Preparing early childhood teachers for real-time and postdisaster classrooms: invisible capes and specialized planning

• Published in: Journal of early childhood teacher education Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 197 - 204
• Main Author: Cooper, Patricia M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cincinnati Routledge 03.04.2019; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Best Practices; Child Safety; Child Welfare; Classroom Techniques; Crisis Management; Culturally Relevant Education; Disasters; Early childhood education; Early Childhood Teachers; Educational psychology; Helping Relationship; Learning Activities; Natural Disasters; Role Playing; School Safety; Teacher education; Teacher Education Programs; Teacher Educators; Teacher Response; Teacher Responsibility; Teacher Student Relationship; Trauma; Trust (Psychology); Violence; Weapons; Young Children

This essay addresses two types of disasters that can affect early childhood classrooms, which deserve more attention during teacher preparation. The first includes such natural phenomena as earthquakes and hurricanes, as well man-made events, such as fires and, incredibly, school shootings. They are...