{"id":7436,"date":"2018-10-15T14:40:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T18:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/?p=7436"},"modified":"2019-11-22T16:10:22","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T21:10:22","slug":"saint-peters-meadowlands-hosts-talk-discussion-early-childhood-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/2018\/10\/15\/saint-peters-meadowlands-hosts-talk-discussion-early-childhood-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s University at the Meadowlands Hosts Talk and Discussion about Early Childhood Education"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From left: Hon. Joseph V. Doria Jr., Ed.D. \u201968, dean of the Caulfield School of Education, Mildred Mihlon, Ph.D., associate vice president for academics, and Presenter Kimberley Harrington<\/p><\/div>\n

Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University recently hosted an event at its new location, Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University at the Meadowlands<\/a>. \u201cThe Important Role Pre-School Education Plays in the Future Educational Achievement of Students\u201d featured a talk and discussion with Kimberley Harrington, former commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Education and current executive director of curriculum and assessment for Northern Highlands Regional High School and the Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus and Upper Saddle River school districts. At the event, participants were able to network with fellow educators in a personal setting, engage with Harrington and learn about master\u2019s and bachelor\u2019s degree programs in pre-k \u2013 third grade offered at Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s. Also in attendance at the event were Hon. Joseph V. Doria Jr., Ed.D. \u201968, dean of the Caulfield School of Education; Anna Cicirelli, Ed.D. \u201979, associate dean of the Caulfield School of Education; Frederick Bonato, Ph.D., provost and vice president for academic affairs; Mildred Mihlon, Ph.D., associate vice president for academics; and Donna Furina, director of Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University at the Meadowlands.<\/p>\n

\u201cÂ鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s is committed to affordability and its Jesuit roots with the goal to serve others and become leaders that stand apart from our peers. We have prepared thousands of teachers that have and continue to impact lives of students inside and outside of the classroom,\u201d said Dr. Mihlon.<\/p>\n

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Participants Sharing Teaching Experiences<\/p><\/div>\n

Dr. Doria introduced Harrington, \u201cShe loves teaching and she loves children. She has taught almost every grade. That is unique, having been involved in government, because most of our commissioners do not have that kind of experience as an educator and as a teacher.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harrington based her discussion around four questions that she feels all teachers face. The first question was \u201cHow do we prepare students for jobs that have not yet been created.\u201d She said pre-school teachers have the answer to this question.<\/p>\n

\u201cGive the children opportunities to play and to role play,\u201d said Harrington. \u201cLet them experience life. Pre-school teachers know that students need to put themselves in roles and have the opportunities to build skills, to learn what they are good at and to begin to experiment and experience life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow will I ever use this again,\u201d is another question teachers get all the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cPre-school and early childhood teachers do a great job of connecting the dots between skills and how it relates to the real world,\u201d said Harrington.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow do we elevate student voice?\u201d Harrington suggested that students need to play more of a role in conversations about education. Educators need to listen to what the little ones have to say. There is an incredible importance to literacy among students. Importantly, educators help students find what they are passionate about and what they love. Harrington believes in three voices that every student needs, including, the voice of speech, the voice of creativity and the voice of the heart. Teachers help students realize what they are passionate about; the experiences in the classroom allow them to hone skills and find out what they love.<\/p>\n

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Kimberley Harrington’s presentation, \u201cThe Important Role Pre-School Education Plays in the Future Educational Achievement of Students\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cAdults do a lot of talking about education, and very rarely do children play a role in that conversation,\u201d she said. \u201cPre-school and early education teachers spend a lot of time during the day focused on literacy because they know that these are the skills that will one day help students to find a voice of their own.\u201d<\/p>\n

The last question addressed was \u201cHow do we address the social and emotional needs of our children?\u201d<\/p>\n

Harrington\u00a0mentioned that early childhood educators need to be in tuned with what is going on in a child\u2019s life and how to help them deal with stress. In addition, teachers spend a tremendous amount of time helping children to learn empathy so that they learn to care for each other. Lastly, pre-school and early childhood educators are not afraid to \u201clove up\u201d on their students by giving them hugs and showing them they are supported and appreciated.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the education programs at Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University, click here<\/a>. To learn more about the Meadowlands location, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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