Revere early childhood education and never forget the original intention to grow”——Experiences of the 2020 immersive national training

With longing and expectations for the national training project, after experiencing flight delays, ticket changes, and the anxiety of taking the train to catch the flight, the class finally started on May 24, 2021 Arrive at the training location 1 hour before. The fragrance of flowers and chirping of birds in Jin Vocational College in the early morning greatly comforted my tired body. Looking at the full schedule of the 20-day training, the content is rich, including expert reports, practical inspections, student team activities, exchanges and sharing, etc. Every topic arouses my deep desire to explore. Of course, during the training process, I saw the teaching concepts of high-level demonstration kindergartens and characteristic kindergartens in Zhejiang Province, as well as the super high professionalism and super strong education and teaching skills of early childhood teachers. Through the learning of courses and games, we can improve the design and implementation of independent games for kindergarten teachers, the development of kindergarten-based curriculum, and the sharing of children’s behavioral observations and guidance cases, etc. I have gained new educational concepts and new educational methods, and have a deeper respect for the early childhood education industry. At the same time, it also makes me more determined to walk on the road of early childhood education.

Expert guidance

The experts’ humble and peaceful attitude, noble professionalism, profound knowledge and brand-new ideas deeply infected me! In class, they used their unique humorous language, brand-new concepts, and skilled teaching techniques to help me solve the problems and confusions I encountered in my daily work.

Professor Du Lijing's "The Essence and Design of Kindergarten Outdoor Games" highlights the multi-disciplinary integration of Anji Games' free creation, adventurous exploration, and project learning. Looking back on our own growth process, we should stop losses in time, Give play back to children.

"Happiness, anger, sadness, and worry" are expressions of emotions. Through Professor Xu Xingjian's "Coping and Processing of Negative Emotions in Young Children", we awaken our attention to children's psychological development and channel negative emotions in a timely manner to ensure the normal development of children's psychology and not leave a trace of darkness in children's childhood. imprint. Under core competencies, we have always emphasized children's independent learning, and have been exploring forms of autonomy and how to achieve the best results in learning independently.

Professor Zhang Shuqiong's "High Vision Curriculum - The Essence of Active Learning in Preschool Education" is not only applicable to kindergartens, but also to our primary and secondary schools. Of course, as preschool education before compulsory education, we kindergarten teachers have an unshirkable responsibility and mission to cultivate children's active learning thinking.

Director Si Ting of Dongyang Kindergarten gave a lecture on "Kindergarten Curriculum Culture and Environment" and learned that she is in-depth implementation of the "Guidelines for Learning and Development of Children Aged 3-6" and "Kindergarten Education Guidance Outline (Trial)" 》 and the new concept of curriculum gamification, actively practice the theory of "living education" where the environment infects people, and in line with the environmental vision of supporting children to grow in perception, discovery, operation and exploration, "Poetic Curriculum" and "Poetic Curriculum" "Native Curriculum" exudes the unique flavor of a "living" environment such as art, diversity, interaction, growth and extension.

Taipei preschool education scholar Yang Mingzhi told us "Study on the Mechanism and Practice of Cultivating Concentration in Young Children", which allowed me to see the differences between different individuals from different perspectives and how to carry out individual education in the face of differences. . Put an end to verbal violence and harm. Explore the world through children's hands, respect individual differences, inspire curiosity in learning, allow children to maximize their potential through continuous exploration, and cultivate spontaneous learning. At the same time, I am grateful for Teacher Yang’s specific guidance on autistic children.

Professor Wu Haizhen's "Design and Implementation of Language Teaching Activities Based on Core Experience" analyzes language teaching for different age groups, which gave me a further understanding of language teaching and broke the picture book The superficial logic is combined with the actual progress of children for effective output, so as to maximize the educational impact of picture books. It can also be integrated into different teaching fields according to the teaching objectives.

"Preschool Teachers' Comprehensive Material Skills Improvement" presented by Professor Suo Yishuang can be described as a high-end art journey.

It turns out that the cardboard, straws, twine, plastic bottles, cartons, foam, waste paper boxes, newspapers, etc. that kindergarten teachers usually use can become more advanced and artistic. I found that I have been taking my children to make handicrafts using waste materials, such as stickers, paper-cutting, and graffiti, which are all artistic creations.

The "Kindergarten Curriculum Construction under the Guide of Quality Evaluation" shared by Dr. Wei Yonggang emphasized that preschool education is not only a scientific education issue, but also a social and people's livelihood issue, and a national strategic issue. Preschool education has evolved from quantitative expansion to qualitative improvement. Kindergarten curriculum has moved from experience to science, the construction and implementation of kindergarten curriculum; and the monitoring of kindergarten curriculum has moved from reference to internalization. It gave me a little understanding of the design of the upper level of preschool, and I strongly agree with the inclusion of parents in the kindergarten curriculum. With the support of parents, the subsequent development of the kindergarten can be guaranteed. The scientific parenting parent community was established and has been continuously discussing the parenting issues faced by parents for three years. During the discussions, parents have become experts. After class, I added Dr. Wei's WeChat account. When I encounter problems from parents in the future, I will ask Dr. Wei for advice.

