Topic > Early Childhood Development Reflection Paper - 1312

Recognize and facilitate individual needs with resources that enrich the learning process. This could be achieved by taking the classroom and learning outside, into another in-person classroom or via Skype, inviting community members into the classroom to share information and participate with the children in activities and learning opportunities (Claiborne , Morrell, Bandy & Bruff, 2014). Vygotsky's theory of social constructivism (Kearns, 2010) advocates that students play an active participatory role in their own learning and I firmly believe that children are not just empty vessels waiting to be filled with my personal knowledge alone. Diversity in children's learning can bring new perceptions to even a well-balanced curriculum; to this end my approach to curriculum planning is flexible and adaptable as children's needs and abilities are constantly changing (Arthur et al.