EJ675214 PS534375
Title: Larvae, Ladies and Learning: The Project Approach.
Author(s) Whitham, Laurel; Killoran, Isabel
Source: Canadian Children, v28 n1 p29-34 Spr 2003
Publication Date: 2003
ISSN: 0833-7519
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJFEB2004
Describes the Project Approach and how it was used in a Grade 1 exploration of Painted Lady butterflies in Ontario, Canada. Outlines the students' experience with the project and examines the compatibility of the Project Approach with the Ontario Science and Technology Curriculum document. Maintains that the Project Approach supports and complements the provincial curriculum and provides a meaningful context in which to apply children's skills and dispositions. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: *Elementary School Curriculum; *Elementary School Science; *Elementary School Students; Foreign Countries; Grade 1; Insects;
Primary Education; *Science Education; Scientific Concepts; *State Standards
Identifiers: Ontario; *Project Approach (Katz and Chard)
EJ643794
RC515258
Title: Explore, Question, Ponder, and Imagine: Projects Give Kids the
Chance To Delve Deeply and Find Their Own Way through Challenging Intellectual
Terrain.
Author(s) Sherman, Lee
Source: Northwest Education, v7 n3 p2-7 Spr 2002
Publication Date: 2002
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Opinion papers (120); Reports--Descriptive
(141)
Journal Announcement: CIJAUG2002
The project approach to learning engages students' natural bent for discovery through observation, play, hands-on tasks, and real-world challenges. Project-based learning complements systematic instruction in basic skills by making discrete bits of information relevant. Teachers must design projects that provide enough latitude for student initiative and direct students toward mastery of challenging standards. (TD)
Descriptors: Academic Standards; *Active Learning; Constructivism (Learning);
Educational Philosophy; Elementary Secondary Education; *Experiential
Learning; Holistic Approach; *Relevance (Education); *Student Projects;
*Teaching Methods
Identifiers: *Project Approach (Katz and Chard); Student Engagement
EJ637852 PS532485
Title: Projects and Themes. Beginnings Workshop.
Author(s) Lutton, Alison; Bellomo, Sherry; Ramos, Maria Sylva; Gambetti, Amelia; Katz, Lilian G.; Forman, George; Hall, Ellen; Berglund, Kath; IKupu, Andres; Glover, Anne
Source: Child Care Information Exchange, n141 p39-57 Sep-Oct 2001
Publication Date: 2001
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Non-classroom (055); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAY2002
Articles present information on using the student project approach and instructional themes in early childhood settings. Articles describe particular projects, teachers and students' experiences with project learning, the Reggio Emilia approach, phases of project work, using ordinary moments during the day to support children's construction of knowledge, and community involvement in curriculum development. (KB)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning); *Early Childhood Education; Inservice
Teacher Education; Preschool Curriculum; Preschool Teachers; Program Descriptions;
*Reggio Emilia Approach; School Community Relationship; *Student Projects;
Teacher Student Relationship; Teaching Methods; Thematic Approach; *Young
Children
Identifiers: *Project Approach (Katz and Chard)
EJ637802 PS532371
Title: An Artist among Young Artists: A Lesson for Teachers.
Author(s) Loughran, Sandra
Source: Childhood Education, v77 n4 p204-08 Sum 2001
Publication Date: 2001
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAY2002
Describes an artist-in-residence experience at a private Montessori school. Discusses the Montessori philosophy regarding art education, the artist's challenge to the Montessori approach, and art experiences. Asserts that the artist-in- residence demonstrated a merging of the precepts of the Reggio Emilia approach, Montessori principles, and the Project Approach. (KB)
Descriptors: Art Activities; *Art Education; *Childrens Art; Elementary
Education; *Elementary School Students; Montessori Method; Reggio Emilia
Approach; Student
Projects
Identifiers: Project Approach (Katz and Chard)
EJ635780 PS532376
Title: Children Are Born Mathematicians: Promoting the Construction of Early Mathematical Concepts in Children Under Five.
