Theorists
Who insists that new learning experiences must have some connection or relationship to previous experiences for learning to occur and has four stages of cognitive development?
Who is Piaget?
Is known as the "Father of Kindergarten"
Who is Froebel?
The theory that emphasizes the active role of children in developing their understanding and learning.
What is Constructivism?
This helps us identify what children know, determine what kind of assistance children need, identify children’s interests and learning styles and determine appropriate placement.
What is Assessment?
He thought children were blank tablets.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
This theorist used the following key words to describe how he believed children learn: zone of proximal development and scaffolding?
Who is Vygotsky?
Believed children can be smart in many ways?
Who is Howard Gardner?
The concept that things exist even when they are out of sight.
What is object permanence?
This is the intentional, systematic act of looking at the behavior of a child or children in a particular setting, program or situation.
What is Observation?
This program includes prepared environments which allow for sensory experiences. Respect for children is the foundation for this program.
What is the Montessori Method?
This Theorist uses "Self-Actualization" theory that is based on a hierarchy of needs to explain how children learn?
Who is Maslow?
Believed that social development and cognitive development occurred hand in hand and cannot be separated.
Who is Erik Erikson?
A consistent,clear understanding of what students should know and be able to do at each grade level.
What are Standards?
These groups benefit from assessments and observations.
What are Families, Early Childhood Teachers, and the Public?
Most important are the relationships to family, other children, teachers, school, community, and wider society along with the hundred languages plus children’s own sense of time and rhythms.
What are the principles of the Reggio Emilia Approach?
Erik Erikson’s First Two Stages Of Psychosocial Development are "Trust vs Mistrust" and "Autonomy vs Shame & Doubt". What are the last two?
What are Stage III: "Initiative vs. Guilt" and Stage IV: "Industry vs. Inferiority"
Basic needs must be met before cognitive learning can occur.
What is Abraham Maslow's Theory of Self Actualization?
What is Adaptation?
Identify two of the three ways assessment helps families.
What are 1.communicate with parents to provide information about their children’s progress and learning 2. relate school activities to home activities and experiences 3. assure parents are informed and part of the program
He has eight stages of development in his theory.
Who is Erikson?
Name at least 5 of Howard Gardner’s?Theory of Multiple Intelligences Categories.
What are: visual/spatial, verbal/linguistic, mathematical/logical, bodily/kinesthetic, musical/rhythmic, intrapersonal interpersonal, naturalist, existential
Believed that children developed within the context of systems of relationships that form their environment. There are five interrelating environmental systems.
Who is Urie Bronfenbrenner?
Teaching decisions based on the analysis of assessment data to make decisions about how to meet the instructional needs of each child.
What is Data-Driven Instruction?
As an Early Childhood Teacher, five ways I can use Assessment's are:
What are 1.identify children’s skills, abilities, interests, learning styles, needs 2. make lesson and activity plans and set goals 3. create new physical classroom arrangements 4. select materials 5. make decisions about how to implement learning activities 6. report to parents and families about children’s developmental status and achievement 7. monitor and improve teaching-learning process 8. meet the individual needs of children 9. group for instruction 10. make decisions about placement into special education
Plan, Do, Review is this educational Program?
What is High/Scope?