The curriculum is the blueprint for the implementation of education in kindergartens and the bridge between teachers and children. In accordance with the requirements of the "Implementation Plan for the Construction Project of preschool education curriculum in Weiyang District" and the "Notice on Carrying out case study activities on the excellent activities of "seeing children and discovering the curriculum" in preschool education in Weiyang District", the Weiyang District Education Bureau adopts a top-down, step-by-step implementation, overall coordination method to promote the implementation and supervision of curriculum construction projects, and incorporates the progress of kindergarten curriculum implementation and exploration into the scope of kindergarten development evaluation.
One-day life education norms special topic study
In order to enable teachers to have a deeper understanding of the basic curriculum, grasp the profound educational value contained in one-day life, and further enhance the standardization and scientific nature of one-day education activities, kindergartens in Weiyang District have carried out special learning activities such as "Norms for One-Day Life and Education in Kindergartens in Weiyang District (Trial)".
Excellent lesson example cloud linkage
From September 16th to 17th, the Weiyang District Education Bureau organized the online cloud teaching and research activity of "Cloud Sharing Together, Regional Linkage to Promote Improvement" at Mingyuan Kindergarten and Xihang Ding Nursery School. More than 150 principals and key teachers participated in the on-site teaching and research activities, and more than 2,000 teachers participated in the online teaching and research activities. Give full play to the exemplary and leading role of excellent quality theme activity cases in kindergarten education activities, form a good atmosphere for kindergarten teachers' teaching and research exchanges, and truly achieve the participation and high-quality sharing of the whole kindergarten.
District-level teaching and research promotes improvement
On September 23, the Weiyang District Education Bureau organized the second district-level teaching and research activity of "Kindergarten Excellent Quality Theme Activity Case" in Xihangding Nursery School. The activity adopted the method of joint teaching and research of the "famous school +" education consortium, and conducted on-site discussions on the observation and learning of the "Xi'an 2021 Kindergarten Excellent Theme Activity Case 'Online Cloud Teaching and Research'" activity in the early stage. Further promote the development of the connotation of preschool education in the whole region, and accelerate the construction of preschool education curriculum that "drives the curriculum concept with the concept of children".
Scientific planning exhibition for the future
At the end of September, the Preschool Department of the Weiyang District Education Bureau held a teaching and research group meeting, arranged the district-level large teaching and research activities and the "famous school +" small teaching and research activities in the district in October, and collected a survey questionnaire on the current situation of the kindergarten curriculum in the district, further sorted out the current curriculum construction problems in each kindergarten, and elaborated on the next step of the curriculum plan and ideas.
"Famous Teacher +" backbone linkage station teaching and research
Teaching and research of a number of "famous teachers +" backbone linkage stations in Weiyang District promote the in-depth development of the curriculum. In order to further improve teachers' understanding of STEM education concepts and broaden the implementation of STEM education concepts in education and teaching work, Wu Congling School Belt Workshop specially invited Wang Changyuan, director of the Teacher Development Center of Shaanxi Academy of Sciences, to enter the kindergarten to carry out special training on "Awakening The State of Concept, Thinking Changes the Status Quo", and invited Professor Wang Yi of Shaanxi Preschool Normal College to come to the institute to conduct specific discussions on the construction of STEM courses, focusing on curriculum review and evaluation, and continuously promoting the development of the curriculum in a more scientific and in-depth direction. A total of more than 140 people, including kindergarten directors and key teachers, participated.
Wang Qun's "Famous Teacher +" backbone linkage station teaching and research will carry out teacher discussion activities around the early childhood development assessment under the background of curriculum gardening. On the basis of the practice exploration in the early stage of kindergarten, the assessment mode of kindergarten children is gradually optimized. Wang Chaorui "Famous Teacher +" Backbone Linkage Station Teaching and Research Association will take the course cases "Mushroom Planting Record" and "All The People's Luck" as the starting point to guide everyone around "Where is the interest of children?" How to tap the educational value of children's interests? Issues are discussed to help teachers think deeply about the "child development-oriented" curriculum implementation strategies.
"Famous Schools +" Education Consortium Teaching and Research
On October 16th, the 13th "Famous Schools +" Education Consortium University teaching and research activities were carried out in Weiyang District Dandelion Kindergarten. Professor Zhang Yani, Vice Dean of Shaanxi Preschool Normal University, was specially invited to give a special lecture on "Seeing, Understanding and Supporting: Exploring Children's Evaluation Methods". A total of more than 260 people, including principals and key teachers, participated in teaching and research activities. In the same month, the "Famous Schools +" education consortium of Mingyuan Kindergarten and the "Famous Schools +" education consortium of the new concept of a kindergarten jointly held a teaching and research activity with the theme of "Seeing Children, Discovering The Curriculum - Children's Interests and Educational Values".
Teaching and research in the kindergarten-level curriculum
In order to promote the continuous optimization of the theme courses, further promote the appropriateness and effectiveness of the implementation of the theme activities. Through curriculum discussion, curriculum review, class teaching and research, collective teaching and research, one-on-one teaching and research and other rich teaching and research forms, after one month of curriculum promotion teaching and research activities, Kaiyuan Kindergarten has a clearer understanding of the grasp of the curriculum, and has a deeper understanding and thinking about how to generate a curriculum suitable for children's learning.
Class-based course practice
"Meet Life • Ya" - Weiyang District Kindergarten
On the eve of World Food Day, the children of the first class of kindergarten in Weiyang District learned about the scientific concept of the relationship between diet and health, mastered basic table manners, and explored the relationship between food on each layer of the food pyramid and the impact on human health through a series of activities such as "The Story of chopsticks", "The Story of the Table" and "The Food I Know". Children actively learn in discovery, thinking, exploration and problem solving, and grow step by step.
"The Secret of the Little Garden" - Kaiyuan Kindergarten in Weiyang District
The children of the primary one class of Kaiyuan Kindergarten took advantage of the convenient environment of the kindergarten and the art of nature to embark on a garden tour together... Through a series of activities, children have a certain understanding and understanding of the plants in the small garden, and following the children to discover new interests is the most important part of the garden activities.
"Rhapsody of Life" - Weiyang District New Concept Preschool Education Group
The New Concept Preschool Education Group has carried out "Serenade in Life", "Concerto on Falling Leaves of Grass and Trees", "Dance Song for Changing Makeup", "March on Autumn Leaves", "Sports Imagination" and other class courses, allowing children to listen to autumn, taste autumn taste, feel autumn rhyme, get close to nature, and sing the most beautiful song of life.
The construction of kindergarten curriculum needs to have a clear sense of quality, Weiyang District will continue to rely on the actual situation of the kindergarten, adhere to the child-oriented, teacher support and early childhood exploration as the method, sort out and optimize the existing basic curriculum, teachers and children jointly construct appropriate courses, accelerate the construction of preschool education curriculum of "driving the curriculum concept with children's view", and help Xi'an preschool education catch up with and surpass high-quality development.