Adaptive Dimension: Have I made purposeful decisions about individual and small group support, and/or the learning environment, to meet the learning needs and diversities of all the children? And of all families? FNM/I Content and Perspectives/Gender Equity/Multicultural Education: Have I nurtured and promoted diversity while honoring each child’s individual, familial, and cultural identity? Next What happens next? From: Wiggins, Grant and J. McTighe. (1998). Understanding by Design, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, ISBN # 0-87120-313-8 (pbk) and Saskatchewan Curriculum. (2009). Children First: A Resource for Kindergarten, p. 31. Appendix 1: Guiding Principles of Early Learning (from Essential Learning Experiences, pp. 6-8) The Competent, Capable Child Children are viewed as capable learners and have numerous competencies and meaningful life experiences that enhance their learning and development. Children are powerful learners who show us what interests them, with intensity on ideas and activities that motivate them, and make choices and participate in decision making in their learning environment. Play and Exploration as the Best Mode for Learning
Adaptive Dimension: Have I made purposeful decisions about individual and small group support, and/or the learning environment, to meet the learning needs and diversities of all the children? And of all families? FNM/I Content and Perspectives/Gender Equity/Multicultural Education: Have I nurtured and promoted diversity while honoring each child’s individual, familial, and cultural identity? Next What happens next? From: Wiggins, Grant and J. McTighe. (1998). Understanding by Design, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, ISBN # 0-87120-313-8 (pbk) and Saskatchewan Curriculum. (2009). Children First: A Resource for Kindergarten, p. 31. Appendix 1: Guiding Principles of Early Learning (from Essential Learning Experiences, pp. 6-8) The Competent, Capable Child Children are viewed as capable learners and have numerous competencies and meaningful life experiences that enhance their learning and development. Children are powerful learners who show us what interests them, with intensity on ideas and activities that motivate them, and make choices and participate in decision making in their learning environment. Play and Exploration as the Best Mode for Learning