Teaching kindergarten : learner-centered classrooms for the 21st century / edited by Julie Diamond, Betsy Grob, Fretta Reitzes ; foreword by Vivian Gussin Paley.

Other author Diamond, Julie, editor.
Other author Grob, Betsy, editor.
Other author Reitzes, Fretta, editor.
Format Book
PublicationNew York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2015]
Descriptionxii, 160 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Kindergarten.
Kindergarten teachers.
Student-centered learning.

SeriesEarly childhood education series
Early childhood education series (Teachers College Press) ^A397231
Contents Introduction / Julie Diamond, Betsy Grob, and Fretta Reitzes -- Learner-centered teaching / Julie Diamond -- Kindergarten: where it starts and where it goes / Erin Hyde, Marilyn Martinez, and Yvonne Smith -- Children as changemakers: ecology in action / Katherine Clunis D'Andrea -- Saim's wheelchair: making a transportation study meaningful / Dana Roth and Renée Dinnerstein -- "They thanked the bear, then they ate the bear": an integrated block-based curriculum / Rebecca Burdett -- The museum of experts, El museo de los expertos: creating a museum in the kindergarten classroom / Margaret Blachly and Andrea Fonseca -- Getting our hands dirty: holding on to our beliefs / Juliana Harris and Katie Vidal -- The chairs are theirs: conflict resolution in a kindergarten classroom / Aaron Neimark -- Kindergarten math: a math specialist's perspective / Hollee Freeman -- Courage in kindergarten: facing our wolves / Kelly D'Addona, Laura Morris, and Cynthia Paris -- Conclusion / Julie Diamond, Betsy Grob, and Fretta Reitzes.
Abstract "Today's kindergarten teachers face enormous challenges to reach district-mandated academic standards. This book presents a model for 21st-century kindergartens that is rooted in child-centered learning and also shaped by the needs and goals of the present day. Classroom teachers working with diverse populations of students and focusing on issues of social justice provide vivid descriptions of classroom life across urban and rural communities. Teacher reflections and commentary from the editors link teacher decisions to principles of good practice. Teaching Kindergarten illustrates how a progressive, learning-centered approach can not only meet the equity and accountability goals of the Common Core State Standards but go well beyond that to educate the whole child. Book features include rich examples of learner-centered teaching in diverse public school settings; depictions of integrated curricula in science, social studies, math, arts, and language arts that address Common Core and other standards; connections to recent developmental research and pedagogy; programs promoting social and cultural awareness; and photographs of children's projects and a list of children's books." -- Publisher's description
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2015022288
ISBN9780807757116 (pbk.)
ISBN080775711X (pbk.)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks LB1169 .T43 2015 ✔ Available Place Hold