Young Investigators: The Project Approach in the Early Years, 2nd Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (608 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807751537 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 148 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Lilian G. Katz is past president of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and professor emerita at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. About the AuthorJudy Harris Helm heads her own educational consulting and training company, Best Practices, Inc., in Brimfield, Illinois, and is the author of numerous books, including Windows on Learning, The Power of Projects, and Teaching Your Child to Love Learning
Highly recommended read! Allyson This book clearly presents well researched information and suggests practical applications. I love the reassuring bits as it's a little nerve racking endeavoring on new processes, rewarding and terrifying:). "Love this book" according to HollyLove this book Holly4Tulo I used it in teaching an Early Chilhood Methods and Materials Class. Helm does a really great job of explaining the child-directed nature of the Project Approach. She shows how to make the process come alive inside as well as outside of the classroom. I would recommend this to instructors as a text for students in an Early Chilhood Curricula or a Methods and Materials class. Students really got to e. Tulo. I used it in teaching an Early Chilhood Methods and Materials Class. Helm does a really great job of explaining the child-directed nature of the Project Approach. She shows how to make the process come alive inside as well as outside of the classroom. I would recommend this to instructors as a text for students in an Early Chilhood Curricula or a Methods and Materials class. Students really got to e. Wonderful suggestions but horrible editing This book is filled with wonderful ideas for early childhood educators all the way through 1st grade teachers. I am now a kindergarten teacher and will be using the suggested strategies in my own classroom this coming fall. My only complaint, and the reason that I rated it a 3 is because the editing is horrible. I do not mean only one or two typos, I mean one or two per page. It took me longer to ge
Lilian G. . Katz is past president of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and professor emerita at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Judy Harris Helm heads her own educational consulting and training company, Best Practices, Inc., in Brimfield, Illinois, and is the author of numerous books, including Windows on Learning, The Power of Projects, and Teaching Your Child to Love Learning
Experienced teachers will find the teacher interviews, children's work, photographs (including full color), and teacher journal entries used to document the project process in actual classrooms very useful. For those new to using projects, the book introduces the approach and provides step-by-step guidance for conducting meaningful projects. This popular, easy-to-use resource has been expanded to include these new features: * explicit instructions and examples for incorporating standards into the topic selection and planning process; * a variety of nature experiences, with examples that show how project wo