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The purpose of
Mind in the
Making is to share the science of early
learning |
Mind in the Making Book List: Recommended children's books to accompany the learning modules. Click HERE |
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in the Making Learning Modules for Early Childhood Teachers are a
12-part facilitated learning process, designed to bridge the gap between
research and practice for teachers (defined as an adult who teaches and
cares for young children) in schools, centers and home-based early
childhood settings for children from birth through school-entry. Although
the research referenced in the Learning Modules focuses on birth through
school-entry, the Modules are beneficial for teachers in the early
elementary years. Go to: Mind in the Making Module Chart Go to: Mind in the Making
Research Base |
What
is it? · A
series of 12 learning modules. · Encourages
responsive and reflective teaching and learning based on the importance of
relationships. · Integrates
young children’s social, emotional, and intellectual
development. |
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THE MODULES The Modules complement existing early childhood teaching curricula, focusing on what research tells us about early learning and how to use this knowledge in everyday practice. Each Learning Module includes videos of well-known and well-respected child development researchers or educators showing their research in action, along with a variety of activities that teachers complete individually, with learning partners, and in larger learning groups. Each Module features written Research summaries, Learning Goals and Outcomes, Tips for teachers, Quotes from researchers and engaging opportunities to practice new skills.
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Mind in the Making has its origins in the work that Families and Work Institute (FWI at www.familiesandwork.org) did between 1994-2003 to raise awareness of the importance of the early years of life. Read more at the national website http://mindinthemaking.org | FOR
EDUCATORS: COST:$120 for twelve 2-hour sessions and Mind in the Making
materials. Meals and refreshments provided. Door prizes awarded at each
session. PAYMENT PLAN AVAILABLE.
Full course of 24 training hours will count toward: Act 48 hours, Keystone STARS clock hours, CEU Hours, or DPW Hours |
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Foundations of Mind in the Making /
Research Base:
1.
Human Connections Are Essential to Learning
Research
shows that:
Human Relationships are the building blocks of healthily development and
learning. Children’s developing sense of self and their feelings of competence
are greatly influenced by the quality of the relationships they have with
others. When adults (parents,
teachers) are in synch with children – when they are aware about
connecting and reconnecting - children are more likely to feel known and
understood.
2.
Social, Emotional, and Intellectual learning are inextricably linked
Research
shows that: Children
learn best when they are connected to others and when they are engaged
emotionally and intellectually.
3.
young children are born learning
Research
shows that: Children
learn more on their first few years of life than at any other time in their
lives.
4.
how children learn to know others’ thoughts and feelings
Research
shows that: the
increasing capacity to understand people around you is essential to the learning
experience.
5.
using language to make meaning from experience
Research
shows that: Children
are developing communication and early literacy skills from birth and they learn
to differentiate and understand sound and words before they can speak.
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66. creating
communities of learners
Research
shows that:
When
teachers and parents work as authentic and effective partners, children learn
better.
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