Professor Zhu Jiaxiong completely solved my confusion about play and teaching in early childhood education. There are two types of activities that respectively emphasize the two aspects of adapting to children's development and bringing children's development into a track that meets social requirements. They are games (playing) and teaching (teaching). In early childhood education, properly handling the relationship between games and teaching is the key to solving the dilemma of not only complying with children's development, but also promoting children's development on a track that meets social requirements. Use rice and mung beans to compare the relationship between teaching and play, change the soup without changing the medicine, and use different forms to meet the educational expectations of children's development.

Professor Huo Liyan of Beijing Normal University gave a detailed interpretation of the urgent need for high-quality standardization in new teacher training, detailing the four-in-one sustainable development of "teacher training-curriculum-evaluation-scientific research". The improvement of quality regional preschool education has great guiding significance for guiding the internal training of teachers in kindergartens. After I return, I will organize all teachers to study the "Implementation Guidelines for Standardized Training for New Kindergarten Teachers". It is not only for new teachers, but also serves as a reference for the career development training of in-service teachers and backbone teachers. Creating a team of high-quality, professional and innovative teachers and promoting the deepening reform and standardized development of preschool education are standardized and institutionalized system designs to improve the quality of new kindergarten teachers in a high-quality and balanced manner.

The "Design and Practice of Individual Learning Projects for Children" brought by Director Feng of Hangzhou Government Kindergarten introduced the green education formed in the kindergarten over the past 70 years and defined the "life" and "life" of children. "Learning", using discovery learning, is a learning method based on life courses. Emphasize the learning process and advocate active learning. A complete set of kindergarten-based courses - "Life Learning Curriculum" created for children to discover and explore in life, test life, accumulate knowledge and create discoveries in the known and unknown world.

Demonstrations by famous teachers

Observed excellent demonstration classes in five major fields. Every teacher is very friendly and contagious in their teaching style and manner, and is very contagious in the activities, firmly attracting the attention of every child. The selection of course content is based on reality, with in-depth exploration based on the problems encountered by children in kindergarten life, and analysis of its educational value, truly achieving an organic combination of theme courses and generative courses.

The language class "A Little Bit" presented by Jindong Experimental Kindergarten is a hot topic in families with second children at the moment. Video introduction, situational introduction method, let the children help Xiao Nan in the picture book solve the problems faced by everyone, talk about it, practice it, and share the reasons for failure, so as to contact themselves and learn to take care of themselves and help their mother share the housework. Establish correct understanding. At the end of class, one of the children kept crying. Because I was attracted by the plot set by the instructor, I actually forgot to pay attention to the language teaching techniques and the teaching preparation methods used. However, after class, I watched it carefully several times. After I returned, I also asked the children to guess the story by looking at the pictures. Under the guidance of the teacher, I slowly deduced the plot and ending of the picture book.

The large-class mathematics "Fire Eyes and Golden Eyes" taught by the butterfly teacher of Jinhua Municipal Government Kindergarten uses the accumulation of space and numbers to exercise children's mathematical abilities. The teaching ideas are clear, the teaching goals are progressive, and general group PK is used for training. Children’s ability to observe, observe discipline, and emphasize getting things done right the first time. Successful people are good at listening to cultivate children’s sense of collective honor and self-control.

The small class music "Chickens and Eggs" allows children to easily memorize the lyrics and rhymes with simple melody and pictures. The cooperation between teachers and children is completed in one class. The performance has a strong sense of immersion, and the teachers who are listening to the class are still immersed in it without knowing it.

Teacher Guan Dandan showed the middle class health activity "Golden Rooster Independence", leading the children in the kindergarten affiliated to Jin Vocational College to successfully complete independence on the ground and on the hillside, and guided the creation of various walking, running, and jumping activities. , drilling, climbing, climbing and balancing activities to develop children's physical flexibility and coordination. It was well received by the principal and students.

Practical inspection

We visited two famous kindergartens, Qiaoxi Kindergarten and Jindong Experimental Kindergarten in Anji Game Experimental Park, and saw the ingenious environment creation and colorful environment created by the teachers in the kindergarten. The corner design, creative and interesting classroom arrangements, and every detail fully reflect the kindergarten's educational philosophy of integrating environmental education and atmosphere education.

Through observation and speculation about "Anji Games", I concluded that the concept of Anji Games can be described in 12 words, that is "-shut your mouth, hold your hands, open your eyes, and prick up your ears." . The implementation of "Anji Game" requires a certain venue and necessary materials. To ensure the safety of the game, teachers must experience it first. I personally experienced the roller at Qiaoxi Kindergarten. With the help of my companions, I stood on the roller, but it was very difficult to maintain balance, let alone move forward and backward. After a long period of practice and play, the children have been able to complete one play, two-person play, and multi-player combination play. There are many ways to play. Of course, this is inseparable from the guidance of teachers. Teachers always stand behind the game and expand children's game ideas through the method of "recommendation before the game - observation during the game - sharing after the game". For example: grass hillside game, the first players tried sliding, somersaults, you pull and push, to single ladder and longboard slide to compete, and later added rollers, tires, sponge mats, balls, etc., pitching at different positions, and the difficulty continued At the same time as the number increases, the rules of the game are also constantly changing, and the demands of children's games continue to escalate during the playing process. Game material ranges from single attempts to combined play. These seemingly absurd game settings are full of children's wisdom and inspiration, supporting and promoting the development of their imagination and creativity. I really feel that Anji’s game materials are highly variable, creative, interesting, and very challenging.

