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The Prepared Environment Montessori classrooms are orderly and calm, and the environment is carefully organized and sequenced. The classroom is characterized by three primary areas: practical life, sensory materials, and academic materials for reading, writing, and mathematics. Montessori children are free to move about the classroom but must stay on their chosen tasks and use […]

The Absorbent Mind The principle of the absorbent mind refers primarily to the notion that children have an innate desire to learn. Further, they are intrinsically motivated to communicate and particularly disposed to learn through imitation and practice (Montessori, 1949). This principle has significant implications for the role of Montessori teachers, as their primary obligation

What strategies and recommendations for implementing ideas and activities make the most sense to you? What important skills do you already have and what do you need to learn? Benjamin Franklin Elementary School Community Garden One example of a progressive era shift to practical education is the Benjamin Franklin Community Garden in Cleveland, Ohio. This

What is the spectrum of needs and interests across the population I serve? Curriculum Content Decisions about “what to teach” are a major determinant in choosing and writing curriculum; they are influenced by what children should know and be able to do, the degree to which children and teachers share control, and how learning should

Who will be affected by the decisions I make about curriculum? Identifying Stakeholders As we learned in Chapter 1, all early childhood teachers must be aware that the decisions they make about curriculum affect not only the children in their classrooms but also the immediate and larger community (Bronfenbrenner, 1979). Stakeholders are those people who

which curricula are approved for public programs? State-Approved Curricula in Publicly Funded Preschool Programs (2009) State Approved Curricula BS CC CCR HS M OWL RE TM Other Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Maryland Missouri New Jersey New Mexico North Carolina Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee West Virginia Key: BS = Bank Street; CC = Creative Curriculum;

NIEER Public Preschool Data Publicly funded preschool programs served 1.3 million 3- and 4-year-old children in 20102011. Note: Data from more recent NIEER yearbooks may be available. Visit http://nieer.org/state-preschool-yearbooks for updates. Barnett, W. S., Carolan, M. E., Fitzgerald, J., & Squires, J. H. (2011). The state of preschool 2011: State preschool yearbook. New Brunswick, NJ:

Perry Preschool Study Data The Perry Preschool Project has tracked the progress of 123 African American subjects since 1965. The age 40 data continue to provide evidence of positive effects. Source: High Scope Educational Research Foundation The Search for a “Perfect” Curriculum Wouldn’t it be great if we could figure out the perfect curriculum? Project

Basis in Theory and Research The educators who develop curricula for young children are informed and influenced by ongoing research that continually refines our understanding of how children learn. Thousands of researchers from around the world, coming from a variety of perspectives, have contributed to our body of knowledge on early childhood. However, they often

Mission Statements from Four Programs These mission statements are from four different preschool programs. Can you see that they represent specific goals and use particular words or phrases to emphasize the different curricula that the facilitators use? College of Charleston N.E. Miles Early Childhood Development Center ECDC’s three part mission is to provide: A demonstration