Early Childhood Education (ECE) for BN Migrant Students

1. Early Childhood Education (ECE) for BN Migrant Students Identifying Effective Structures, Strategies and Support for BN Migrant Students in ECE

2. Children are born learners. Although individual differences are present at birth, most set out to explore their world with unbridled eagerness and curiosity. Perhaps, more than any other period in their life, early childhood is a time of never-ending possibilities. Copple& Bredekamp, 2008 Early Childhood Education InET Consortium Incentive Grant

3. Know the significance for ECE • Identify structures and strategies to support early learners • Be familiar with resources for BN ECE that include educational technology Purpose InET Consortium Incentive Grant

4. School readiness is helping schools be READY for CHILDREN as well as helping CHILDREN be READY for School School Readiness InET Consortium Incentive Grant

5. The Foundation of Learning Source: (Lint, 2011).Social Work Theories: Stages of Child Development InET Consortium Incentive Grant

6. Early Learning Participants Early Learning Non-Participants 25% more likely to drop out of school 40% more likely to become a teen parent 50% more likely to be placed in special education 60% more likely to never attend college 70% more likely to be arrested for a violent crime • more likely to have better language skills • able to work well with their peers and their teachers • more likely to graduate from high school • more than twice as likely to attend a four-year college • less likely to require remedial education or be held back a grade VS. The Importance of Early Learning Programs [xvi] Reynolds, A.J. (1995). One Year of Preschool Intervention or Two: Does It Matter?  Early Childhood Quarterly, 10 (1), 1-31. Retrieved November 2, 2011 from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0885200695900241. [xvii] Schweinhart, L. J., Montie, J., Xiang, Z., Barnett, W. S., Belfield, C. R., & Nores, M. (2005). Lifetime effects: The HighScope Perry Preschool study through age 40. (Monographs of the HighScope Educational Research Foundation, 14). Ypsilanti, MI: HighScope Press [xix] Committee for Economic Development. (2006). The Economic Promise of Investing in High-Quality Preschool: Using Early Education to Improve Economic Growth and the Fiscal Sustainability of States and the Nation. Washington, D.C.: Committee for Economic Development. Retrieved from http://www.ced.org/images/library/reports/education/early_education/report_prek_econpromise.pdf InET Consortium Incentive Grant

7. Attaining positive social and emotional relationships • Growing progressively in their physical, social, and academic development • Accessing innovative technology • Learning through experiences that are relevant Significant Components for Success InET Consortium Incentive Grant

8. Meet young children where they are to help them reach goals that are challenging and achievable • Use teaching practices developmentally attuned and responsive to social and cultural contexts • Apply best practices based on knowledge and evidence about curricula and teaching Basic Components for ECE InET Consortium Incentive Grant

9. Focus on ALL domains of development • Individualize instructional strategies • Scaffolding of ideas and concepts • Knowing that rate and pattern of learning is different among children • Align learning experiences across the early childhood period • Linkage between ECE and Elementary School programs • Individual, family, school and community development Effective Program Structures InET Consortium Incentive Grant

10. Build teacher capacity on ECE pedagogy • Use multiple teaching strategies • Focus on multiple domains • Provide coherent and sequential instruction • Determine curriculum based on needs and challenges of each child • Individualize support – a single curriculum does not fit ALL children Effective Program Structures, Cont. InET Consortium Incentive Grant

11. Applies comprehensive developmental screening • Hires Early Childhood Certified Teachers • Implements Standards-Aligned Research-Based Curriculum • Teaches with intentionality • Administers ongoing authentic assessment • Conducts ongoing family education • Seeks community collaboration • Reflects on teaching practices Examples of a High Quality ECE Program InET Consortium Incentive Grant

12. Examples of Quality Learning

13. Examples of Quality LearningCont. InET Consortium Incentive Grant

14. Learning centers are arranged with safety in mind • Visitors are welcomed but with appropriate parental consent • Playground activities are properly supervised A Safe Working Environment InET Consortium Incentive Grant

15. Classrooms are well-equipped with sufficient materials and toys • Classroom materials and activities are placed at eye level for the children to utilize • Materials and toys are clean, sanitized and neatly displayed • Frequent hand-washing by children and adults is practiced • Children offered breakfast, lunch and a time to nap A Child-Friendly and Healthy Environment

16. Children are engaged in their activities • Children participate with teachers and each other in individual, small-group, and large-group activities • Children receive a variety of stimuli in their daily routine using indoor and outdoor spaces and age-appropriate language, literacy, math, science, art, music, movement, and dramatic play experiences • Children are allowed to play independently Stimulating and Appropriately Structured Activities

17. Use intentionally and appropriately to support learning and development • Monitor and limit use of technology • Help students learn to navigate technology • Encourage questions and thinking about technology • Provide professional development and research • Provide information and resources to adults • Source: National Association for the Education of Young Children. www.naeyc.org Technology and Interactive Media InET Consortium Incentive Grant

