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Service learning as pedagogy in early childhood education : theory, research, and practice
This book presents the most recent theory, research, and practice on service learning as it relates to early childhood education. It describes several service learning programs, many of which were developed to better prepare pre-service teachers for the challenges they face in today's early childhood classrooms, including class size, ever-changing technology, diversity, high-stakes testing, parental involvement (or the lack thereof), and shrinking budgets. The book shares stories of positive outcomes from pre-service teachers who, having participated in service-learning programs, report a shift in their attitudes and beliefs including an increased empathy for others, a heightened sensitivity to student differences, more democratic values, and a greater commitment to teaching. In addition, the book examines the effects of service learning and positive outcomes for children and teacher educators as well.
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Studying for your early years degree
A one stop shop of accessible and relevant information for all early years students to help them succeed in their degree, increase their employability skills and develop as ethical and critically reflective practitioners.
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Learning to teach young children : theoretical perspectives and implications for practice
'Learning to Teach Young Children' provides you with the tools to critically engage with the key concepts and beliefs in early childhood education theory and practice. It is organised around ten propositions that are explored in relation to thirty key questions. Original comic-book style illustrations are used to explore key theoretical concepts in an accessible and engaging way.
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Talking and Doing Science in the Early Years
Young children are intuitive, emergent scientists - they observe, raise hypotheses, experiment and notice patterns. Most of our everyday actions at home and in other settings, inside and outside, have a scientific basis and it is through these early experiences that children formulate their ideas about the world in which we live.
This accessible book introduces the simplest form of the principles and the big ideas of science and provides a starting point for encouraging children to have an interest and experiential understanding of basic science and engineering. It shows you how you can support young children in exploring everyday phenomena and develop their scientific language skills through readily available resources and hands-on experiences. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of science and includes:
a summary of the 'big ideas' to refresh your own scientific knowledge;
numerous activities that encourage young children to observe, question and carry out their own investigations;
a usefil list of everyday resources and relevant vocabulary.
Providing a wealth of exciting, meaningful ways to promote scientific experiences and learning, this highly practical book will help you to build on children's natural curiosity about the world and develop their understanding through your everyday provision in early years settings and at home.
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New perspectives on young children's moral education : developing character through a virtue ethics approach
New Perspectives on Young Children's Moral Education explores how to approach young children's moral education in a world of uncertainty and change. What is moral education? How do young children learn to act and interact appropriately? How do we enable children to recognise that how they act and interact matters? How can character, virtues and value help young children internalise qualities associated with living 'a good life'? Challenging many current assumptions about ethics and education, Tony Eaude suggests that a moral dimension runs through every aspect of life and that ethics involves learning to act and interact appropriately, based on an 'ethic of care' and enduring qualities and attributes, to equip children to resist strong external pressures. Drawing accessibly on research in neuroscience and psychology, he discusses how young children learn, highlighting the role of emotion, culture, example, habituation and feedback. Small actions can help to develop agency, empathy and thoughtfulness and a sense of moral identity, with an increasing emphasis on self-regulation, a vocabulary of ethics and intrinsic motivation. Eaude explores how character, virtues and values can help young children and adults to recognize and internalize qualities associated with living 'a good life'. He identifies how adults and learning environments can support these processes and shows why an inclusive approach is needed, rather than focusing on these topics only in particular settings, programmes or lessons. Recognising pitfalls and dilemmas, Eaude argues that an approach based on virtue ethics and an apprenticeship model is suitable in school and other settings, both religious and otherwise, internationally.
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Numbers and Stories: Using Children's Literature to Teach Young Children Number Sense
Count on children's books to build number sense!Math and reading go hand in hand, especially among young children who are new to both. If you're looking for a surefire way to build number sense and reading skills at the very same time, rely on this indispensable K-2 resource. Using children's books as a springboard for standards-based learning, it provides 22 detailed lessons, all ready for immediate implementation.The authors–one an internationally respected math professional development consultant, the other a language arts specialist–weave together the Common Core Math and ELA standards and practices, supporting you as you combine children's literature with meaningful mathematical learning experiences. Their book provides: 22 interactive, research-based investigations with detailed instructional suggestions and problem-solving tasks; High-quality children's book selections; Reflection and discussion questions and prompts for both teachers and students; Children's work pages and formative assessment tools; An online facilitator's guideRead this book, try out its investigations, and see the results for yourself. By pairing the books kids love with the math skills they're building, you'll give them a rock-solid foundation for future learning.
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Digital technologies in early childhood art : enabling playful experiences
\"Through art children make sense of their experiences and the world around them. Drawing, painting, collage and modelling are open-ended and playful processes through which children engage in physical exploration, aesthetic decision-making, identity construction and social understanding. As digital technologies become increasingly prevalent in the lives of young children, there is a pressing need to understand how digital technologies shape important experiences in early childhood, including early childhood art. Mona Sakr shows the need to consider how particular dimensions of the art-making process are changed by the use of digital technologies and what can be done by parents, practitioners and designers to enable children to adopt playful and creative practices in their interactions with digital technologies. Incorporating different theoretical perspectives, including social semiotics and posthumanism, and drawing on various research studies, this book highlights how children engage with different facets of art-making with digital technologies including: remix and mash-up; distributed ownership; imagined audiences and changed sensory and social interactions.\"-- Provided by publisher.
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100 ideas for teaching physical development
100 Ideas for Teaching Physical Development is the winner of a 2009 Practical Pre-School Gold Award!The book is packed with 100 inspirational ideas on teaching physical development in the Early Years, ranging from ways to provide child-initiated learning opportunities to enriching physical development with ICT.
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