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Experiences and Education

C&I 275: Week 1

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Learning should be Meaningful

• Firsthand Experiences–

• Initiative, Choices, and Decision Making–

• Age Appropriate– Consider _________________ level

• Content with Integrity and Meaning– Ask yourself, “why?”

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Interaction and Language• Play

– What do children get from this?

• Group Work and Projects– Informal learning

• Interactions with Teachers– Vygotsky’s __________________________–

• Language• Continuity of Learning

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Reflection

• Organization– Experiences– Presentation of Learning

• Evaluation– Formal and Informal

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Active Children-Active Environments

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Characteristics of Learning Environments

• Health and Safety– Clean and Safe Equipment–

• Inclusion– Students in Wheelchairs– – Hearing Impaired

• Beauty

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Indoor Learning Environments

• Types of Centers– Math or Manipulative Areas– Science Areas– – Book Centers– Sociodramatic Play – Block Areas– – Music Areas–

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Outdoor Learning Environments

• Math and Science Discovery Areas– Sandbox– Water table–

• Art Spaces

• Math Spaces

• ________________ Spaces

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Role of Teacher

• Choosing Centers and Materials

• Scheduling Time for Active Experiences

• _______________ Children

• Work Collaboratively with Children– –

• Use ___________ ____________ to Assess Learning