Author(s) Geist, Eugene
Source: Young Children, v56 n4 p12-19 Jul 2001
Publication Date: 2001
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Opinion papers (120); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJAPR2002
Argues that mathematics literacy begins at birth and that all that children need to construct mathematics concepts for themselves are a stimulating environment and receptive adults. Provides suggestions for promoting emergent math for children from birth through 4 years, including using rhythm and music, incorporating mathematics concepts into everyday activities, using blocks and manipulatives, and using the Project Approach. (KB)
Descriptors: Basic Skills; Classroom Techniques; *Concept Formation; Early
Childhood Education; Educational Practices; *Mathematical Concepts; Mathematics
Activities; Mathematics Instruction; *Preschool Children; Preschool Teachers;
*Teacher Student Relationship
Identifiers: Project Approach (Katz and Chard)
EJ635779 PS532375
Title: Discovering, Supporting, and Promoting Young Children's Passions and Interests: One Teacher's Reflections.
Author(s) Ferguson, Christine
Source: Young Children, v56 n4 p6-11 Jul 2001
Publication Date: 2001
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJAPR2002
Describes the journey of one kindergarten teacher as she discovered, supported, and promoted the passions and interests of an at-risk kindergarten student, and shared in his joys of learning. Details an inquiry project about snakes, initiated by the student's knowledge about snakes, involving field trips, class discussion, learning centers, and show-and-tell activities. (KB)
Descriptors: *Childhood Interests; Developmental Delays; Field Trips;
*High Risk Students; Inquiry; Kindergarten; *Kindergarten Children; Learning
Centers (Classroom); Personal Narratives; *Preschool Teachers; *Student
Interests; Student Needs; Student Projects; *Teacher Student Relationship
Identifiers: Project Approach (Katz and Chard)
EJ633395 PS532108
Title: Studying Pond Life with Primary-Age Children: The Project Approach in Action.
Author(s) Warner, Laverne; Morse, Pam
Source: Childhood Education, v77 n3 p139-43 Spr 2001
Publication Date: 2001
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Classroom--Teacher (052); Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAR2002
Describes the development, implementation, and results of a pond life elementary student research project. Utilizing the pond life example, provides guidelines for children's research projects including the implementation of the K-W-L (know-want to know- learned) strategy with the children's reports/projects. Provides resources utilized in the pond life study from the World Wide Web and document references. (SD)
Descriptors: *Elementary School Students; Primary Education; *Science
Activities; Science Curriculum; Science Education; Science Instruction;
*Science Projects; *Student Projects; *Teaching Methods
Identifiers: K W L Strategy; *Ponds; *Project Approach (Katz and Chard)
EJ633344 PS531960
Title: Using Experts To Enhance Classroom Projects.
Author(s) Capezzuto, Sheila M.; Da Ros-Voseles, Denise A.
Source: Young Children, v56 n2 p84-85 Mar 2001
Publication Date: 2001
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Classroom--Teacher (052); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAR2002
Suggests that planned interactions with experts have the potential for giving children a better understanding of the world beyond the classroom, and asserts that receptive and active communication strategies are key to a successful classroom visit. Describes one teacher's experience using visitor resources and offers advice on planning, preparing for, and getting the most out of a student-expert encounter. (TJQ)
Descriptors: *Class Activities; Discussion; Early Childhood Education;
Educational Resources; *Experiential Learning; Interpersonal Communication;
*Learning Activities; Program Development; *Student Participation; *Thematic
Approach
Identifiers: *Classroom Visitors; *Experts; Project Approach (Katz and
Chard)
EJ616893 PS531232
Title: Multiple Forms of Representation in Long-Term Projects: The
Garden Project.
Author(s) Trepanier-Street, Mary
Source: Childhood Education, v77 n1 p18-25 Fall 2000
Publication Date: 2000
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141); Reports--Evaluative
(142)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAY2001
Details a garden project as an example of how Reggio Emilia-inspired, long-term projects can enhance young children's representational thinking. Includes samples of children's conversations and drawings. Discusses the teacher's role in locating information and documenting the progress. Notes that well-planned, continual, active, concrete experiences in the environment supported the children's representations. (KB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development; Early Childhood Education; Kindergarten;
*Kindergarten Children; *Preschool Children; *Reggio Emilia Approach;
Student Centered Curriculum; *Student Projects; Teacher Role; Teaching
Methods
Identifiers: Project Approach (Katz and Chard); *Representational Thinking
EJ610279 PS530725
Title: "I Disagree!" Said a Second-Grader: Butterflies, Conflict, and Literate Thinking.
