What is ECEC and why is it important?
In the most basic sense, ECEC refers to any regulated system that provides education and care to children from birth to compulsory primary school age. (Early Childhood Education and Care)
Every child deserves affordable, high-quality early childhood education and care. Educational achievements should be distinguished from social and cultural status. Ensuring high-quality early childhood education and care is a useful investment in education and training.
STEAM Education
STEAM Education is a learning approach that integrates science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics to guide student inquiry, conversation, and critical thinking.
Have you ever seen children utter, "Oops..."? I do not want to try that. I'm afraid I'll lose," or adults stating, "It's too risky for me; let me stay in my comfort zone and be happy,"?
Or have you seen people who refuse to learn something new when they are already in a position, or who are unwilling to relearn some of their beliefs because they are always correct?
Have you ever seen individuals underestimate creativity by suggesting that anything is possible, perhaps by looking online, leading them to believe that creativity or talents are unimportant?
STEAM education produces students that take calculated risks, participate in experiential learning, persevere in problem solving, value teamwork, and work through the creative process. Let me tell you, these are the innovators, educators, leaders, and learners of the twenty-first century!
What irked me, maybe some us, during the recent clash of Board Examinations in Karnataka, the Karnataka Government stated in a Supreme Court hearing that the board exams are in the best interests of children and that they are not required to pass the exam, despite the fact that passing the exam is very simple for a child. The Supreme Court asked a counter-question: "Why do you conduct the exams then?" (I hope you are now aware of the quality of the current educational system). Nothing can be blamed here, but the educational system needs to be modernised.
Why is STEAM Education Important?
For far too long in education, we have relied on the teaching concept to assure that our students get a "good job".
Let us evaluate this statement. What does a 'good job' look like? I don't think any of us would have a persuasive answer other than to argue that good occupations are high-paying.
One thing is certain: we are preparing pupils for careers that do not yet exist. Technology and other developments that we witness throughout the world are revolutionising each and every second, and we see plenty of work prospects where students search their ideal job on their own.
We have now arrived at a position where developing fluid, dynamic, and relevant learning environments is not only feasible, but also necessary.
We don't go outside and look at a tree and say, "That's a tree, so that's science" or, "The sky is blue, so that's art." We do not say anything, and neither do the children. However, even the most intelligent students cannot relate to what they are studying.
Students fail to grasp what has been taught in school because they are all pressured by the current procedures that they are subjected to, which are totally (only) result-oriented.
Integrating ideas, subjects, standards, and assessments is a wonderful approach to break our students’ routines and assist them instead of adapting monotonous work when schools lack innovative education. This is to increase students' productivity, allowing them to understand far more about what they are skilled at and produce more effective outputs.
This strategy incorporates what we do in the real world into our teaching and learning practices. Education is more than just what happens in the classroom.
There are various classroom teaching ideas in my book, "Critical Thinking- Teaching and Learning Strategies." One of them is listed below.
Reciprocal Teaching
Reciprocal education is all about using comprehension techniques to have formal talks about subject. Whether the lesson what we are about to do is a work of art or a scientific discovery, the reciprocal teaching technique is effective regardless of topic. Here are the steps you'll need.
1. Make a prediction.
2. Ask a question.
3. Clarify.
4. Summarise.
Begin by asking students to foresee an outcome based on a problem, technique, or artistic prompt. Then, give some guiding questions and encourage your pupils to ask one another about their work. Students can then highlight aspects of the topic, method, or artistic challenge that they don't understand. They can then search for answers to these questions and summarise their results.
Not only this, there are many like IBL (Inquiry based learning), PBL and much more.
In the most basic sense, ECEC refers to any regulated system that provides education and care to children from birth to compulsory primary school age. (Early Childhood Education and Care)
Every child deserves affordable, high-quality early childhood education and care. Educational achievements should be distinguished from social and cultural status. Ensuring high-quality early childhood education and care is a useful investment in education and training.
STEAM Education
STEAM Education is a learning approach that integrates science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics to guide student inquiry, conversation, and critical thinking.
Have you ever seen children utter, "Oops..."? I do not want to try that. I'm afraid I'll lose," or adults stating, "It's too risky for me; let me stay in my comfort zone and be happy,"?
Or have you seen people who refuse to learn something new when they are already in a position, or who are unwilling to relearn some of their beliefs because they are always correct?
Have you ever seen individuals underestimate creativity by suggesting that anything is possible, perhaps by looking online, leading them to believe that creativity or talents are unimportant?
STEAM education produces students that take calculated risks, participate in experiential learning, persevere in problem solving, value teamwork, and work through the creative process. Let me tell you, these are the innovators, educators, leaders, and learners of the twenty-first century!
What irked me, maybe some us, during the recent clash of Board Examinations in Karnataka, the Karnataka Government stated in a Supreme Court hearing that the board exams are in the best interests of children and that they are not required to pass the exam, despite the fact that passing the exam is very simple for a child. The Supreme Court asked a counter-question: "Why do you conduct the exams then?" (I hope you are now aware of the quality of the current educational system). Nothing can be blamed here, but the educational system needs to be modernised.
Why is STEAM Education Important?
For far too long in education, we have relied on the teaching concept to assure that our students get a "good job".
Let us evaluate this statement. What does a 'good job' look like? I don't think any of us would have a persuasive answer other than to argue that good occupations are high-paying.
One thing is certain: we are preparing pupils for careers that do not yet exist. Technology and other developments that we witness throughout the world are revolutionising each and every second, and we see plenty of work prospects where students search their ideal job on their own.
We have now arrived at a position where developing fluid, dynamic, and relevant learning environments is not only feasible, but also necessary.
We don't go outside and look at a tree and say, "That's a tree, so that's science" or, "The sky is blue, so that's art." We do not say anything, and neither do the children. However, even the most intelligent students cannot relate to what they are studying.
Students fail to grasp what has been taught in school because they are all pressured by the current procedures that they are subjected to, which are totally (only) result-oriented.
Integrating ideas, subjects, standards, and assessments is a wonderful approach to break our students’ routines and assist them instead of adapting monotonous work when schools lack innovative education. This is to increase students' productivity, allowing them to understand far more about what they are skilled at and produce more effective outputs.
This strategy incorporates what we do in the real world into our teaching and learning practices. Education is more than just what happens in the classroom.
There are various classroom teaching ideas in my book, "Critical Thinking- Teaching and Learning Strategies." One of them is listed below.
Reciprocal Teaching
Reciprocal education is all about using comprehension techniques to have formal talks about subject. Whether the lesson what we are about to do is a work of art or a scientific discovery, the reciprocal teaching technique is effective regardless of topic. Here are the steps you'll need.
1. Make a prediction.
2. Ask a question.
3. Clarify.
4. Summarise.
Begin by asking students to foresee an outcome based on a problem, technique, or artistic prompt. Then, give some guiding questions and encourage your pupils to ask one another about their work. Students can then highlight aspects of the topic, method, or artistic challenge that they don't understand. They can then search for answers to these questions and summarise their results.
Not only this, there are many like IBL (Inquiry based learning), PBL and much more.
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