Inquiry-based early learning environments : creating, supporting, and collaborating / Susan Stacey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stacey, Susan, author.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reggio Emilia approach (Early childhood education).

Inquiry-based learning.

Physical Description:

x, 166 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

St. Paul, MN : Redleaf Press, [2019]

Summary:

What does it mean to inquire? Grownups would say it means to question, to search for information, or to find out about a topic of interest. For children in an early childhood classroom, the definition is no different. From the time of their birth, children want to know how the world works and actively seek out information. How educators respond to their questions is what this book is all about. Inquiry-Based Early Learning Environments takes an in-depth look at children's inquiry. What does inquiry look like in early childhood settings? How does the environment affect children's inquiries and teachers' thought processes? Inquiry-Based Early Learning Environments examines inquiry in all its facets, including environments that support relationships, that create a culture of risk-taking in our thinking, that support teachers as well as children, that include families, that use documentation as a way of thinking about our work, and of course, the physical environment and all the objects and spaces within it. Throughout, stories about environments and approaches to inquiry from around the world are included as examples.

Contents:

Introduction : the quest for knowledge

Setting the stage for inquiry : the physical environment

A "thinking" environment that supports risk-taking

An environment that promotes curiosity and questioning : for both children and teachers

Environments that make children's and teachers' thinking visible : documentation as a support for inquiry

An environment that supports teacher growth

An environment that nurtures and supports relationships

Inquiry in action : creating brave spaces

Final reflections and an invitation

Appendix: Loose parts and intelligent playthings categorized by schema.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Stacey, Susan. Inquiry-based early learning environments.

ISBN:

9781605545813

1605545813

OCLC:

1017577618

Publisher Number:

99978357247