Posts belonging to Category Developmental Education
Posted by Chip on July 16, 2010
A great emphasis in education these days is the call for “21st Century Skills” to be taught in PreK–12 education. The purpose of this emphasis is to bring curriculum and instruction into alignment and relevance with the environment today’s students will live and work in as adults.
There is no universal agreement on what the list [...]
Categories: Developmental Education, Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, Education Reform |
Tags: 21st century skills, Education Reform, social-emotional development, social-emotional learning | 
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Posted by Chip on July 8, 2010
A number of studies in early childhood classrooms have documented that “self-regulation predicts academic performance in first grade, over and above cognitive skills and family background.” (Examples of these studies: Blair, 2002; Farran, 2010; McClelland, M. M.; Piccinin, A., & Stallings, M. C., 2010; Raver & Knitzer, 2002).
Educators are increasingly becoming aware that social and [...]
Categories: Developmental Education, Education Reform, Managing Behavior, Social and Emotional Learning, The Responsive Classroom® approach |
Tags: bullying, Developmental Designs, Developmental Education, Developmental Studies Center, Managing Behavior, Open Circle, Responsive Classroom approach, social-emotional development, social-emotional learning, Tools of the Mind | 2 Comments »
Posted by Chip on June 30, 2010
My granddaughter, Lily, loves to swim. Watching her in the water in the summertime is one of the most joyful experiences of this grandfather’s days. In her element, she challenges herself at the leading edge of learning and adventure. She now floats on her back long distances, swims underwater, treads water, and is beginning to [...]
Categories: Developmental Education, Developmental Needs, Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, Importance of Play, Time to Learn |
Tags: Developmental Education, Developmental Needs, developmental teaching, Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, importance of play, kindergarten, observing children, Time to Learn | 10 Comments »
Posted by Chip on March 23, 2010
You have until April 2nd to comment on the Common Core Standards in Reading and Math.
April 1st might be an appropriate day. According to Ed Week, over 2,000 people have already taken the time to go to www.corestandards.org and navigate the comment section to record comments. Your voice matters, even if changes to the K-3 level at [...]
Categories: Developmental Education, Developmental Needs, Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, Education Reform |
Tags: Alliance for Childhood, Common Core standards, Developmental Education, Developmental Needs, Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, early childhood education, Education Reform, kiderg, social-emotional development, U.S. education policy | Post a Comment »
Posted by Chip on March 4, 2010
National “Common Core,” grade by grade, K–12 educational standards are being rapidly finalized across the political landscape as they pass through the doors of governor’s offices and state houses even before the miniscule window of opportunity for public comment closes. Kentucky has already become the first state to endorse such standards publicly in a special [...]
Categories: Developmental Education, Developmental Needs, Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, Education Reform |
Tags: Alliance for Childhood, Common Core standards, Developmental Education, Developmental Needs, Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, early childhood education, Education Reform, kindergarten, social-emotional development, U.S. education policy | 1 Comment »
Posted by Chip on February 23, 2010
In the preface to my book Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom, Ages 4-14, I ask readers to “pay attention to the linits of developmental characteristics and characterizations.” I note that although general expectations about childrens’ behavior have emerged through detailed and repeated observations and have yielded certain patterns of development, “they are not precise predictions [...]
Categories: Developmental Education, Developmental Needs |
Tags: childhood bipolar disorder, Childhood: A Multicultural View, Developmental Education, Developmental Needs, Managing Behavior, Melvin Konner, TDD, temper dysregulation disorder, Yardsticks | Post a Comment »
Posted by Chip on May 27, 2009
As we compare our children with others in their same age range, it’s natural for us to create a kind of mental ranking about where one child falls in our understanding of what is appropriate at a certain age or grade. Is she behind or ahead academically? Too shy or too bossy? Is he “keeping [...]
Categories: Developmental Education, Positive Attributes |
Tags: children's positive attributes, children's strengths, developmental changes, Positive Attributes | Post a Comment »
Posted by Chip on February 26, 2009
Let your eyes wander to the right margin of this blog post where “Blogs I Like” are listed and you’ll see ASCD’s “Whole Child” blog. Click the name and you’ll be led to an important, action-oriented advocacy site hosted by the nation’s largest educational membership organization on behalf of our country’s school children, their parents, [...]
Categories: Developmental Education |
Tags: ASCD, Developmental Education, education funding, Great Society, Head Start, Lyndon Baines Johnson, whole child | 1 Comment »
Posted by Chip on January 2, 2009
As we mark the coming of the new year, our thoughts often turn to the nature of time and the fleeting, transitory nature of the passage of our days. Some of us resolve to use our time differently in the days ahead . . .
In my book, Time to Teach, Time to Learn: Changing the [...]
Categories: Developmental Education, Developmental Needs, Time to Learn |
Tags: David Elkind, The Hurried Child | Post a Comment »
Posted by Chip on October 6, 2008
In many schools, this is the time of year for what is typically called “Open House” or “Back to School Night.” It’s a one- to two-hour period during which you parents can come to school in the evening to visit classrooms, see your child’s work, meet the teacher again, talk to other teachers, hear from [...]
Categories: Developmental Education, Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, The School Year |
Tags: developmental changes, developmental teaching | Post a Comment »
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