PK3 TIP Cohort
August 10 & 11
Welcome to Austin ISD Early Childhood!
Austin ISD PK3
VISION
The AISD Early Childhood department has evolved in partnership with the community through a prekindergarten program which ensures that enrolled three year old prekindergarten students will be provided a positive, developmentally appropriate experience.
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Early Childhood Department is to develop and provide support for the implementation of a research-based early childhood curriculum that ensures best teaching practices and developmentally appropriate play-based opportunities for young children.
FOCUS OF PK3
Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
Oral Language & Vocabulary Development
Problem Solving & Creativity
HOW DO 3-YEAR-OLDS LEARN?
The Role of Play in PK3
Play plays a very important role in the PK3 classroom. It should be incorporated into all centers to engage young children. The teachers play an important role in scaffolding make-believe play without interfering in it.
DISTRICT INITIATIVES
CURRICULUM
ENVIRONMENT
DAILY ACTIVITIES
CENTERS
CHOICES FOR PK3 CHILDREN
FROM COERCION TO COMMUNITY, by Alfie Kohn
"If we want students to take responsibility for their behavior and learning, it is up to us to give them responsibilities. Children learn to make good decisions by having the chance to decide about what happens to them every day — not by following someone else’s directions. Research shows unequivocally that students learn more effectively and care more about what they are learning when they have some say about what is going on. (By contrast, students, like adults, suffer from burnout when they feel powerless.) "
HANDS-ON LEARNING
Instead of That...
Do This...
SMALL GROUP
CIRCLE TIME
ESTABLISHING A DAILY SCHEDULE
Classroom Routines and Organizations
Classroom Jobs
Alphabet Strips
Arrival & Dismissal
Expectations
Transitions