Author(s) Salyer, David M.
Source: Young Children, v55 n4 p7-10 Jul 2000
Publication Date: 2000
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJJAN2001
Describes how an inquiry-based science project on the life cycle of butterflies provided a developmentally appropriate learning experience in a first and second grade multiage classroom. Maintains that the critical exchange of ideas among students made students' thinking available for inspection, and allowed students to use their talk as a tool for thinking and communicating, thereby promoted literate thinking. (KB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development; *Conflict; Developmentally Appropriate
Practices; *Elementary School Students; *Group Discussion; *Inquiry; *Student
Projects; Teaching Methods; *Thinking Skills
Identifiers: Project Approach (Katz and Chard)
EJ610240 PS530537
Title: Quiltmaking: A Perfect Project for Preschool and Primary.
Author(s) Helm, Jeanne; Huebner, Alice; Long, Becky
Source: Young Children, v55 n3 p44-49 May 2000
Publication Date: 2000
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Classroom--Teacher (052); Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJJAN2001
Describes how a quilting theme can provide an inclusive, engaging experience for children that also strengthens literacy, communicative, cognitive, and problem-solving skills and encourages family involvement. Outlines the phases of a quilting project, lists related classroom activities for both preschool and primary classrooms, and offers examples of songs, poems, and fingerplays. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Class Activities; Early Childhood Education; *Family Involvement;
*Interdisciplinary Approach; Mathematics Skills; *Parent Participation;
Reading Skills; *Thematic Approach; Writing Skills
Identifiers: *Project Approach (Katz and Chard); *Quilting; Quilts
EJ610237 PS530534
Title: From a Bean Cake to a Classroom Kingdom: An Idea Becomes Five Weeks of Learning.
Author(s) Scully, Patricia; Howell, Jacky; Corbey-Scullen, Lynn
Source: Young Children, v55 n3 p28-35 May 2000
Publication Date: 2000
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJJAN2001
The celebration of an annual event turned into a 5-week project on medieval life for a kindergarten class. Children were active participants in the planning and execution of the project in which they created a medieval kingdom. A variety of activities enabled the children to further develop skills and expand their knowledge of the topic. (TJQ)
Descriptors: *Class Activities; *Creative Thinking; Early Childhood Education;
Kindergarten; *Learning Activities; *Problem Solving; Role Playing; Student
Centered Curriculum; *Thematic Approach
Identifiers: *Middle Ages; *Project Approach (Katz and Chard)
EJ615409 PS530999
Title: Varied Teaching and Learning Approaches. This We Believe and Now We Must Act.
Author(s) Brodhagen, Barbara L.
Source: Middle School Journal, v29 n3 p49-52 Jan 1998
Publication Date: 1998
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Classroom--Teacher (052); Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJAPR2001
Presents several strategies used by teachers committed to providing varied teaching and learning approaches in the middle school; strategies include learning inventories; question posing by young adolescents; projects; and interactive and reflective learning by students. Also discusses the need for professional development for teachers who are using these approaches. (TJQ)
Descriptors: *Cognitive Style; Critical Thinking; Discussion (Teaching
Technique); *Individual Differences; *Learning Activities; Learning Strategies;
Middle Schools; *Multiple Intelligences; Problem Solving; Professional
Development; Student Projects; Teacher Improvement; *Teaching Methods;
*Teaching Styles
Identifiers: Project Approach (Katz and Chard); Question Answering; Questions;
Reflective Thinking
EJ570792 PS528353
Title: Beginning to Implement the Reggio Philosophy.
