Midterm Flashcards
Which document supports this view?
Views 4 and 5 year olds as capable and competent learners, full of potential and ready to take ownership of their learning. Sees them as unique individuals who live and learn in families and communities. Supports the creating of a learning environment that allows all children to feel comfortable in applying their unique ways of thinking and learning, is built around expectations that are challenging but attainable, is flexible enough to respond to individual differences, and provides every child with the kind of support they need to develop. (p.10)
The Kindergarten Program
Which document supports this view?
Views the child as competent, capable of complex thinking, curious, and rich in potential. Children are also seen as able communicators, collaboarators and meaning-makers who are forming relationships everyday with people and materials, who are capable of empathy, whimsy, sensitivity and joy. (p.?)
Think, Feel, Act
Which document supports this view?
Children are competent, capable of complex thinking, curious, and rich in potential. They grow up in families with diverse social, cultural, and linguistic perspectives. Every child should feel that he or she belongs, is a valuable contributor to his or her surroundings, and deserves the opportunity to succeed. When we recognize children as capable and curious, we are more likely to deliver programs and services that value and build on their strengths and abilities. (p.6)
How Does Learning Happen
Name 1 similarity and 1 difference in the pedagogical approach of How Does Learning Happen and the Kindergarten Program?
Similarity: HDLH and FDK follow the Four Foundations of learning (Belonging, Wellbeing, Engagement, Expression) with the FDK expanding on them. Both frameworks emphasize collaboration among parents, teachers and children.
Difference: ???
True or False?
Knowingly or unknowingly, we construct and reconstruct a personal philosophy or theory of what it means to be an early learning professional
True!
True or False?
You also need to develop a theoretical language to describe and discuss your beliefs about programming with families or other professionals you will come into contact with in your practice.
True!
True or False?
Models serve as conceptual frameworks for curriculum decisions.
True!
True or False!
One of the major advantages of curriculum frameworks is that they support and guide early learning professionals by making specialized professional knowledge accessible. This will solidify the professional image of those who devote their careers to children during the early years.
True!
What is a curriculum framework?
An organized plan providing the components to shape and guide the design and development of early learning programs.
True or False?
You need to develop a theoretical language to describe and discuss your beliefs about programming with families or other professionals you will come into contact with in your practice.
True!
Who are the three key players in ECE?
- Children
- Families
- Early Learning Professionals
True or False?
Certain cultural identities or communities should not be ignored just because they do not conform to the dominant cultural groups.
True!
What is a third space?
A metaphor for a space that respects differences through environmental design and programming.
Name a prominent theorist of the Modern Tradition?
Dewey and Bandura
Name a prominent theorist of the Classical Tradition?
Rousseau
