connections that count keynote
TRANSCRIPT
Hanover Quality Childcare Initiative
Early Childhood Education Conference
Tamara Letter, M.Ed.
Connections That Count
Name That Tune…
http://www.willamette.edu/~gorr/classes/cs449/brain.html
http://facweb.furman.edu/~einstein/general/development/dendrites.htm
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/what-we-do/our-initiatives/early-education/
…the
youngest
learners,
the greatest
gains…
20 Instructional Strategies
Based on the books of Marcia Tate
http://www.developingmindsinc.com/books.html
• Music
• Movement
• Storytelling
• Roleplay
• Cooperative
Groups
20 Instructional Strategies
Based on the books of Marcia Tate
http://www.developingmindsinc.com/books.html
• Images
• Drawing
• Visualization
• Games
• Discussion
20 Instructional Strategies
Based on the books of Marcia Tate
http://www.developingmindsinc.com/books.html
• Manipulatives
• Field Trip
• Metaphors
• Mnemonics
• Writing
20 Instructional Strategies
Based on the books of Marcia Tate
http://www.developingmindsinc.com/books.html
• Project Based
• Graphic
Organizers
• Humor
• Technology
• Work-Study
You are the
soil that
nourishes
the flower of
learning.
Communicate
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Daily-Log-
215307
Communication
With
Parents
http://happeningsatthehustedhouse.blogspot.co
m/2014/01/happy-gram.html
www.remind.com
Communication
With
Community
Surveys
&
Fundraisers
Optimism
Celebrate the Good!
• Golden Apple
• Coke and a Compliment
• Dynamite Donuts
• Lunch Pass
• Post-it Positivity
Understand
“It’s not play or
learning…
it’s play and
learning.”
http://www.naeyc.org/content/research-news-
you-can-use-play-vs-learning
~ National Association for the Education of
Young Children (NAEYC)
…making
connections,
growing dendrites...
https://theinclusivechurch.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/kidmin-
inclusion-strategies-for-kids-with-special-needs/
Understanding
Special
Needs
Understanding
Families
Understanding
Staff Needs
Network
74% of
adults use
social
media
network
sites.
71% of
online
adults use
Facebook.
http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-
sheets/social-networking-fact-sheet/
Social Media for Presence
Social Media for Curriculum
Social Media for Relationships
Teach
Connections That… Communicate
Optimism
Understand
Network
Teach
Connections That… C
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