Learning Across the Early Childhood Curriculum

by Lynn Cohen (Editor), Sandra Waite-Stupiansky (Editor)

Overview

Education, according to John Dewey, should be viewed as dynamic and ongoing with direct teaching of integrated content knowledge. This volume offers readers an examination of the content areas in early childhood curriculum that honor Dewey's belief in active, integrated learning. When young children learn in a way that is most natural to them, they unconsciously integrate subject areas into a complex whole based on their current interests. The ability to apply and integrate academic skills such as language arts, numeracy, scientific investigation, social studies, technology, and health and physical education is key to building capacity for future learning. Teachers who follow this method of teaching view curriculum as a fully spun web that incorporates a number of subject matter components at one time, and ensure that the content areas are taught. Topics addressed in this volume include: The role of STEM, teacher preparation, communication and technology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781907009
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Publication date:	07/12/2013
Series:	Advances in Early Education & Day Care , #17
Pages:	203
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.91(d)

Table of Contents

List of Contributors vii

Series Editor Introduction ix

Volume Editor Introduction xi

Chapter 1 Theory Guided Professional Development in Early Childhood Science Education Soo-Young Hong Julia Torquati Victoria J. Molfese 1

Chapter 2 Engaging Young Learners in Integration Through Mathematical Modeling: Asking Big Questions, Finding Answers, and Doing Big Thinking Lucia M. Flevares Jamie R. Schiff 33

Chapter 3 Physical-Knowledge Activities: Play Before the Differentiation of Knowledge Into Subjects Constance Kamii 57

Chapter 4 Content Knowledge and Vocabulary Learning in Nature: Becoming a Nature Scientist! Myae Han Nancy Edwards Carol Vukelich 73

Chapter 5 The Role of Stem (Or Steam) in the Early Childhood Setting Karen W. Lindeman Michael Jabot Mira T. Berkley 95

Chapter 6 John Dewey and Reggio Emilia: Using The Arts to Build a Learning Community Joy Faini Saab Sam F. Stack Jr. 115

Chapter 7 Tapping the Arts to Teach R's: Arts-Integrated Early Childhood Education Eleanor D. Brown 135

Chapter 8 Integrating Early Literacy and Other Content Curriculum in an Era of Increased Accountability: a Review of the Literature Elizabeth Anderson Nicole Fenty 153

About the Editors 179

About the Authors 181

Index 185