When watching an adult and a child interact I watched a fellow teacher in the building interact with her students. This teacher teaches kindergarten in a full day program. I watched this teacher during morning opening and small group/center time. When the students were doing morning opening she made sure that she listened to what each child had to say responded appropriately to that child. She also had a good news/bad news time which allowed the students to talk about good or bad things that might have happened and they want to discuss. She also allows them to talk to her in private if that is more comfortable. No matter what time of the day it was she talked to them with respect and kindness. She talked with them and not at them. I noticed that all the children were listening to her and to the other students stories, they were very respectful and quite, letting each child have their special talking moment.
I think that this teacher could have used the persona dolls during morning opening. When the student talk about their good or bad news the persona doll could have talked about feelings and how to express themselves. I think it would also be a great idea to allow the doll to sit in a special place and the children could talk to the doll if they needed to express themselves or needed someone to listen to their story.
This teacher does a great job of listen to her students and making them feel special in the classroom. I think that her students have feeling of self-worth because they are not afraid to express themselves and share their personal experiences with their classmates. These children live are not all living in homes that are safe places or where they are valued as a individual. It is completely reassuring to them to get this self worth from their teacher.
In watching her and how she talks to her students I think back on the
way that I talk to my students. It is so easy for me to pick on the
things that they are doing that they shouldn't be doing. I find myself
talking at them and telling them to stop doing things instead of talking
to them about making a better choice. It really helped me step back and
think about listening to my students and talking with them, not at
them.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Friday, January 17, 2014
Creating Affirming Environments
For me it has always been a dream to open my own childcare facility. I think that it would be one of the most rewarding things for not only myself but also for the children, family and staff that will experience my center.
In opening my center I would want to make sure that it was very welcoming to everyone who walked through the door. I loved how in the media segment Adriana Castillo has a welcoming center for parents. (Laureate Education, 2011) I would like to have a welcome board outside all of my classrooms so that the parents would know the child's schedule, teachers and any other important information that is happening the the school and the community. I would also make a bigger board for when coming into the center for community and school information. I also think it is important to show students work in the center and have it on display for families.
I would also want each child to have their own cubby space. I would love for the students to keep pictures of their family in their cubby but also in frames in the room for their friends to see. I like how Adriana has so much culture in her center, including pictures of different ethnicity's and different toys for the children to play with, I would also include these things in my center. (Laureate Education, 2011)
I also think that it is important to include musical instruments and a dramatic play center in each room. This is where I could incorporate so many different antibiased educational activities. I think that it is important for children to be taught antibiased behaviors but also to be able to act out those behaviors and learn from using their imagination.
As stated in the text I think that it is important in my facility to celebrate holiday traditions and celebrations. (Derman-Sparks, 2010) I would love to invite families into the center to help share their cultural celebrations and traditions.(Derman-Sparks, 2010) I also think this is where it would be important for my staff to help students learn to try all activities and learn from each individual experience. (Derman-Sparks, 2010)There are so many things that children do not try to do, if they would just try they might actually really like it. I would also love for the children to try different cultural foods.
Resources:
Derman-Sparks, L & Olsen-Edwards, J. (2010). Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves. National Association for the Education of Young Children. Washington, D.C. (NAEYC)
Welcome to an anti-bias learning community (Laureate Education, 2011). Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=419753.coursemedia.
In opening my center I would want to make sure that it was very welcoming to everyone who walked through the door. I loved how in the media segment Adriana Castillo has a welcoming center for parents. (Laureate Education, 2011) I would like to have a welcome board outside all of my classrooms so that the parents would know the child's schedule, teachers and any other important information that is happening the the school and the community. I would also make a bigger board for when coming into the center for community and school information. I also think it is important to show students work in the center and have it on display for families.
I would also want each child to have their own cubby space. I would love for the students to keep pictures of their family in their cubby but also in frames in the room for their friends to see. I like how Adriana has so much culture in her center, including pictures of different ethnicity's and different toys for the children to play with, I would also include these things in my center. (Laureate Education, 2011)
I also think that it is important to include musical instruments and a dramatic play center in each room. This is where I could incorporate so many different antibiased educational activities. I think that it is important for children to be taught antibiased behaviors but also to be able to act out those behaviors and learn from using their imagination.
As stated in the text I think that it is important in my facility to celebrate holiday traditions and celebrations. (Derman-Sparks, 2010) I would love to invite families into the center to help share their cultural celebrations and traditions.(Derman-Sparks, 2010) I also think this is where it would be important for my staff to help students learn to try all activities and learn from each individual experience. (Derman-Sparks, 2010)There are so many things that children do not try to do, if they would just try they might actually really like it. I would also love for the children to try different cultural foods.
Resources:
Derman-Sparks, L & Olsen-Edwards, J. (2010). Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves. National Association for the Education of Young Children. Washington, D.C. (NAEYC)
Welcome to an anti-bias learning community (Laureate Education, 2011). Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=419753.coursemedia.
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