Author(s) Staley, Lynn
Source: Young Children, v53 n5 p20-25 Sep 1998
Publication Date: 1998
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJAPR1999
Describes implementation of the Reggio Approach in a university preschool. Summarizes the learning assumptions and teaching methods used. Examines the parent-teacher, teacher-teacher, and teacher-child partnerships; and describes and reflects on student projects related to dinosaurs, kites, castles, princes, and princesses. Discusses the impact on children's learning, topic selection, documentation, and supportive collaboration; and offers suggestions for future implementation. (KB)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy; *Experiential Learning; Parent School
Relationship; *Preschool Curriculum; Preschool Education; Program Descriptions;
Program Implementation; Student Projects; Teacher Collaboration; Teacher
Student Relationship; *Teaching Methods
Identifiers: Project Approach (Katz and Chard); *Reggio Emilia Approach
EJ597691 PS529819
Title: The Pueblo Project: Authentic Indian Studies.
Author(s) Laubenthal, Gail
Source: Texas Child Care, v22 n2 p24-34 Fall 1998
Publication Date: 1998
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports-- Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJJUN2000
Illustrates the project approach by describing a classroom unit on Pueblo Indians. Discusses each phase of the project, including assessment, research, hands-on activities, and evaluation. Includes instructions for the hands-on activities used in the project, and offers strategies to guide the study of Native Americans. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Active
Learning; *American Indians; Early Childhood Education; *Experiential
Learning; Interdisciplinary Approach; *Learning Activities; *Pueblo (People);
Teaching Methods; *Thematic Approach
Identifiers: Hands on Experience; *Project Approach (Katz and Chard)
EJ597690 PS529818
Title: The Project Approach: A Different Way To Plan Curriculum.
Source: Texas Child Care, v22 n2 p18-20 Fall 1998
Publication Date: 1998
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports-- Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJJUN2000
Discusses the project approach in early childhood curriculum, a natural, teacher- supported companion to teacher-directed activities that develops basic skills and recognizes the child's need for hands-on experimentation to make learning meaningful. Describes the three phases of project approach: investigation, fieldwork, and display. Offers suggestions for documenting each component of the project. (TJQ)
Descriptors: *Active
Learning; Early Childhood Education; *Experiential Learning; Interdisciplinary
Approach; Learning Activities; *Preschool Curriculum; Student Centered
Curriculum; Student Interests; *Student Projects; Teaching Methods; *Thematic
Approach
Identifiers: Child Centered Education; Hands on Experience; *Project Approach
(Katz and Chard)
EJ590130 PS529476
Title: All Kinds of Projects for Your Classroom.
Author(s) Sloane, Marie W.
Source: Young Children, v54 n4 p17-20 Jul 1999
Publication Date: 1999
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Non-classroom (055); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJFEB2000
Notes that projects provide opportunities to study in detail interesting subjects, and explores factors of successful project planning. Groups projects in three categories: event- or goal-oriented; child-initiated; and in-depth topic studies. Details attributes of the class, school, and teacher that determine project appropriateness. (LBT)
Descriptors: *Class
Activities; *Curriculum Development; Early Childhood Education; Student
Centered Curriculum
Identifiers: *Project Approach (Katz and Chard)
EJ567837 PS528009
Title: Great Moments of Learning in Project Work.
Author(s) Elliott, Mary Jane
Source: Young Children, v53 n4 p55-59 Jul 1998
Publication Date: 1998
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports-- Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJFEB1999
Describes six projects used in a Hong Kong kindergarten to illustrate key ingredients of the project method. Shows how a thematic approach combined with the use of projects can enable children to be self-motivated learners equipped with the skills to conduct in-depth investigations. Includes list of children's books for projects about shoes and about water. (KB)
Descriptors: Early
Childhood Education; Foreign Countries; *Kindergarten; *Learning Activities;
Learning Experience; Preschool Curriculum; Preschool Education; Student
Motivation; *Student Projects; Young Children
Identifiers: Hong Kong; *Project Approach (Katz and Chard)
EJ567789 PS527863
Title: Project Approach and Parent Involvement in Taiwan.
