...The excitement that I had as a child to go to Disney, is the same excitement I am experiencing now about go to the Reggio Emilia. I have studied the Reggio Emilia approach many times in my education classes, and still get blown away by how magical this approach is. This is why I would be ecstatic to be able to experience this approach first hand. The philosophy behind this outstanding approach that encourages students to learn from their experiences, peers and environment. They believe that a child is driven by curiosity and imagination, takes responsibility for their own learning, listen and is listened to, need to love and be loved, and is valued. Their image of the child is one of the six main factors that are inherent to this approach. The other five factors to this approach are; expressive arts, progettazione, community and parent-school...
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...| Your Selected approach: Montessori | Reggio Emilia Approach | Identify how each component is similar or different between the two approaches. | Teacher’s Role in Supporting | 1. Cognitive Development | 1. Here teacher helps children in thinking logically, comparing, contrasting and matching patterns. Teacher takes care of phonological development and language acquisition of child by involving them in singing, reading, talking and playing with the sound of words. 2. Teacher keeps educational materials around the children to invoke their sensory organs and generate curiosity in them. And this curiosity takes them toward their cognitive development. 3. Pupils are kept engaged in puzzles and play. Puzzles develop problem solving skill in children. They also learn sequence and organization. While solving puzzles children come up with questions as how it can be organized further? This way they construct knowledge and lead toward cognitive development. 4. Some senior Montessori teachers are also expected to design their own material to educate and help children in their cognitive development. | 1. Here teacher helps children to recognize concepts, thoughts and theories to generate new meaning. 2. Teacher gives many opportunities to child for exploration and cognitive development such as presentation of concepts in variety of ways like art, music, shadow play. 3. In Reggio Emilia model teacher keeps open ended material around children. Things which can be...
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...Managing a Quality Curriculum Outcome 2 & 3 Yvonne Norval Contents Page 1 - Title Page 2 - Contents Page 3 - Introduction/Develop and plan Page 4 - Cont.… Page 5 – Evaluate effectiveness of adult contribution Page 6 – Cont.… Page 7 - References Introduction Throughout this project I am going to demonstrate my ability to take a lead role in the development and planning of a quality curriculum. My project will include evidence of the planning process, equality issues, Samples of children’s work, photos and Materials used for evaluation and proposed developments for the future. I will evaluate the contribution made by the practitioner, Manager and other adults, and identify any strengths and weaknesses. Develop and plan for a quality Curriculum Using Pre Birth to Three curriculums, myself and my staff meet to discuss and plan for the month a head, using a form called improvement plan, Record of consultation (Appendix1). Due to various children’s interests i.e. looking out the window at the different flowers, stories, songs and parent information (Parent had told us they had been out with their child doing the gardening); we decided to build on this, as Maria Montessori said that “the child can only be free when the adult becomes an acute observer. Any action of the adult that is not a response to the children’s observed behaviour and interests limit the child’s freedom”. Pound, L (2006) she believed children learned best through their senses and in an environment...
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...Intentional Teaching and its Importance in Early Childhood Education Introduction: ‘Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.’ — William Butler Yeats Reflected by an early childhood educator, it is evident the response or idea everyone has when you mention to them that you are an early childhood educator; ‘Oh, you get to play with children all day’ or, in a particular tone, ‘You must love kids’. Very limited is the understanding to how important the role of an educator is, more importantly how critical the role of an educator is in the development of a young child. Onlookers will see an educator involved in play with children but will never truly comprehend the purposeful planning that has been implemented nor the intentional teaching employed to inhibit learning. Similar is the thought process and understanding of most parents. The educators have to promote intentional teaching practices and help parents recognize its true purpose and value in supporting children’s learning and development. This essay aims to explain intentional teaching and its relation to early childhood education and care. This essay will also focus on removing or denunciating any confusion amongst educators questioning the need for intentional teaching or that the practice is a formal instruction in a play-based curriculum. Intentional teaching- Definition and its placement in ECE: ‘Intentional teaching: involves educators being deliberate, purposeful and thoughtful...
