SELF-CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT – I have a book called What You Think of Me is None of My Business by Terri Cole-Whittaker. However, this is not how we live our lives. What others think of us really does matter. It matters so much that it will determine how we feel and what we do. We allContinue reading “SELF-CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT”
Author Archives: Sharon Sharing Connections
Creativity
CREATIVITY – Teachers are incredibly creative people. I knew so many creative teachers that I thought it was a prerequisite for becoming one. In fact, as a child I took piano lessons for years because I knew I wanted to be a teacher and thought that would help me get in. Even now however, IContinue reading “Creativity”
Communicative Development
COMMUNICATIVE DEVELOPMENT – Human beings are communicative. We are verbal social beings. We have language to express our ideas and thoughts, our wants and needs. Even those quiet and shy people, when they get ready to, will talk. As a teacher how do you encourage the children in your care to communicate? Here are 10Continue reading “Communicative Development”
Cognitive Development
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT – Many times in my training I will ask the students what they think cognitive means. Many times, no one knows. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition includes words like thinking, reasoning, problem solving, and remembering as part of intellectual activity. So the real question is how do you teach cognitive development? Continue reading “Cognitive Development”
CDA Credential
RENEW YOUR CDA CREDENTIAL – Did you remember to renew your Child Development Associates Credential (CDA)? It is super easy – as in 1, 2, 3, or Easy Peasy. Not even half of what you had to do to get it. Take training that equals 45 new hours since you received your Credential in theContinue reading “CDA Credential”
Sharon Sharing Connections 