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ECE Theorists
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| John Locke | "Tabula Rasa"--Blank Slate; -Peers, Environment & Style of Teaching important, -Use Student Interests |
| Common Core Standards | -Universally apply these in all situations -Goal is to use these to create educated workforce nationally -Student failure perceived as school’s problem |
| Critical Race Theory | -Racism is not abnormal, it underpins all structures of society -Capitalism is intertwined with racism -Every person who participates in society participates in racism |
| Loris Malaguzzi | -Founder Reggio Emilia approach -100 languages of kids -Children are capable, communicative, and creative -Environment as 3rd teacher -Teacher as researcher -School, family community interlinked |
| Lev Vygotsky | -All education is socially mediated, -culture & language always part of learning -Zone of Proximal Development -Social interaction is fundamental to cognition |
| Paolo Freire | Best known for Pedagogy of the Oppressed -The “oppressed,” to regain their humanity, must be liberated -“Oppressors” must be willing to reexamine their role -Anti-banking model of education |
| Maria Montessori | -Beautiful and peaceful environment important -Multi-age, inclusive setting with priority for "students with special rights" -Authentic assessment -Chldren work independently, "chores" important |
| Jean Piaget | -Formally researched children (mostly his own!) -Key = close observation of children -Learning is the process of children interacting with the environment -Believed cognitive growth came in stages |
| B.F. Skinner | -Behavior is dependent on a system of rewards and punishments (positive and negative rewards) -Operant conditioning -“Skinner machines” -All motivation is due to conditioning |
| John Dewey | -Project method is the best method to create integrated learning -Children learn best from multiple sources of information in home and community -Children have rights -Democratic classroom -Integrating school and society |
| Horace Mann | -Early and important advocate for public schools in US -Influenced by Prussian Schools -Keys: obedience and thinking alike in students produces obedience in the workplace and armed forces |
| Rachel and Margaret McMillan | -Worked in London during the Industrial Revolution -Created a 24/7 outdoor based child care center for working class children -Advocated for food, clean clothes, showers, and a place to rest -Trained teacher candidates |
| Elizabeth Palmer Peabody | -Influential publisher and book store owner -Published books on Froebel's kindergarten method -Traveled to Europe to see Froebel's schools -Opened one of first kindergartens in US |
| Friedrich Froebel | -Invented the term “kinder garten” to describe his school -Professionalizing feminity -Invented and manufactured first educational toys -Wrote and printed first educational books |
| Johannes Pestalozzi | -Mother as ideal; teachers should take as their inspiration the role of mother -Children should learn through active engagement -Education key to societal improvement -1st to include poor children in his school |
| Jean-Jacques Rousseau | -Learning a natural process that will unfold when children are given access to stimuli, esp. nature -Educators should follow children’s lead and interests -Formal book learning should begin age 12 -Nature best setting for children |
| John Bowlby & Mary Ainsworth | -Pioneered attachment theory -First stages of infant's life key to their ability to form trusting relationships later in life -"Strange situation" protocol for testing attachment |
| Luis Moll | -Funds of Knowledge -Advocate for the accumulated wealth of Latinx families and communities -Emphasizes that schools must partner and value families |
| Carol Dweck | -Growth Mindset says that people can grow and change -Contrasted with Fixed Mindset, attributes are set and unchangeable -Growth mindset correlated with better attitudes and achievement |
| Lucy Sprague Mitchell | -Founder of Bank Street College, focused on educating play-based educators -Focused on connecting teachers and students to the community -Wrote and advocated for the use of field trips in education |
| Albert Marshall | -Mi'kmak Elder forced into Indian Boarding School -Developed "Two-Eye Seeing" philosophy -Combine best of Traditional Indigenous Knowledge and "Western" knowledge together |
| Gloria Ladson Billings | -Extensive research with successful African American teachers -Culturally Relevant/Sustaining Practices -Must value and incorporate culture of students and families |
| Brown v. Board of Education | -1954 case which desegregated schools in U.S. -Fought against by southern segregationists |
| Institution of the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act | -Law that created the legal right for individual students with education to attend school -Enforces the "least restrictive environment" for students with special needs -Creates mechanism to identify and serve all students with special needs |
| Te Whariki | -National EC curriculum in New Zealand -Bicultural and bilingual, created in partnership with native Maori educators and elders -Curriculum based on Maori values |
| Trauma Informed Education | -Trauma affects children's brains and development -Teachers should be aware of children's exposure to trauma and make accommodations -Trauma-informed practices heal trauma |
| The Forest School Movement | -Begun in Europe in mid 20th century -Enrolled students spend their days outdoors in nature -Focus on children's interests, capabilities, and facility with handling risk |
| The Play movement | -Play is a biological necessity -Play deprivation has serious developmental and societal consequences -Educators should prioritize play |
| Angela Pyle | -Play continuum -Educators should be aware of who plans and makes choices around play -Providing experiences across the continuum produces best results |
| Eric Erickson | -Psychosocial Theory -Impact of social experiences across the whole lifespan -Movement to new stages follows resolving key existential crises like trust, intimacy, integrity and identity |
| Albert Bandura | -Social Cognitive Theory: students learn by observing others in social situations -"Bobo doll" experiments -Observation and imitation powerful forms of learning |
| Vivian Gussin Paley | -Pioneered method of creating community by acting out students' story dictations -Insisted that everyone is included--"You Can't Say You Can't Play" -Fierce advocate for the role of play in elementary classrooms |