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Gartrell, Dan – Redleaf Press, 2020
In this follow-up to "Guidance for Every Child," author Dan Gartrell, EdD, expands on the advice broached in that book -- that children need guidance rather than discipline. Guidance is teaching for healthy emotional and social development. On a day-to-day basis as conflicts occur, guidance is teaching children to learn from their…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Best Practices, Conflict Resolution
Rudenstine, Antonia; Schaef, Sydney; Bacallao, Dixie; Hakani, Sarah – iNACOL, 2018
At the heart of a mature competency-based learning system lies a fundamental commitment to meeting all students where they are. This monograph explores three driving questions that open the door to a discussion of the relational, pedagogical and structural dimensions of meeting students where they are: (1) How do we know where students are? (2)…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Strategies, Best Practices, Educational Change
Rushton, Stephen; Juola-Rushton, Anne – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2011
Many educators are already knowledgeable about and skilled in best practices. And much of what is happening in developmentally appropriate programs exemplifies "brain compatible" practices. Being educated in the connections between best practices and brain compatibility is an important part of the knowledge base of early childhood educators. Just…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Brain, Teacher Student Relationship