by Susan F. Tierno, Ed.D. | Sep 10, 2021 | Andamio
The Background The beginning of the 2021-22 school year has been a huge reminder that parents in the poorest areas on the southwest border of Texas struggle with low socio-economic status, drugs, and crime. These parents and their children face many old barriers, from...
by Susan F. Tierno, Ed.D. | Sep 1, 2021 | Andamio
New Edition Puts Info in Hands of Spanish-Speaking Parents One of the greatest hurdles in education is engaging parents throughout the course of their child’s academic journey. When those parents don’t speak English, the hurdles are even higher. Andamio Press is...
by Susan F. Tierno, Ed.D. | Aug 26, 2021 | Andamio
Children’s Brains Only Hear a Quarter, or Less, of What You are Saying In order to teach my parents about the concept of memory, I made a random, 90-second recording from a radio station in Mexico. We then shared it with the Hispanic parents in the group. You can...
by Susan F. Tierno, Ed.D. | Aug 20, 2021 | Andamio
When Kids Remember, Kids Learn The brain stores critical pieces of information, forming memory. Memory is one of the brain’s great and mysterious functions. It is indispensable to all human beings. Memory is the connection in the brain that gives a human—from birth to...
by Susan F. Tierno, Ed.D. | Aug 13, 2021 | Andamio
Building on What we Learned Last Year, Part 2 This is the second part in a two part series. For Part 1, go here. The swift-but-necessary process to transition from face-to-face learning to online teaching in K-12 classrooms across the country affected not just...
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