Sharing Web Resources

The web-site I chose was the National Association Early Childhood Teachers Educators (NAECTE).  According to the e-letter, the NAECTE will be holding a Fall Conference November 2, 2011 in Orlando, Florida.  The theme of the conference is The Future of Early Childhood Teacher Education. One of the keynote speakers will be Kathryn Castle and she will be speaking on New Teacher Research Text. How do teachers apply research results to effect change? She talks about how Early Childhood Teacher Research is an exciting new resource that will address the sorts of questions and concerns that pre- and in-service teachers of young children frequently have when engaging in teacher research, how the book touches upon the important issues every early childhood teacher should know—the uniqueness of early childhood teacher research, reasons for doing it, and how to do it.

The other keynote speaker will be Doris Fromberg and she will be speaking on New Kindergarten and Pre-K Curriculum. The All‐Day Kindergarten and Pre‐K Curriculum provide an activity‐based and classroom‐proven curriculum for educators to consider as they plan and interact with pre‐k and kindergarten children. Allowing young children the opportunities to become independent, caring, critical thinkers who feel comfortable asking questions and exploring possible solutions, the Dynamic Themes Curriculum offers children the skills they need for responsible citizenship and academic progress. This book describes a culturally‐sensitive pre‐k and kindergarten curriculum in the context of literacy, technology, mathematics, social studies, science, the arts, and play, and also discusses:

learning to meet and exceed content learning standards

• How to organize for differentiated instruction and to

integrate multiple forms of assessment

• How to teach literacy tools and skills in fresh ways

• How to work with families, colleagues, and community

Building off of author Doris Fromberg’s groundbreaking earlier work, The All‐Day Kindergarten and Pre‐K Curriculum presents a practical curriculum centering on how young children develop meanings. This is a fantastic resource for pre‐and in‐service early childhood teachers, administrators, and scholars.

Although the newsletter mentioned anything about the issues and trends of equity and excellence in the early childhood field, I feel as though it will benefit new teachers who are going into the early childhood education field.  There has been nothing new since my previous post concerning the website.

Also, to learn what is happening in your region, you can see the Regional Reports on the NAECTE News page as listed below:

http://www.naecte.org/index.php?option=co

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http://www.naecte.org/index.php?option=co

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