This is my most significant Learning Experience in my first year as an ECE student.

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My Most Significant
Learning Experience
Discovering the Emergent Curriculum Approach to early
childhood education
BY: HANNA IBRAHIM, 300766388

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From The Beginning…
 I have always had a passion for
educating children and that is
what sparked my interest in
studying Early Childhood
Education.
 Although I had some basic
knowledge I wasn't very
knowledgeable on the teaching
method we would learn
 The emergent curriculum was
the most significant learning
experience for me.,

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I learned This In My Learning
Environment : The third…class
 The emergent curriculum was
designed by Reggio Emilio.
This approach focuses on the
 1.)Interest
 2.)Questions
 3) Developmental level
 It is open ended and can lead
to many learning meaningful
experiences.

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Learning Experience Cont’d
 This curriculum believes the
teacher should observe the
students and take note of their
cues
 They then must web them
together to brainstorm ideas
and experience and write down
evidence of learning.

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Cont’d – Image of Child
 I also learned that the child
should be viewed as a:

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Cont’d – Learning Environment
Third Teacher
 This curriculum believes that
the environment is the

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Cont’d – Documentation
 Emergent Curriculum believes
in documentation as a method
of communication
 Teachers make note of students
experiences through
 Transcriptions
 Photographs
 Panels or Books
 It also believes in displaying
this information gathered for
families and the community to
view.

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Why is this the most significant
learning experience?
 I feel this is the most effect and
appropriate way to teach
children. As a future educator I
am always looking for ways that
I can extend my teaching
capabilities and with learning
the emergent curriculum I
learned that.
 I will also implement it in my
parenting and future teaching.

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In Conclusion
 Learning about the emergent curriculum helped me understand
that I am in the right field.
 All though I have been faced with many difficulties I will
continue to try and strive through so that one cday I can
change children's live by teaching them in the most effective
way.