Teaching - Curricula, Early Childhood Education, Alternative Educational Methods

Project-Based Learning with Young Children

Name: Project-Based Learning with Young Children
Author: Deborah Diffily, Charlotte Sassman
ISBN: 9780325004471

by Deborah Diffily, Charlotte Sassman

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Overview

If your young students ask, "Why are we doing that?" if they wonder what school learning has to do with life outside of school, if YOU wonder how you will motivate, engage, or otherwise inspire your students to take schoolwork seriously, then read this book.

About the Author, Deborah Diffily, Charlotte Sassman

Deborah Diffily is an assistant professor of Early Childhood Education at Southern Methodist University. As a former kindergarten and first-grade teacher, Deborah shares both theory and personal experiences in presentations, articles, and books. Her primary areas of interest are supporting children's development in reading, writing, and science; project-based learning; and working with families.

Charlotte Sassman is a kindergarten and first-grade teacher at Alice Carlson Applied Learning Center in Fort Worth, Texas. During her 25 years in public education, she has been a staff developer, curriculum writer, mentor teacher, and frequent contributor to national magazines. Her primary areas of interest are young children's writing and reading, project-based learning, and school reform.