Olivia Teja - Early Childhood Educator
Key Elements
4a: Understand and demonstrate positive, caring, supportive relationships and interactions as the foundation of early childhood educators’ work with young children.
4b: Understand and use teaching skills that are responsive to the learning trajectories of young children and to the needs of each child, recognizing that differentiating instruction, incorporating play as a core teaching practice, and supporting the development of executive function skills are critical for young children.
4c: Use a broad repertoire of developmentally appropriate, culturally and linguistically relevant, anti-bias, evidence-based teaching skills and strategies that reflect the principles of universal design for learning.
4a. Understand and demonstrate positive, caring, supportive relationships and interactions as the foundation of early childhood educators’ work with young children
Evidence and Artifacts
4b: Supporting and engaging families and communities through respectful, reciprocal relationships.
Evidence and Artifacts
4c: Involving families and communities in young children's development and learning.
Evidence and Artifacts
Reflection
s a teacher, we need to create a nurturing and inclusive environment so our students will become successful. To build the nurturing and inclusive environment, we need to spend the time to create positive engagement with the students and their parents. I truly believe that the partnership with parents is important factor to be successful in children’s development.
I learn that traditional instruction might not work since teachers typically deliver content in one way and students are passive learners who acquire information through memorizing.
I learn UDL (Universal Design for learning) is better since teachers deliver content in multiple ways to accommodate student’s learning preference (Visual, Auditory, kinesthetic, as well as tactile learners). Through UDL, students are active learners who engage and analyze the content to gain understanding.
Through UDL, teachers can provide flexible materials, learning techniques, and strategies for delivering instruction that enable all individuals to gain knowledge, skills, and enthusiasm for learning.
To support students with disability, I learn from the InclusionPlanningChecklist.pdf that IEP (Individualize Education Plan) can be created by partnering with parents, admin, as well as specialist. With IEP, students with disability can become more successful in their learning.
Reflection
I learn there's no one size fit all so traditional teaching will not work for everyone. Each student has their learning preferences (Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, as well as tactile learners). To support our student's learning preferences, I use UDL (Universal Design for learning) so my students can perform better.
As a teacher, we should deliver content in multiple ways to accommodate student’s learning preference (Visual, Auditory, kinesthetic, as well as tactile learners). Through UDL, students are active learners who engage and analyze the content to gain understanding.
Through UDL, teachers can provide flexible materials, learning techniques, and strategies for delivering instruction that enable all individuals to gain knowledge, skills, and enthusiasm for learning.
I also learn that play is important practice in class as it support the development of executive function skills for young children. help As a teacher, I should not take over when children are playing. I will support play to benefit children without taking over by becoming stage manager or co-player. As a stage manager, the teacher set the stage by providing the props and theme. I am available to respond to children’s request for materials/assistance. As a stage manager, I can scaffold children’s learning. I can make suggestions to help extend the play when the child lose interest.
As a co-player, I join in and take an active role in the play. I become equal play partners with children. I let students take the control and they follow the children’s initiative.
Reflective Connection
I learn there's no one size fit all so traditional teaching will not work for everyone. Each student has their learning preferences (Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, as well as tactile learners). To support our student's learning preferences, I use UDL (Universal Design for learning) so my students can perform better.
As a teacher, we should deliver content in multiple ways to accommodate student’s learning preference (Visual, Auditory, kinesthetic, as well as tactile learners). Through UDL, students are active learners who engage and analyze the content to gain understanding.
Through UDL, teachers can provide flexible materials, learning techniques, and strategies for delivering instruction that enable all individuals to gain knowledge, skills, and enthusiasm for learning.
I also learn that play is important practice in class as it support the development of executive function skills for young children. help As a teacher, I should not take over when children are playing. I will support play to benefit children without taking over by becoming stage manager or co-player. As a stage manager, the teacher set the stage by providing the props and theme. I am available to respond to children’s request for materials/assistance. As a stage manager, I can scaffold children’s learning. I can make suggestions to help extend the play when the child lose interest.
As a co-player, I join in and take an active role in the play. I become equal play partners with children. I let students take the control and they follow the children’s initiative.
