The name of the organization I have chosen to focus on this week is
NAEYC, National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Website: www.naeyc.org
NAEYC’s focus “is a professional membership organization that
works to promote high-quality early learning for all young children, birth
through age 8, by connecting early childhood practice, policy, and research. We
advance a diverse, dynamic early childhood profession and support all who care
for, educate, and work on behalf of young children” (National Association of the
Education of Young Children [NAEYC], n.d., p. 1). The website is wonderful
and full of great information to help any Early Childhood professional.
While exploring the website I found a wonderful online journal, TYC:
Teaching Young Children. In the current issue there was a very enlightening article
tittle Playing, Laughing, and Learning in Preschool. It was a fun interesting
read and gave seven “ways to learn to let go of control and
encourage laughter with preschoolers” (Smidl, 2015, p. 1). The
article lists fun ways to include and encourage humor into the classroom. This
article peek my interest and enforced my beliefs that learning should be fun
and laughter and humor should be utilize as a wonderful teaching tool.
Brandie
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Brandie,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this resource. I actually went to the website and read the article you shared. It was a great reminder that childcare can be chaotic, but at the same time laughter is so important! Thank you for sharing...can't wait to use this information in the classroom on Monday!
Brandie,
ReplyDeleteI like the idea you talk about with laughter being a part of the classroom, because it's something that I believe also. Being able to use humour and play and laugh along with our kids makes the job so much more enjoyable, and reduces burnout dramatically. This is a great resource, thanks for sharing!