Early Learning Standards and Staff Development helps directors and trainers guide early childhood staff to fulfill learning standards, often without compromising best practices. Written by respected consultants Gaye Gronlund and Marlyn James, it is one of few books on staff development in the area of learning standards. The book includes activities for reflecting on issues such as how much teachers should direct each type of classroom activity, and helps staff developers assist teachers in strengthening their observation and documentation skills. The book comes with a DVD featuring video vignettes to accompany the observation exercises, as well as PowerPoint training aids.
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About the Author:
Gaye Gronlund, MA, is an early childhood education consultant in Indianapolis, Indiana. She is also the author of Make Early Learning Standards Come Alive, and Focused Early Learning. She and coauthor Marlyn James also coauthored Focused Observations. Marlyn James is an education and early childhood professor at Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell, Montana. She and coauthor Gaye Gronlund also coauthored Focused Observations.
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- PublisherRedleaf Press
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 1933653310
- ISBN 13 9781933653310
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages208