In this article, we discuss the importance of professional vision, then describe the Video Analysis Framework we created to support its development through focused observation, identifying and disrupting bias, and more.
Authored by
Authored by:
Miriam Packard Carolyn Brennan Gail E. Joseph Katharine Emerson-Hoss
In this article, we look at how a service-learning project helped foster receptive language competencies for infants through art experiences and encouraged socially and culturally responsive practices by students.
To effectively prepare and support the early childhood profession, we must ensure institutions enhance early childhood educators’ knowledge base, develop their competencies, improve higher education programs, and more.
Authored by
Authored by:
Christine Lux Nanci L. Red Bird Allison B. Wilson
This cluster of Young Children articles focuses on impactful practices for teacher educators and preparation programs related to syllabi, course assignments, and class activities as well as clinical and field experiences.
This cluster of Young Children articles focuses on impactful practices for teacher educators and preparation programs related to syllabi, course assignments, and class activities as well as clinical and field experiences.
Early childhood education and higher education are not often linked in the public sphere, yet both are critical infrastructure in the United States and both prepare individuals to understand what it means to be part of society.
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Today, the field is in the midst of another of those periods, with widespread calls for all teachers of infants through third graders to have associate or bachelor’s degrees in early childhood education and to receive fair compensation.
In helping preservice teachers develop metaphors, I have found that they can be instrumental in examining memories of childhood school days and personal family histories.
NAEYC has long supported teacher research efforts in the early childhood field, as it advances the field’s understanding of child development and produces creative approaches to building high-quality learning experiences for young children.