FirstSchool--An Approach that Prepares Pre-K to 3 Educators to Effectively Interpret and Respond to School Data

Autor/inn/en	Gillanders, Cristina; Mason, Erin; Ritchie, Sharon
Titel	FirstSchool--An Approach that Prepares Pre-K to 3 Educators to Effectively Interpret and Respond to School Data
Quelle	In: Young Children, 66 (2011) 6, S.12-16 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1538-6619
Schlagwörter	Educational Change; Teaching Methods; Teacher Competencies; Educational Research; Partnerships in Education; Family School Relationship; School Community Relationship; College School Cooperation; At Risk Students; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; Low Income Groups; Early Childhood Education; Primary Education; Educational Improvement; Data Analysis; Reflective Teaching; Teacher Attitudes; Academic Standards; Learning Processes; Cooperative Learning; Teacher Collaboration; Inquiry; Faculty Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsreform; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lehrkunst; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Primarbereich; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Auswertung; Lehrerverhalten; Learning process; Lernprozess; Kooperatives Lernen; Lehrerkooperation
Abstract	FirstSchool is a school reform approach to early schooling for children 3 to 8 years old. It was developed over the past five years through a collaborative partnership among families, schools, communities, and institutions of higher education. The approach responds to the needs of all young children--especially in African American or Latino families and families with low incomes--by combining best practices for young children from the fields of early childhood, elementary, and special education. FirstSchool's approach is to help educators think beyond traditional practices to improve school experiences and outcomes for children, particularly the most vulnerable. In this article the authors describe the FirstSchool approach to improving instruction through the use of existing school data. Through the analysis of data, they prepare teachers to use reflection to inquire into their own practice. The approach incorporates the critical components of effective professional development for teachers: (1) actively engaging teachers to examine their classroom and school; (2) helping teachers make connections between their beliefs about how children learn, district standards, and effective teaching strategies; (3) giving them opportunities to learn through collaborative inquiry with other teachers and professionals; and (4) focusing on teachers' understanding of subject matter and how children learn it. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Association for the Education of Young Children. 1313 L Street NW Suite 500, Washington, DC 22205-4101. Tel: 800-424-2460; Tel: 202-232-8777; Fax: 202-328-2649; e-mail: editorial@naeyc.org; Web site: http://www.naeyc.org/yc/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10