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...Managing a Quality Curriculum Outcome 2 & 3 Yvonne Norval Contents Page 1 - Title Page 2 - Contents Page 3 - Introduction/Develop and plan Page 4 - Cont.… Page 5 – Evaluate effectiveness of adult contribution Page 6 – Cont.… Page 7 - References Introduction Throughout this project I am going to demonstrate my ability to take a lead role in the development and planning of a quality curriculum. My project will include evidence of the planning process, equality issues, Samples of children’s work, photos and Materials used for evaluation and proposed developments for the future. I will evaluate the contribution made by the practitioner, Manager and other adults, and identify any strengths and weaknesses. Develop and plan for a quality Curriculum Using Pre Birth to Three curriculums, myself and my staff meet to discuss and plan for the month a head, using a form called improvement plan, Record of consultation (Appendix1). Due to various children’s interests i.e. looking out the window at the different flowers, stories, songs and parent information (Parent had told us they had been out with their child doing the gardening); we decided to build on this, as Maria Montessori said that “the child can only be free when the adult becomes an acute observer. Any action of the adult that is not a response to the children’s observed behaviour and interests limit the child’s freedom”. Pound, L (2006) she believed children learned best through their senses and in an environment...
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...ECE311: Early Childhood Curriculum & Methods (BDH1414A) Instructor: Latisha Shipley May 5,2014 What and how we teach the children in our classroom is very important. In some cases small children whom are entering kindergarten or a school at a young age seem to be scared. They don't understand the change and for them sometimes it could be a frightening thing. Education may seem complex to small children but it is very important for each of them to succeed in anything they do. As teachers we have to be ready to face the fact that some children will be less forthcoming than others. Example children who are an only child may at times be more scared than other's because they may not have the experience that children who have siblings have. Where the sibling comes home from school and shares the exciting new things that they did at school. As teachers we have been there, we were too their age and felt the same excitement and fear that they feel. Thus we remember that this was our first experience at school and it is also so for these young children. The curriculum I have chosen is for the age group of pre-kindergarteners. Preschool education is very important because well as we know it is our very first step into the next twelve years of school education. At such a young age children look up to their parents and teachers to help guide them by giving them information that will be helpful in their future education experiences. These kids are expecting this information so...
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...According to Crow et al. (2008) communication is an active process that can involve touch, listening, tone of voice, gesture, playing, observing, reassuring, signing, explaining, receiving and transmitting information and interpreting and reflecting upon what has been communicated to us. Furthermore, communication is fundamental to a child’s cognitive, social and emotional development (Crow et al., 2008). It is essential for a child in order to develop their own communication skills, as well as provide them with a means of understanding the environment around them, for example their society and culture (Crow et al., 2008). This essay will discuss the key elements of communication in work with children whilst also examining what the ‘Reggio Emilia’ approach, an innovative and inspiring approach to early childhood education, contributes to our understanding of good communication with children. The first years of a child’s life are when good communication between the child and their parent or primary carer is most important (Hart and Risley, 1995). Communication between carer and baby plays a key role in the development of the infant’s brain (Gerhardt, 2004). Children are primed to communicate from babyhood and naturally reach out to connect with others by mimicking gestures, using different facial expressions, gaze following and making noises. These early nonverbal communication skills are thought to provide a foundation for later language development (Strid et al., 2006). The...
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...Othello 总共5个人：Othello,Desdemona,Emilia,Iago，Montatno Voice over: Othello looked very angry and grumpy, it’s a sure sign of distrust. So he decided to kill his wife. And no one can stop him. Emilia: You dont look well .What’s wrong with you, madam? Desdemona: I had a dream.He has changed, changed. Emilia: Sorry, madam, I can’t clear you. Who? Desdemona: Oh,My lord, my husband. My honey Othello. (Othello上) Othello: Emilia，you have finished your work, you can go now. Emilia: Yes, my lord. Othello: Don’t forget to close the door. Desdemona: My lord. Do you remember your promise? Othello: Ha? Do u mean promise? Desdemona: You promised that you will recover Cassio’s place. Othello: Oh, well, there is a sand in my eyes. Lend me your handkerchief. Desdemona: Here, my lord. Othello:. That which I gave you. Desdemona: Sorry, I have it not about me Othello:. Hum Hum Hum Hum Desdemona: No, indeed, my lord. Othello: That handkerchief did an Egyptian give to my mother, and my mother gave it to me. Desdemona: Oh, really, I hope I had never seen it! Othello: Why? You have lost it. Show it to me, please! Desdemona: Why are you so angry? Othello: Let me see the handkerchief! Desdemona: Ok, but not now. Oh, I see. This is a trick to put me from my suit: Pray you, let Cassio be received again. Othello: The handkerchief! Desdemona: Come, come; you’ll never meet a more sufficient man. Othello: The handkerchief! Desdemona. I pray, talk me of Cassio. Othello....
