– to clearly articulate your aims and values related to education and how these translate into the broader school and more specific classroom contexts;
– to show originality in the explanation of an ideal classroom and ideal school and their underlying principles, justifying your ideas with thoughtful and critical arguments;
– to show that you have understood the practical applicability of theoretical ideas in the background reading and to reference accurately this material when you use it in support of your judgments and arguments.
The title of this assignment will be:
An ideal classroom within an ideal school: Creating an eco-friendly kindergarten for students in Thailand using the Reggio approach
Some of my sub-headings within the body of the paper are below. Please feel free to include more if you need them. Please include a table of contents and please remember to cite all of your sources throughout
1) Introduction – brief introduction to the kindergarten – which I have named The Wonder Center
2) Philosophy – talk about the Reggio philosophy and ‘positive education.’ Here is a link for you to read up on positive education: https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/what-is-positive-education/
3) Here is a link for Reggio Emilia philosophy: https://www.education.com/magazine/article/Reggio_Emilia/
4) Eco-friendly – how we are helping the environment and how we will teach our students to do the same. Here is a link but feel free to use a different one if you think it is better http://www.gogreenacademy.com/top-20-environmentally-friendly-organizations/
5) Our Approaches – student centered, inclusive – Please read Bottery Bottery, M. (1990). The Morality of the School: Values behind the Practice. Cassell, pp.6-19
I fall under the category of Social Reconstruction
6) Curriculum – IB Primary Years Program (PYP) http://www.ibo.org/programmes/primary-years-programme/what-is-the-pyp/
7) Teacher Training – the importance of professional development
8) Bilingual program and benefits – Thai language
9) Parent Workshops and Involvement – how parents can get involved and contribute
10) Conclusion – closing thoughts
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