· Why is your simulation important to the field of early childhood? “Well-designed simulations and games have been shown to improve decision-making and critical thinking skills as well as teaching discipline-specific concepts. Active learning also helps students develop interpersonal and communication skills. It is believed that simulations can be adapted and developed in other areas of education” (https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED490383.pdf). The simulation I pose benefits children, families, and our society. Early Headstart/Headstart/PreK programs assist with the betterment of the family as a whole. The simulation shows positive results in economics when investments are made in our children.
· If you were to conduct your simulation proposal, who would benefit? If I were to conduct a simulation proposal it would benefit teachers, parents, children, and the economy as a whole. “These spillover benefits, what economists call positive externalities, include reductions in crime, and lower expenditures on healthcare and on remedial education” (https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/docs/the_economics_of_early_childhood_investments.pdf).
· What are some of the ways your perceptions of an early childhood professional have been modified as a result of this course? I now see that even in early childhood education-specific jobs entail certain duties. It takes far more work than what I presumed to implement early childhood education as a standardized level of education the same as K-12. As an early childhood professional, you wear alot of hats because the process of teaching is always evolving. To remain current, we must continue to evolve as well.
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https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/docs/the_economics_of_early_childhood_investments.pdf
Thank you all for your support during our Building Research Competencies studies! As challenging as it was for me your encouraging words were always appreciated! We are one step closer to our new endeavors! I wish you all continued success! Best of Luck!
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To all my fellow Colleagues,
Thank you all for your support during our Building Research Competencies studies! As challenging as it was for me your encouraging words were always appreciated! We are one step closer to our new endeavors! I wish you all continued success! Best of Luck!
Lewanda, I enjoyed reading your post it is so well written. I also have gained more insight on what it takes for early childhood education to be recognized on the level of elementary and above. Since we wear many hats we also must engage more because younger children have different needs to be met than older children. Still we must at least continue to advocate to show that we are just as important.
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Great post Lawanda, as always your post was informative. I think that learning is a daily part of life. We learn things everyday that we are interacting with children and their parents as well as in our everyday home lives. Incorporating current tools that grasp students attentions to meet them at their level is something that is constantly changing. That change is not a bad thing however, it requires more on our part to educate ourselves to effectively teach them in a way that they will not only hear what we are teaching but to store and maintain what they are learning. "Modern teaching aids are important and most preferred in the technological age. A modern education system uses technology to impart education. The growing usage of digital games and applied sciences into learning environments has affected both the teaching of educators and the learning of students. Game-Based Learning (GBL) can be successfully used to improve both learning and teaching" (Dadheech, 2018).
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Dadheech, A. (2018, October 11). The Importance of Game Based Learning in Modern Education. Retrieved from https://theknowledgereview.com/importance-game-based-learning-modern-education/
Children taught at an early age usually benefit in the following ways: improved social skills, less or no need for special education instruction during subsequent school years, better grades, and enhanced attention spans. Likewise, some researchers have concluded that young children enrolled in pre-school programs usually graduate from high school, attend college, have fewer behavioral problems, and do not become involved with crime in their adolescent and young adult years.
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Lewanda,
ReplyDeleteYour post is well researched and well written. In the early childhood education field we must be continuously open to the idea of growing in our careers. It is important to be learners throughout our careers. Thank you for your wonderful discussions and posts throughout this course. I can see and feel your passion for early childhood through your work. I wish you all the best.
-Heather