Assignment task: Research the five major Early Childhood Teaching Models - Montessori, Reggio Emilia, Waldorf, Constructivism and High Scope. This assignment could help to shape your educational process from this point on and help you to develop a particular lens through which to see your coursework and experiences.
Each of the five teaching models has a unique focus and way of engaging with children but also has commonalities in the foundational beliefs about the needs of children. You are encouraged to research these models in any way you see fit - reading articles about them, talking to teachers who work within these models, exploring their websites for their organizations or schools that use the models or any other method that would be helpful to you.
To help you organize the information you find on each model, answer the following questions.
1. Define/describe the model. Where, when and why was it designed?
2. Who is the founder and what is the social historical context in which the model was founded?
3. What was the philosophy of the model and what are its goals?
4. How does the model view children and how does this design help children learn?
5. How do adults and children interact in this model?
6. Does the model have particular materials or environments essential to it?
7. How do they group children? What age children does this model serve?
8. Choose three other things that you think help you to understand the essence of this model.
9. Identify a school near you that uses the model and include their website URL.