Early Childhood Education - Intro to Curricula

Intro to Curricula ececampus.com ececampus.com High/Scope Montessori Method Waldorf Reggio Emilia Classroom Classroom - indoor plants - natural light - - open space - kitchens - - mirrors - photographs and artwork - - natural materials - atelier(workspace) - Classroom Classroom - pretend area - block area - - manipulatives - sensory area - - cozy area - - practical life - sensorial - language - Homelike environment with an - mathematics - emphasis on natural materials. - geography & cultural studies - - natural materials - Daily Routine The organization of the physical environment is crucial to Reggio Emilia's early childhood program, Daily Routine and is often referred to as the child's - plan-do-review - small-group time - - large-group times - outdoor/gross motor - - transition - eating - resting - recall - - Assessment by Observation and Anecdotes - "third teacher". Daily Routine - Outdoor Play and nature walk - - Creative Play - eating - resting - Daily Routine - circle time - outdoors time - - self-directed work(2 - 2 hour blocks) - - Quiet time and open-ended activities - - eating - resting - - group meeting - -Work Time/ InvestigationTime/ Project Time - - Outside/Gross Motor Time - Plan-do-review Philosophical Approach - eating - resting - - plan with teacher - - work through their plan - - explain what they did Human being is threefold, composed of spirit, soul and body Unique Montessori features Unique Features long-term project based learning. - mixed aged classroom - specialized, self-correcting learning materials with built-in controls - Student choice of activity - Adult-Child Interaction Principles Four Temperaments - shared control - converse as partners - - offer support - encourage children's problem solving - - emergent curriculum - hands-on learning - - relationships with others and environment - - un-obstucted self-expression - - sanguine - melancholic The program is based on the principles of respect, responsibility, and community through exploration and discovery in a supportive and enriching environment based on the interests of the children Teachers - choleric - phlegmatic Key Development Indicators The prepared environment is the source of learning, the teacher is not the center through a self-guided curriculum. (1) approaches to learning; (2) language, literacy, and communication; (3) social and emotional development; (4) physical development and health; (5) mathematics; (6) science and technology; (7) social studies; (8) creative arts. of attention but main focus is on child learning, not teachers teaching. Unique features The child is also viewed as being an active constructor of knowledge. Rather than being seen as the target of instruction, children are seen as having the active role of an apprentice. - Katz, Lilian (1993). Edwards, C., Gandini, L., Forman, G. (Eds), ed. The Hundred Langu ages of Children: The Reggio Emilia Approach to Early Childhood Education. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing Corporation. p. 19-37. - promote social engagement, tolerance, and openness - - emphasize interdisciplinary learning and the role of imagination - - experiential learning and creative play. "The teacher, when she begins to work in our schools, must have a kind of faith that the child will reveal hims elf through work. She must free herself from all Teacher Role In the Reggio approach, the teacher is considered a co-learner and collaborator "The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who are capable of do ing new things, not simply repeating what other generatio ns have done; men and women who are creative, inventive and dis co verers, who can be critical and verify, and not accept, everything they are offered." preconceived ideas concerning the levels at which the children may be. The many different types of children... must not wo rry her.... The teacher must believe that this child before her will show his true nature when he finds a piece of work that attracts him. So what must she look with the child and not just an instructor. "Stand aside for a while and leave "Children who live in an atmosphere of love and warmth, and who have around them truly good examples to imitate, are living in their proper element." room for learning, observe carefully what children do, and then, if you have understood well , perhaps teaching will be different from before." out for? That one child or another will begin to concentrate" - Jean Piaget - Maria Montessori (The Absorbent Mind, p. 276) - Loris Malaguzzi -Rudolf Steiner, The Education of the Child ececampus.com