My insights

On the first day of class, Principal Fang, the dean of Jin Vocational College, enthusiastically introduced us to the school history, school philosophy and future development of Jin Vocational College. . The college has an early childhood education major. While providing early childhood education talents to the local area in recent years, the faculty and staff have also won numerous awards. It encourages us that to be a good preschool teacher, we must have theoretical updates, policy support, career planning and continuous practical improvement. This integration exchange between North and South is the best opportunity.

It has been more than 20 years since I graduated. I did not major in preschool education at that time. I took over the preschool work in the school in 2018. I have been learning the content of early childhood education through various methods. This national training has greatly improved my theory. A more specific understanding of new early childhood education concepts, policy analysis, and implementation in the five major areas. Being a preschool teacher is not just about looking after children. I sincerely respect early childhood education and this profession. It requires me to continue learning, lifelong learning, always reflecting, always looking for gaps, and the gap is the task. To clarify the gap is to clarify the task. .

At the same time, according to the development requirements mentioned by experts, I also found my career gap. As a principal, I did not fully understand the theory and the development trend of early childhood education, and I did not learn to become a teacher. So how can I learn How about high?

This training is over, and I have found a goal and role model for my future work. In the past few days, I have formulated a long-term study plan to narrow my gap. The first is to insist on reading and clocking in every day; the second is to learn first through practice, and learn and apply while living. I believe that persistence in learning must be the magic weapon to narrow the gap. The third is to complete and insist on writing teaching cases, and constantly change one's consistent wrong ideas in the cases. Fourth, dig deep into the educational significance of games, use a pair of keen eyes to discover children’s needs, and support children in discovering the world. Slowly accumulating case studies of excellent teaching activities paved the way for the construction of kindergarten-based courses, making myself more professional and more respectful of the sacred work of early childhood education.

Everyone is an independent individual, but everyone has many roles. For me, I am me, I am a mother, a people’s teacher, and a middle school student. A party member and a garden director. Among the multiple identities, I like the identity of kindergarten teacher the most. Although I am very ordinary, so ordinary that many people did not recognize me during the 20 days of study. I took notes every day, wishing to write down every word the professor said and reply When I got to the dormitory, I organized what I learned in the day into beautiful articles or chapters. In order to study with peace of mind, I did not apply for the demonstration class. Thinking of this, I regretted it immensely. The opportunity is so rare. I study eagerly and gain a lot every day. I also saw the students possessing unique skills and enthusiastically showing the enthusiasm and bravery of Longjiang people. The open classes were exciting. Party history education was arranged in the course. When I thought of the Red Boat in Nanhu, I was very excited. On the eve of July 1st, when the whole country celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of our party, I came to the place where the dream of the Communist Party of China set sail. It painted a strong mark for my study and it is also a moment worth remembering in my life. After returning home, I will continue to work hard to revitalize rural education, solve the problem of raising children with no one to educate local people, and provide them with scientific child care and education services. This will be my mission in the next 10 years.

My thoughts

As a preschool teacher, what is the original intention and mission of early childhood education? To be precise, the original intention of early childhood education is to provide practical, enlightenment and starting points for the training of talents for the Communist Party of China. Therefore, we must do a good job in enlightenment education, pay attention to the educational role of daily life, and improve every lesson. Group teaching activities, careful preparation of lessons, observation and support of children's independent activities, and teachers and children growing together in the generated curriculum. Based on life, guide children's interests, yearnings and expectations for life and the future, respect their concentration, and at this stage of kindergarten, focus on cultivating children's interests, self-confidence, and stimulating children's desire to explore.

There is a big difference between the north and the south, but the original intention of early childhood education is to ensure the enlightenment and practice of cultural inheritance for the nation. The Chinese nation has accumulated a lot of excellent traditional culture over thousands of years. As a Chinese early childhood educator , we must inherit, carry forward, and carry forward our culture into the curriculum and environment. We must seize the educational opportunity of each traditional festival and infiltrate customs and culture into children's concepts from an early age. In terms of environmental creation, first of all Grasp the subtle influence of traditional culture.

The original intention of early childhood education is to put parents at ease and children to grow up happily. How to make parents feel at ease and children to grow up happily requires returning to teachers’ professional ethics and teachers’ code of conduct. No teacher should have any problems with his or her professional ethics. We must regulate our own behavior at all times and provide education that reassures parents.

The content of this 20-day national training program was very substantial, and I understood the mission of a preschool teacher through lectures. Through on-the-job practice, I learned excellent environment creation and one-day link design. Through observation classes, new curriculum ideas and local curriculum concepts were sorted out. Finally, I would like to thank the school leaders for giving me this opportunity to study, thank the national training program, thank you for meeting me, and look forward to growing. I will quietly stand out and see you at the top of the mountain.