Old Firehouse School Staff Stability Plan In 1996 Dorothy Stewart founded the Old Firehouse School with the goal of keeping children and caregivers together anywhere from two to four years using a primary caregiver model.
Those people include: Joyce Taylor, Ann Camey, Lisa Johnston, Anita Gomes-Stewart, Keri Young, and Aileen Murphy-Swift. Liz Smith, education manager, has made significant contributions in overseeing and facilitating the creation, ...
... Dorothy Stewart, Louise Stoney, Teri Talan, Alicia Tuesta, Mayela Visconti, Marlys Vollegraaf, Julie Weatherston, Wendy Whitesell, Carol Anne Wien, Ellen Wolpert, Angela Woodburn, Cassie Worley, Adina Young, and Billie Young.
(sample page from Children First welcoming book) Helping Your Friends There are many important ways kids help each other, like Gigi is helping Ian with opening his lunch, and Lee is helping Susanna steady her pile of climbing-up pillows ...
The authors present "practical ideas in a thoughtful and beautiful handbook which makes the complex task of planning a child-centered curriculum easier. Learn how to make theme plans, establish times...
lives. True self-esteem is developed by focusing on children's identity, family life, and need for power and independence throughout the curriculum. Comfort with people different from oneself comes from meaningful opportunities to ...
How Observation Can Transform Your Teaching Deb Curtis, Margie Carter ... Living in the details of the human spirit leads to more mindfulness, liveliness, and overall pleasure in your life. If you take the time to notice, ...
The best-selling source of inspiration for early childhood professionals designing learning environments; updated with all new photographs and fresh content
With hundreds of all-new colorful photographs of real early learning settings and a multitude of simple and practical concepts for creative indoor and outdoor spaces and learning materials, this book truly is a source of inspiration as you ...
This foundational text is a pedagogical companion for educators that strengthens their own development as thinkers, researchers, innovators, and constructors of knowledge so that they can pass on this way of being to the children in their ...
While the early childhood field has formed standards to help in recognizing quality programs for children, practitioners seldom use values to guide in selection of materials or to help plan...
"The key to observing children, state authors Deb Curtis and Margie Carter in The Art of Awareness, is using observation as more than just a teaching technique. Observing children closely...
The latest resource from esteemed early childhood authors Margie Carter and Deb Curtis, and introducing Wendy Cividanes and Debbie Lebo.
Become a keen observer to better learn about child development, find curriculum ideas, and meet requirements when assessing outcomes.
"The art of Observing children is more than merely the act of watching them-it is also using what you see and hear to craft new opportunities in your classroom.
The third edition updates include New information on schema theory including a list of the definitions of schemas Updated stories that reflect schema explorations and focus on observing children’s ability to get along Added information on ...
An inspiring and practical guide to creating a larger vision in early child care, this popular professional development tool has been thoroughly revised and offers a concrete framework for organizing an early childhood center director's ...
This book "is an inspiring and practical guide to creating a larger vision in early child care.
Reflecting Children's Lives: A Handbook for Planning Child-Centered Curriculum Noted early childhood educators and authors of "Training Teachers: A Harvest of Theory and Practice, "Deb Curtis and Margie Carter present practical ideas in ...
Consider new possibilities in documentation, observing, and activities when planning child-centered curriculum with this updated handbook.