Teaching Kindergarten: Learner-Centered Classrooms for the 21st Century Contributor(s): Diamond, Julie (Editor), Grob, Betsy (Editor), Reitzes, Fretta (Editor) |
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ISBN: 080775711X ISBN-13: 9780807757116 Publisher: Teachers College Press OUR PRICE: $30.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Elementary - Education | Professional Development - Education | Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten) |
Dewey: 372.11 |
LCCN: 2015022288 |
Series: Early Childhood Education |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 176 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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, learner-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:
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