Cognitive
- acting goal-oriented
- problem solving knowledge
- self regulation, task planning
- logical reasoning/ causal thinking
- flexibility generalizing strategies
- creativity
- understanding of concepts through active learning
- consolidation of newly learned principles
- sensorimotor knowledge
Social- emotional
- social skills; turn taking, sharing, understanding other peoples thoughts, co-thinking
- self esteem
- self knowledge
- the joy of play!
- emotional self- regulation
- tenacity
- resilience
- courage
time for a video!
- developmental- and neuropsychology
- knowledge about the way
young children learn
- Love constructive play yourself!
- Put yourself in the mind of a 4 year-old
- Encourage children
- Respond positively to the ideas of the children
- Have patience.......
- well thought out environment
- consider the play- space
- present open- ended,
unconventional materials
- add paper and pencils
- add materials that invite to pretense- play
- let children construct together
- network with different aspects of the curriculum
HOW?
let's interact!
WITH WHAT?
The (great) teacher has....
ATTITUDE
KNOWLEDGE
SKILLS
knowledge
attitude
- Observe
- Paraphrase
- Create problems!
- Question the children
- Model the PDCA steps of research
- Use an appropriate vocabulary
- Reflect together with children
- Document the process;
-"research book"*
- photographs,
- note remarks of the children
- let children make schemes
skills
it's all about
context!
Ria Van Zeeland
Inge Leuverink
WHAT
...is the"Output"?
Create a (stand- alone) construction as high
as possible !
questions
Drew, Christie a.o., 2008
Copely and Oto, 2006
Cheyne and Rubin, 1983
WHY?
the circle diagram
Three key notions:
- meaningful learning
- leading activities
- zone of proximal development
developmental education
a dutch approach
towards education
for young children
constructive play
....constructing knowledge