Best Practice Curriculum
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Social Constructivism Russian Development Pshychologist, Lev Vygotsky 1896 - 1934 According to Vygotsky, cognitive skills and patterns of thinking are not primarily determined by innate factors, but are the products of the activities practiced in the schools and the culture in which the child is raised. |
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The Theory of Multiple Intelligences Phsychologist Howard Gardner
Howard Gardner is the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor in Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His research has suggested that rather than one,general form of intelligence that can be used to describe (and separate) individuals, there are in fact eight different intelligences. |
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Reggio Emilia, Italy The city-run early childhood program of Reggio Emilia, Italy, has become recognized and acclaimed as one of the best systems of education in the world. Over the past forty years, educators there have evolved a distinctive and innovative approach that supports children's well-being and fosters their intellectual development through a systematic communication techniques that would change the |
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way parents and teachers spoke with, and listened to, children.Thomas Gordon is the author of Teacher Effectiveness Training, a blueprint of the communication and conflict resolution skills teachers need in order to foster high quality relationships with their students. T.E.T. is widely used in colleges and universities as a reference book for teachers-in-training.
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