INSPIRING EDUCATORS to INSPIRE CHILDREN

HighScope

• Founded in 1970• Leaders and

innovators in the field of early childhood education

• Perhaps best known for the seminal research The HighScope Perry Preschool Study

HighScope

• Scientific, research-validated preschool curriculum

• Outstanding global reputation

• One of the most widely used educational approaches in the world

• Portugal• Turkey• Iceland• Switzerland• Venezuela• Brazil• Australia• Hong Kong• China

Trained Teachers Globally Including:

• Kuwait

• Jordan

• Egypt

• South Africa

• Nigeria

• Chile

• Peru

• Mexico

• Finland

• The Netherlands

• The United Kingdom

• Ireland

• Canada

• Singapore

• Indonesia

• Eastern Caribbean

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Providing support and guidance in all aspects of

the classroom.

What are some of the components that make this curriculum unique?

Why HighScope?

HighScope’s Approach to Learning

• With HighScope, children are active participants in the learning process

• Rather than the traditional methods where teachers give information to children

Active Participatory Learning

Children learn through direct hands-on experiences with people, objects, ideas, and events.

Supported by Brain Research

• New neural pathways are created through new thoughts

• When used repeatedly, connections become stronger, more efficient

• If not used, the connections die out

Active Participatory Learning

With HighScope, it’s not just “hands-on”…

It’s “minds-on” learning!

What Do Children Learn?

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Why Key Developmental Indicators?

• Key – These are meaningful ideas children should learn and experience

• Developmental – Recognizes that learning is gradual and cumulative

• Indicators – Emphasize that educators need evidence that children are developing knowledge, skills and understanding considered important for school and life readiness

Key Developmental Indicators

Include the areas of:• Social and emotional

development• Language, literacy and

communication• Physical development,

health and well-being• Mathematics• Science and technology• The Arts

In Addition to Traditional Academic Subjects…

HighScope promotes:

• Independence

• Curiosity

• Cooperation

• Persistence

• Creativity

• Problem Solving

Teaching Practices

Teachers:• Support children’s initiatives,

interests and developing abilities

• Plan learning experiences based on the key content areas

• Observe and interact with children at their current developmental levels, providing scaffolding as they expand their learning

• Are partners with children in play and learning

Classroom Learning Environment

• Defined interest areas

• Deliberate organization of materials

• Materials related to community/culture

• Children responsible for room care

Children find and use materials to explore, invent, and learn about

their world

Balanced Components of the Classroom Day

Opportunities for:• Individual and social

interactions• Small and large group

times• Times for children to

make plans and choices• Times for teacher-

planned learning experiences

Plan-Do-Review Sequence

Children make plans:Children make plans:• Pursue interests• Learn to organize their thinking

and actionsChildren do their plans:Children do their plans:• Follow through on their ideas. • Learn to persist through

challenges and problemsChildren recall their actions:Children recall their actions:• Reflect on experiences • Attach language to their actions• Consider outcomes and

consequences

Small- and Large-Group Activities

• Small-groupSmall-group activities that support children’s learning in all content areas

• Large-groupLarge-group activities that stress social interaction and active learning

Child Assessment

Authentic assessment:Authentic assessment:• Uses observational

anecdotes to determine children’s development

• Is a reliable and valid measure

• Utilizes cutting edge web-based computer technology to analyze results and share information with parents

Benefits:Benefits:• Helps teachers

understand and scaffold children’s learning

• Used as a basis for planning and individualized instruction

• Strengthens the relationship between home and school

Program Quality Assessment

• Measure of quality in which teachers, administrators and parents can:

– Assess specific elements of quality the early childhood setting

– Address both classroom and administrative practices

– Create quality improvement plans and annual goals

• Used for HighScope Teacher and Program Certification

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Transforming caring adults into gifted teachers.

High Quality Teacher Training

The HighScope Training of Trainers Evaluation shows that systematic in-service teacher training improves the quality of early childhood programs and promotes children’s development.

Why Look for Proven Training?

Independent observers rated trained High/Scope programs significantly higher than comparison programs on:

Providing a good physical environment that was organized and gave children access to diverse materials.Creating a consistent daily routine that encouraged children to plan, carry out, and review their work.Establishing supportive patterns of adult-child interaction that promoted children’s reasoning and language skills.

Training Improves Program Quality!

Novice teachers benefit from systematic in-service training which provides both needed information on theory and practical information on implementation in the classroom.

Veteran teachers benefit, too. HighScope training provides a coherent curriculum framework including current research and innovation, renewing their commitment to working with children and families.

HighScope’s Teacher Training Programs

• Comprehensive

• Flexible

• Customized to meet your needs

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Showing the effectiveness of both implementation and investment.

Research Validated

Both the curriculum and the training have been validated by research.

Curriculum Research

National research with children from different backgrounds has shown that those who attend HighScope programs score higher on measures of development than similar children enrolled in other preschool and child care programs.

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Costs

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Total return = $258,888; $17.07 per dollar invested: $12.90 to the public, $4.17 to participants

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(Per participant in 2000 constant dollars discounted 3% annually)

HighScope Perry Preschool Study:Large Return on Investment

• Recent analysis by a Nobel Prize-winning economist confirms a $17 return on every dollar spent on high quality early childhood programs, attracting the attention of the greater business world

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Research Services

With any project, HighScope has the ability to provide evaluation services to show an improvement in quality or increased outcomes for children.

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