I’ve observed that the nature of questioning directly influences cognitive development, classroom dynamics, and learning outcomes across all educational levels. Explicit questions are clearly…

As an educator with over two decades of experience in the field, I’ve observed that engagement is the cornerstone of effective learning. Engaged learners are not merely passive recipients of information; they are active participants in the educational process who demonstrate intellectual curiosity, emotional investment, and behavioral commitment to their learning journey. Engaged learners exhibit…

Emergent writers represent a fascinating developmental stage in children’s literacy journey, characterized by their evolving understanding of written communication before achieving conventional writing proficiency. As an educational researcher who has extensively studied literacy development, I find the emergent writing phase particularly revelatory because it makes visible children’s developing theories about how written language works—providing a…