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Effective, Appropriate and Intentional Teaching with Technology: Guidelines for Selecting, Using, Integrating and Evaluating Tech and Media in Early Childhood Programs Chip Donohue Roberta Schomburg February 7, 2013

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A set of guidelines for selecting, using, integrating, and evaluating technology and media in early childhood programs.

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Effective, Appropriate and Intentional Teaching with Technology: Guidelines for Selecting, Using,

Integrating and Evaluating Tech and Media in Early Childhood Programs

Chip Donohue

Roberta Schomburg February 7, 2013

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Effective, Appropriate and Intentional

Teaching with Technology: Guidelines for Selecting, Using, Integrating and Evaluating Tech and Media in Early

Childhood Programs

Chip Donohue Roberta Schomburg

February 7, 2013

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Chip Donohue, PhD Dean of Distance Learning and Continuing Education TEC Center Director Erikson Institute Senior Fellow, Fred Rogers Center

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….Computers can be useful machines, especially when they help people communicate in caring ways with each other….

•Dear Mister Rogers, Does It Ever Rain in Your Neighborhood?

A neighborly reminder…

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Joint Position Statement on Technology

and Interactive Media as Tools in Early

Childhood Programs Serving Children

from Birth through Age 8

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http://www.naeyc.org/content/technology-and-young-children

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“Ensure equitable access to the same technology and media for each and every child in an early childhood program and, to the extent possible, for their parents and families”

Jerlean Daniel NAEYC Executive Director

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Rita Catalano Executive Director

Fred Rogers Center

The position statement asks

us to consider the potential of

technology and interactive

media for helping to develop

the critical thinking, creativity,

communication skills, and

content knowledge that will

equip young children to be

problem solvers in their

present and in their future.”

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http://margaret-powers.com/2012/03/09/technology-and-interactive-media-as-tools-in-early-childhood/

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• Tools

• Intentional

• Appropriate

• Effective

• Integrated

• Balanced

• Interactive

• Engaging

• Co-Engagement

• Access

• Equity

• Select, Use, Integrate, Evaluate

• Professional development

Courtesy of the University of Maine Center for

Community Inclusion and Disability Studies

Our Keywords

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ewProductDetails/ProductID/3,3862597

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What is the position? Technology and interactive media are tools that can promote effective learning and development when they are used intentionally by early childhood educators, within the framework of developmentally appropriate practice, to support learning goals established for individual children.

Children’s experiences with technology and interactive media are increasingly part of the context of their lives that must be considered as part of the developmentally appropriate framework.

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What are the key messages? • When used intentionally and appropriately,

technology and interactive media are effective tools to support learning and development

• Intentional use requires early childhood teachers and administrators to have information and resources regarding the nature of these tools and the implications of their use with children.

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What are the key messages? • Limitations on the use of technology are media are

important.

• Special considerations must be given to the use of technology with infants and toddlers.

• Attention to digital citizenship and equitable access is essential.

• Ongoing research and professional development are needed.

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What are the recommendations? • Select, use, integrate, and evaluate technology and interactive

media in intentional and developmentally appropriate ways…and focus on the appropriateness and the quality of the engagement.

• Provide a balance of activities in programs for young children.

• Understand the limits of technology…Give careful consideration to technology with infants and toddlers…Be aware of public health concerns.

• Provide leadership to ensure equitable access to technology and interactive media experiences for the children in your care and for their parents and families.

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• DAP framework offers guidance in using technology with young children

• First and foremost, Developmentally Appropriate Practice should guide the use of technology and interactive media

How does DAP inform practice?

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• Individualized needs

• Age and developmental level

• Social & cultural background

What does Developmentally Appropriate Practice consider?

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Recognizes the unique talents and interests of each child

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Empowers children to reflect, question, create

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Honors the value of relationships between children and the adults in their lives

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When used intentionally and appropriately, technology and interactive media are additional tools for learning and development

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Inclusion and Disability Studies

What are the benefits?

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• Technology and media can enhance children’s cognitive and social abilities

• Supports inclusive practice by providing adaptations for children with special needs in least restrictive settings

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What are the benefits?

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• Enhances early childhood practice when integrated into the environment, curriculum, and daily routines

• Can help educators make and sustain home-school connections

Courtesy of Cassandra Mattoon

What are the benefits?

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• Intentional use of technology and interactive media must be based on information and resources regarding the nature of these tools and the implications of their use with young children

Courtesy of the University of Maine Center for

Community Inclusion and Disability Studies

What are the benefits?

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Show me…Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8

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Community Inclusion and Disability Studies

Courtesy of Cassandra Mattoon

Courtesy of the Early Learning Community, School of Education, Pacific University

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All photos courtesy of the Early Learning Community, School of Education, Pacific University

Show me…Technology and Interactive Media as Tools in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children from Birth through Age 8

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....When the integration of technology and interactive media in early childhood programs is built upon solid developmental foundations and early childhood professionals are aware of both the challenges and the opportunities, educators are positioned to improve program.

Professional judgment guides

• Selection

• Use

• Integration

• Evaluation…of technology and interactive media

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Educators need to be able to…

Select Use Integrate Evaluate

So what do they need?

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• Tech knowledge, competency, digital literacy

• Pre-service preparation

• Integrated into teacher education

• On-going professional development

• Hands-on opportunities to play

• Communities of practice

• New and ongoing research

What do educators need?

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• Teacher Educators

• Professional Development Providers / Trainers

• Administrators

• Tech Support Specialists

• Early Childhood Educators

• Developers

• Parents and Families

Digital literacy for all EC educators

Courtesy of the University of Maine

Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies

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We must invest in professional development, or investments in equipment will be wasted

Teacher as Adopter…Adapter…Creator

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• Tech knowledge, competency, digital literacy

• Advice from digitally literate educators

• Help in knowing what quality media is

• On-going parent education

• Hands-on opportunities to play

• Parent-to-Parent sharing

• New and ongoing research

What do parents need?

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It is not what the technology can do that makes it important, it is the way it has reignited passion and ideas in teachers. If these devices are being championed by teachers, listen to what they are saying. These teachers are not just championing the technology, they are celebrating a new way of teaching and learning. Something about these devices has helped many teachers to see the classroom very differently. That should be encouraged, supported and most thoroughly welcomed.

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Effective

Appropriate

Intentional

Engaging

Technology & Interactive Media as Tools in ECE …but it’s not about the technology

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That which is essential is invisible to the eye

…it’s about teaching, learning, developmentally appropriate practice, relationships, young children, parents, families, educators and communities

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That which is essential is invisible to the eye

“…Let’s not get so fascinated by what the technology can do that we forget what it can’t do…It’s through relationships that we grow

best and learn best.” Fred Rogers

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