Education and Developme nt The Need for Competent Teacher • The Competent Teacher • “Competencies.” This word is increasingly being used in education circles today. It is a description of one’s ability‚ a measure of one’s performance. • A person’s competencies may be defined in terms of one’s knowledge‚ skills and behaviours. To understand the competencies required of a teacher‚ we must first define the job of a teacher. • The task of a teacher is closely tied to the nature of the classroom.
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KSSR. The three added values that have been introduced in the curriculum are the element of creativity and innovation‚ entrepreneurship and information‚ communication and technology (ICT). It aims to meet the needs of students in the holistic development of human capital‚ knowledge‚ creative thinking‚ critical and innovative‚ highly skilled and personality character. Students will be exposed to these skills in the teaching and learning process in order to increase the skill level of students to
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most fundamental parts of learning I have gained much interest in Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory. ‘The true direction of the development of thinking is not from the individual to the social but from the social to the individual’‚ (Vygotsky‚ 1986‚ p.36). This idea argues that the social relationship between the teacher and learner is crucial in their cognitive development and that the information learned by the student is not simply passed down from the teacher but it is constructed internally through
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Emotions are an essential form of communication in early childhood. Children quickly learn a wide range of emotions and when to express certain emotions to communicate with their caregivers and also learn how to discriminate between different emotions. A study done by Paul Ekman et al.‚ showed that infants are able to make almost all the same muscle movements used by adults to express emotions (7). There are some emotions referred to as basic emotions. Basic emotions are characterized by typical
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COSMIC EDUCATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD (3-6 YEARS OLD) Each moment is an opportunity to understand the integrity of the universe. Most children 3–6 years old are very much absorbed in experiencing their immediate environment. These children feel close to and connected with the natural world. To lay the groundwork for cosmic education‚ it is enough for teachers to ensure that children experience nature as much as possible and retain their connection with the natural world. It is important for teachers
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Early childhood Program Nevetra Whorline ECE312: Administration of Early Childhood Ed. Programs Prof. Kelly Wells July 21‚ 2014 The best way to set up an early childhood program is to provide visual stimulating environments combined with spaces children can call their own. The best way I can set up an infant/Toddler classroom with everything I learned thus far would be to use a few simply approaches and theories in our school setting. Each class has a daily schedule that is posted and
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knowledge‚ skills and understanding they need to fulfil their potential in the early years. Play is something of great importance to children and sometimes difficult for adults to fully grasp its functions and value. Play is an essential learning tool and can make an important contribution to children’s life and their physical‚ social‚ and emotional wellbeing. It is crucial to their wellbeing as a form of learning‚ development‚ expression‚ communication‚ and connection with other children and adults.
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A teaching philosophy is a personal statement for teachers and anyone committing them in teaching. I already see myself as a teacher with my teaching philosophy anchored to mould my students as “plants are fashioned by cultivation‚ men by education” (Rousseau‚ 2013‚ pp. 8). It is important to believe in a philosophy to be able practice adequately. My beliefs and teaching philosophies revolve around the philosophy and thoughts of great philosophers like Aristotle‚ Dewey‚ Freire‚ Noddings and Plato
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11 a.m. to 3 p.m‚ at the Windsor Middle School. I went to a few classes in every grade and sat at the back at the class and observed the class for about 15 to 20 minutes. I also observed the physical education class and their lunch break to watch for signs of eating disorders. Biosocial development During the time I spent with the 6th graders‚ I notice a great difference in physical growth between males and females. About 50 percent of 12-13-year-old females seem to have reached puberty and seem
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Velma into the delivery room‚ rolling her around the in a squeaking wheelchair through the polished hallways. At 3:23 a.m.‚ the morning of October 28th‚ 1962‚ my father‚ the man the world would know as MLK‚ was born. Now and throughout his youth‚ childhood‚ adolescence‚ and young adulthood‚ he has remained one of the
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