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...The relationship between Roderigo and Iago is obviously somewhat close. Iago "hast had [Roderigo's] purse as if the strings were thine"; the metaphor shows how much trust Roderigo has in Iago, and also how he uses Iago as a confidante (I.i.2-3). Does Iago share the same kind of feeling? As far as Roderigo knows, Iago is his friend, but Iago reveals his manipulative nature in this first scene. Iago trusts Roderigo with the knowledge that he serves Othello only to achieve his own goals. It is thus ironic that after Iago's lengthy confession of duplicity, Roderigo still does not suspect anything untoward in his request. Appearance vs. reality is a crucial theme in Iago's story; throughout the play, he enacts a series of roles, from advisor to confidante, and appears to be helping people though he is only acting out of his twisted self-interest. Iago seems to do a great deal of character analysis and exposition for the audience. "These fellows" that flatter for their own purposes "have some soul," Iago says (I.i.54). Contrary to his underhanded self-flattery, Iago seems to have no soul; he never repents, never lets up with his schemes, and never seems to tire of the damage he causes. His statement, "In following [Othello] I follow but myself" emphasizes that he is acting completely out of his own self-interest (I.i.58). Iago will thus hide his motivations and convey only falsehood. If he were to "wear [his] heart upon [his] sleeve", he would be torn apart (I.i.64). Honesty would...
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...Act 4 scene 2 starts out with Emilia being questioned by Othello. Othello wants to know if what Iago says is true. He asks Emilia “You have seen nothing then?” trying to subtly figure out if Emilia has seen Desdemona with Cassio cheating. Emilia explains to Othello “she is honest” and Desdemona would never do such a thing. Othello doesn’t believe her, once Emilia exits Othello has a soloiquily where he first mentions that Desdemona is a whore. Desdemona and Emilia both enter back into the scene. Othello makes Emilia leave so he can talk to Desdemona in private. He then accuses Desdemona of cheating and when she doesn’t admit Othello says “Heaven truly knows that thou art false as hell”. This line, which is a simile, shows what huge manipulation...
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...Act V, Scene II, lines 87-91. Othello kills Desdemona. Then Cassio and Emilia appear and reveal Iago's evil plot and Desdemona’s innocence. Othello then realizes that he was wrong and that his trusted friend Iago has played him for a fool. Recognition again occurs in Act V.II. when Emilia hears Othello mentions the handkerchief, after he has killed Desdemona: "With that recognizance and pledge of love / Which I first gave her. I saw it in his hand; / It was a handkerchief, an antique token / My father gave my mother." (Othello, V.II. 221-224) Once Othello says this, Emilia knows that Iago is the person who set up Desdemona and Othello isn't the one to blame. Emilia keeps repeating the words, “My husband?” (Othello, V. II. 145, 152, 156) as she makes an incomprehensibly swift journey from knowing absolutely that Iago, her dear husband, is honest and totally trustworthy, to realizing that in fact he is a quintessential villain. The most powerful and heart-rending of these moments comes near the end of Othello, when Emilia, Desdemona’s friend and ally, realizes that her beloved husband Iago is the cause of all the misery and misfortune that is killing them all. Furthermore, she realizes that she has played an unintentional part in the tragedy by following Iago’s request to steal Desdemona’s handkerchief. It has all been a plot by Iago to destroy Othello and this is finally revealed to everyone, including Emilia. (Othello, V. II. 179-182, 187-189) Seeing Emila come to full awareness...
