To grow young minds, we need to understand how the brain works, Pre-K teacher Berol Dewdney says. Student needs space to learn how to pay attention and develop their memory, she says.
But that’s starting to change, as two states have recently awarded teachers of young children top honors., a Pre-K teacher at the Commodore John Rogers School in Baltimore, was recently named Maryland's State Teacher of the Year., a special education teacher at the Nye Early Childhood Center in Santa Fe, is now New Mexico's State Teacher of the Year. They'll both be in the running for National Teacher of the Year this spring.
Hughes and Dewdney share how they hope their awards are a sign that our culture is starting to embrace the importance of early education in a child's life.Tara Hughes: “I never imagined that I would be recognized for doing what I love so much, and I'm just so honored and proud to be able to represent all teachers, but especially early childhood educators.”
“What serves my children best is play-based learning that allows kids the space to learn in the place where they learn best. Play is the language of students, it's where they're the experts and it's where they're able to have a lot of fun and have a lot of joy, but also develop the critical executive functioning skills that determine life outcomes.”Dewdney: “When I think about my classroom, it's all about how can we build the strongest, healthiest brain architecture.
“A neurodiverse student may be a child with autism and maybe a student with Down syndrome. It may be a student who has speech and language delays or receives occupational therapy to support their fine motor development and also gross motor [skills] … So the inclusion model is that we're all in this, they're all in the same classroom together and we all learn and have a community together of students.
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