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Integrating Curriculum Through Project and Play. ECED 323. AN INVITATION TO LIFE The Art of Teaching. Teaching is an art guided by educational values, personal needs, and by a variety of beliefs or generalizations that the teacher holds to be true. Eliot Eisner. Teaching is…. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Integrating Curriculum Through Project and Play
ECED 323
AN INVITATION TO LIFEThe Art of Teaching
Teaching is an art guided by educational values, personal
needs, and by a variety of beliefs or generalizations that the teacher
holds to be true. Eliot Eisner
Teaching is…Teaching is… INTENTIONAL PURPOSEFUL HIGHLY MORAL PROFESSION SEE CHILDREN AS COMPETENT
PERSONS CONSTANTLY MAKING REAL,
MEANINFUL DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THE LIVES OF STUDENTS
“The teacher has a philosophical framework or approach that serves as a map or a tool through which she and he makes sense of the world, coupled with a sense of teaching as a art that influences practices and relationships in the classroom.”
Teaching PhilosophyTeaching PhilosophyScience of Teaching
Guided by: Educational Theories Personal Theories
Grounded in Philosophical Theories Theoretical Frameworks Personal approach
Art of Teaching Creative practice of our craft Attention to quality of the
teaching-learning situations Awareness of teachable
moments Repertoire of skills and
ability to improvise in any situation
Your Personal Your Personal PhilosophyPhilosophy
Beliefs are formed from? Beliefs can be about….? Research says…. Thinking and framing your Philosophy!
Our PhilosophyOur Philosophy ESU Teacher Education
Conceptual Framework Mission & Commitment Beginning Educator
Outcomes Learning Cycle Assessment Model Initiatives
Pre K 4 Philosophy• Social Constuctivism• Qualitative Inquiry• Developmental Appropriate Practices (DAP)• Inclusive Environment• Integrated Curriculum• Meaningful Engagement
Pennsylvania SAS Pennsylvania SAS State Aligned System State Aligned System
http://www.pdesas.org/ A comprehensive approach to support
student achievement across the Commonwealth Clear Standards Fair Assessments Curriculum Framework Instruction Materials & Resources Interventions
The Art of Teaching
Reflection #2
Theories & Theories & PhilosophiesPhilosophies
Theory A coherent group of general
propositions used as a principles of explanations for a class of phenomena or a proposed explanation whose status is still conjectural, in contrast to well-established propositions that are regarded as a reporting matters as actual fact.
Philosophy The rational investigation of
the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct
Determines how we see as well as what and how much we see
BOTH are rationally constructed propositions that we use to investigate, inquire into, and make sense of events, behaviors, relationships, teaching, learning ….
Theory vs PhilosophyTheory vs PhilosophyTheory: A window
that opens to a realityPhilosophy: Structure
we are looking through
Our PhilosophyOur PhilosophyTheories
Pay attention to what goes on in classrooms
Framework to understand and interpret intentions and actions
Broad principles of development and learning
Breadth of knowledge Different ways of seeing Teaching decisions based on
knowledge of child development, learning, social & cultural context
Philosophy Our approach to working with
with children by attending to “what we know about how children develop and learn and what we learn about the individual needs and interests of each child in the group”.
Influences our decision making about what, how and when to teach.
Curriculum & TeachingCurriculum & Teaching Content – subject matter/discipline to be
considered Integrated – based on how children learn;
grounded in the discipline Emergent – child’s interests and needs in the
context of learning Inclusive – all children’s interests and needs are
included Negotiated – child and teacher are partners in
learning; child initiated and teacher framed
Influential ThinkersInfluential Thinkers1. Jean-Jacques Rousseau 2. Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi3. Friedrich Froebel4. John Dewey5. Urie Bronfenbrenner6. Jean Piaget7. Lev Vygotsky8. Jerome Bruner9. Barbara Rogoff10. Howard Gardner
Reggio Emilia Reggio Emilia ApproachApproach
Children as protagonists, collaborators, communicators in the learning process
Teachers as partners, nurturers, and guides
Teachers as researchers Parents as partners; active
role in children’s learning Environment supports
learning, social interaction, exploration
Documentation as a means for negotiated learning through communication
Project Approach: BallsProject Approach: Balls Brainstorm: Individually, write as many words as
you can that relate in any way to the topic of Balls. The words should be as specific and concrete as possible. (Time: about 7 minutes)
Tips Use visual imagery. Think with reference to all of your senses. Think about people whose work is involved with this
topic. Resist the temptation to think of abstract categories. Continue for about 7 minutes or until you have
about 50 or 60 words Work alone at this stage, even if you plan to team-
teach.
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