Trainer Details

Name:
Tamara Notter
Languages:
English
Home City:
Bolingbrook
Personal Statement:
Tamara Notter has been in the field of early care and education and worked with school age programs for 30+ years. Tamara has work experience as a teacher, center assistant director, trainer, education coordinator, child care resource & referral staff and as adjunct faculty. Over my 30yr. career, I have come to embrace specific theories and ideas that I find fit the manner in which I relate and work with young children and think about when training adults. There are four specifically that I naturally believe in and embrace in my training practice: temperament dimensions (Thomas & Chess), Erikson?s stages of psychosocial development (Erikson), Vygotsky?s sociocultural theory (Vygotsky) and Gardner?s theory of multiple intelligences (Gardner). In the context of all these theories I believe children and adult learners may learn in 3 modalities: visual, auditory and kinesthetic. Each training I conduct contains something for visual, auditory and adult learners. If adults takes time to understand the temperament style of the children they care for, I think the relationships between adults and children will function smoothly. Adults also need to understand their own temperament style. Erikson?s Stages of Psychosocial Development covers the entire life span of a human being. I believe in this theory because I consider development a life time journey. Vygotsky?s sociocultural theory is a third view that I believe is an important part of child development. I believe that children will not function to their full cognitive potential until they emotionally/socially feel comfortable and safe. Howard Gardner?s theory of multiple intelligences is a final theory that I can relate to. Gardner?s theory demonstrates the idea that children can be capable of at least eight distinct Intelligences. An adult can learn about a child using these theories and create environments and interactions that support the child.
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