1. Thinking of the 9 basic principles of the Developmental Interaction Approach (see reading), why did the teacher, Ms. Carolina, do the circle time math lesson the way she did? Discuss how you saw the teacher, Ms. Carolina, implementing each of the 9 core principles of the Developmental Interaction Approach. According to this approach, which principles do you think the teacher did really, really well? (How/Why?)
2. During the circle time, the teacher (Ms. Carolina), often had the children lead and she referred to them as the “Teacher”. Why do you think she did this? What do you think it says about how she, as a DIA teacher, views children?
3. Evaluate the 9 Core Principles of the Developmental Interaction Approach (see reading). Share with us your evaluation of the 9 Principles... What do you think about the principles of this approach? Do each/which of the principles align with your personal beliefs on educating young children? Why/why not?