Rabindranath Tagore
What they advocated/taught
Rabindranath Tagore advocated for Nature education and the importance of arts and culture in the curriculum. We now see it as Art Pedagogy and Nature Education in Foundational years settings
How learners will see it in practice
1. Outdoor play
2. Nature based learning
3. Field trips
4. Treasure Hunt.
Mahatma Gandhi
What they advocated/taught
Mahatma Gandhi reemphasized Pestalozzi’s Head-Heart And Hand concept and stressed on the power of handwork.
How learners will see it in practice
Head - Story telling and creative thinking
Heart - Emotions
Hand- Drawing, activities and worksheets
Jean Piaget
What they advocated/taught
Jean Piaget is the Father of Cognitive Development Theory. His Schemas Of Play help us understand how children learn through play.
How learners will see it in practice
1. Sensorimotor stage: Sorting objects of different size, shape and texture
2. Preoperational stage: Learn to express, drawing, number magic and sign language
Fredrick Froebel
What they advocated/taught
Fredrick Froebel is the Father of Kindergarten, He designed Gifts (blocks) and Occupations (all the art and craft activities we use in preschools)
How learners will see it in practice
1. Coding curriculum
2. Nature
3. Songs
4. Music
5. Games and movements
Rudolf Steiner
What they advocated/taught
Developed the Waldorf Education system and believed in the importance of Rhythm, Repetition and Reverance in the curriculum.
How learners will see it in practice
1. Rhythm - Transitions, circle time, number magic, literacy time, etc.
2. Reverence
3. Repetition - Spiral curriculum
Lev Vyogotsky
What they advocated/taught
Lev Vyogotsky is credited with ZPD (Zone of Proximal Development), Scaffolding And Social Learning Theory.
How learners will see it in practice
Assessments
Eric Erickson
What they advocated/taught
Erik Erikson developed one of the most popular and influential theories of emotional development.
How learners will see it in practice
1. Golden rules
2. Expressing emotions through various activities
Maria Montessori
What they advocated/taught
Developed the Didactic Equipment for children and taught teachers about Planes Of Development And Sensitive Periods of development.
How learners will see it in practice
1. Using the correct sense
2. Fine motor skills
3. Gross motor skills
Loris Malaguzzi
What they advocated/taught
Loris Malaguzzi is best known for his instrumental role in the creation and development of the Reggio Emilia approach — the child-centered early educational philosophy that hinges on the belief that children are powerful and capable individuals, with the ability and desire to construct their own knowledge.
How learners will see it in practice
Art and creativity
Project based learning
Documentation of child’s drawings
Maintaining portfolio
Projects
Glenn Doman
What they advocated/taught
Glenn Doman is credited with the model of teaching children reading and math with flashcards. The technique worked with all children.
How learners will see it in practice
1. Symphonics
2. Foundational Literacy
Tarabai Modak
What they advocated/taught
Tarabai Modak partnered with Gijubhai Badheka and started the first teacher training college. She gave us the concept of Anganwadi. A quality early childhood education approach using indigenous materials.
How learners will see it in practice
1. Prayer
2. Songs
3. Stories
4. Dances
5. Dramatization
6. Games
Gijubhai Badheka
What they advocated/taught
Gijubhai Badheka set up first Balwadi in 1920. He advocated for story pedagogy and his book, ‘Divaswapna’ helps teachers understand how to teach through stories, games and toys. He started the first teacher training college with Tarabai Modak.
How learners will see it in practice
1. Symphonics
2. Understanding my world
3. Number magic
Jean Jacques Rousseau
What they advocated/taught
Rousseau greatly influenced the modernization of educational thought and practice. He introduced a movement in education which is called 'Naturalism'
How learners will see it in practice
Elements of nature
Anutai Wagh
What they advocated/taught
Anutai Wagh was one of the pioneers of preschool education in India. She along with Modak pioneered a programme whose curriculum was indegenous, used low cost teaching aids and was aimed at holistic development.
How learners will see it in practice
1. Holistic development
2. Indigenous teaching aids
Uri Bronfenbrenner
What they advocated/taught
Is best known for having developed human ecology theory. The theory is one of the most accepted explanations regarding the influence on Human development. Social factors determine your way of thinking, the emotions you feel, and your likes and dislikes.
How learners will see it in practice
1. Collaborative drawing/learning
2. Think-pair-share
3. Concentric circles
Howard Gardner
What they advocated/taught
Howard Gardener a cognitive psychologist and author is best known for his theory of multiple intelligences.
How learners will see it in practice
1. Play explore learn
2. Circle time
3. Numeracy
4. Immersive spa
Abraham Maslow
What they advocated/taught
Abraham Maslow developed a hierarchy of needs to explain human motivation. His theory suggested that people have a number of basic needs that must be met before people move up the hierarchy to pursue more social, emotional and self-actualizing needs.
How learners will see it in practice
1. Snack time
2. Greeting time
3. Coding, numeracy
4. Whole class discussion
John Bowlby
What they advocated/taught
John bowbly is best known as the originator of attachment theory. John Bowbly suggests that the earliest bonds that are formed between children and their parents have a profound interest on the chid.
How learners will see it in practice
1. Emotions
2. 5 senses
3. Cognitive development