Author(s) Liu, Karen C. Y.; Chien, Chu-Ying
Source: Childhood Education, v74 n4 p213-19 Sum 1998
Publication Date: 1998
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports-- Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJFEB1999
Examines efforts by educators in Taiwan to implement the project approach in early childhood settings. Discusses observed changes and benefits of parental involvement in their children's learning; describes the activities of one project that was implemented; and outlines the strategies used by the teachers to promote parental involvement in the children's learning. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Discovery
Learning; Early Childhood Education; Educational Innovation; Foreign Countries;
Learning Activities; Parent Attitudes; Parent Child Relationship; *Parent
Participation; Parent Role; Parent School Relationship; *Student Projects;
Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Role; *Teaching Methods
Identifiers: *Project Approach (Katz and Chard); Taiwan (Taipei)
EJ567783 PS527857
Title: Creating Contexts for Middle-Age Learning.
Author(s) Stone, Sandra J.
Source: Childhood Education, v74 n4 p234-36 Sum 1998
Publication Date: 1998
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJFEB1999
Presents the theories of Vygotsky and Bandura that provide the foundation for research on cross-age learning in multiple-age groupings. Discusses the cognitive, social, and emotional benefits children derive from mixed-age groupings. Outlines social learning contexts, such as learning centers and projects, and structural contexts, such as multiage classrooms. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Classroom
Techniques; *Cognitive Development; Cross Age Teaching; Elementary Education;
*Emotional Development; Interpersonal Competence; *Learning Centers (Classroom);
*Mixed Age Grouping; Peer Influence; Peer Teaching; Prosocial Behavior;
*Social Development
Identifiers: Bandura (Albert); Peer Modeling; Project Approach (Katz and
Chard); Vygotsky (Lev S)
EJ545042 PS526618
Title: We Think They're Learning: Beliefs, Practices, and Reflections
of Two Teachers Using Project-Based Learning.
Author(s) Lundeberg, Mary A.;
Source: Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, v8 n1 p59-81 1997
Publication Date: 1997
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJOCT1997
Examined changing beliefs, practices, and reflections of two elementary teachers who engaged students in project- based learning in a technology-rich environment. Found core beliefs related to knowledge construction: (1) strategic knowledge of how to find and organize information is important; (2) construction of projects leads to constructing and organizing knowledge; and (3) knowledge of student learning is evident from group. (DR)
Descriptors: *Computer
Uses in Education; Elementary Education; *Geography Instruction; Interviews;
Student Attitudes; Surveys; *Teacher Attitudes; Team Teaching; Videotape
Recordings
Identifiers: Learning Environment; *Project Approach (Katz and Chard)
EJ541602 PS526213
Title: ERIC/EECE Report: The Project Approach in Early Childhood Education.
Author(s) Cesarone, Bernard
Source: Childhood Education, v73 n3 p185-87 Spr 1997
Publication Date: 1997
Language: English
Document Type: Information Analysis (070); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJAUG1997
Summarizes recent ERIC documents and journal articles that discuss the use of the project approach as a teaching method in early childhood education. Provides paragraph-length abstracts of nine ERIC documents and seven journal articles, as well as information about ERIC and ordering ERIC documents. (EV)
Descriptors: *Early
Childhood Education; Experiential Learning; Integrated Curriculum; Learning
Activities; Literature Reviews; *Student Projects; *Teaching Methods
Identifiers: *Project Approach (Katz and Chard); *Project Based Instruction
EJ538098 PS525986
Title: A Multicultural Family Project for Primary.
Author(s) Gutwirth, Valerie
Source: Young Children, v52 n2 p72-78 Jan 1997
Publication Date: 1997
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports-- Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJJUN1997
Suggests that teachers can work with children's families to study likenesses and differences in their respective cultures. Details a class project for 7- to 8-year- olds whereby children start with self-portraits and construct masks of their faces. Provides sample mask project timeline and steps for making masks out of paper molds and a shredded-paper-and-glue medium. (AMC)
Descriptors: *Art
Activities; Art Expression; Art Materials; *Childrens Art; Classroom Techniques;
*Cultural Awareness; *Cultural Differences; Early Childhood Education;
Elementary School Students; Family Characteristics; *Multicultural Education;
*Parent Teacher Cooperation; Teaching Methods
Identifiers: *Family Activities; Project Approach (Katz and Chard)
EJ533095 PS525779
Title: To Build a House: Designing Curriculum for Primary- Grade Children.
