Common Core State Standards
and
Early Childhood Education
Gillian D. McNamee, Ph.D.
Erikson Institute
Early Learning Standards
• The first link in an aligned “P
– 12” educational system
• Early childhood education
works
• Preschool benefits tend to
fade
• Need for sustained high
quality teaching practices
across early childhood years
(Prek to 3rd)
Standards
Standards and Early Learning
3
4
5
6
7
Learning Trajectories of Children Ages 3 - 8
8
Effective Teaching for Learning
Content
Knowledge
Pedagogy
How Do We Teach
and Monitor
Progress
What Do We Want
Children to Learn
Human
Development
Who Are We
Teaching
National Academy of
Education, (2005)
CCSS and Effective Teaching
Content Knowledge
Math
Math
English
Language Arts
English
Language
Arts
Science
Visual &
Performing
Arts
Health &
Physical
Development
Social Studies
CCSS and Effective Teaching
Math
English
Language
Arts
Human
Development
•
Individual learning
profiles and needs
•
Languages, culture
and family
•
Social Emotional
Learning Standards
•
Friendships,
cooperation and
community
CCSS and Effective Teaching
Pedagogy
Math
English
Language
Arts
•
Time—allow time to investigate
questions, concepts, and ideas
•
Conversation—sustained engaging
dialogues in learning experiences
•
Reflection—revisit learning
experiences for new insights, depth
•
Monitor learning, not test it
Summary
Content
Knowledge
Effective
Teaching for
Learning
Human
Development
Pedagogy
• Develop and
fine tune
standards in
all three
components
of effective
teaching and
learning
• Use standards to inform and support (not attack
and dictate) powerful teaching and learning