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“Integral Education: Strategic challenges and a Road-map ahead”. Version 2.0

© Eleonora Escalante MBA-MEng, Strategic Corporate Advisory Services 2017-2018

© Eleonora Escalante Strategy-all rights reserved 28 November 2018

Agenda

Education: the

current

context

Strategic

Challenges

for Latin

America, Asia

and Africa

Strategic Innovation

Early Childhood,

Kindergarten and K-12

University Shift

Perspective: Why a PhD

matters?

Road-map

ahead for

Integral

Education

There is no brain-escape

The shift from “studying

only” to “learning by

thinking before doing”

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We are here!

“Integral Education: Strategic challenges and a Road-map ahead”.



Strategic Innovation for Education: Early Childhood, Kindergarten and K-12❷The strategic innovation framework for moms when helping

babies to their brain development (3 to 4 years of age)

Who is my

Pre-schooler?How to

educate my

pre-schooler?

What to do for

my pre-

schooler?

Ethical Awe

Legacy

Generational Impact

Emotional Stability

Social interaction

Why? - PurposeWhere to educate?

Pre-school and Home

A shift in our Strategic Innovation Education Paradigm

By Eleanora Escalante

2

Personalized

attention

from mom

and dad

Pre-schoolers I

(3-4 years of age)

When to educate?

At any time

God




Strategic Innovation for Education: Early Childhood, Kindergarten and K-12❷Developmental Milestones Positive Parenting Tips

• As children grow into early childhood, their world

will begin to open up.

• They will become more independent and begin

to focus more on adults and children outside of

the family.

• They will want to explore and ask about the

things around them even more.

• Their interactions with family and those around

them will help to shape their personality and

their own ways of thinking and moving.

• During this stage, children should be able to ride

a tricycle, use safety scissors, notice a difference

between girls and boys, help to dress and

undress themselves, play with other children,

recall part of a story, act a character in a theater

play, and sing a song.

• Kids learn by playing with other kids and his-her

parents. It is important to inculcate playing and

other activities where problem solving is the

main lesson: Example: scavenger hunt,

• Continue to read to your child. Nurture her-his love for books by

taking him-her to the library or bookstore very often.

• Let your child help with simple chores.

• Encourage your child to play with other children. This helps him to

learn the value of sharing and friendship.

• Be clear and consistent when disciplining your child. Explain and

show the behavior that you expect from her or him Whenever you

tell no, follow up with what he or she should be doing instead.

• Help your child develop good language skills by speaking to him in

complete sentences and using “grown up” words. Help him to use

the correct words and phrases.

• Do not swear bad vocabulary. He-she will learn it as a sponge!

• Help your child through the steps to solve problems when she is

upset.

• Give your child a limited number of simple choices (for example,

deciding what to wear, when to play, and what to eat for snack).

• Put God, Jesus and Holy Spirit at the center of their life through

your own example.

• Add a new language skill in parallel. Talk to him-her with that

second language at home.

• No more than 2 hours max per day of TV or mobile-tablets-screen

devices.

Pre-schoolers I

(3 to 4 years of age)

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Source:

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/

childdevelopment/positivepar

enting/preschoolers.html

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/positiveparenting/preschoolers.html




Strategic Innovation for Education: Early Childhood, Kindergarten and K-12❷Physical Skills (movement,

hand-finger skills)Social Skills Emotional Skills Cognitive Thinking

• Hops and stands on one

foot up to five seconds

• Goes upstairs and

downstairs without support

• Kicks ball forward

• Throws ball overhand

• Catches bounced ball most

of the time

• Moves forward and

backward with agility

• Copies square shapes

• Draws a person with two to

four body parts

• Uses scissors

• Draws circles and squares

• Begins to copy some capital

letters

• Usually cares for own toilet

needs (without assistance)

• Interested in new

experiences

• Cooperates with other

children

• Plays “Mom” or “Dad”

• Dresses and undresses

• Negotiates solutions to

conflicts

• Understands the

concepts of “same”

and “different”

• Has mastered some

basic rules of

grammar

• Speaks in sentences

of five to six words

• Speaks clearly

enough for strangers

to understand

• Tells stories

• Increasingly inventive in

fantasy play

• More independent

• Imagines that many unfamiliar

images may be “monsters”

