A curriculum framework, however, represents a structure for classifying and organizing the many elements and processes involved in creating learning opportunities for young children. It serves as an underlying foundation from which all practices related to children’s learning and development are identified, implemented and evaluated. A curriculum, as many of us understand it, is… Read More TACtics for your Toolkit: Making Sense of a Curriculum Framework
Keeping it Real: Authentic Assessment in Early Childhood
In order to monitor progress effectively, teachers need to observe, document, analyze and interpret data as part of a decision-based model that guides teachers to establish where to begin instruction, how long to work on a goal, and when to make changes. Teachers can observe children’s use of skills, knowledge, and concepts through the routines… Read More Keeping it Real: Authentic Assessment in Early Childhood
