Table
of Contents
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Foreword:
Project Approach Study Group Catalog
Lilian G. Katz
Section 1: The Project Approach
- The
Project Approach in Action
Sylvia C. Chard - Getting
a First Project Started with Young Children
Judy Harris Helm and Lilian G. Katz - Making
Sense of Location: Mapping the Kindergarten Park
Sylvia C. Chard
Section 2: Learning How to Guide Projects: The Teachers' Journeys
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Implementing
the Project Approach: What Teachers Say
Judy Harris Helm -
Supporting
Teachers in Project Work: The Administrator's Role
Cathy Wiggers -
Learning
from Teachers: Lessons from the Illinois Project Group
Sallee Beneke -
Guiding
Teachers Step by Step: Inservice Training Experiences
Judy Harris Helm and Brenda Smith -
Helping
Teachers Learn: College and University Experiences
Eileen Borgia, Sylvia C. Chard, and Tom Drummond
Section 3: The Project Approach on the Web
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Methodology
in Activity: Two Examples of Long-term Projects: Excerpt from
Early Childhood Research & Practice
Michael Glassman and Kimberlee Whaley -
Chicken
Project Web Site
Candy Mabry
Section 4: Project Summaries
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The Dog
Project (HTML | PDF)
Teachers: Pam Morbitzer and Scott Brouette -
The Grocery
Store Project (HTML | PDF)
Teachers: Pam Scranton and Angie Wells -
The House
Project (HTML | PDF)
Teachers: Sharman Armfield and Lee Makovichuk -
The Musical
Instrument Project (HTML | PDF)
Teachers: Marilyn Worsley, Jan Kirkham, and Practicum Students -
All about
the West Room Hens (HTML | PDF)
Teachers: Jane Farish and Mark Mabry -
Our School
Bus Project (HTML | PDF)
Teachers: Ruth Harkema and Deb Lanenga -
The Valeska
Hinton Health Center Project (HTML | PDF)
Teachers: Judy Cagle and Mary Ann Gottlieb -
The Community
Worker Project (HTML | PDF)
Teachers: Susan Andrews, Lynn Wade, and Karen Johnson -
The Bicycle
Project (HTML | PDF)
Teacher: Linda Lundberg -
The Bird
Project (HTML | PDF)
Teacher: Abby Weber -
Our School (HTML | PDF)
Teachers: Diane Mellott, Margaret Brooks, and Angela Farmer -
The Kid's
Grocery Store (HTML | PDF)
Teachers: Debra Wing and Debbie Biondo -
The Library
Project (HTML | PDF)
Teachers: Candy Ganzel and Jan Stuglik -
Using the
School's Learning Center to Support Project Work (HTML | PDF)
Teacher: Nancy Plate -
The Restaurant
Project (HTML | PDF)
Teachers: Dorine Phelan, Robert Whiteman, Lynne Haley, and Angie VanDerLinden -
Studying
Our Community (HTML | PDF)
Teacher: Dot Schuler -
The Book
Project (HTML | PDF)
Teachers: Julie Gellner, Carmen Strydhorst, Tina Steele, Tera Woolard, and Cristina Milne
Section 5: Resources for Implementing the Project Approach
- ERIC Digests
- The
Project Approach,
by Lilian G. Katz - Issues
in Selecting Topics for Projects,
by Lilian G. Katz and Sylvia Chard - Curriculum
Disputes in Early Childhood Education
by Lilian G. Katz - Child-Initiated
Learning Activities for Young Children Living in Poverty,
by Lawrence J. Schweinhart - The
Contribution of Documentation to the Quality of Early Childhood
Education,
by Lilian G. Katz and Sylvia C. Chard - Problem
Solving in Early Childhood Classrooms,
by Joan Britz
- The
Project Approach,
- The Project Approach: An ERIC Bibliography of Books, Documents, and Journal Articles
- How to Obtain Copies of ERIC Documents and Journal Articles
- Recommended Books
- The Language of Projects: A Glossary of Terms Used in the Project Approach
- Engaging Children's Minds: The Project Approach Summer Institute
- PROJECTS-L Listserv
- ERIC System
- ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
- List of Contributors to The Project Approach: An Evening of Shared Knowledge
This publication was prepared with funding from
the U.S. Department of Education. The opinions expressed in this
publication do not necessarily reflect the positions or policies
of the U.S. Department of Education.