Author(s) Harris, Teresa T.; Fuqua, J. Diane
Source: Young Children, v52 n1 p77-83 Nov 1996
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Classroom--Teacher (052); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAR1997
Presents a social studies unit on house building for 5- to 7-year olds. Discusses rationale for the project approach and outlines unit components. Describes the three components of the curriculum planning strategy: (1) impression activities; (2) extension activities; and (3) expression activities. Discusses experiences during unit implementation and assessment through observation of children's behaviors and products. (KDFB)
Descriptors: Childrens
Literature; Class Activities; Curriculum Development; Elementary School
Curriculum; *Housing; Housing Industry; Observation; Primary Education;
Program Evaluation; Self Expression; *Social Studies; Units of Study;
*Young Children
Identifiers: Anecdotal Records; Project Approach (Katz and Chard); Representational
Thinking; Symbolic Thinking
EJ533090 PS525774
Title: Teaching All Children: Four Developmentally Appropriate Curricular
and Instructional Strategies in Primary-Grade Classrooms.
Author(s) Burchfield, David W.
Source: Young Children, v52 n1 p4-10 Nov 1996
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports-- Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAR1997
Describes four child-focused and child-sensitive curricular and instructional strategies to increase teachers' understanding of children and quality of teaching: (1) multiple intelligences and different ways of knowing; (2) the Project Approach; (3) the writer's workshop; and (4) balancing reading strategies and cueing systems. Discusses strengths, unique features, and application of each approach. (KDFB)
Descriptors: Classroom
Techniques; *Educational Strategies; Elementary School Curriculum; Multiple
Intelligences; Primary Education; Reading Instruction; *Student Centered
Curriculum; Student Projects; Writing Workshops; *Young Children
Identifiers: Child Centered Education; *Developmentally Appropriate Programs;
Diversity (Student); Gardner (Howard); Heterogeneous Classrooms; Project
Approach (Katz and Chard)
EJ533030 PS525650
Title: Learning about Moths.
Author(s) Albrecht, Kay; Walsh, Katherine
Source: Texas Child Care, v20 n2 p32-37 Fall 1996
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports-- Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAR1997
Describes an early childhood classroom project involving moths that teaches children about moths' development from egg to adult stage. Includes information about the moth's enemies, care, and feeding. Outlines reading, art, music and movement, science, and math activities centering around moths. (BGC)
Descriptors: Art
Activities; Class Activities; Discovery Learning; Discovery Processes;
Early Childhood Education; Handicrafts; Integrated Curriculum; *Learning
Activities; Mathematics Achievement; Mathematics Skills; Movement Education;
Music Activities; *Outdoor Education; Puppetry; Science Activities; Sciences;
Young Children
Identifiers: *Nature; Project Approach (Katz and Chard)
EJ528148 PS525237
Title: Can We Adapt the Philosophies and Practices of Reggio Emilia,
Italy, for Use in American Schools?
Author(s) Firlik, Russell
Source: Early Childhood Education Journal, v23 n4 p217-20 Sum 1996
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Opinion papers (120)
Journal Announcement: CIJDEC1996
Describes the Reggio Emilia (Italy) model for preschool education. Addresses the perceived difficulties of transferring the program to U.S. schools, focusing on differences in patterns of thinking, educational attitudes, and cultural conventions between the two cultures. Provides perspectives for change and adaptation. (SD)
Descriptors: Class
Activities; *Classroom Environment; Classroom Techniques; Constructivism
(Learning); *Cultural Differences; Early Childhood Education; *Educational
Change; Educational Innovation; *Educational Philosophy; Foreign Countries;
Learning Processes; Learning Theories; Multiple Intelligences; Nontraditional
Education; Play; Student Centered Curriculum; Student Projects; *Teaching
Methods; Young Children
Identifiers: Child Centered Education; Dewey (John); Gardner (Howard);
Holistic Education; *Italy (Reggio Emilia); Learning Environment; Project
Approach (Katz and Chard); *Reggio Emilia Approach; Social Constructivism;
Social Learning Theory; Thorndike (Edward L); Whole Child Approach
EJ523472 PS524970
Title: Lilian Katz on the Project Approach.
