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Direct linkKaren M. La Paro; Mauri C. McKoy; Catherine Scott-Little – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2024
The construct of Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP) has become a hallmark for educational practice in the United States. From DAP's initial publication in 1986 to the most recent revision published in 2022, DAP serves as a reference point for teacher education to support effective teachers' development and practice. However, DAP is a…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Teacher Role, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Preservice Teacher Education
Baumgartner, Jennifer; DiCarlo, Cynthia; Casbergue, Renée – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2020
Service learning (SL) is both a pedagogy and philosophy adopted by many early childhood teacher educators. Extant research suggests the incorporation of service-learning can be effective for facilitating preservice teacher learning of curriculum, pedagogy, approaches to diverse learners and families as well as establishing a professional identity.…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Early Childhood Education, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Teacher Education Programs
Download full textLim, Jane Seok Jeng; Ridgley, Robyn – International Journal of the Whole Child, 2021
In this paper, early childhood teacher educators describe their work to provide opportunities for pre-service teacher candidates to engage in specific practices that facilitate reflection and planning related to enhancing toddlers' engagement during free play. The practices targeted were structured by the instructor and supported by the mentor…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Practicums, Learner Engagement
Kroll, Linda R. – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2013
Five essential ideas or understandings that should underlie early childhood teacher education programs are discussed conceptually. Inquiry and reflection into practice are critical for continued teacher learning and development; learning and development are cultural and constructivist processes; the teacher's image of the child should be as a…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Early Childhood Education
Stuhr, Paul T.; Sutherland, Sue; Ressler, Jim; Ortiz-Stuhr, Esther M. – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2016
Adventure-based learning (ABL) consists of highly structured physical activity with periods of reflection (i.e., debrief) that help promote personal and social development. It can be used as a valid curriculum in physical education to promote intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships. This type of curriculum can also help physical educators…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Best Practices
Wolff, Ann Lesser – Young Children, 2012
Effective teacher educators reflect and upon reflection, make important changes to lessons, units, and instructional strategies. But have they ever considered the importance reflection has for students or what bearing "their" reflections have on them as their teachers? During the first six weeks of the (introductory) Child Development…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Child Development, Preschool Children
