FINAL REFLECTION
I really enjoyed the feedback that I received from Susan, Rose and Sanjana based on my provocation in Entry 5. I realised that my role as a teacher it is very important to have a good understanding of the impact that social sciences and technology have on a child’s learning development. By reading the feedback I am able to see what I can reflect on and improve on for my own teaching practice and the use of technology in Early Childhood Education.
Susan’s feedback regarding the idea of having discussions first with the children about what they know before searching the answer was very helpful because it is very important to allow children to think for themselves as this provides children opportunity to problem solve and use their imagination to extend on their learning. I really appreciated her reminder about dispositions is the key to support the children to become life-long learners. I also liked the idea of allowing the children to take photos and document the changes that they see and also the idea of making a book about the life cycle of a caterpillar.
Sanjana’s feedback on my provocation, she liked how I provided children with a range of resources and options, this made me feel proud that I was able to facilitate on their learning. I also like that fact that she noticed the beautiful pictures of children and the caterpillar as this was part of my provocation is to take photos of children in action. I liked her idea of taking a group of children to the butterfly creek where they can learn and observe different types of butterflies as this can extend on children’s interest in the caterpillars.
Rose’s feedback about the interaction I had with children was important as it involves the children’s ideas and their understanding of caterpillars. I liked her idea about extending the children independent thinking when given them technologies to use as this help develop their metacognition skills with others.
Throughout this blog, I have learnt that technology and social sciences have played an important role in children’s learning and development in Early Childhood Education. In today’s society, it is very important for children, teachers and parents to develop an understanding of how technologies work and that they are used appropriately to benefit learning. I believe that ICT can be a useful tool for supporting young children’s learning development in early childhood (Bolstand, 2004). I learnt that giving children opportunities to explore technologies can help them in a variety of skills that will lead them to become active learners.
Social science teaches children about the world that they live in. I believe that young children have an understanding of how societies work and that they are part of the community where people, places, things and events will become a big part of their social world (Ministry of Education, 2017). “The social sciences learning area is about how societies work and how people can participate as critical, active, informed, and responsible citizens.” (New Zealand Curriculum, 2007).
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