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Direct linkWang, X. Christine; Choi, Youngae; Benson, Keely; Eggleston, Corinne; Weber, Deborah – Early Education and Development, 2021
Research Findings: Computational thinking (CT), which is defined as the systematic analysis, exploration, and testing of solutions to open-ended and often complex problems, is an important skill to foster in early childhood. However, little is known about teachers' role in fostering CT in early childhood classrooms. To address this gap, we…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers
Gartrell, Dan – Redleaf Press, 2020
In this follow-up to "Guidance for Every Child," author Dan Gartrell, EdD, expands on the advice broached in that book -- that children need guidance rather than discipline. Guidance is teaching for healthy emotional and social development. On a day-to-day basis as conflicts occur, guidance is teaching children to learn from their…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Best Practices, Conflict Resolution
McLaughlin, Tara; Aspden, Karyn; Clarke, Linda – Early Childhood Folio, 2017
Social-emotional skills provide a critical foundation for learning and wellbeing in early childhood and beyond. In this article we present specific teaching strategies that teachers can implement within the context of supportive, responsive relationships to foster young children's developing social-emotional competence. The teaching strategies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Development, Emotional Development, Well Being
Peer reviewedNourot, Patricia Moninghan; Van Hoorn, Judith L. – Young Children, 1991
A review of research on children's symbolic play discusses ways for teachers to (1) defend the inclusion of play in the curriculum; (2) understand and respect differences in the ways children play; and (3) facilitate play in the classroom. Discusses the complexity of play and the controversy about play as part of the curriculum. (GLR)
Descriptors: Creativity, Cultural Differences, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Download full textCorter, Carl, Ed.; Park, Norman W., Ed. – 1993
A study identified and analyzed exemplary and effective programs available in Canada for kindergarten students. The broad-based research team included members from faculties of education, boards of education, early childhood education programs, a research consulting firm, child development researchers, and teacher-practitioners. The study began…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development, Foreign Countries
National Crime Prevention Council, Washington, DC. – 1994
This activity booklet is designed to help preschool teachers and caregivers prepare preschoolers to deal with issues of self-esteem, problem solving, health and safety awareness, and crime, drug, and violence prevention on developmentally appropriate levels. It provides background information on drug and violence prevention for 4- and 5-year-olds,…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Child Health, Child Safety, Childhood Attitudes
Hinitz, Blythe F.; Stomfay-Stitz, Aline – 1996
This essay focuses on teachers as peacemakers. Peace education is discussed as multifaceted and cross-disciplinary, emphasizing the teaching of peace, nonviolence, conflict resolution, social justice, economic well-being, political participation, and environmental concern. The report asserts that any curriculum for young children should stress a…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Design
