1. Who Are We - Ethics and Early Childhood Education
Code of Ethical Conduct - http://www.naeyc.org/about/positions/pdf/PSETH98.PDF
National Association for the Education of Young Children - http://www.naeyc.org/
ERIC Clearinghouse ECAP Collaborative - http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/eecearchive/index.html
The Future of Children Foundation - http://www.futureofchildren.org/
Early Education Advocates - http://earlyeducationadvocates.org/
Reporting Regulations http://www.ode.state.or.us/policy/state/laws/childabuse/
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2. Who are Children
National Educational Goals Panel - http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/negp/datasystemlinks.html
Assessing Young Children Appropriately - http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/earlycld/ea500.htm
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3. Historical and Philosophical Foundations
Link to 12 Influential Educators
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Student Inspiration documents - group work
Student located Sites:
Robert Owen - http://www.newlanark.org/index2.shtml
Pestallozi - http://www.economist.com/images/cities/zur/history/JohannPestalozzi.jpg
Froebel - http://www.froebelfoundation.org/
Froebel - http://www.froebel.com
Peabody House - http://www.concordma.com/magazine/junjuly99/peabody.html
Montessori - http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/montessori/method/method.html
Montessori - http://www.bambini-montessori.com/mon_prin.htm
Dewey - http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-dewey.htm
Piaget - http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/piaget.html

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4. Theoretical and Developmental Foundations -
Brain and Learning
Caine & Caine Brain/Mind Learning Principles - http://cainelearning.com/pwheel/
How people Learn - http://bob.nap.edu/readingroom/books/howpeople1/
The Inner Life of Neurons - http://www.med.harvard.edu/publications/On_The_Brain/Volume4/Number2/SP95In.html
Practical Classroom Applications of Brain Research - http://www.brains.org/
Selected ERIC Abstracts on Brain-based Learning - http://www.ascd.org/educationnews/eric/brainabs.html
How can research on the brain inform education - http://www.sedl.org/scimath/compass/v03n02/brain.html

Piaget's Theory
Biography - http://www.unige.ch/piaget/biographies/biog.html
TIP, Piaget - http://tip.psychology.org/piaget.html
Papert on Piaget - http://www.connectedfamily.com/frame4/cf0413seymour/recent_essays/cf0413_paiget.html
Cognitive Development - http://classweb.gmu.edu/awinsler/ordp/cogdev.html
Piaget Links - http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/cogsci.html#piaget

Vygotsky
Profile - http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~philos/MindDict/vygotsky.html
Social Cultural Theory - http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/soc_cult.html#vygotsky
Social Development Theory - http://tip.psychology.org/vygotsky.html

Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences
GLEF, Video Clips and interviewof Gardner discussing his theory - http://www.glef.org/php/interview.php?id=Art_975#
Project Zero - http://www.pzweb.harvard.edu/
GLEF, The Key Learning Community - http://www.glef.org/php/article.php?id=Art_957&key=005
GLEF, interview with teacher at Key School - http://www.glef.org/php/interview.php?id=Art_961
ERIC, Multiple Intelligences, Gardner's Theory - http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed410226.html
Thomas Armstrong, Theory of MI - http://www.thomasarmstrong.com/multiple_intelligences.htm
Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences Inventory - http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm#Multiple%20Intelligences%20Explained
Walter Mckenzie’s Multiple Intelligence pages - http://surfaquarium.com/MI/
Who Owns Intelligence by Howar Gardner - http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/99feb/intel.htm
One Intelligence or Many - http://www.personalityresearch.org/papers/paik.html
Indiana, Human Intelligence (see hot topics) - http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eintell/
Intelligence Theory - http://www.edwebproject.org/edref.mi.hist.html

Constructivism
TIP, Bruner and Constructivism - http://tip.psychology.org/bruner.html
Funderstanding, Constructivism - http://www.funderstanding.com/constructivism.cfm
The Courage to be Constructivist - http://www.ascd.org/publications/ed_lead/199911/brooks.html
Classroom Compass - http://www.sedl.org/scimath/compass/v01n03/
Constructivism links - http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~mryder/itc_data/constructivism.html
Constructivism Mind Map - http://www.uib.no/People/sinia/CSCL/HMM_Constructivism.htm
Constructivist Learning Theory - http://www.exploratorium.edu/IFI/resources/constructivistlearning.html
University of Toronto Professor - http://tortoise.oise.utoronto.ca/~lbencze/Constructivism.html#constructivist%20learning
Constructivism in Teacher Education - http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed426986.html
Constructivism and Education - http://www.math.upatras.gr/%7Emboudour/articles/constr.html
Constructivism and Teaching - http://www.grout.demon.co.uk/Barbara/chreods.htm
Essays on Constructivism - http://www.towson.edu/csme/mctp/Essays.html

