Illinois Administrative Code
Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
Part 26 - STANDARDS FOR ENDORSEMENTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Subpart A - STANDARDS FOR ENDORSEMENTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Section 26.140 - Curriculum: Science
Universal Citation: 23 IL Admin Code ยง 26.140
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
The competent early childhood teacher understands the interrelationships among science, technology and society; understands and applies fundamental concepts related to earth and space science, the life sciences, the physical sciences, and the environmental sciences; and promotes the scientific abilities of children as they acquire new knowledge through the use of scientific thinking, reasoning and inquiry.
a) Knowledge Indicators - The competent early childhood teacher:
1) understands the process
of scientific inquiry and the interrelationships among science, technology and
society;
2) understands the
principles of earth and space science, the life sciences and the physical
sciences and their interconnectedness in everyday environments; and
3) incorporates the Illinois Early Learning
and Development Standards - Children Age 3 to Kindergarten Enrollment Age set
forth in 23 Ill. Adm. Code 235.Appendix A, the Illinois Early Learning
Guidelines - Children from Birth to Age 3 set forth in 23 Ill. Adm. Code
235.Appendix C, and the Illinois Learning Standards for Science set forth in 23
Ill. Adm. Code 1.Appendix D.
b) Performance Indicators - The competent early childhood teacher:
1) promotes and
encourages children's innate curiosity about objects and events, respect for
living organisms and appreciation of the environment;
2) provides opportunities for children to
conduct experiments, solve problems, apply the scientific process and
incorporate safety practices during all investigations; and
3) implements activities that foster
children's application of the principles of earth and space science, the life
sciences and the physical sciences, and exploration of their interconnectedness
in everyday environments.
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