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...symbolically represents first love, fidelity, premarital virginity, but also what the handkerchief’s origins represents for his and Desdemona’s relationship. To him the handkerchief represents his and Desdemona’s love for each other because it was the first gift that Othello gave to her. This fact as told by Emilia in Act III, scene iii, “I am glad I have found this napkin/ This was her [Desdemona’s] first remembrance from the Moor [Othello]” (1271). This first “remembrance” was the first thing that Othello had given to Desdemona and it represented their first steps of life and love together. In the next scene, Act III, scene IV, Desdemona also laments her loss of it and says, “Believe me, I had rather have lost my purse/ Full of crusadoes; [than lost her handkerchief]” (1273). The fact that Desdemona would have rather lost a purse full of gold coins as opposed to the handkerchief shows not only its importance to her, but because she is so upset about it she knows how important it is to Othello. Iago also recognizes the importance of the handkerchief to Othello. Iago wants to cause Othello harm and his want has preceded the events of the play. After Emilia has acquired the handkerchief she gives it to Iago, because he has asked her to get it for him many times...
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...When people do not get things to go the way they want there is a high possibility they turn bitter. When handling business with people who you have a friendship with, it is normal for friends to feel that they are entitled to high ranking positions of power since they are such a good friend to the leader. In William Shakespeare’s play, Othello, it has been proven that when things do not go a certain way for people a form of passive aggressiveness forms where the person who feels that they have been done wrong gains a form of hatred for the person in power of making decisions so that they can create a plan to get revenge. With allegations of Othello sleeping with Iago’s wife and Othello naming Cassio lieutenant, Iago’s hatred causes him to become the revenge seeking character of the play. Knowing that the play took place in Venice and Cyprus in the late 1500s, a reader can deduce that not many people were fond of Othello being a General because of the fact that he is a Moor. Othello being different from the common people of Venice is one reason for Iago to prey on Othello since he did not quite fit in with the rest. Even though Othello was a Moor, his value to the state of Venice came from his great ability in being a solider. Iago’s motives for his revenge towards Othello can not be traced to one main reason. At the end of Act I Scene III, Iago claims that his motive to get revenge on Othello is because he has a feeling Othello has slept with his wife. Iago says, “I hate the...
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...In Othello by Shakespeare, Iago masterfully utilizes rhetorical questions to manipulate Othello into becoming blinded by jealousy to allow himself to fulfill his plans. By using rhetorical questions on someone that has insecurities like Othello, it allows for those very insecurities that may be insignificant to manifold into something much greater than anything imaginable like the death of loved ones. Being able to come off as a noble and good hearted person but still planting seeds of doubt into others is exactly why Iago used rhetorical questions like, “Did Michael Cassio, When you wooed my lady, know of your love?” (3, iii, 93-94) When an insecure person is asked such questions, it only serves as fuel to a once small fire and in Iago’s case,...
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...Act V, Scene II, lines 87-91. Othello kills Desdemona. Then Cassio and Emilia appear and reveal Iago's evil plot and Desdemona’s innocence. Othello then realizes that he was wrong and that his trusted friend Iago has played him for a fool. Recognition again occurs in Act V.II. when Emilia hears Othello mentions the handkerchief, after he has killed Desdemona: "With that recognizance and pledge of love / Which I first gave her. I saw it in his hand; / It was a handkerchief, an antique token / My father gave my mother." (Othello, V.II. 221-224) Once Othello says this, Emilia knows that Iago is the person who set up Desdemona and Othello isn't the one to blame. Emilia keeps repeating the words, “My husband?” (Othello, V. II. 145, 152, 156) as she makes an incomprehensibly swift journey from knowing absolutely that Iago, her dear husband, is honest and totally trustworthy, to realizing that in fact he is a quintessential villain. The most powerful and heart-rending of these moments comes near the end of Othello, when Emilia, Desdemona’s friend and ally, realizes that her beloved husband Iago is the cause of all the misery and misfortune that is killing them all. Furthermore, she realizes that she has played an unintentional part in the tragedy by following Iago’s request to steal Desdemona’s handkerchief. It has all been a plot by Iago to destroy Othello and this is finally revealed to everyone, including Emilia. (Othello, V. II. 179-182, 187-189) Seeing Emila come to full awareness...
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