Last week I attended the NAEYC Professional Developmental Institute in San Antonio. One thing that came across loud and clear is that we know there needs to be guidelines for early childhood learning. Much like a road map, guidelines provide a journey to help support a child's learning. We need to be careful on the approach we take, but we must have a direction.
posted by John Funk @ Permalink8:56 PM
Manager of Educational Programs, Excelligence Learning Corporation
University Clinical Instructor
Credentials and Accolades:
M.Ed., Early Childhood Education
1996 Utah Teacher of the Year
1998-1999 President, Utah AEYC
John Funk has worked in early childhood since 1979. He taught preschool, 1st and 2nd grades and kindergarten. He worked as an early childhood specialist for a large school district and managed early childhood services for Salt Lake CAP Head Start. He is past president of the Utah AEYC.
As an early childhood, reading, and literacy consultant for the last decade, he has written on early childhood subjects and products for McGraw Hill and Leap Frog. He served on
the editorial panel for Young Children magazine published by NAEYC. Currently, Mr. Funk is the Manager of Educational Programs for Excelligence Learning Corporation, and he teaches university courses in early childhood and supervises student teachers.
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2 Comments:
Congrats on being chosen Utah Teacher of the Year in 1996! I didn't know that about you, but I can see why you won - you're a really great teacher. Thanks for making Children's Lit one of the best I have taken at the U.
"No Child" is such a mess of an idea, but one can see why it was implemented. Clear direction is truly needed.
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