Teacher Books: Early Childhood Education/Assessment

Teacher Books: Early Childhood Education/Assessment Introduction

I two great books for anyone in the teaching profession from assistants, to ECEs or Classroom teachers. TAKE BOTH BOOKS TOGETHER AS ONE LOT DEAL. Queen and Bathurst or Georgina are pickups. Twelve Best Practices for Early Childhood Education: Integrating Reggio and Other Inspired Approaches: In her new book, popular author Ann Lewin-Benham draws on her intimate knowledge and experience with the Reggio Approach to present 12 "best practices" inspired not only by Reggio, but also by play-based and Montessori approaches to early childhood education. These practices are demonstrated, one per chapter, with scenarios from classrooms, dialogues of children and teachers, and work samples showing the outcome of using each practice. Used together, the 12 best practices offer a new framework for early education. Written in the accessible style that her readers appreciate, this book expands on Lewin-Benham's earlier works by showing the foundations for teachers to practice the Reggio Approach in their own settings. It introduces several new techniques: fostering language skills through Meaningful Conversation, designing inspiring environments, switching from a scheduled to an Open Flow day, using materials to build brain networks and stimulate Significant Work, and much more. Embedded Formative Assessment: Formative assessment plays an important role in increasing teacher quality and student learning when it’s viewed as a process rather than a tool. Emphasizing the instructional side of formative assessment, this book explores in depth the use of classroom questioning, learning intentions and success criteria, feedback, collaborative and cooperative learning, and self-regulated learning to engineer effective learning environments for students. Benefits • Discover five key strategies with research evidence to show the impact of each. • Find over 50 practical techniques for classroom formative assessment. • Learn why educational achievement matters now more than ever. • Witness how minor changes in instruction can affect powerful changes in achievement