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· 제목 : Young Investigators: The Project Approach in the Early Years (Paperback, 4)
· 분류 : 외국도서 > 교육/자료 > 교육 > 취학전/유치원
· ISBN : 9780807767962
· 쪽수 : 240쪽
· 출판일 : 2023-06-23
· 분류 : 외국도서 > 교육/자료 > 교육 > 취학전/유치원
· ISBN : 9780807767962
· 쪽수 : 240쪽
· 출판일 : 2023-06-23
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- Contents
- Preface xi
- Acknowledgments xv
- Introduction: How Children Really Learn 1
- Potatoes, Potatoes, Potatoes 1
- Learning Is in the Brain 2
- Connected Learning 3
- Synaptic Junctions 5
- Brain Structures 6
- Pruning 8
- Respecting Child Thinking 9
- Play as Mental Development 10
- Pillars of the Mind 11
- Using What We Know 14
- 1. Projects and Young Children 15
- The Project Approach 16
- Intellectual Competencies of the Early Years 22
- More on Building Mind and Brain Capacity 23
- Guiding Projects With Young Children 25
- 2. Getting Started 29
- Issues in Selecting Topics for Projects 29
- Anticipatory Teacher Planning 38
- Building Common Experiences 44
- Finding Out What Children Already Know 45
- Developing Questions for Investigation 48
- Setting Up the Classroom for Investigation 48
- The Next Phase 51
- 3. Developing the Project 53
- Beginning Phase II 53
- Preparing for Investigation 56
- Moving Into Investigation 62
- 4. Investigation 63
- Field-Site Visits 63
- Debriefing 70
- Moving Into Phase III 80
- 5. Concluding the Project 81
- Culminating the Project 81
- The Power of Documentation 86
- Types of Documentation 87
- Using Materials and Equipment for Documentation 95
- Distilling Documentation 96
- Evaluating the Project 97
- 6. Preschoolers Engaged and Learning 99
- The Camera Project 99
- Learning as a Journey 112
- 7. Using the Project Approach With Toddlers 113
- The Fire Hydrant Project 113
- The Sign Project 122
- Diverse Pathways to Rich Experiences 125
- 8. How Projects Can Connect Children With Nature 127
- Thinking About Children's Contact With Nature 127
- Finding a Project Topic on Nature 128
- Overcoming Teachers' Fears of Science 130
- Investigating Nature 131
- Sharing Nature Projects to Educate Others 134
- The Canada Goose Project 135
- 9. Project Investigations as STEAM Experiences 141
- STEAM and the Project Approach 141
- STEAM Disciplines 143
- The Airplane Project 147
- STEAM in the Airplane Project 150
- 10. Responding to Challenges Teachers Face in Project Work 153
- "Yes, But" Thinking 153
- Focusing on Teacher Decision Points 156
- Final Thoughts From the Authors 172
- References 175
- Index 181
- About the Authors 190
- Project Planning Journal
