Do you have wonderful childhood memories of playing in the outdoors? Perhaps you collected leaves and studied their shapes and colors, or you turned over rocks and logs along the creek looking for bugs, or you built castles on the beach with sand and shells. These...

Young children’s partners in learning about the world around them are their families and, when in early learning education and care programs, their caregivers or teachers. Our commitment as educators is to ensure every child’s optimal development through strong...

Young children are complex thinkers. The way children think, feel, and explore their environment helps inform the planning and implementation of their educational experiences.  Early Childhood Professionals will observe the child's play and interests and plan a...

Last week, at a statewide meeting of County Office of Education library and media leaders, California State Librarian, Greg Lucas, announced an initiative to license online library databases and provide them to all K-12 students for free. The effort was spearheaded by...

Every person relies on the environment for food, water, clean air, natural resources, and much more.  The environment (natural or built) provides students an engaging and real-life context for learning and gives educators the opportunity to help their students build...