Making space for active learning : the art and practice of teaching / edited by Anne C. Martin, Ellen Schwartz ; foreword by Helen Featherstone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Featherstone, Helen, 1944- author of foreword.

Contributor:

Martin, Anne C., editor.

Schwartz, Ellen, editor.

Series:

Practitioner inquiry series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Active learning.

Group work in education.

Physical Description:

xv, 196 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2014]

Summary:

This book will inspire new and veteran teachers to "make space" for children's interests, for teaching as relational and intellectual work, and for new insights and ideas. The authors introduced the Prospect Center's Descriptive review of Practice, a collaborative inquiry process that provides an opportunity for teachers to examine their practice and gain new perspectives from other participants. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I In the Company of Children and Adolescents: Making Space for Meaningful Learning 11

1 Measure Twice, Cut Once: Expanding Choices for Children / Betsy Nolan Nolan, Betsy 13

2 An Over-Repeating Story / Ellen Schwartz Schwartz, Ellen 17

3 "Lee's Make a Play!" / Karen Bushnell Bushnell, Karen 24

4 Many Voices: Children Observing and Describing / Khoda Kanevsky Kanevsky, Khoda 26

5 Questioning History / Steve Shreefter Shreefter, Steve 39

Part II In the Company of Teachers: Prospect's Descriptive Review of Practice 49

6 Remembering the Child, Resisting Distraction / Peg Howes Howes, Peg 51

7 Round Tables and Grids: Paving the Way to a Review of Practice / Bruce Turnquist Turnquist, Bruce 73

Part III The Art of Teaching: Reflecting, Questioning, Documenting 83

8 Drawing the Child Forward: Keeping and Using Narrative Records / Lynne Yermanock Strieb Strieb, Lynne Yermanock 85

9 Valued Work: Examining and Reexamining Teaching Practice / Kiran Chaudhuri Chaudhuri, Kiran 98

Part IV Making Room for the Child: Recollecting Childhood, Valuing the Child's Perspective 109

10 Recollecting Play: Its Meaning Then, Its Message Now / Francesca Michaelides Weiss Weiss, Francesca Michaelides 111

11 Worlds Apart, Worlds Together: Memory as Catalyst / Louisa Cruz-Acosta Cruz-Acosta, Louisa 116

12 Trusting Aidan with Math: Challenging Expectations / Regina Ritscher Ritscher, Regina 125

13 Paying Attention to Justin: Small Changes, Big Strides / Ann Caren Caren, Ann 130

Part V Sustaining the Struggle: Vision and Vigilance 135

14 We Still Have Books, We Still Have Questions / Betsy Wice Wice, Betsy 137

15 Wiggle Room: Pushing the Boundaries / Chris Powers Powers, Chris 142

16 Off and Running: Pushing Back and Creating Community / Katharine Walmsley Walmsley, Katharine 150

17 Reclaiming Kindergarten / Anne C. Martin Martin, Anne C. 158.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780807755396

0807755397

OCLC:

871319800