Raynice Jean-Sigur
Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education | Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA, UNITED STATES
Jean-Sigur is the program coordinator for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Early Childhood, Birth to Five.
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Jean-Sigur's work has assisted the youngest Georgians, children from birth to 5-years-old. She is the coordinator for the Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood, Birth to Five. The first students in the program will enroll next spring, and take courses based on current research to prepare them to work with infants and toddlers. Fewer than 2% of teachers in the state are professionally certified to teach in this age bracket. Previously, teachers only needed a high school diploma and a child development association credential. Jean-Sigur developed her expertise by serving on state and national boards related to educating young children. She has published and presented topics related to families, diversity and early childhood education in the United States and Costa Rica.
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Areas of Expertise (5)
Early Childhood and Preschool Development
Young Children With Exceptional Needs
Infants and Toddlers
Early Childhood Teacher Preparation
Global and Diversity issues
Accomplishments (1)
Bagwell College of Education Distinguished Teaching Award (professional)
2003
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Dr. Raynice Jean-Sigur
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Summer vacation is almost over and it’s time to get back to school. It can be an exciting yet nervous time for students heading to kindergarten. Some children may feel a little scared on their first day because of a new school, new teachers, and new rules. Starting school can influence a young child’s attitude, confidence and performance both socially and academically. The transition also may be difficult for parents. Dr. Raynice Jean-Sigur, an Associate Professor in Early Childhood Education in the Bagwell College of Education, offers some tips to help parents with those back-to-school jitters...
Recent Papers (3)
Building Global Awareness in Early Childhood Teacher Preparation Programs
Childhood Education
2016 Many early learning settings are more culturally diverse than ever before. Due to widespread migration, early learning classrooms now include students from a rich variety of racial, ethnic, and cultural groups. One classroom may contain students from a dozen ...
Going global in early childhood education
Childhood Education
2015 The need to foster a global understanding of humanistic and ecological values and skills is increasingly becoming evident in early childhood education. This article closely examines some of the concepts of global education, namely “perspective consciousness, cross- ...
Process-oriented inquiry—A constructivist approach to early childhood science education: Teaching teachers to do science
Journal of Elementary Science
2005 Process-oriented inquiry can help preservice and inservice early childhood teachers implement constructivist science education in their own classrooms. In this article, we discuss the basic elements of process-oriented inquiry applied to early childhood science ...