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Foreword | |
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Introduction: Playful Learning: Little Robots, Big Ideas | |
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Constructionism: Technology and Early Childhood | |
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Constructionism as Developmentally Appropriate Practice | |
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Learning by Designing Within a Community | |
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Technological Tools for Learning: From Building Blocks to Robotics | |
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Powerful Ideas and Wonderful Ideas | |
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Learning About Learning with Technology | |
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Socioemotional and Developmental Contexts for Learning with Robotics | |
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The Big Picture: Promoting Positive Technological Development | |
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Promoting Socioemotional Development Through Robotics | |
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Technology in the Classroom: Technocentric vs. Systemic Approaches | |
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The Role of the Family: Lessons from Literacy | |
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Vignette: A Well-Kept Secret: Classroom Management with Robotics | |
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Why LEGO Engineering? | |
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What Are the Obstacles and How Have Teachers Gotten Around Them? | |
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But What About the Girls? | |
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Is It All Worth It? | |
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What Next? | |
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Vignette: The Engineering Design Process in a Kindergarten Study Group | |
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Project Goals | |
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The Initial Provocation | |
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Curriculum Planning | |
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Implementing the Curriculum | |
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Extending Engineering | |
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Interview with Rebecca S. New: Moving from "I Know" to "I Wonder": Revisiting Developmentally Appropriate Practices in the Light of Sociocultural Theories | |
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Using Robotic Manipulatives in the Early Childhood Classroom | |
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Robotic Manipulatives as Learning Tools | |
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What Is a Robotic Manipulative? | |
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Teaching and Learning Powerful Ideas with a Robotic Manipulative | |
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Designing the Environment: A Practical Guide | |
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Designing the Learning Environment | |
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Developmentally Appropriate Robotics Construction Kits | |
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Engaging Parents | |
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Resources | |
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Curriculum Starters | |
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Vignette: Building Boston Together: Local History Through Robotics | |
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The Freedom Trail | |
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Vignette: Engineering by Design | |
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Engineering by Design in First Grade | |
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Getting Started: From Play to Design | |
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The Engineering Design Process | |
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Interview with Terry Green: Insights from Experience: From Lunar Rovers to Chaos | |
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Conclusion | |
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Engineering and Technology Standards in the United States | |
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Sample Curriculum Starter | |
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Sample Design Journal | |
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References | |
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Index | |
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About the Author | |