Programs and Curriculum Planning
Kawonda Starling
Programs and Curriculum Planning
ECE 312 Administrations of Early Childhood Ed. Programs
Instructor Tracy Reed
June 2, 2013
Early childhood education programs are formed by administrators coming together to form curriculums for teachers in the program to have as a guide to teach young children. For an example, each county has a board of education for the school system with administrators who form a curriculum for teachers to teach by; and administrators leads the teachers to make sure the teachers are teaching children based on the curriculum formed by the board of education. Child care centers usually form curriculums based around what program the center is accredited by through the state. For an example, here in Georgia we have a program name “Bright from the Start” which has standards each center must meet to be on the program and have curriculum for each child care center to follow. Whether it is a school system or childcare center administrators and teachers must work together to teach from the curriculums formed so children can learn.
How the role of the administrator in program and curriculum planning is different from that of the teacher. Education administrators organize and manage the administration, support systems and activities that facilitate the effective running of an educational institution (AGCAS 2012). For an example, in a childcare center the administrators are the owners, directors, and whatever program that accredited the daycare center through the state. School systems have administrators also. The board of education votes on the school super intendant who schedule meetings to plan a curriculum for the school system to teach by. The school super intendant hires administrators such as principals, and assistant principles to make sure the teachers in the schools are teaching by the curriculum. The teachers are teaching the children based on the school system and/or the daycare curriculum chosen. The
Programs and Curriculum Planning
ECE 312 Administrations of Early Childhood Ed. Programs
Instructor Tracy Reed
June 2, 2013
Early childhood education programs are formed by administrators coming together to form curriculums for teachers in the program to have as a guide to teach young children. For an example, each county has a board of education for the school system with administrators who form a curriculum for teachers to teach by; and administrators leads the teachers to make sure the teachers are teaching children based on the curriculum formed by the board of education. Child care centers usually form curriculums based around what program the center is accredited by through the state. For an example, here in Georgia we have a program name “Bright from the Start” which has standards each center must meet to be on the program and have curriculum for each child care center to follow. Whether it is a school system or childcare center administrators and teachers must work together to teach from the curriculums formed so children can learn.
How the role of the administrator in program and curriculum planning is different from that of the teacher. Education administrators organize and manage the administration, support systems and activities that facilitate the effective running of an educational institution (AGCAS 2012). For an example, in a childcare center the administrators are the owners, directors, and whatever program that accredited the daycare center through the state. School systems have administrators also. The board of education votes on the school super intendant who schedule meetings to plan a curriculum for the school system to teach by. The school super intendant hires administrators such as principals, and assistant principles to make sure the teachers in the schools are teaching by the curriculum. The teachers are teaching the children based on the school system and/or the daycare curriculum chosen. The
References: AGCAS editors. January 2012. Education administrator: Job description http://www.prospects.ac.uk/education_administrator_job_description.htm © Copyright 2013 Graduate Prospects Ltd. All rights reserved. Where We Stand NAEYC and NAECS/sde. 2009. The position statement’s recommendations “Curriculum” http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/StandCurrAss.pdf Copyright © 2009 by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. All rights reserved.