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oppositional defiant disorder in 4 year old

by lynn

Sep 21

Hi all. We have a challenging 4 year old student that has classic oppositional defiant disorder symptoms. He defies authority, wants to do the opposite of what the teachers want, even if he said he wanted to do the activity just minutes before, yells out that he wants to go home, etc. We are documenting all this behavior and will speak with parents...See More

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Early Childhood Inclusion Teacher Education Research

by Corinne

Aug 25

Hello! I am conducting a research study on teachers' beliefs about their ability to teach students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in inclusive early childhood classrooms. If you are a teacher in pre-school through third grade or you are preparing to become an early childhood teacher, please follow the

link below to complete four b...See More

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Parent Teacher Partnerships

by Love2Teach

Aug 22

Hi,

I am wondering how you guys involve the parents in your classrooms?

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The Art of Teaching the Youngest Students

by Bob R/CA

Aug 12

I like The Atlantic because it frequently publishes articles about teachers and education. Here's a new article that seems pertinent for this chatboard level.

"Scattered around a meeting room in groups of three or four, 13 women bent over laptop computers and smartphones, squinting at Colorado's hundreds of child-care regulations...."
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Who Is Taking Care of the Youngest Students?

A Denver training initiative tries to bring in more early-childhood educators and better prepare them for their difficult roles.

The Atlantic | theatlantic.com

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men52 I taught that age group for over 25 years before retiring. I was surprised to read in the article that Colorado wouldn't let colleges offer bachelor degrees in early childhood

My bachelor degree was in a different field and after working in that field, I found I wanted another type of work that make a difference. I accidently like so many...See MoreI taught that age group for over 25 years before retiring. I was surprised to read in the article that Colorado wouldn't let colleges offer bachelor degrees in early childhood

My bachelor degree was in a different field and after working in that field, I found I wanted another type of work that make a difference. I accidently like so many other women I met over the years found attracted to Montessori preschool education. I received my training through a university sponsored Montessori training program. I was able to apply earned credit towards my Masters. When I taught classroom management there I had former professionals like attorney and veterinarian as well as young women right out of high school( huge difference in life experience and professionalism) in my class.

Our local university offers a BA in ece and I was asked to present to a classroom of college seniors. I found those students overall were closer to the right out of high school students then the mature students I had had in classroom management. They had such unrealistic expectations about the reality of low pay in ece and day care. Unless they were going to work in a corporate run program, the pay was not enough to be a living wage let alone paying off any student debt. Those kids wanted to work with children, but as the article points out, they could work their way up to director. Think about it- what drew them to the field was working with children, but in order to feel successful and paid well, they had to work their way into office jobs!

I have held the positions of assistant, lead, director and school owner. I would take the lead position over director hands down because my expertise and interest was the children, not all that is involved in director. Until people change that attitude of if you want to be successful in ece you have to "move up the ladder" to achieve decent pay. I have worked with excellent assistants with no desire to "move up the ladder" Why should they not be compensated for the valuable work that they do?

I think the best example I have seen in professionalizing ece was in my state. Many years ago there was an elementary school that was determined to be a failed school. They got rid of the entire staff and hired new administration and decided to turn the elementary school into a public Montessori school. All of the teachers hired were trained in Montessori. The principal did not have Montessori background and she too went through an overview of the philosophy. They were able to purchase all the specialized equipment through funds provided because they were "failed" . Our state is way behind other states in public funded preschool, but the school understood the value of ece and used district funds to include that. It also helped pay for full day k because back then the state didn't fund that either. What was neat about this set up was that every teacher in the school whether a preschool or 6th grade teacher were all in the same pay scale. Every teacher had their state teaching license as well as their Montessori certification. Even the assistants had both. This is the kind of professionalism that ece teachers should have.

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When Yoda Taught Pre-K. Article by Abby Connors

by Kathleen

Aug 7

Just posted! We know you'll enjoy reading and sharing this with colleagues:

https://gazette.teachers.net/gazette/wordpress/abigail-flesch-connors/when-yoda-taught-pre-k-2/

When Yoda Taught Pre-K

Recently, a team of archaeologists in the Dagobah system discovered an ancient parchment. Estimated to date from at least four million years B.C., or as researchers stated, “a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away,” it is written in a language rese

Gazette | gazette.teachers.net

by smileyprek

Jul 17

I buy a lot of books with CDs from Scholastic and do worry about something happening to the CDs. Does anyone have problems with their CDs? Should I not worry about them? Thanks in advance.

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Starting a daycare out of your own home

by Jessica Jones

Jun 7

Has anybody else done this? If so, please share your thoughts!

I had never considered this before, but I just came across an organization called Koala Kids that helps you get licensed and trained so that you can start and run a daycare out of your own home. For those interested, the information that I came across can be found here (https:...See More

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Gathering Data on being a Preschool Teacher

by icah

Apr 10

I am a senior high school student in the University of Nueva Caceres. We are currently taking up Research 1, and our requirement for this course is to write a Research Paper about our chosen career path. I would like to ask 5 minutes of your time to answer the survey questions containing 3 open-ended questions and 6 close-ended questions. Rest assu...See More

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by Kellie's Academy For Kids

Apr 4

Preschool Teachers and Aides needed as soon as possible. We are located in Huntington Beach, CA please call for an appointment. 714-377-0533

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Need a copy of the alphabet twist cd

by Amy

Mar 27

I am wanting to use the song in our end of the year program. If anyone has it, or knows where I can purchase it, please let me know. Thanks in advance

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