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Big body play

by Lisa

Oct 19, 2017

I have a preschool class 21/2 to 31/2 and am looking for ideas to help control some of the big body play. The classroom is very boy heavy 15 boys 4 girls. ideas to get their attention? I've noticed a lot of physical contact, wrestling, running , jumping. A few of them are needing one on one as they are hurting others. Suggestions?

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How To Improve Your Concentration While Creating A Dissertat

by Alicatrindle

Oct 11, 2017

Suffice to say that dissertation proposal requires a great amount of effort, time and concentration. Even if you manage enough time and energy, you can't accomplish your dissertation proposal appropriately without complete attention. Therefore, it is crucial for you to learn a practice that will maximize your brain performance.

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personal space

by Kim Farrar

Sep 29, 2017

A few of my 4 year olds are having problems establishing their own personal space while respecting others. I've used the "personal bubble" idea, but am looking for some other ideas to try. Thanks in advance for any help.

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flacka Use carpet squares on the rug and spread them out so everyone has their own space.

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Early Childhood Inclusion Teacher Education Research

by Corinne

Aug 25, 2017

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, 2017

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, 2017

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.

Aug 12, 2017

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When Yoda Taught Pre-K. Article by Abby Connors

by Kathleen

Aug 7, 2017

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, 2017

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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