• Views self as a whole person

involving body, mind, and

feelings

• Often cannot distinguish

between fantasy and reality

• Correctly names some colors

• Understands the concept of

counting and may know a few

numbers

• Approaches problems from a

single point of view

• Begins to have a clearer sense of

time (past, present, future)

• Follows three-part commands

• Recalls parts of a story

• Understands the concept of

same/different

• Engages in fantasy play

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Pre-schoolers I

(3 to 4 years of

age)

Source:

https://www.healthychildren.org

/English/ages-

stages/preschool/Pages/Develop

mental-Milestones-3-to-4-Year-

Olds.aspx

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/preschool/Pages/Developmental-Milestones-3-to-4-Year-Olds.aspx




Strategic Innovation for Education: Early Childhood, Kindergarten and K-12❷The strategic innovation framework for moms when helping

babies to their brain development (4 to 5 years of age)

Who is my

Pre-schooler?How to

educate my

pre-schooler?

What to do for

my pre-

schooler?

Ethical Awe

Legacy

Generational Impact

Emotional Stability

Social interaction

Why? - PurposeWhere to educate?

Pre-school and Home

A shift in our Strategic Innovation Education Paradigm

By Eleanora Escalante

5

Personalized

attention

from mom

and dad

Pre-schoolers II

(4-5 years of age)

When to educate?

At any time

God




Strategic Innovation for Education: Early Childhood, Kindergarten and K-12❷Developmental Milestones Positive Parenting Tips

• If you have read to your kid since he or

she is a baby, it is probably he or she will

be able learn at 4 or 5 years of age

• Acts out roles with other children

• Enjoys cooperative activities

• Easily participates in individual, small, and

large groups

• Makes up imaginary games and may invite

others to play

• Recognizes differences in others (e.g., race,

disability, height, weight)

• Expresses and array of emotions with

increasing control

• Is aware of own feelings as well as the

feelings of others

• Verbalizes feelings

• Shows empathy for others

• Kids learn the importance of a schedule at

this age. It helps them to be organized in

the future

• Kids learn the importance of grooming

themselves at this age.

• Don’t be a “Helicopter Parent”. Give your child some space. Encourage imagination

and creative play. Remember wooden blocks? How about building something from

available material?

• Kids of all ages learn most in the context of play. Make sure their play involves

enough challenge and requires imagination.

• Don´t cut creativity in your child. Let him or her to imagine, the sky is the limit. Then

facilitate him-her the best alternative option.

• Build the occasional road block into their experience.

• Make problem solving a fun part of the culture of your home.

• Read problem-solving stories together. Instill friendship and collaboration instead of

competition

• Try some do-it-yourself projects together. Learn together with your kid.

• Allow children to experience failure and teach them to do it better next time.

Whatever age your kids are, allow them to make mistakes and teach them how to

move forward.

• Do not drill your child on letters, numbers, colors, shapes, or words. Instead, make a

game out of it and find ways to encourage your child's curiosity and interests..

• Routinely ask your kids for help. You’d be surprised at how creative they can be.

• Put God-Jesus-Holy Spirit at the center of their life, through your own example

• Keep a balance between artistic experiences, adventure-park outdoors exploring,

problem solving, daily chores and fitness.

• Teach them by example to love and protect nature

• Teach them other language (English, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, French, etc.)

• No more than 2 hours max per day of TV or mobile-tablets-screen devices.

Pre-schoolers II

(4 to 5 years of age)

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Sources:

https://www.allprodad.com/10-

ways-to-teach-your-children-

to-be-problem-solvers/ and

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/ch

ilddevelopment/positiveparenti

ng/preschoolers.html

https://allprodad.com/teaching-innovation-to-your-kids/

https://www.allprodad.com/10-ways-to-teach-your-children-to-be-problem-solvers/

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/positiveparenting/preschoolers.html




Strategic Innovation for Education: Early Childhood, Kindergarten and K-12❷Physical Skills (movement,

hand-finger skills)Social Skills Emotional Skills Cognitive Thinking

• Stands on one foot for ten

seconds or longer

• Hops, somersaults

• Swings, climbs

• May be able to skip

• Copies triangle and other

geometric patterns

• Draws person with body

• Prints some letters

• Dresses and undresses

without assistance

• Uses fork, spoon, and

(sometimes) a table knife

• Recalls part of a story

• Speaks sentences of more

than five words

• Uses future tense

• Tells longer stories

• Says name and address

• Wants to please friends

• Wants to be like her

or his friends and

adults

• More likely to agree

to rules

• Show affection for

familiar playmates

• Can take turns in

games

• Understands "mine"

and "his / hers“

• Aware of sexuality

• Likes to sing, dance, and

act

• Shows more

independence and may

even visit a next-door

neighbor by herself

• Able to distinguish

fantasy from reality

• Sometimes demanding,

sometimes eagerly

cooperative

• Can count ten or more objects

• Correctly names main colors

• Better understands the concept

of time (sometimes all hours)

• Knows about things used every

day in the home (money, food,

appliances)

• Able to understand the clock

• Can sum and rest with first 10

numbers.

