Dr. Tierno’s Blog
In a Panic About Assessments? Consider This.
By itself, data cannot solve America’s education problems: However, the collection of data at the standardized, formal and informal assessment levels gives teachers a way to understand student needs, group students based on strengths and weaknesses, and design and...
Introducing the Let’s Think-kids™ Book Collection
Children are growing up in an unprecedented age of information delivery. Since 2009, when Steve Jobs introduced iPhone and iPads, these devices and new apps have been bringing more information than ever to our doorsteps. From email, YouTube, and cable TV, to Facebook,...
Language and Training Environment
Another variation of the parent engagement coordinator question involves the wide variety of languages spoken by parents, such as Somali, Burmese, Swahili, or Arabic. Program coordinators will want to know how impactful the training would be if they translate and...
Can We Bring Some Order To A Chaotic School Start?
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...
Andamio Now Available in Spanish
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...
Memory is the Core of Learning, Part 2
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...
Memory is the Core of Learning, Part 1
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...
Is Another School Lockdown Looming, Part 2
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...
Is Another School Lockdown Looming? — Part 1
Building on What We Learned Last Year, Part I If the technology platform for society can now turn over in five to seven years, but it takes ten to fifteen years to adapt to it … we will all feel out of control, because we can’t adapt to the world as fast as it is...
Exciting Growth Happening at Andamio Press
Andamio Press is excited to share a sneak peek at this summer’s latest additions to our English/Spanish family of publications. In response to the many requests from Spanish-speaking educators and parents, we are proud to announce the upcoming publication of the...
Parents Need Simple Steps
Parents come to training sessions with preconceptions. It is, therefore, important for them to gain an initial understanding about the brain and language development.
What is Brain-based Learning?
Brain-based learning refers to teaching and learning approaches, methods, and intentional strategies that use myriad styles and types of activities—especially as they relate to cognitive development—and how students learn differently as they age, grow, and mature...