the Isabel Patterson Child Development Center in Long Beach. It was my first time observing in this center so I had to be there before my observation time‚ which was at 2:30pm. Once‚ I entered the building the atmosphere was welcoming and enjoyable. The children I observed where around the ages of three to five. During my observation there was twenty-eight children and five teachers present. The building was all wooden on the inside and at the entrance there was a welcome wall colored with a rainbow
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SETTING The date of my observation was April 27th‚ 2010. It was about 9:30 in the morning when I began my study. I went to Grossmont College’s Child Development Center. The first thing I began looking for was if the child-teacher ratio was correct. The child ratio was 2 teachers to about every 8 children. The ratio was good. As I entered there was one large room that almost looked as if it could be two rooms they way it was set up. One half consisted of a large bookshelf with numerous
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cognitive and language processes‚ social and emotional skills‚ and the environment they could be surrounded by outside the observation time. The development of these processes can be observed through the actions and interactions a individual does or does not have with other people. The environment of which the child I observed occurred in a controlled area with other children and teachers to play with called the Child Development Lab. The time of day was morning where they had time for free play
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academic standards. Communities are ever more watchful of the expense of public education. Local schools are concerned about continuing to provide high-quality teaching and other services with dwindling resources. And parents want assurance that their children will receive adequate preparation to lead rewarding adult lives. Is parent involvement a valuable‚ if largely untapped‚ resource for schools struggling to provide state-ofthe -art instruction with diminishing funds--a way to instill pride and interest
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Final Project/Research Paper Kimberly Introduction to Curriculum/Programs ECED 105 Professor There are many different areas that one must focus on as they are attempting to create a developmentally appropriate curriculum for young children. All of these aspects are equally important to the learning process. Therefore‚ it is imperative that we as teachers take the process of planning this curriculum very seriously. Not only is it important that we understand the basic guidelines
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very encouraging for children. One thing I noticed upon arrival to the daycare is that there is keypad that only parents and staff have the codes to‚ which allows the facility to be safe. There are numerous animals‚ letters‚ and numbers on the walls‚ along with the children artwork. Upon arrival‚ I saw that they had each student wash their hands before starting their work. Each room of the daycare was separated by age group allowing them to learn at their level. My observation of the two year olds
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My first observation was of the class EDFO 610 “Women‚ Gender and Education”. This course was taught by Dr. Thalia Mulvihill‚ who is a professor of Social Foundations of Education and Higher Education. Dr. Mulvihill‚ an Affiliate Faculty member in the Women’s & Gender Studies Program and the Honors College‚ currently serves as the Director of the Adult‚ Higher and Community Education Doctoral Program‚ and two Certificate Programs (College & University Teaching and Community College Leadership). Dr
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In my previous observation I was able to go to a Kidango center at Royal Sunset High School‚ which I now work at and used this center to observe the children at play. At this center it is majority four year olds but also three and five year olds as well. There were many different personalities between the children which brought out a lot of different kinds of play. The class starts off as free play while the children enter the classroom for the first forty five minutes. There are three tables set
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are most energetic‚ ambitious‚ and playful. Most children are very active learners‚ and what activities or pastimes they indulge in can often shape their professional career and personal tastes in the future. Hence it is no surprise that as society is changing we have seen changing trends not only in adult activities but also in children’s pastimes. In fact this change is so extreme that many parents complain that they cannot relate to their children or participate in activities with them. There is
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Woohyuk Hong Dr. Roya Falahi-Kharaghani Anthopology 275 02 October 2014 Observation of Cultural Scene On September 7th‚ 2014‚ 2:00PM‚ I have visited the church of Unity. This church is shared by two different groups with different culture and ethnicity and by that I mean there are scheduled times for using the church. The building is said to be more then 10 years old‚ but the architecture looks untouched‚ it is built out of bricks‚ there is parking lot‚ front and back‚ so one can assume it
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