18. Click on links for article Digital Story Helps Dual Language Learner Connect with Classmates A 4-year old boy, who speaks only Chinese, uses iPad to write a digital story to share details of home life with other children in his preschool classroom. Virtual Tour of the Titanic Helps a Kindergartner Make Social Connections A 5-year-old child fascinated with the Titanic is given a book and interactive CD-ROM with a large screen desktop computer. The transmedia materials allow him to explore and express his interests, and develop his small motor and social skills. Supporting Family Involvement and Readiness for Migrant Children Parent educators in Maine integrate iPads into a curriculum that provides parents of migrant preschoolers with early literacy and math activities to help their children get ready for school. Samples of ECE Technology-Based Resources InET Consortium Incentive Grant

19. The Eye of the Whale: A Rescue Story, Jennifer O’Connell, 2013, Tilbury House, www.vimeo.com/63918076 . Se trata de la historiaverdaderade una ballena que quedó atrapada en una red en las afueras de la bahía de San Francisco. Después de que unos buzos se zambulleronpara liberarla, la ballenalos sorprendió a todos con un increíble acto de agradecimiento. Las ilustraciones, cuidadosasy detalladas, reflejanvívidamenteestamaravillosahistoria. Books with synopsis on video clip. Use book synopsis to generate high enthusiasm for the books you will read to the Pre School children. Libroscon sinopsisen cintas de video.Utilice las sinopsis de los libros para generar mayor entusiasmo por los libros queles lee a los preescolares. Sample Resources for Teachers InET Consortium Incentive Grant

20. The Eye of the Whale: A Rescue Story, Jennifer O’Connell, 2013, TilburyHouse, www.vimeo.com/63918076 El Ojo de la Ballena: UnaHistoria de Resczte. Jennifer O’Connell, 2013, Tilbury House, www.vimeo.com/63918076 Se trata de la historiaverdadera de una ballena que quedó atrapada en una red en las afueras de la bahía de San Francisco. Después de que unos buzos se zambulleron para liberarla, la ballenalos sorprendió a todos con un increíble acto de agradecimiento. Las ilustraciones, cuidadosas y detalladas, reflejanvívidamenteestamaravillosahistoria. A true story of a whale trapped in a net on the outer areas of the San Francisco bay. After a few divers plunged into the water to save it, the whale surprised them all with an act of kindness. The illustrations, neat and detailed, vividly depict this marvelous story. Sample Resources for Teachers InET Consortium Incentive Grant

21. Strengthen your teaching practices with this manual to help preschool teachers to more deeply reflect on their work Use this book with a group to construct a learning community or as a self-learning tool. The book includes helpful exercises that will help teachers. Fortalezcansusprácticasdocentes con este manual prácticopara ayudar a los maestros de preescolares a reflexionarcon más profundidad en su trabajo. Usen este libro con un grupo para construir una comunidad de aprendizaje o comoherramienta de autoaprendizaje. La obraincluyeejercicios de apoyoque ayudan a los maestros. Sample Resources for Teachers Con’t. Herramientas para maestros. Reflecting in Communities of Practice: A Workbook for Early ChildhoodEducators, de Deb Curtis, Debbie Lebo, Wendy C.M. Cividanes y Margie Carter, 2013, Redleaf. InET Consortium Incentive Grant

22. Education: Learn DC • A one-stop source for strategies and services for supporting the positive development of young children, including information about local schools and resources about what is taught in classrooms. www.learndc.org • Health and Wellness: Project Launch • An initiative that promotes the wellness of young children so they can thrive in safe supportive environments and enter school ready to learn. www.doh.dc.gov/service/project-launch • National Association for the Education of Young Children. www.naeyc.org ECE Resources InET Consortium Incentive Grant

23. Many Languages, One Classroom: Teaching Dual and English Language Learners Author: Karen N. Nemeth ECE Resources, Cont. InET Consortium Incentive Grant

24. Publicadapor la AsociaciónNacionalpara la Educación Infantil(National Association for the Education of Young Children, NAEYC) PARA LOS PROFESIONALES DEDICADOS A LOS PREESCOLARES (See samples in following slides) • Source: National Association for the Education of Young Children. www.naeyc.org Tesores y Colores* InET Consortium Incentive Grant

25. Colorín Colorado is a free web-based service that provides information, activities and advice for educators and Spanish-speaking families of English language learners (ELLs). www.colorincolorado.org • Learn more about • Our mission • Our name • Our use of Spanish • Research • Reprinting Information • Colorín Colorado is an educational initiative of WETA, the flagship public television and radio station in the nation's capital. Major funding comes from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the AFT Innovation Fund. Colorín – Colorado InET Consortium Incentive Grant

26. Contact Frank S. Dávila, Ph.D., InET Coordinator at: • fdavila10@comcast.net • (720) 532-9704 For Further Information InET Consortium Incentive Grant