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

Other author Martin, Anne C., editor.
Other author Schwartz, Ellen, editor.
Other author Featherstone, Helen, 1944- author of introduction, etc.
Format Book
PublicationNew York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2014]
Descriptionxv, 196 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Active learning.
Group work in education.

SeriesPractitioner inquiry series
Practitioner inquiry series. ^A468828
Contents Foreword / Helen Featherstone -- Introduction / Patricia F. Carini -- In the company of children and adolescents : making space for meaningful learning. Measure twice, cut once : expanding choices for children / Betsy Nolan -- An over-repeating story / Ellen Schwartz -- "Let's make a play!" / Karen Bushnell -- Many voices : children observing and describing / Rhoda Kanevsky -- Questioning history / Steve Shreefter -- In the company of teachers : Prospect's Descriptive Review of Practice. Remembering the child, resisting distraction / Peg Howes -- Round tables and grids : paving the way to a review of practice / Bruce Turnquist -- The art of teaching : reflecting, questioning, documenting. Drawing the child forward : keeping and using narrative records / Lynne Yermanock Strieb -- Valued work : examining and reexamining teaching practice / Kiran Chaudhuri -- Making room for the child : recollecting childhood, valuing the child's perspective. Recollecting play : its meaning then, its message now / Francesca Michaelides Weiss -- Worlds apart, worlds together : memory as catalyst / Louisa Cruz-Acosta -- Trusting Aidan with math : challenging expectations / Regina Ritscher -- Paying attention to Justin : small changes, big strides / Ann Caren -- Sustaining the struggle : vision and vigilance. We still have books, we still have questions / Betsy Wice -- Wiggle room : pushing the boundaries / Chris Powers -- Off and running : pushing back and creating community / Katharine Walmsley -- Reclaiming Kindergarten / Anne C. Martin -- Conclusion / Ellen Schwartz -- Appendix : Prospect's Descriptive Review of Practice.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2014007467
ISBN9780807755396 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0807755397 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks LB1027.23 .M24 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold