Learning Together with Young Children, Second Edition: A Curriculum Framework for Reflective Teacher

Offering an alternative approach to standardization and data-driven mandates, this book puts children at the center of planning your curriculum. Rather than a prescriptive curriculum, by using The Thinking Lens® protocol, teachers can translate educational theories into concrete ideas for working with children and families. Learn to create a welcoming classroom culture, develop routines for self-regulation, and use Learning Stories to enhance experiences for the children in your care.

This book has been updated to examine how to work with mandated curriculum, rating scales, and assessment tools, while practicing reflective teaching.

Margie Carter holds a MA from Pacific Oaks College and has worked as a preschool, kindergarten, and primary school teacher, curriculum developer, High/Scope trainer, child care director, and college instructor.

Deb Curtis holds a MA in human development from Pacific Oaks College and has worked as an infant/toddler caregiver, preschool and school age child care teacher, CDA trainer, Head Start education coordinator, college instructor, and assistant director of a child care program.

Carter and Curtis have published six books together, including Designs for Living and Learning and The Art of Awareness.

• Community-Based Qualitative Research: Approaches for Education and the Social Sciences (NULL)
• Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS-3)
• Theories of Childhood, Second Edition: An Introduction to Dewey, Montessori, Erikson, Piaget & Vygotsky (NONE)
• Defending Childhood: Keeping the Promise of Early Education (Early Childhood Education Series)
• Designs for Living and Learning, Second Edition: Transforming Early Childhood Environments
• Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves (Naeyc)
• Powerful Interactions: How to Connect with Children to Extend Their Learning
• Families, Schools, and Communities: Building Partnerships for Educating Children (7th Edition)
• The Art of Awareness, Second Edition: How Observation Can Transform Your Teaching (NONE)
• Handbook of Research-Based Practice in Early Education