

Nesbitt's workshop, Part 1: Reflect on Your Practice and Know the Law (YouTube video) Nesbitt's presentation on instructional strategies and tools for play-based kindergarten Resources for Teachers, Curriculum Instructors, and Administrators Kimberly Nesbitt, an assistant professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of New Hampshire, held two workshops with educators at the NH DOE to discuss instructional strategies and tools before the beginning of the new school year starts. Educators shall develop literacy through guided reading and shall provide unstructured time for the discovery of each child's individual talents, abilities, and needs." Educators shall create a learning environment that facilitates high quality, child-directed experiences based upon early childhood best teaching practices and play-based learning that comprise movement, creative expression, exploration, socialization, and music. "Instruction in support of kindergarten standards shall be engaging and shall foster children's development and learning in all domains including physical, social, cognitive, and language. The amendment, HB 1499, added a provision specific to the course content and teaching of kindergarten, which is structured upon a play-based model. In 2018, the state of New Hampshire amended RSA 193-E:2-a, the Substantive Educational Content of an Adequate Education law. Division of Educator Support and Higher Education.Division of Education Analytics and Resources.Recovering Bright Futures Learning Pods.Military Interstate Children's Compact Commission.
