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Staying close to realize equal opportunities: Kindergarten
'Coronalockdown causes greater learning delay than expected', the VRT Nieuws headlined some time ago (VRT NWS, 2020). That is precisely why this final-year student of Bachelor of Kindergarten UCLL Diest thought it was even more important …
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Tim Surma with a crash course in cognitive psychology
Tim Surma is research manager of the Expertise Center ExCEL and can draw on twenty years of experience in teaching in secondary education. He also co-wrote the book Wijze Lessen: twelve building blocks for effective didactics.
In 2018 he was a guest …
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Being on the run. What is that? How does that feel?: Kindergarten
Images of fleeing people: men, women, children and babies. Unfortunately, they were again ubiquitous in newspapers, on television, and other media outlets. Young children also come into contact with it: they see images on television or in the …
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Arabic numbers in kindergarten: Kindergarten
According to the development goals for mathematical initiation, our Flemish preschoolers should not yet be able to read Arabic numbers, let alone write them. Fortunately, practice shows a different picture. In almost all Flemish kindergarten …
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Scribble, colour, chalk, paint ... this is how you learn to write: Kindergarten
Do our children still have to learn to write now that everything is digitized? Yes, because learning to read and learning to write develop together and support each other. Read more about the why and the demand for more attention for motor …
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Getting started on self-management? Together with parents of course!: Kindergarten
From the first day of school you get to know your brand new toddlers a little better. By playing, telling and observing them together, you also notice more and more about the self-direction of the preschoolers in your class. As a teacher you often …
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Opinion piece: Diversity in teacher education
The fact that there is a growing ethnic diversity in education is no longer a surprising statement. Teachers have to deal with these differences in the classroom, but as a result, they face numerous challenges. Think of a new student who does not …
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Yoga, meditation and mindfulness at school
An article summarizing possible benefits of yoga, meditation and mindfulness.
You will also receive background information and some practical tips.
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How a train, bookcases and a walk can be (reading) enjoyable: Kindergarten
As a graduation project from their preschool education at UCLL Leuven - Diest, eight students worked together on a reading promotion project. In collaboration with the city's Diversity Service, the library, the Huis van het Kind Diest and the …
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Visible thinking: Kindergarten
A problem with thinking is that you can't see it. Making thinking visible is the approach of the 'Visible Thinking' project (Project Zero, 2021). It provides teachers with tools to promote a culture of active thinking and to make the …
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Dealing with differences in the classroom
Do you want to ensure that all students receive the right guidance and are optimally challenged?
Research has revealed a number of practices and competencies that are successful in dealing with differences in the classroom:
Discover them in the …
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Can you have the preschool teacher voted out by the preschoolers? Participation is possible in different degrees: Kindergarten
How much participation do your preschoolers have? Perhaps you already let them decide a bit about who is allowed in which corner. What else can be done? Read more in this article by Kleutergewijs about the why of participation and about other …
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