Effective Teacher Practices Supporting the North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development 2018 Module 1: Overview

Review Pre-learning Assignment Complete Foundations Self-Assessment What questions were you unsure of? What questions made you stop and think?

Objectives To understand the relationship between early learning standards and curriculum To understand the relationship between the NC Standard Course of Study for Kindergarten and the NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development To understand the structure of the professional development modules for instructional practices that support Foundations for Early Learning and Development

How we got where we are today The Back Story How we got where we are today

Five Developmental Domains Approaches to Learning Emotional- Social Development Cognitive Development Health & Physical Development Language Development & Communication

Foundations Treasure Hunt!  

Developmental Indicator Continuum Infants: birth-12 months Younger Toddlers: 8-21 months Older Toddlers: 18-36 months Younger Preschoolers: 36-48 months Older Preschoolers: 48-60+ months Developmental Goals Continuum of Growth

Standards, Curriculum, and Formative Assessment Define the expectations for knowledge and skills children should have Organized by age level Based on developmental literature Assumes additive acquisition of knowledge Standards Curriculum Formative Assessment Adapted from Corcoran, Mosher & Rogat, 2009

Standards, Curriculum, and Formative Assessment Scope: the breadth and depth of content to be covered Sequence: the order in which content is presented Provides activities to facilitate critical areas of development and learning that can be embedded in classroom routines Curriculum   Formative Assessment

Standards, Curriculum, and Formative Assessment A process used by teachers and children during play and learning activities, that provides feedback to the teachers and children, so that teachers can adjust their teaching to meet the needs and interests of children, and so that children can understand what is expected of them. Standards Curriculum Formative Assessment Adapted from M. Heritage for The Council of Chief State School Officers, 2010

Alignment NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development TS GOLD Objectives

Relationship between Foundations and NC Standard Course of Study Older Preschooler: Story sequence 3rd Grade: Recounts stories 5th Grade: Identify main points of stories High School: Analyze how author selected words and organized text for meaning English Language Arts  

Relationship between Foundations and NC Standard Course of Study Older Preschooler: Patterning 3rd Grade: Identify and explain patterns in arithmetic 5th Grade: Analyze patterns and relationships High School: Arithmetic with polynomials and rational expressions Mathematics

Relationship between Foundations and NC Standard Course of Study Older Preschooler: Awareness of body 3rd Grade: Understand human body systems 5th Grade: Understand how organisms perform functions necessary for life High School: Understand cells and organisms- evolution and genetics Science

Relationship between Foundations and NC Standard Course of Study Older Preschooler: Recognize the roles of people in the community 3rd Grade: Understand how events and individuals have influenced communities 5th Grade: Chronicle key events and people in US history High School: Understand creation and development of societies and civilizations Social Studies

Alignment NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development Kindergarten Standard Course of Study

Foundations Training Modules The “Why” Behind the Structure of the Modules

Stakeholder Input Identifying professional development needs for schools systems and the early intervention program Stakeholder input helped to identify: priorities for training, and resources needed to implement Foundations through teacher/practitioner practices

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Teaching Standards http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/effectiveness-model/ncees/standards/prof-teach-standards.pdf

Structure of Training Modules Pre-learning assignment 30 minute review of pre-learning assignment 90 minute face-to-face session Post-learning activities: Extension into the classroom

Foundations Training Modules The Structure of the Training Modules

Effective Teacher Practices Supporting NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development Module 1: Overview Module 2: Formative Assessment Module 3: Promoting Positive Relationships Module 4: Classroom Design Module 5: Behavior Expectations and Rules Module 6: Schedules and Routines Module 7: Directions and Feedback Module 8: Emotional Literacy and Empathy Module 9: Recognizing and Controlling Anger/Impulses Module 10: Problem Solving Module 11: Developing Friendships

Early MTSS Effective Teaching Practices Supporting Emotional-Social Development

FirstSchool

Family Engagement

iPoints

Instructional Practices Checklist

Off on a Journey!

Post-learning Activity Select a lesson plan Identify Foundations domain, subdomain, goals, and indicators Analyze lesson plan

Questions? NECTAC/ECO/WRRC 2012

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