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Catalog #224; 2000
The Project Approach Catalog 3
 
by the Project Approach Study Group
edited by Judy Harris Helm

 

Project Catalog 3 coverTable of Contents

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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


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.


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