Early Childhood Education Portfolio Review
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What is the strategic priority for 4.0?

  • Developing new technologies
  • Exploring new markets
  • Expanding business ventures
  • Investing in innovation for children and families (correct)
  • What is the primary focus of ECE best practices?

  • Financial literacy
  • Critical school-preparation skills (correct)
  • Mental agility
  • Social media skills
  • What does the review of current trends in ECE aim to identify?

  • Trends in video game preferences of children
  • Trends in social media usage by children
  • Areas of ongoing research in ECE (correct)
  • Most popular children's books
  • What does the report aim to provide related to ECE best practice literature?

    <p>Foundational information and resources for action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does ECE recognize as important for children to learn?

    <p>Adept socially, emotionally, and mentally, while gaining critical school-preparation skills</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What resources are included in the 10 topics summarized in the review?

    <p>Links to tool-kits, action briefs, and related resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of mindfulness?

    <p>Being aware of feelings and thoughts without judgment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary impact of mindfulness training for early childhood educators?

    <p>Enhanced employee well-being</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organization provides useful mindfulness resources for parents?

    <p>ZERO TO THREE</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes nature-based preschools?

    <p>Majority of the day spent outside</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the trend in the number of nature-based preschools in the United States?

    <p>More than doubled over three years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does nature-based education enhance children's health and development?

    <p>By promoting physical activity and mental well-being</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which is NOT one of the selected ZERO TO THREE resources regarding mindfulness for parents?

    <p>&quot;Healthy Eating Habits for Infants and Toddlers&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do nature-based preschools incorporate into all aspects of the curriculum?

    <p>&quot;Nature and outdoor experiences&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement is true about mindfulness training for adults based on the text?

    <p>&quot;It can reduce stress and positively impact children’s development&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Nature-based preschools are early childhood programs where children spend the majority of their day outside, and where nature is incorporated into all aspects of the ______.

    <p>curriculum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Mindfulness is a psychological state of awareness of the present moment. It involves paying attention to what is happening in our surrounding environment and an awareness of our feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations without judgement or ______.

    <p>interpretation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    For example, research has shown that mindfulness training for early childhood educators has improved relationships among coworkers, enhanced employee well-being, and improved performance at ______.

    <p>work</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ZERO TO THREE website provides additional and useful mindfulness ______.

    <p>resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Research on the effects of mindfulness in ECE has focused primarily on parents and educators, and in particular, how mindfulness training for adults can reduce their stress and in turn positively impact children’s ______.

    <p>development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Nature-based preschools are an increasingly popular choice for families given the variety of ways that these settings enhance children's physical, mental, and emotional health and ______.

    <p>development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Over the past three years, the number of nature-based preschools in the United States has more than doubled from approximately 275 in 2017 to 585 in ______.

    <p>2020</p> Signup and view all the answers

    ZERO TO THREE is a non-profit organization dedicated to informing, supporting, and training educators, policymakers, and parents on how to improve the lives of infants and ______.

    <p>toddlers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    A growing body of evidence shows that these preschools help foster happy, healthy children by promoting physical activity and ______.

    <p>health</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Mindfulness Is a Parent ______.

    <p>Superpower</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Investments in innovation to support children and families during the early childhood years is a strategic priority for ______. This report seeks to briefly review the ECE portfolio of projects or ventures undertaken by ______ fellows, and provide a summary review of recent trends in ECE best practice literature from peer reviewed, and national association resources. In our review we intend to provide foundational information related to the topic, and, perhaps as importantly, resources to support fellows and others in understanding how to translate the literature into action. As a result, each of the 10 topics summarized also includes links to tool-kits, action briefs and related resources to help fellows and the ______ coaches that support them, to accelerate progress in these areas. ECE TRENDS AND BEST PRACTICES: A LOOK AT THE LITERATURE ECE best practices recognize today, perhaps more than ever, that all children need to learn to be adept socially, emotionally, and mentally, while both gaining critical school-preparation skills and acknowledging that the methods to do so can vary considerably. In 2021, we conducted a review of the current trends in ECE and identified 10 approaches which reflect areas where ongoing research and practitioner-oriented resources indicate promising outcomes for young children.

    <p>4.0</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In our review we intend to provide foundational information related to the topic, and, perhaps as importantly, resources to support fellows and others in understanding how to translate the literature into ______.

    <p>action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    As a result, each of the 10 topics summarized also includes links to tool-kits, ______ briefs and related resources to help fellows and the 4.0 coaches that support them, to accelerate progress in these areas.

    <p>action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    ECE best practices recognize today, perhaps more than ever, that all children need to learn to be adept socially, emotionally, and ______, while both gaining critical school-preparation skills and acknowledging that the methods to do so can vary considerably.

    <p>mentally</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In 2021, we conducted a review of the current trends in ECE and identified 10 approaches which reflect areas where ongoing research and practitioner-oriented resources indicate promising outcomes for young ______.

    <p>children</p> Signup and view all the answers

    ECE TRENDS AND BEST PRACTICES: A LOOK AT THE ______ ECE best practices recognize today, perhaps more than ever, that all children need to learn to be adept socially, emotionally, and mentally, while both gaining critical school-preparation skills and acknowledging that the methods to do so can vary considerably.

    <p>LITERATURE</p> Signup and view all the answers

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