• If educated with two or more

languages, the better.

• Makes mechanical toys work

• Matches an object in hand to

picture in book

• Plays make believe

• Sorts objects by shape and

color

• Completes 3 - 4 piece puzzles

• Understands concept of "two"

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Pre-schoolers II

(4 to 5 years of

age)

Source:

https://www.healthychildren

.org/English/ages-

stages/preschool/Pages/Dev

elopmental-Milestones-4-

to-5-Year-Olds.aspx

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/preschool/Pages/Developmental-Milestones-4-to-5-Year-Olds.aspx




Strategic Innovation for Education: Early Childhood, Kindergarten and K-12❷

The Seven 7 C´s of Pre-school Social Skills

1. Conversation: Talking in turn, staying on topic, reading other people´s emotions

and facial expressions

2. Cooperation: It is more than sharing, it is also the ability to get along with others.

3. Conflict Resolution: It is to express frustration and have a rudimentary

conversation to solve an issue, instead of hitting to get what they want

4. Communication: The ability to communicate clearly. Express feelings, needs, wants

and share knowledge with clarity

5. Confidence: It is a way to build self-esteem. Kids learn to take the initiative and

feel good about her choices. This will help them through all their life

6. Self-Control: This begins at pre-school age. Control the emotions with kindness.

7. Curiosity: It is a skill to celebrate. Let your kids ask questions to explores the world.

Let them draw conclusions. Encourage it here, it will benefit your kid for the rest of

his or her life.

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Pre-schoolers II

(4 to 5 years of

age)

Being ready for kindergarten is learned at Pre-School ages. And it is not only about mastering

academic skills, but by the time of kindergarten, the kid should be able to sail the "seven C’s" of

preschool social skills.

https://www.popsugar.com

/moms/7-C-Preschooler-

Developement-27332755

https://www.popsugar.com/moms/7-C-Preschooler-Developement-27332755





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Suggested activities for parents and educators at Pre-school level

SELF-HELP

•Cooking activities

•Encourage children to find toys

themselves and set up play area

•Encourage children to help set table and

serve themselves, with help as needed

•Provide child-size bowls, serving pieces,

pitchers

•Sit with children during meals,

encouraging conversation

•Consistently provide a clean-up time

after each activity, encouraging all

children to participate

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL

•child's self-concept and encourage

positive self-esteem by praising and

showing appreciation

•Provide opportunities for children to

play together

•Provide activities that allow children to

negotiate social conflicts (dramatic

play, blocks)

•Play pretend games, dress-up, theme

play

•Water colors, variety of art experiences

•Teach them to pray God daily. At every

meal and before going to sleep.

COGNITIVE-LANGUAGE

•Provide opportunities to sort and classify objects

•Simple games, such as "follow the leader"

•Books, construction materials, pattern making,

puzzles

•Musical instruments ARE KEY

•Provide a variety of settings for language use

•Talk with children frequently, listen to them

carefully

•Reading and singing activities daily

•Establish eye contact when talking to children

•Dramas, theater play themes

•Writing utensils and paper, stamps and stamp pads,

puzzles, magazines, chalk boards

PHYSICAL:

•Provide equipment that varies in skill levels

like tricycles, tires, hoops, balance beam, ring

toss, etc.

•Prepare open-ended activities with ample time

•Offer encouragement as children try new

things

•Drawing, painting, crayons, play dough,

collage materials

•Music for dancing

•Puzzles, building blocks, blocks, snap-together

toys

•Nature walks must be a weekly habit.Source: http://www.bbbgeorgia.org/childDev_36-48.php





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The importance of the educator at Pre-School

• Parents have to be sure of the quality of the educators at their

children entity. Educators must be well trained, with several years of

experience, constant learning and diplomas are just the foundation.

