Windows on Learning: Documenting Children's Work (Early Childhood Education Series) - Hardcover

Helm, Judy Harris; Beneke, Sallee; Steinheimer, Kathy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807736791 ISBN 13: 9780807736791

Publisher: Teachers' College Press, 2006

Synopsis

The authors show that, through documentation (which includes narratives, photos, drawings, videotapes and captions), children, teachers and parents all learn more from school projects.

About this title

Review

[A] thoughtful, up-to-date guide to assessing and documenting children's work.... The authors give clear, practical advice on how to collect, analyze, and display children's work in meaningful ways. - Scholastic Early Childhood Today (review of first edition) ""Many teachers find it frustrating to hear the rich and exciting learning experiences they provide described as 'nothing.' Windows on Learning skillfully addresses the challenge faced by early childhood educators wishing to share classroom experiences with parents, administrators, and peers. The authors offer a timely and fresh approach to documenting children's learning and work."" - Childhood Education (review of first edition)

From the Author

First comprehensive book on how to document.
In Windows on Learning, we explain the mechanics of documentation and share how teachers collect, analyze, and organize children's work into portfolios and displays. Lilian Katz, who wrote the foreword, emphasizes that the "practice of documenting...can contribute to the quality of any early childhood program" and the many examples in the book of children's and teachers' work prove this. The book celebrates active, engaged learning.

It should be helpful to anyone using portfolios or interested in the project approach, Work Sampling, or US adaptations of methods used in the schools of Reggio Emilia, Italy. A companion Teacher Materials booklet and video simplify use in teacher education courses and student teaching. The authors invite you to throw open the windows of your classroom and let everyone see what your children are learning. For teachers in prekindergarten through third grade programs.

Edition details

• Publisher: Teachers' College Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807736791
• ISBN 13: 9780807736791
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 264