What is Early Childhood Education (ECE)

This chapter examines preparing teachers for managing emergencies. The emphasis is teachers of English as a Second Language, also known as English as a Foreign Language. The age group is early childhood education. A common thread is that the duration and frequency of emergencies determines development, standards, and emergency planning and implementation. The methodology is to examine some problems that the teachers face in emergencies that could be resolved with the objective of sharing best practice. These are addressed under the headings: “A Mindset for the Unexpected,” “Target Setting for the Desired and Desirable Structure,” “Pedagogical Expertise: Qualifying to Be a Teacher and a Savior,” “The Virtual Teacher but Not an Avatar,” “Sharing Best Practice One: Setting the Tone,” and “Sharing Best Practice Two: Syllabus and Curriculum.” The thesis that permeates through these sections is that teacher preparation of the lesson and so too preparation of the teacher to teach are linked to each other and to the quality of education.