Download or read book Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-07-23 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progress, and the adults who provide for the care and the education of young children bear a great responsibility for their health, development, and learning. Despite the fact that they share the same objective - to nurture young children and secure their future success - the various practitioners who contribute to the care and the education of children from birth through age 8 are not acknowledged as a workforce unified by the common knowledge and competencies needed to do their jobs well. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 explores the science of child development, particularly looking at implications for the professionals who work with children. This report examines the current capacities and practices of the workforce, the settings in which they work, the policies and infrastructure that set qualifications and provide professional learning, and the government agencies and other funders who support and oversee these systems. This book then makes recommendations to improve the quality of professional practice and the practice environment for care and education professionals. These detailed recommendations create a blueprint for action that builds on a unifying foundation of child development and early learning, shared knowledge and competencies for care and education professionals, and principles for effective professional learning. Young children thrive and learn best when they have secure, positive relationships with adults who are knowledgeable about how to support their development and learning and are responsive to their individual progress. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 offers guidance on system changes to improve the quality of professional practice, specific actions to improve professional learning systems and workforce development, and research to continue to build the knowledge base in ways that will directly advance and inform future actions. The recommendations of this book provide an opportunity to improve the quality of the care and the education that children receive, and ultimately improve outcomes for children.
Download or read book Day to Day the Relationship Way written by Donna S. Wittmer and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-30 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focus on the wonder of learning with infants, toddlers, and twos. Use sensitive and responsive interactions and curriculum planning that support their development as effective communicators, problem solvers, and creative thinkers.
Download or read book Everyday Artists written by Dana Frantz Bentley and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2015-04-25 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the young child, art is a way of solving problems, conceptualizing the world, and creating new possibilities. In Everyday Artists, the author addresses the disconnect that exists between the teaching of art and the way young children actually experience art. In doing so, this book questions commonly held notions and opens up exciting new possibilities for art education in the early childhood classroom. A practicing teacher herself, Bentley uses vignettes of children’s everyday activities—from block building to clean-up to outdoor play—to help teachers identify and scaffold the genuine artistic practice of young children. Book Features: Tangible examples of everyday arts experiences told through lively classroom stories.An examination of the teacher’s role with suggestions of appropriate ways to support children’s artistic expression.Clear explanations of how inquiry and creativity contribute to the overall thinking and learning of the young child.A “Voice of the Teacher” section that offers teaching strategies for extending children’s thinking and learning.A wide-range of ideas for teachers who feel they do not know how to “do” art. Dana Frantz Bentley is a teacher researcher and preschool teacher at Buckingham Browne and Nichols School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She received a Doctorate of Education, Art, and Art Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. “Much has been written about the role of the arts in education, especially about the importance of the arts to early childhood learning. Dana Frantz Bentley endows the arts with an additional and central kind of significance rooted in a broad conception of cognition.” —From the Foreword by Judith M. Burton, Teachers College, Columbia University “Like the young children she describes, Dana Frantz Bentley is an ‘everyday artist,’ making something ‘beautiful’ of her informed and thoughtful pedagogy. There is much to learn from the artful reflection and generative inquiry of this inspired early childhood educator.” —Jessica Hoffmann Davis, author of Why Our Schools Need the Arts
Download or read book Everyday Early Learning written by Jeff A. Johnson and published by Redleaf Press. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeff A. Johnson shows how childcare providers can create inexpensive toys and games from household items.
Download or read book Everyday SEL in Early Childhood written by Carla Tantillo Philibert and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-07-29 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this bestselling book from educational consultant Carla Tantillo Philibert, you’ll gain practical strategies for teaching Social Emotional Learning (SEL), mindfulness, and well-being to help improve the human connection between you and your students. You’ll find out how to lead students through mindfulness activities, simple yoga poses, and breath-work techniques. Topics include mindful practices, well-being strategies to combat stress and anxiety, giving your students the space to understand their emotions and strengthen peer-to-peer communication, developing the foremost and essential SEL competencies, and engaging in experiential activities to strengthen SEL skills. The new edition reflects the latest CASEL guidelines and includes updated activities, as well as a brand-new directory of terms, and an intentional focus on educators’ and students’ socio-emotional well-being. Perfect for early childhood educators at any level of experience, the book will help you develop positive youth identity and promote connectedness so students can deal successfully with life’s stressors beyond school doors.
Download or read book DEC Recommended Practices written by Susan Rebecka Sandall and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DEC Recommended Practices guides the development and implementation of an effective early intervention/early childhood special education program by fully integrating research evidence with the everyday truths faced by people who live and work with children with disabilities.
Download or read book Learn Every Day about Bugs and Spiders written by Kathy Charner and published by Gryphon House Incorporated. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compendium of ideas for early learning about bugs & spiders, this text offers a host of activities, such as 'Create Caterpillars' & games like 'Ants in Your Pants '.
Download or read book Everyday Literacy Science Grade K written by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers and published by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provide engaging science-themed lessons! Everyday Literacy: Science helps young students learn key science concepts and vocabulary in just 15 to 20 minutes a day.
