Patricia West AMS Annual Conference 2018 Denver, Colorado
Dynamic skill development
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…when we're in game worlds,I believe that many of us become the best version of ourselves --the most likely to help at a moment's notice,the most likely to stick with a problem as long as it takes,to get up after failure and try again.
So when spontaneous order and self-organizing system are merged,they will give us,I think, the future of education.
There is an infinite space for meaningful student engagement with the actual material of technology if we can allow ourselves to think differently.
Donohue, Chip, ed.(2017). Family engagement in the digital age: early ehildhood educators as media mentors. Routledge. New York N.Y.
Early educators always should use their knowledge of child development and effective practices to carefully and intentionally select and use technology and media if and when it serves healthy development, learning, creativity, interactions with others, and relationships.
Donohue, Chip, ed.(2015).Technology and digital media in the early years: tools for teaching and learning. Routledge. New York N.Y. (jointly with NAEYC).
Let the kids program the computer instead of being programmed by it. Youngsters who are used to taking charge of the computer and of carrying out difficult self-initiated projects will not be in danger of growing up with a sense of helplessness and dependency.
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Instead of moral panic, we need support and information so we can determine how to adopt healthyfamilyscreen habits that are best for each of our families, and that will prepare our children for life in the digital society.
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Chassiakos,Y.Radesky,J.Christakis,D. Moreno,M. Cross,C. (2016). Children and Adolescents and Digital Media. Pediatrics. 138 (5).
Shaw, Laura Flores. The Montessori White Papers - Volume 4: Digital Technologies and Development. White Paper Press.
Lillard, A.S. (2013).Playful Learning and Montessori Education. Reprinted from the American Journal of Play (2013, Winter): 5,2 157- 186. Reprinted by permission from The Strong