Source: Scholastic Early Childhood Today, v10 n6 p20-21 Mar 1996
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Opinion papers (120)
Journal Announcement: CIJSEP1996
Interview with Lilian Katz, one of the foremost authorities on the project approach to learning. Discusses the misconceptions and advantages of the project approach, the teacher's role in project-based work, and the qualities teachers need to insure its success. Gives historical background on the development of the approach, and some common stumbling blocks to its successful implementation. (TJQ)
Descriptors: *Active
Learning; *Discovery Learning; Early Childhood Education; Educational
Trends; *Experiential Learning; Interviews; *Learning Activities; *Student
Projects; Teacher Role
Identifiers: *Project Approach (Katz and Chard)
EJ523471 PS524969
Title: Learning through Projects.
Author(s) Borgia, Eileen
Source: Scholastic Early Childhood Today, v10 n6 p22-29 Mar 1996
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Classroom--Teacher (052); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJSEP1996
Offers guidelines for creating and implementing an age- appropriate project that fits children's needs, interests, and surroundings. Using the example of a supermarket project, outlines the four stages of a project's development--preliminary planning, getting started, investigation and discovery, and wrapping up the project. Gives tips on learning goals, topic selection, involving families, and using documentation. (TJQ)
Descriptors: *Active
Learning; *Discovery Learning; Early Childhood Education; *Experiential
Learning; Family Involvement; Field Trips; *Learning Activities; Parent
Participation; *Student Projects
Identifiers: Age Appropriateness; *Project Approach (Katz and Chard)
EJ516731 PS524341
Title: The Project Approach: A Museum Exhibit Created by Kindergartners.
Author(s) Diffily, Deborah
Source: Young Children, v51 n2 p72-75 Jan 1996
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports-- Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJMAY1996
Describes one kindergarten classroom's experience creating a rock and fossils museum exhibit and the excitement and learning that occurred when the children become directly involved in the project. Using the framework of the project approach, math, science, art, writing, and social studies content areas were involved. (ET)
Descriptors: *Class
Activities; *Exhibits; *Experiential Learning; Kindergarten; Kindergarten
Children; Primary Education; *Student Participation; *Student Projects;
Teaching Methods
Identifiers: Dewey (John); Project Approach (Katz and Chard); Rocks
EJ505502 PS523296
Title: Projects in the Early Years.
Author(s) Hartman, Jeanette A.; Eckerty, Carolyn
Source: Childhood Education, v71 n3 p141-47 Spr 1995
Publication Date: 1995
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Classroom--Teacher (052); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJOCT1995
Suggests that the growing interest in project work in early childhood education is in response to the call for developmentally appropriate practices. Defines projects and discusses the beginning of a project. Discusses the three phases of the "construction site/house project" by four- and five-year olds and provides responses to frequently asked questions about projects. (DR)
Descriptors: Class
Activities; Definitions; Early Childhood Education; *Outcomes of Education;
Preschool Children; *Teaching Methods
Identifiers: Developmentally Appropriate Programs; *Project Approach (Katz
and Chard)
EJ503734 PS523431
Title: Project Work with Diverse Students: Adapting Curriculum Based
on the Reggio Emilia Approach.
Author(s) Abramson, Shareen;
Source: Childhood Education, v71 n4 p197-202 Sum 1995
Publication Date: 1995
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports-- Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJSEP1995
Presents key features of the Reggio Emilia approach and its adaptation to early childhood curriculum in the United States. Discusses using projects as a teaching strategy for diverse students to encourage language and conceptual development. Gives prominence to visual languages. Describes project activities involving student teachers and children. (BAC)
Descriptors: *Curriculum
Development; Early Childhood Education; Educational Environment; Educational
Innovation; *Instructional Materials; Integrated Curriculum; Language
Acquisition; Multicultural Education; *Student Projects; *Teaching Methods;
Visual Arts
Identifiers: Culturally Different Students; Italy (Reggio Emilia); *Project
Approach (Katz and Chard); *Reggio Emilia Approach
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