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Unit 2 Early Childhood Theorists

Unit 2 Early Childhood Theorists. Debbie Le, MAED/ECH CE210-02AU Professionalism and Ethical Conduct in Child Care. Welcome. Thank you for coming to KU seminar. I am glad you are here! Please take a few minutes to chat with your classmates. We’ll begin our seminar promptly at 8:00.

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Unit 2 Early Childhood Theorists

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  1. Unit 2Early Childhood Theorists Debbie Le, MAED/ECH CE210-02AU Professionalism and Ethical Conduct in Child Care

  2. Welcome Thank you for coming to KU seminar. I am glad you are here! Please take a few minutes to chat with your classmates. We’ll begin our seminar promptly at 8:00

  3. Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) What is it? A: a curriculum B: ways of teaching that are age appropriate C: a program D: a Mission Statement

  4. DAP – What do you think? Would it be "appropriate to ask a group of 2-year-olds in a High/Scope classroom to spend a long time reflecting on what they learned from playing in the sand? Or Would it be appropriate to let the children choose between sand and block play and to talk with them about what they are doing?

  5. History of Education and the Theories

  6. The Learning outcomes for this unit are: • Compare your early childhood care philosophies with the philosophies of early childhood care theorists. • Describe the changes in early childhood education from past to present.

  7. Question What is your philosophies for early childhood care?

  8. Do you see your philosophies aligning with the philosophies of early childhood care theorist?If so, which theorist?

  9. Maria Montessori How would you explain the theories of Dr. Maria Montessori?

  10. Maria Montessori • Absorbent mind • Sensory experiences • Freedom with limits • Beliefs about children’s development • Sensitive Periods • Auto - education • Vision of the teacher’s role

  11. Jean Piaget (1896 – 1980)

  12. Jean Piaget Sensorimotor (Birth to 18 months /2 years) Piaget’s first stage of cognitive development, which involves the use of senses and motor skill to construct knowledge. Piaget’s stage of Cognitive Development Preoperational (2 to 7 years) Piaget’s second stage of cognitive development, which involves predominantly language development with more capability to internalize symbolic representation and less dependence on sensorimotor skill. Concrete Operations (7 to 12 years) Piaget’s third stage of cognitive development, which involves the operation that can be executed physically or mentally, and the entire process can be reversed. Formal Operations(12 to 15 years) Piaget’s final stage of cognitive development, which involves less concrete learning and more abstract learning in complex and hypothetical situation.

  13. B.F. Skinner(March 20, 1904 – August 18, 1990)

  14. B.F. Skinner • Operant conditioning theory • Positive reinforcement & Negative reinforcement • AKA - Punishment and Reward • Ideas that influence our practices

  15. Erik Erikson (1902 – 1994)

  16. Erik Erikson

  17. Lev Vygotsky (1896 –1934)

  18. Vygotsky: Zone of Proximal Development Activities that children can accomplish with proper help Z O N E O F P R O X I M A L D E V E L O P M E N T Optimal learning happens in this zone Activities that children can accomplish independently.

  19. Curriculum Models Can you list some different curriculum models?

  20. Different Curriculum Models • High / Scope • Bank Street Models • The Creative Curriculum • Reggio Emilia Approach • DAP – Developmentally Appropriate Practice.

  21. Quality of Programs

  22. Thank You! Thank you for coming to the seminar. If you have any questions please e-mail or AIM me. See you in Discussion Board.

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