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Reaching Children Where They Are. Challenging Children to Succeed.

REACHING CHILDREN WHERE THEY ARE.

CHALLENGING CHILDREN TO SUCCEED.

Stuart J. MurphyVisual Learning Author and Consultant

Boston, MA

Visual Learning Author and Consultant Boston, MA

HarperCollins Children’s Books:

MathStart

Charlesbridge Publishing:

I SEE I LEARN

Pearson Education:

enVisionMATH Pearson High School Mathematics

digits I SEE I LEARN at School

Reaching Children, Challenging Children.


The development of positive behaviors and social/emotional skills lead to success in

school and in life.



school and in life.

Positive behaviors support the goals of early childhood guidelines and

frameworks.



school and in life.

Positive behaviors support the goals of early childhood guidelines and

frameworks.

Creative approaches to learning help to promote positive social/emotional skills.

The development of positive behaviors

and social/emotional

skills

lead to success in school

and in life.

“When Kindergarten teachers are surveyed about their students, they say that the biggest

problem they face is not children who don’t know their letters and numbers; it is kids who

don’t know how to manage their tempers or calm themselves down after a provocation.”

Paul Tough, How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power

of Character, 2012.

Our young children need to develop strong social/emotional skills in order to interact in

positive ways with others, develop a productive disposition toward learning, and

persevere in the work associated with school and in life.

“Self‐regulation is significant in the development of early literacy learning

competencies. Before children can learn early literacy behaviors and strategies, they must

be able to self‐regulate their behaviors. We cannot over emphasize the importance of this

critical, foundational skill. Teachers must be aware that self‐regulation is the number one precursor to literacy acquisition.”

Venn and Jahn: Teaching and Learning in Preschool: Using Individually

Appropriate Practices In Early Childhood Literacy Instruction, International

Reading Association, 2003

Behavior modeling

is an effective approach to teaching social/emotional skills to young

students.

“Telling children about the virtue is never as powerful as showing what the quality looks

like. It is important to give young children the option of seeing pro‐social models so that

they can witness and imitate the behaviors that are represented.”

Michele Borba: Building Moral Intelligence: The Seven Essential Virtues that

Teach Kids To Do the Right Thing, 2001

�The Role of StoriesReading books that demonstrate positive

behaviors is an effective strategy to use in the classroom. “Research verifies that kids learn

self‐control not only from directly watching parents, teachers, and their peers, but by

observing characters in books and other media.”

The characters serve as role models

for children.




�The Role of Stories“Read‐alouds and shared reading provide

wonderful opportunities for children to hear and discuss the emotions and social

interactions of the characters in books.”




�The Role of Stories

Children who are read to become better readers.

I See I Learn at School:

• Social Skills• Emotional Skills

• Health and Safety Skills• Cognitive Skills

Positive behaviors support

the goals of early childhood guidelines

and frameworks.



and frameworks.

The Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework



and frameworks.


The Common Core State Standards



and frameworks.


The Common Core State Standards

Other National and State Guidelines

The Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework has grown from eight domains to eleven. These “represent the

overarching areas of child development and early learning essential for school and long‐

term success.”

• Physical Development & Health

• Social & Emotional Development

• Approaches to Learning• Language Development

• Literacy Knowledge & Skills• Mathematics Knowledge & Skills

• Science Knowledge & Skills• Creative Arts Expression• Logic & Reasoning• Social Studies Knowledge & Skills • English Language Development

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is one of the most visible of the guidelines that have

been produced to provide common courses of study and common expectations

across

schools, cities, states, and the country.

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is one of the most visible of the guidelines that have

been produced to provide common courses of study and common expectations

across

schools, cities, states, and the country.

Currently, a total of forty‐five states, the District of Columbia, four territories, and the

Department of Defense Education Activity have adopted the CCSS.

The Ohio Early Learning and Development Standards

include such goals as “seek new

and varied experiences and challenges (take risks), demonstrate self‐direction

while

participating in a range of activities and routines, ask questions to seek explanations

about phenomena of interest, use creative and flexible thinking

to solve problems, and

engage in inventive social play.”

The standards are designed to be robust

and relevant to the real world, reflecting the

knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and

careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities

will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy.

Common Core State Standards: Mission Statement

We want students to demonstrate a “productive disposition” toward learning –

“a habitual inclination to see the work they are doing as sensible, useful, and

worthwhile, coupled with a belief in diligence and one’s own efficacy.”

Early Childhood Applications

• Developmentally Appropriate

• Considerate of the Individual Student

Creative approaches

to learning help to promote positive

social/emotional skills.

• Creative approaches are fundamental to engaging

young children in their learning.

• We need to work together to infuse creativity

‐‐

artistic expression and

inventive thinking ‐‐

into our teachers every day instruction. Young students need

to be fully engaged

in creating models, writing stories, doodling and sketching, and using multiple means of expression to

think about their social/emotional skills.

• Creative approaches to learning can help young students make connections to other

areas of knowledge and gain new understandings regarding the application

of social/emotional concepts to real world situations.

Preparing Students for the Real World

• Number of Patents in Force –

2012

• US

1,872,872

• Japan

1,270,367

• China

828,054

• S. Korea

624,419

• UK

599,062

• Number of Patent Applications –

2012

• Japan

502,054

• US

400,769

• China

203,481

• S. Korea

172,342

• Germany

135,748

• UK

42,296

• Kristin Ziemke‐Fastabend

First Grade

Burley Elementary School

Chicago, IL

• Design ReviewRhode Island School of Design

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February 27, 2013

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General Hospital Microsoft Nike Nokia Reebok Skidmore Owings and

Merrill Time Warner Urban Outfitters Victoria’s Secret Williams‐

Sonoma

The Home Connection:


Research shows that the home environment has a great influence on the development of

social/emotional skills. It is important that we partner with parents and other caregivers to

make them aware of what is being taught in the classroom.


Research shows that the home environment has a great influence on the development of

social/emotional skills. It is important that we partner with parents and other caregivers to

make them aware of what is being taught in the classroom.

Teachers should meet with parents when possible to review the key areas of the

curriculum, including social/emotional skill development.

“With students, parents and teachers all on the same page and working together for shared

goals, we can ensure that students make progress each year and graduate from school

prepared to succeed in college and in a modern workforce.”

Common Core State Standards, 2011

Positive Behaviors

Supporting Standards

Creative Approaches

StudentSuccess

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