Nature Education with Young Children: Integrating Inquiry and Practice

ISBN-13: 9780367138530 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 250 str.

Daniel R. Meier; Stephanie Sisk-Hilton

Opis

Now in a fully updated second edition, Nature Education and Young Children remains a thoughtful, sophisticated teacher resource that blends theory and practice on nature education, children's inquiry-based learning, and reflective teaching.

Spis treści

Introduction.  Part I. Science, Nature, and Inquiry: Theoretical and Practical Foundations 1. Science, Nature, and Inquiry-Based Learning in Early Childhood [Stephenie Sisk-Hilton]  2. Nature Education and the Power of Inquiry, Documentation, and Reflection [Daniel Meier]  Part II. Setting as Teacher  3. Babies and Nature: The Act of Noticing in Infancy [Camille T. Dungy]  4. Overcoming Our Fears – Embarking on a Nature Journey [Gita Jayewardene]  5. Naturally Speaking: Children and Teachers in Dialogue with Nature [Darcy Campbell, Kelsey Henning, and Shawna Thompson] 6. Discovering the Brilliance and Beauty in Black [Patricia Sullivan]  Part III. Nature as Support for Representation and Aesthetics  7. Children Explore the Forest: The Power of Wild Spaces in Childhood [Anna Golden]  8. Putting the Forest on the Map: Using Documentation to Further Natural Inquiry [Marty Gravett]  9. Nature Education and the Project Approach [Jean A. Mendoza and Lilian G. Katz]  10. Nature-Based Education to Support Language Development and Inquiry with Preschool Dual Language Learners[Isuaro Michael Escamilla, Sahara Gonzalez-Garcia, and Alicia Alvarez]  Part IV. Child Agency in Nature Education  11. Promoting Nature Study for Toddlers [Mabel Young]  12. From Fear to Freedom – Risk and Learning in a Forest School [Heather B. Taylor]  13. Studying Nature [Jana Walsh]