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Tanniece Chinn

Tanniece Chinn is a second grade teacher in Baltimore City Public Schools, and a Fellow with Great Minds, providing professional development to teachers implementing the Wit & Wisdom English language arts curriculum.

Tanniece Chinn

What Is The Relationship Between Learning And Knowledge?

What Is The Relationship Between Learning And Knowledge?

March 2, 2022
Knowledge acquisition begins in infancy and continues throughout a person’s life. Knowledge is everywhere, just waiting to be acquired. Knowledge...
Supporting Equitable English Language Arts Instruction Through Knowledge-Building Text Sets
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Supporting Equitable English Language Arts Instruction Through Knowledge-Building Text Sets

March 2, 2022
Every child deserves access to rigorous grade-level content. Too often, early literacy instruction focuses only on word recognition and not on...
The Science of Reading: What is prior knowledge and why is it important?
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The Science of Reading: What is prior knowledge and why is it important?

February 24, 2022
Dr. Hollis Scarborough’s Reading Rope famously shows us that reading is one of the most complex things that we do on a routine basis. Skilled reading...
How to Leverage Distance Learning Tools for In-Person Instruction
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How to Leverage Distance Learning Tools for In-Person Instruction

February 23, 2022
You may think of Eureka Math in Sync™ as a resource only for remote instruction, but it’s much more than that! Eureka Math in Sync can be just as...
Four Ways Parents Can Help Address Learning Gaps
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Four Ways Parents Can Help Address Learning Gaps

February 22, 2022
At the start of the 2021–2022 school year, Nell McAnelly, chair of the board of directors for the Great Minds® Public Benefit Corporation, shared...
Addressing Social-Emotional Learning in the Science Classroom
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Addressing Social-Emotional Learning in the Science Classroom

February 17, 2022
When I reflect on my science classes as a student, I think about reading a section of a textbook, answering a few questions, and moving on to the...

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