Reflecting in Communities of Practice
A Workbook for Early Childhood Educators
Published on 25. July 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-1-60554-148-8 (ISBN)
Description
Reflective teaching is a continuous cycle of observing, documenting, reflecting, and planning. Early childhood educators can use this professional development workbook for individual or group practice on a variety of topics related to reflective teaching. Ten study sessions with guided activities and a thorough explanation of this model are provided to help educators cultivate creative, critical, and thoughtful teaching skills.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
St Paul, MN
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Black & white photographs, worksheets
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 211 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60554-148-8 (9781605541488)
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Deb Curtis: Deb Curtis has been in the field of early childhood education for more than thirty years in a variety of settings as a teacher of children and adults. As a co-founder of Harvest Resources, a partnership to inspire early care providers and educators to engage fully in their own learning, she consults with programs to help grow reflective practices among teachers. She has co-authored seven books with Margie Carter.
Debbie Lebo: Debbie Lebo has over thirty years of experience working with children in a variety of settings: as an infant/toddler and early childhood educator, a hospital child life specialist, and a child care director. She also helped launch a child development program serving at-risk single parent families and was a preschool teacher and curriculum coordinator for five years there. Debbie is a senior associate at Harvest Resources. She holds a master's degree in human development and is working on her doctoral degree studying reflective teaching and learning in early childhood education.
Wendy C.M. Cividanes: Wendy Cividanes, a former preschool and school-age teacher and administrator, has over thirty years of experience working with young children and families. Wendy currently works as a training specialist and consultant for a variety of preschool and school age programs throughout the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, and is a senior associate with Harvest Resources. Wendy holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in human development from Pacific Oaks College.
Margie Carter: Margie Carter has more than thirty years of experience in early education and has been a preschool and kindergarten teacher, a child care director, and college faculty, and is the producer of a number of early childhood training videos. She has co-authored seven books with Deb Curtis and writes a training column in Child Care Exchange. Margie co-founded Harvest Resources in 1994 as a partnership to inspire early care providers and educators to engage fully in their own learning. Margie holds a master's degree in human development.
Debbie Lebo: Debbie Lebo has over thirty years of experience working with children in a variety of settings: as an infant/toddler and early childhood educator, a hospital child life specialist, and a child care director. She also helped launch a child development program serving at-risk single parent families and was a preschool teacher and curriculum coordinator for five years there. Debbie is a senior associate at Harvest Resources. She holds a master's degree in human development and is working on her doctoral degree studying reflective teaching and learning in early childhood education.
Wendy C.M. Cividanes: Wendy Cividanes, a former preschool and school-age teacher and administrator, has over thirty years of experience working with young children and families. Wendy currently works as a training specialist and consultant for a variety of preschool and school age programs throughout the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, and is a senior associate with Harvest Resources. Wendy holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in human development from Pacific Oaks College.
Margie Carter: Margie Carter has more than thirty years of experience in early education and has been a preschool and kindergarten teacher, a child care director, and college faculty, and is the producer of a number of early childhood training videos. She has co-authored seven books with Deb Curtis and writes a training column in Child Care Exchange. Margie co-founded Harvest Resources in 1994 as a partnership to inspire early care providers and educators to engage fully in their own learning. Margie holds a master's degree in human development.