About Us
- Teaching Preschool Partners believes in co-creation with our partners, and that our partners are a wellspring of inspiration and wisdom. We do not subscribe to conventional ideas of the “expert.” Learn more about how we work!
- - Our Team
  - Our Approach
  - Our Board of Directors
Programs & Partners
- We cherish our partnerships and acknowledge the boldness of what our partners are doing. They are creating worlds for children that build on their capabilities and gifts, and upholding a vision of a transformed public education system. Get to know our partners and arrange for a visit!
Classroom Resources
- This resource library was created with educators in mind. It includes tools and stories from TPP collaborating classrooms and Opal School. We hope you’ll explore these resources to find inspiration, get curious, and imagine next steps for your work with children. This is for you.
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About Us
- Teaching Preschool Partners believes in co-creation with our partners, and that our partners are a wellspring of inspiration and wisdom. We do not subscribe to conventional ideas of the “expert.” Learn more about how we work!
- - Our Team
  - Our Approach
  - Our Board of Directors
Programs & Partners
- We cherish our partnerships and acknowledge the boldness of what our partners are doing. They are creating worlds for children that build on their capabilities and gifts, and upholding a vision of a transformed public education system. Get to know our partners and arrange for a visit!
Classroom Resources
- This resource library was created with educators in mind. It includes tools and stories from TPP collaborating classrooms and Opal School. We hope you’ll explore these resources to find inspiration, get curious, and imagine next steps for your work with children. This is for you.
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Teacher Research

Publications and Tools

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Your Image of the Child

Materials as Tools for Thinking, Understanding and Connection in Your Classroom

Environments and Materials

New to Playful Inquiry?

Materials as Tools for Thinking, Understanding and Connection in Your Classroom

The idea that materials such as blocks, paint, sand, or clay can help children think more deeply, communicate their ideas, deepen their understanding, and wrestle…Read More.

Observation Capture

OBSERVATION CAPTURE This simple ‘app’ allows teachers to use a mobile device to capture evidence of children’s demonstrations of the habits of mind. Observation Capture…Read More.

What is a Teacher-Researcher, Anyway?

FROM THE OPAL ARCHIVE: 10/2017 – Written by Opal School teacher researcher Hannah Chandler The teacher is the chief learner in the classroom. Donald Graves…Read More.