Full Description
The goal of this edited volume is to share ideas and examples of impactful practices useful for teacher educators in Early Childhood Education degree programs (associate, bachelor, and graduate level) as well as teacher educators in other settings. Impactful practice is defined as course or assignment design, pedagogy, or innovation in teaching, instruction, or assessment that has been found to be transformative for the individuals participating in that learning.
This book intends to provide the reader with multiple examples of effective and innovative practices when teaching preservice or inservice teachers. Chapters will describe in-class activities and program level initiatives on a variety of important topics. The chapters are written by expert practitioners who have successfully implemented these practices. Chapters contain resources, sample assignments, syllabi, and student work.
Contents
Preface
Section I: Broadening Awareness, Transforming Beliefs, and Developing Community
Chapter 1: Activity Plan Simulations: Preservice Teachers Developing Skills to Interact with Exceptional Early Childhood Children in Inclusive Settings
Leslie Craigo
Chapter 2: Creating Voice: Using Mock Interviews and a Parent Panel to Establish Communicative Skills in Preservice Teachers
Christopher Meidl
Chapter 3: Making Tacit Cultural Beliefs Visible in Early Childhood Teacher Education: Facilitating Video-Cued Discussions with Teacher Candidates
MinSoo Kim-Bossard
Chapter 4: Interrupted: Immigrant Family Stories Re-inform Perspectives on Family Partnerships
Rebecca J. Pruitt
Chapter 5: Listening to Voices of Families and Communities
Julia Ann Williams
Chapter 6: A Pattern of Practice: The Fabric of a Playful, Active Learning Community
Laurel Byrne
Chapter 7: Professional Learning Communities from the Inside Out: Teacher Candidates' Perceptions and Experiences
Jill A. Smith
Section II: Innovation in Curriculum & Instruction
Chapter 8: Hydroponic gardens as a learning tool with pre-service teachers
Louise Ammentorp
Chapter 9: Let's have a Mathematical Conversation: Assessing Pre-service Teachers' ability to do Mathematics
Alan Bates
Chapter 10: Connecting things in ECE teaching and learning: The 'Six Objects Task'
Alyse Hachey
Chapter 11: Seeking to Create Tech-Savvy Teachers
Lisa Minicozzi
Chapter 12: Successful Strategies and Outcomes in an Online Undergraduate Educator Preparation Program: A Way to Diversify the Early Childhood Teaching Force
Billie Bromer
About the Editors
About the Contributors
Index