• Educators must help kids with kindness, empathy, collaboration and

ethical values daily.

• Educators must lead by their own example to the kids.

• The education in pre-school is beyond academic skills. Social

abilities are important to develop at this stage for the rest of their

life.

• If the Pre-School has a second language, this is an added value that

will benefit kids in the future.

• Educators and parents need communication for each child

development. Each child is different, and educators have to keep

parents on top of each milestone, issues, etc.

• Many parents only see the quality of the pre-school infrastructure

environment. When in reality the educators are the most valuable

asset at Pre-School.

• Classroom should contain enough clean

bathrooms, tables for eating, and interest

areas divided into the following centers: art,

blocks, books, manipulatives, science, sand,

weather, music, dramatic play, and large motor

area. Learning materials and equipment

should be stored on the children's level

• Outdoor areas and gardens, should have

areas of shade and sun with resilient ground

cover.

• An area for riding toys should be provided.

Swings, low climbers, playhouse, slide, and

sand area with sand toys should be provided.

Sand must be cleaned appropriately

• Individual attention, close supervision, and

responsive caregiving are critical to future

development

The Pre-School Environment





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Technology at Pre-School:

• Pre-School may and can provide technological

support to kids. There are several pre-school

academic software and apps content which may

benefit the kids, but this type of activities have

to be limited to short duration activities during

the day.

• Some educational entities are testing

technological support such as smartboards,

tablets usage in the classroom, etc. Even

though by age three, many children may be

active media users and can benefit from

electronic media with educational content, the

exposure of kids to screen time per day can´t

surpass 2 hours max.

• Some technology educational content often

uses strategies such as repeating an idea,

presenting images and sounds that capture

attention, and using child rather than adult

voices for the characters. We recommend to

pre-school to limit the use technological

support in classes to no more than a half an

hour per sitting for a three to four years old,

and an hour max per day to a four to five year

old at pre-school.

• Per day and in total, the experts advise no more

than 2 hours of screen exposure to pre-school

kids (this includes the time at pre-school

technology activities plus the family screen time

(at home TV, mobiles, smartphones, tablets,

etc.)

• Parents should keep media screens in family

areas so that a child’s media usage can be

monitored, and TVs and computers should be

kept out of bedrooms.

• Kids deserve to live without an own mobile at

least until the age of 12 years old. The

ownership of the device used by the kid must

be linked to a responsible adult with parenting

control. This way the kid knows he can´t use it

unsupervised.





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In summary, Technology at Pre-School:

• For Preschoolers: LIMIT THE SCREEN TIME EXPOSURE TO NO MORE

THAN 2 HOURS PER DAY.

• The screen time includes: the time of the kid´s exposure to digital devices

at pre-school PLUS the time of screen exposure at home in each type of

apparatus (TV, smartphone, tablet, computer, laptop, etc.).

• Monitor your child´s exposure to screens. Use parental control to keep

your kid out of wrong content (violent games, pornography, adult only

information, etc.)

• Personally, I wouldn´t let my kids to have a social media account at this

age either.

• There is conflicting evidence on the value of technology in children’s

development. In consequence don´t use digital tools as the main dish

education tool with your pre-school kids, but only as a side dish tool for

a max of 2 hours per day. This screen time must be monitored by adults.

Don´t leave preschoolers with a digital gadget unsupervised.

Source:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/

article/pediatricians-no-more-than-

2-hour-screen-time-kids/





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In general Pre-School kids will benefit from parents who:

1. Fill their home with love and respect.

2. Listen to their children’s feelings and thoughts.

3. Focus on what’s good about their children. Positive attitude!

4. Have your children to do things for themselves so they feel able.

5. Know what your children can do based on their age and

abilities.

6. Follow through “kindly” with basic rules and consequences.

7. Do not hit, blame, or shame.

8. Expect mistakes (yours and theirs) and learn from them.

9. Behave how you want your children to behave. You are the role

model for them.

10. Maintain a sense of humor. If you wish happy kids despite

adversities, you have to show happiness daily.

11. Thankfulness is also taught by role modeling.

Source:

https://centerforparentingeducat

ion.org/library-of-articles/top-

10-tips/what-are-the-top-ten-

parenting-tips/

https://centerforparentingeducation.org/library-of-articles/top-10-tips/what-are-the-top-ten-parenting-tips/

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