Teaching as Inquiry Rethinking Curriculum in Early Childhood Education

Name: Teaching as Inquiry Rethinking Curriculum in Early Childhood Education
Price: 2.76 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780205412648

ISBN-10: 0205412645

ISBN-13: 9780205412648

Edition: 2005

Authors: Lynn T. Hill, Andrew J. Stremmel, Victoria R. Fu

List price: $93.80

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

3 new & used from $2.76

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

Refreshing in tone and visionary in intent, Teaching as Inquiry offers an alternative approach for young teachers to observe and assess child development. The authors purposefully rethink previous assumptions, emphasizing a willingness to fail and to ";come to the edge"; as practice for teaching in a way that inspires lifelong questioning and discovery. Grounded throughout with abundant and diverse real-world examples and drawing on the author team's extensive experience, this new text demonstrates that its models can and do result in creative, engaged teachers and meaningful, effective curricula. ";The authors' voices are caring yet challenging; humble yet clear; questioning yet…

Book details

List price: $93.80
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/11/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Preface


Welcome to our book


Author Biographies



The Journey To Become A Teacher



An Invitation to Life: The Art of Teaching



How You Teach is Who You Are



The Teacher as Researcher: Asking Questions, Discovering Answers



The Pre-Professional Portfolio: Documenting Self



The Child as Provocateur



The Child as Cultural Invention: Reconstructing Images of the Child



Creating Spaces for Children to be Known and Valued: Educational and Caring Spaces



Families, Schools and Communities Together: Learning from each other



A Family, Centered Model: Parent-Teacher Partnerships



The Amiable School: Incorporating Everyone into the Equation



The Tools of Teaching and Learning



Negotiating a Curriculum: The Long Story



The Use of Documentation in an Inquiry-Based Classroom



Projects as a Key to Community Building



Four Public School Teachers Speak Out about Inquiry-Based Classrooms with older students


Index