Maslow
Abraham Maslow - http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/maslow.html
A Theory of Human Motivation - original paper - http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/Maslow/motivation.htm
Maslow’s Theory applied to Education - http://facultyweb.cortland.edu/~ANDERSMD/MASLOW/SUGGEST.HTML

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5. Practical Program Applications -
ECE Models - Grid of Resource links

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6. Developmentally Appropriate Practice -
NAEYC Position Statement - DAP: http://www.naeyc.org/about/positions/pdf/PSDAP98.PDF#xml

ERIC, DAP What the Research Tells us - http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/eecearchive/digests/1997/dunn97.html
NCREL - http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/instrctn/in5lk5.htm
Developmentally Appropriate and Culturally Responsive Education - http://www.nwrel.org/cfc/publications/DAP2.html
DAP in ECE - http://www.ed.psu.edu/k-12/edpgs/su96/ece/dap1.html

Beyond the DAP Guidelines: Emphasizing Culture over Development in a Hawaiian Kindergarten - http://convention.allacademic.com/aera2004/view_paper_info.html?pub_id=4173&part_id1=26205

Critique of DAP - http://www.illinoisloop.org/dap.html
http://www.leaonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15566935eed0202_4?journalCode=eed

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7. The Government - NCLB, and Current Issues -
Special Class Resource Page

No Child Left Behind Readings:
US Department of Education - http://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml?src=ln
US Gov. Desktop References - http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/nclbreference/index.html
NCLB Explained - http://web.wm.edu/ttac/articles/legal/nclb.htm
Changes Brought About by NCLB - http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/articleprintversion.cfm?aid=4416
Promises Made by NCLB - http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=11047998&BRD=2212&PAG=461&dept_id=465812&rfi=6

Crtical Analysis
Rethinking Schools: NCLB - http://www.rethinkingschools.org/special_reports/bushplan/index.shtml
National Center for Fair and Open Testing - http://www.fairtest.org/nattest/bushtest.html
Let Them Eat Tests - http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/16_04/Eat164.shtml
No Child Left - http://nochildleft.com/

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Student Inspiration documents - No Child Left Behind

8. Rethinking Early Childhood Education -

9. Play and Guidance
The Nature of Children's play - http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed307967.html
Culture and Development in Children's Play - http://ruby.fgcu.edu/courses/ehyun/10041/culture_and_development_in.htm
The business of kids - http://www.nncc.org/Curriculum/better.play.html
The Worksheet Dilemma - http://www.earlychildhood.com/Articles/index.cfm?FuseAction=Article&A=134
The Importance of Play - http://www.babybag.com/articles/chldplay.htm

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10. Technology and ECE -
Special Class Resources Page
Class WebQuest

11. Special Needs Children -
Stages of Play Development in Delayed Chidlren - http://www.braintraining.com/PlayStages.htm
Oregon Dept. of Education: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=40

Don't Laugh At Me - http://www.esrnational.org/sp/or.htm
Don't Laugh at Me Registration:
http://inter.viewcentral.com/events/cust/register.asp?company_login_id=dontlaugh&pid=1&cbClass=1&lid=2

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12. Parent, Family and Community Involvement -
NCREL Resources - http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/pa0cont.htm
NWREL Brochure - http://www.nwrel.org/csrdp/supporting.html
Government Resources - http://www.ed.gov/pubs/FamInvolve/index.html
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education - http://www.ncpie.org/
NEA, Parent Resources - http://www.nea.org/parents/

Student Notes - Communicating, Meeting the needs

13. Student Presentations and Resources
Previous Presenters:
Stephanie McBride '04- Teaching English as a Second Language
Logan Okita 04- The Whole Language Debate
Katy Anholt 05- http://www.lclark.edu/~anholt/KatyAnholtPoetry/

Extra topic Materials
Preschool, Kindergarten and Primary Grades -
The implications of Culture in Developmental Norms - http://ericec.org/digests/e589.html