Reflecting in communities of practice : a workbook for early childhood educators / Deb Curtis, Debbie Lebo, Wendy C.M. Cividanes, Margie Carter.

By: Curtis, DebContributor(s): Lebo, Debbie | Cividanes, Wendy C. M | Carter, MargieMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: St. Paul, MN : Redleaf Press, [2013]Edition: First editionDescription: ix, 102 pages ; 28 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781605541488; 1605541486Subject(s): Early childhood education -- Curricula -- United States | Early childhood education -- Activity programs -- United States | Reflective teaching -- United States | Professional learning communities | Early childhood education -- Activity programs | Early childhood education -- Curricula | Professional learning communities | Reflective teachingDDC classification: 372.21 LOC classification: LB1139.4 | .C89 2013
Contents:
Introduction : Taking a stand for reflective teaching ; An alternative to standardization: teaching as research ; The value of reflection -- 1. Are you a reflective teacher? : Assess yourself ; What is reflective teaching? ; A reflective teacher at work ; Characteristics of reflective teaching -- 2. A model to support reflective teaching : A reflective model ; Time for focused dialogue ; Communities of practice ; Facilitators and critical friends ; Reflective protocols -- 3. Getting started : Planting the seed ; Considerations for structuring your community ; Examples of community of practice structures ; From group to community ; Stopping in the middle to listen ; Setting agreements ; A reflective community of practice at work. -- 4. Using the reflective model in different settings : Making a commitment to reflection ; Do you see yourself in any of these stories? -- Community of practice sessions : Examining your values ; Collaborating across different perspectives ; Considering your image of children ; Delighting in children's points of view ; Engaging environments for childhood ; Investigating materials ; Studying the learning in children's play ; Seeing children's eagerness for relationships ; Negotiating the use of power ; Assessing your disposition toward risk.
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Introduction : Taking a stand for reflective teaching ; An alternative to standardization: teaching as research ; The value of reflection -- 1. Are you a reflective teacher? : Assess yourself ; What is reflective teaching? ; A reflective teacher at work ; Characteristics of reflective teaching -- 2. A model to support reflective teaching : A reflective model ; Time for focused dialogue ; Communities of practice ; Facilitators and critical friends ; Reflective protocols -- 3. Getting started : Planting the seed ; Considerations for structuring your community ; Examples of community of practice structures ; From group to community ; Stopping in the middle to listen ; Setting agreements ; A reflective community of practice at work. -- 4. Using the reflective model in different settings : Making a commitment to reflection ; Do you see yourself in any of these stories? -- Community of practice sessions : Examining your values ; Collaborating across different perspectives ; Considering your image of children ; Delighting in children's points of view ; Engaging environments for childhood ; Investigating materials ; Studying the learning in children's play ; Seeing children's eagerness for relationships ; Negotiating the use of power ; Assessing your disposition toward risk.

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