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Child directed art??

by Susan

Feb 21, 2010

I need ideas on how to help new teachers understand child directed art.Does anybodyhave any wonderful articles, websites etc? Thank you in advance.

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Susan On 2/24/10, Schari wrote: > I assume you are asking this because your teachers are not > accustomed to using child directed art? > > I'm reading a book right now called "The Art of Awareness" by > Deb Curtis and Margie Carter. The subtitle is "How > Observation Can Transform Your Teaching". It talks about > seeing things from a...See More

Mar 6, 2010

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Maria I took an art class and I remember the teacher said that the worst thing that you can do when teaching art is give children material with which they only need to glue and that's all. We need to give them the tools and let their imagination fly, so at the end we can see the marvelous creations they can do.

Mar 22, 2010

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director interference

by shulie

Feb 24, 2010

Hi,

How would you respond to your director in the following situation? You are teaching a 3/4 year olds class. You are having trouble with one child that is behaving badly. You are in the middle of addressing the problem. Director comes into the classroom to inform you about something related to the building. She sees the child's bad beha...See More

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Schari I'm sure that didn't make you feel good and it wasn't very courteous for your director to take over the situation without asking if you needed help.

But I'm also thinking that your director thought she was lending a helping hand at a moment that you needed it. Could you look at it that way and let it go?

If you aren't able to let...See More

Feb 24, 2010

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Rick Lavoie in Los Angeles!

by Tyeler

Feb 27, 2010

Rick Lavoie, a leading expert in working with children, is coming to Los Angeles on March 24th. This is a wonderful fun and informative presentation for teachers, professionals and parents! visit [link removed].

Hope to see you there!

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State of WA requirements???

by Heather

Mar 10, 2010

Could someone help me out by letting me know a website to go to to find out what the requirements are in the state of Washington to work as a childcare provider?

I will be moving there soon and want to get started, but am confused by all of the websites that pop up on searches. I would love all the help I can get!!! Thank you in advance!

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msmichelle On 3/10/10, Heather wrote: > Could someone help me out by letting me know a website to > go to to find out what the requirements are in the state of > Washington to work as a childcare provider? > > I will be moving there soon and want to get started, but am > confused by all of the websites that pop up on searches. I > would l...See More

Mar 12, 2010

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msmichelle On 3/12/10, msmichelle wrote: > On 3/10/10, Heather wrote: >> Could someone help me out by letting me know a website to >> go to to find out what the requirements are in the state of >> Washington to work as a childcare provider? >> >> I will be moving there soon and want to get started, but am >> confused by ...See More

Mar 12, 2010

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resume

by lu

Mar 16, 2010

i worked in a daycare. taught 3 years old children using the highreach for 3 curriculum can you help me word the details for my resume.i am experiencing writers block. thanks

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lu On 3/16/10, Schari wrote: > I googled "early childhood resume" and came up with several > samples. You might want to try that to get some ideas? > > On 3/16/10, lu wrote: >> i worked in a daycare. taught 3 years old children using >> the highreach for 3 curriculum can you help me word the >> details for my resume.i am ...See More

Mar 16, 2010

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Schari On 3/16/10, lu wrote: > On 3/16/10, Schari wrote: >> I googled "early childhood resume" and came up with several >> samples. You might want to try that to get some ideas? >> >> On 3/16/10, lu wrote: >>> i worked in a daycare. taught 3 years old children using >>> the highreach for 3 curriculum can you he...See More

Mar 17, 2010

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Why the girl is hitting?

by Maria

Mar 17, 2010

I have a worried mom who call me for an advice because her 14-month old daughter is hitting kids at the day care. What is your thinking about this kind of situation? Thank you

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Maria Thank you Schari, your information is very helpful.I am going to talk with the mother about this, and I hope she can fix the problem with her daughter.

Mar 17, 2010

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amanda On 3/17/10, Maria wrote: > Thank you Schari, your information is very helpful.I am going to > talk with the mother about this, and I hope she can fix the > problem with her daughter. >

i just wanted to make a comment about what you said above...... "i hope SHE can FIX the PROBLEM with her daughter" lets go step by step on what...See More

Jun 4, 2010

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by test

Mar 31, 2010

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looking for a list of free printable websites

by me

Apr 1, 2010

anyone have a list? links?

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msmichelle On 4/01/10, me wrote: > anyone have a list? links?

STARTING APRIL 1ST 2010 DRC'S PRESCHOOL PRINTABLES WILL BE FREE FOR EVERYONE!! WE WILL NO LONGER BE DOING PAID MEMBERSHIPS SPREAD THE WORD [link removed]

Apr 2, 2010

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Leah Click below

Apr 4, 2010

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aggressive children

by mary

Apr 7, 2010

I have two aggressive children in care, When I started at the centre I worked with one boy and a few months later he made great improvement in self regulation skills and social skills, the second child started a few months later, displaying very aggressive behaviour e.g hitting, choking children & teachers, throwing furniture, breaking resource...See More

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Leah Continue to keep them separated. Talk to them about why they cannot play together and that they can earn the right to play together if they refrain from negative behaviors.

They have to show you that they can play nicely when they are with each other. Put them together for short periods of time. If acceptable behavior increases, fine, if ...See More

Apr 13, 2010

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Sherrie Rodgers It's clear that after you got the first child to calm down and the second on came along that he is influencing the other child. For the safety of other children in the center you need to keep them seperated if that's the only thing that works. You also need to make sure you address this behavior with the parent because we never know what might be g...See More

Apr 14, 2010

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online leadership/director classes????

by kp

Apr 7, 2010

Has anyone taken any classes online from a college for directors or anything to do with leadership? Looking for something our area colleges just don't offer........

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