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The Mimamoru Approach: Supporting Young Children's Problem-Solving Skills in Japan
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Izumi-Taylor, Satomi – Childhood Education, 2023
Japanese early childhood teachers use the "mimamoru" approach, in which teachers let children develop their sense of right and wrong in a group-oriented environment where they are accountable to others. Cultural in nature, the "mimamoru" approach is based on teachers' beliefs that children are truly autonomous beings who can…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Problem Solving
Is Personalized Learning the Future of School?
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Paz-Albo, Jesús – Childhood Education, 2017
This article describes an innovative teaching approach that can offer the changes needed for school improvement. When entering an Education: Basic and Interactive (EBI) classroom, one will see students focused on accomplishing self-guided tasks and eager to move on to the next challenge in their self-paced learning. The EBI Project described here…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Individualized Instruction, Student Needs, Student Role
Student Voices and Teacher Choices: Selecting Chapter Book Read-Alouds
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Boyd, Maureen P.; Devennie, Meredith K. – Childhood Education, 2009
Read-alouds nurture language and literacy practices required for a successful schooling experience. They motivate children to read more and nurture language expression across the curriculum. Read-alouds not only provide content for learning, they also introduce authors and genres; model ways of reading, types of writing, and other ways of…
Descriptors: Group Discussion, Reading Aloud to Others, Literacy Education, Reading Motivation
Bullying and Violence Issues in Children's Lives: Examining the Issues and Solutions
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Harlin, Rebecca P. – Childhood Education, 2008
Today's children may be exposed to violence in their environment, through the media, at home, and in school. Some children live in countries at war, while others survive in neighborhoods where street gangs prevail. Most parents and children used to assume they could depend upon schools to be safe places, free from abuse and violence. Now it seems…
Descriptors: Violence, Bullying, Antisocial Behavior, Educational Environment
Teachers Mentors of Children: Teachers and Children Share Much of Their Day Together, and so Certainly Have an Important Influence on Each Other. But Are Teachers Mentors of Children? Do Teachers Perceive Themselves as Mentors
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Trepanier-Street, Mary – Childhood Education, 2004
This discussion of classroom teachers serving as mentors of children draws from the literature on the origin of mentoring, the definition of mentoring, and the current theory on the characteristics and qualities that define an excellent mentor-mentee relationship. Parallels between the study of adult mentoring relationships and the teacher-child…
Descriptors: Teachers, Mentors, Teacher Student Relationship, Teacher Influence
Connecting Families and Classrooms Using Family Involvement Webs.
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Coleman, Mick; Wallinga, Charlotte – Childhood Education, 2000
Presents the use of family involvement webs to integrate diverse family life experiences to support the same education objectives. Describes steps to develop and implement family involvement webs, including identifying a theme, brainstorming family involvement activities, identifying family roles, implementing the web, and evaluating the outcome.…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Elementary Education, Family Involvement, Family Role