2. WHAT IS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION?
• Is the education for children from birth through age of 8(National
Association for the Education of Young Children)
• is the formal school teaching and care of young children.
• A time where children expand their worlds beyond home life , to
develop critical skills through interactive play
• A place to nurture young minds in a safe and engaging
environment
3. NATURE OF WORK
•Playing outdoors with the little kids
•Indoors doing crafts and eating snacks
•Teaching basics lessons that will help
kids grow up.
4. 4 EMERGING TRENDS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION
1.A new focus on phonics in literacy instruction
“ A trend I am observing –and cheering for”
2. Learning through technology
3. Learning through play
• Movement play
• Enjoyable play
5. • Independent play
• Cooperative play
• Process oriented play
4. Learning Outdoors
• Basic gardening
• Collecting shells , rocks or leaves
• Looking for little critters like snails, caterpillars and ladybugs
• Spotting birds in the trees.
• Health reasons
6. GENERAL PRINCIPLE ASSESSMENT OF YOUNG
LEARNERS
• Assessment should bring about benefits for children.
• tailored to a specific purpose and should be reliable, valid, and fair
for the purpose
• age appropriate in both content and the method of data collection
• Linguistically appropriate
• Parents as a valued source of assessment information, as weel as
audience for assessment result.
8. As mobile technologies become even more popular
throughout the consumer marketplace, preschool teachers and
students alike will be expected to acquire at least a rudimentary
grasp of internet access methods and strategies for obtaining
necessary information online.
While the initial lessons taught in preschool and childcare
settings may amount to little more than the proper use of a
mouse to navigate online games, these crucial first steps may
provide a solid foundation for young learners in achieving
mastery over these basic technological skills.
Teachers will be expected to maintain at least a working
familiarity with these high-tech learning options to remain
competitive in the educational job market.
10. Teaching young children requires that teachers
function in a variety of roles to meet the educational
needs of their classroom children. A major function is
decision‐making. They make decisions to organize
instruction, manage learning, and plan instructional
strategies to design their early childhood curriculum.
To better understand the teachers’ functions in
implementing the early childhood curriculum, they must
be studied using a variety of observation techniques.
11. Childcare centers prefer applicants
with a bachelor’s degree in the field.
Preschool teachers and childcare
providers can make a positive
impact on young students and can
ensure the best possible foundation
for the future academic growth and
success.
12. Teachers of young children need to possess
or hone the qualities that will enable them to
work with and motivate young children,
while finding the joy and success in each and
every day.
13. Qualities of a Good Teacher in
Early Childhood Development
Enthusiasm for Children
Patience and Humor
Communication Skills
Respect of Differences
Creativity and Flexibility
15. Expectations for classroom conduct and social
interaction are learned and can be taught using proven
principles of behavior and effective classroom
instruction.
Students' ability to learn is as much affected by their
interpersonal and intrapersonal behavior as it is by their
academic skills. Behaviors conducive to learning and
appropriate social interaction are best taught at the
beginning of the academic year and reinforced
throughout the year.
16. Teachers can help shape and improve students' social and
classroom behavior by:
Providing clear classroom rules and expectations within the first two
weeks of school.
Exercising proactive disciplinary strategies, such as bringing students'
attention back to classroom rules.
Praise appropriate behavior, provide planned consequences for
appropriate behavior and misbehavior.
Being aware of antecedent events associated with inappropriate
behavior.
