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• Title:Young investigators : the project approach in the early years / Judy Harris Helm, Lilian G. Katz.
  
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• Author/Creator:Helm, Judy Harris.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Katz, Lilian G. (Lilian Gonshaw), 1932-
  
• Published/Created:New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2016]
  

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  • Location:EDUCATION LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: LB1139.35.P8 H46 2016
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Project method in teaching.
  Early childhood education--Curricula.
  
• Edition:Third edition.
  
• Description:xi, 134, 30 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
  
• Series:Early childhood education series (Teachers College Press)
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9780807756904 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
  0807756903 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. Projects and Young Children
  Project Approach
  Benefits of Projects in the Early Years
  Intellectual Competencies of the Early Years
  Building Mind and Brain Capacity
  Guiding Projects with Young Children
  2. Getting Started
  Issues in Selecting Topics for Projects
  Anticipatory Teacher Planning
  Building Common Experiences
  Finding Out What Children Already Know
  Developing Questions for Investigation
  Setting Up the Classroom for Investigation
  Next Phase
  3. Developing the Project
  Beginning Phase II
  Preparing for Investigation
  Moving into Investigation
  4. Investigation
  Field-Site Visits
  Debriefing
  Moving into Phase III
  5. Concluding the Project
  Culminating the Project
  Power of Documentation
  Types of Documentation
  Using Materials and Equipment for Documentation
  Distilling Documentation
  Evaluating the Project
  6. Preschoolers Engaged and Learning
  Camera Project
  Learning as a Journey
  7. Using the Project Approach with Toddlers
  Fire Hydrant Project
  Sign Project
  Diverse Pathways to Rich Experiences
  8. How Projects Can Connect Children with Nature
  Thinking about Children's Contact with Nature
  Finding a Project Topic on Nature
  Overcoming Teachers' Fear of Science
  Investigating Nature
  Sharing Nature Projects to Educate Others
  Canada Goose Project
  9. Project Investigations as STEM Experiences
  STEM and the Project Approach
  STEM Disciplines
  Airplane Project
  STEM in the Airplane Project
  10. "Yes, but" Thinking and Project Work
  Responding to Challenges Teachers Face
  Final Thoughts.