Download or read book The ELC An Early Childhood Learning Community at Work written by Lorraine Melita and published by . This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Everyday SEL in Middle School written by Carla Tantillo Philibert and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-06-17 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this new book from educational consultant Carla Tantillo Philibert, you’ll gain practical strategies for teaching social-emotional learning (SEL), mindfulness, and movement to help your middle school students maintain positive relationships, assume responsibility, become bodily aware, and grow into productive, contributing citizens. You’ll find out how to lead students through games, simple yoga poses, breathing techniques, and other activities that are easy to incorporate and help you manage your classroom. Topics include: Empowering your students to understand their emotions, improve their focus, manage stress, and regulate their behavior through structured activities Introducing your students to the concept of SEL and setting up your own SEL classroom Engaging your students in activities to strengthen peer-to-peer communication, community-building, and leadership skills Allowing your students to test their SEL skills through interactive stories and class discussions Honing your own SEL competency through professional development sessions so your students can get the most out of their SEL experience The book also offers a Professional Development Facilitator’s Guide to help you and your colleagues master the core concepts of SEL and implement them effectively in the classroom. The appendix provides additional strategies for overcoming common difficulties when first beginning your school’s SEL journey.
Download or read book Everyday Preschool written by Allison McDonald and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-06 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 100 simple preschool activities that use everyday materials. You don't need to invest a lot of money to teach your child at home. Activities are short, with minimal prep so you can fit some learning into your day The book is organized into nine categories of learning; literacy, math, science, sensory, art, fine motor, gross motor, social-emotional, and bedtime reading tips. Activities have been created using various state standards for PreK and have tips for making activities easier or harder to fit your child. An Appendix filled with links to free printables, song lyrics, nursery rhymes, my favorite playdough recipe, and more.
Download or read book Everyday Learning in Families written by Judy Radich and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many parents worry that their child will be disadvantaged if they don’t start structured learning from an early age. However, it is when children are surrounded by quality relationships—whether in the home or in outside care—that they have the best chance of forming a firm foundation for later life skills. Everyday learning in families outlines how early learning experiences that are positive and supported by an interested and encouraging adult will help children gain these important skills—and more: happiness by learning to understand and express their emotions, confidence built on the comfort of routines and schedules, independence through being encouraged to be curious and playful, self-esteem based on the security of loving relationships and social skills from learning how to solve problems cooperatively. Author Judy Radich draws on over 20 years’ experience in child care to demonstrate how early learning is encouraged by playful interactions that build on children’s natural curiosity and eagerness to explore their surroundings. Make the most of this critical time by supporting children to become engaged learners—ready to face the challenges the wider world has to offer!
Download or read book Everyday Success Preschool written by American Education Publishing and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for total learning success by experts in elementary education, Everyday Success Preschool features a variety of essential early learning skills in a single volume. Specifically for preschool-aged children, this workbook reinforces concepts and promotes learning in three key areas:Basic Skills (shapes, comparisons, opposites, same and different, and writing)Math (numbers 0Ð10, ordinal numbers, patterns, time, and money)Reading (alphabet, letter recognition, and reading comprehension) --Take learning one step further! To support independent thinking and discovery, Everyday Success offers a suggestion for children to continue each worksheet with a learning activity on their own. This encourages children to take what theyÕve learned and apply it to everyday situations, reinforcing their comprehension of the activity while exploring the world around them. --The Everyday Success(TM) series includes 288 full-color pages that will provide hours of education entertainment and make your child want to come back for more! Each workbook is spiral bound so that pages lay flat, and each book includes a complete answer key.
Download or read book An Early Start for Your Child with Autism written by Sally J. Rogers and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2012-05-21 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents strategies for helping children with autism interact with others and achieve their potential, covering such areas as back-and-forth interactions, nonverbal communication, and imitation.
Download or read book Do It Yourself Early Learning written by Jeff A. Johnson and published by Redleaf Press. This book was released on 2006-04-12 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making learning a hands-on experience, Do-It-Yourself Early Learning shows home child care providers how to find and use many of the inexpensive—and often overlooked—building, home-repair, and construction materials available at local hardware stores and home centers to create fun activities and toys that promote play, exploration, and discovery. This innovative guide takes teachers on a journey through the aisles of the local home center to help them find creative ways to teach young children to build, interact, and learn from a wide variety of materials—from plumbing and electrical supplies to paints and hardware items.
Download or read book Airport written by Byron Barton and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1987-09-25 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the excitement of arrival to the wonder of taking off -- a picture book that captures in joyous and powerful images all the magic of an airport.
Download or read book The Welcoming Classroom written by Johnna Darragh Ernst and published by Gryphon House Incorporated. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engaged families make a difference in the lives of their children! The children in today's early childhood classroom are more culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse than ever. As a teacher, your challenge is to partner with each family through recognizing their individual strengths, concerns, priorities, and resources. In The Welcoming Classroom: Building Strong Home-to-School Connections for Early Learning, Dr. Johnna Darragh Ernst offers practical ideas for creating a welcoming atmosphere for families that will encourage them to participate in their children's learning community. Learn practical ways to connect with families from varied cultural and language backgrounds and abilities. Gain new strategies for creating a home-school link to support learning. Create a richer learning environment by integrating unique family cultural perspectives. Learn ways to encourage family participation in decision making. Learn strategies to develop families as resources. Communicate the message that all families are valued members of the learning community. From improving children's school readiness to encouraging positive engagement with peers, promoting student academic achievement, increasing graduation rates, and helping reduce the negative impact of poverty, the benefits of engaging families early will impact the young children in your care long after they leave your classroom! Johnna Darragh Ernst, PhD, is a professor of early childhood education at Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois. She specializes in helping early childhood professionals connect with families to create inclusive early childhood classroom communities.
