Based on the Work-Sampling System, this book provides directions and worksheets so that teachers can effectively use observational assessments to gauge students' learning in a variety of grades and subjects. Thinking like a Teacher will help prospective teachers connect child development, instruction, and curriculum to teaching, learning, and assessment. It will help prospective teachers gain a sense of what to teach, what to look for while observing students, what to document about children's learning, and how to assess the impact of one's personal performance and achievement. The book contains more than 40 hands-on assignments that form a basis for continuing professional exploration. For pre-service and in-service educators.

Thinking Like a Teacher: Using Observational Assessment to Improve Teaching and Learning

Education & Teaching

Jablon, Judy R.

Dichtelmiller, Margo L.

Meisels, Samuel J.

McMahon, Patricia

Harrington, Helen L.

Schools & Teaching

Pearson

Discusses how children learn and offers advice on enriching a child's school experience

What Every Parent Needs to Know About 1st, 2nd & 3rd Grades: An Essential Guide to Your Child's Education

Parenting & Relationships

Bickart, Toni S.

Dodge, Diane Trister

Reference

Sourcebooks, Inc.

About the AuthorJudy Jablon is an experienced classroom teacher, author, and staff development specialist. She spent 12 years in the classroom teaching grades one through four, and holds a master's degree in early childhood education from the Bank Street College of Education. Ms. Jablon is a nationally recognized expert on early childhood assessment. She has worked on major school reform projects with the South Carolina Department of Education and the Maryland Department of Education. She is a co-author of The Work Sampling System and The Power of ObservationAmy Laura Dombro is the author of numerous articles and books on infant/toddler and family child care. She has extensive experience training Head Start and child care staff, and consults for national organizations. Ms. Dombro was a member of the advisory committee on Services for Families with Infants and Toddlers that guided the design of the new Early Head Start program. She began her professional career by serving for eight years as the director of the Bank Street Infant and Family Center, and holds a master's degree in early childhood education from the Bank Street College of Education

The Power of Observation

Science & Math

Dombro, Amy Laura

Technology

Teaching Strategies

Primary classrooms are just four walls until teachers enter. Step by step, teachers build their classrooms: They build the environment, they build relationships with the children, they build partnerships with families, they build classroom communities, and most important, they build competent, successful learners. This acclaimed new book provides the framework and practical strategies primary teachers need to build great classrooms where teaching and learning are a shared responsibility. Building the Primary Classroom puts the best elements of classroom management and curriculum content together in one concise volume.

Building the Primary Classroom: A Complete Guide to Teaching and Learning

Trister Dodge, Diane

Delmar/Cengage Learning

The Power of Observation from Birth Through Eight

Business & Money

Education & Reference

Wadsworth Publishing

Research confirms that ongoing professional development is critical to implementing a high-quality curriculum. This powerful new resource empowers those who provide direct, in-class assistance to preschool teachers. This practical, comprehensive guide helps them individualize their support as teachers take small, manageable steps. You will be able to help all of your teachers become more effective in implementing The Creative Curriculum for Preschool --whether it is their first day on the job or they are master teachers with years of experience (and all levels of experience in between). Coaching opens the door to more collaboration and collegial learning among the teachers in your program. Working side-by-side with teachers and administrators, coaches observe in the classroom, offer feedback, and model best practices. They refer teachers to The Creative Curriculum resources they need. At its best, coaching helps teachers make informed decisions that will lead them to teach in the way that children learn best.

The Coach's Guide to the Creative Curriculum for Preschool: A Step-by-Step Resource for Individualizing Professional Development

Stetson, Charlotte

Heroman, Cate

Aghayan, Carol

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