Environment as the Third Teacher – Flashcards
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Physical, social-emotional, temporal, intellectual
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Aspects of the environment
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Layout, design elements, zones, learning centres
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Physical environment
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Relationships, tone of the classroom, child agency, dispositions to learn
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Social-emotional environment
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How time is used, large blocks of time, not hurried or rushed
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Temporal environment
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Content of the curriculum, teaching strategies, shared sustained thinking
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Intellectual environment
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Aesthetics, active learning, collaboration, transparency, bringing the outside world in, flexibility, relationships, reciprocity
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Key points of using the environment as the third teacher
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Pleasant sensory experiences
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Aesthetics
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Respect for child's agency and competency, open ended experiences, responsive teaching
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Active learning
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Natural materials, strengthens belonging, culture, family, and community
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Bringing the outside in
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Space, time, materials, surprise discoveries, spirit of creation
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Flexibility
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Building an understanding of how things relate to each other, different perspectives
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Relationship
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Encourage autonomous thought, action, communication, sensory experiences, and goal setting, enable relationship exchange and quiet opportunities
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What we want the environment to do
