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Teaching Practices

Effective, nurturing, and responsive teaching practices and interactions are key for all learning in early childhood settings. They foster trust and emotional security; are communication and language rich; and promote critical thinking and problem-solving. They also support social, emotional, behavioral, and language development; provide supportive feedback for learning; and motivate continued effort. Teaching practices and interactions are responsive to and build on each child’s pattern of development and learning. They can be measured by the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS®) and other adult-child interaction tools. These observations may then be used to support professional development. Teaching practices also include how schedules and routines are carried out, how settings are managed, and how children’s challenging behaviors are addressed.

Education Manager Planning Calendar

Use this fillable this calendar to help get more organized. It can guide you through the major education services tasks, including progress in teaching and learning activities.

Hungry Caterpillar

This short video clip appears as part of the STEAM 15-Minute In-Service Suite.

STEAM Is All Around

This short video clip appears as part of the STEAM 15-Minute In-Service Suite.

STEAM

Learn how children birth to 5 naturally engage in inquiry, reasoning, and problem-solving every day. Explore ways to help develop children’s science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) skills.

Blubber Experiment

This short video clip appears as part of the STEAM 15-Minute In-Service Suite.

RolyPoly Investigations

This short video clip appears as part of the STEAM 15-Minute In-Service Suite.

Home-Based Service Delivery

Education in home-based programs happens during home visits and socializations. Explore the ways to use those times to help parents take advantage of learning experiences throughout their day-to-day routines. 

HeadStart.gov

official website of the Administration for Children and Families

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