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Table of Contents
Foreword: Project Approach Study Group Catalog
by 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
- 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
Teachers: Pam Morbitzer and Scott Brouette - The Grocery Store Project
Teachers: Pam Scranton and Angie Wells - The House Project
Teachers: Sharman Armfield and Lee Makovichuk - The Musical Instrument Project
Teachers: Marilyn Worsley, Jan Kirkham, and Practicum Students - All about the West Room Hens
Teachers: Jane Farish and Mark Mabry - Our School Bus Project
Teachers: Ruth Harkema and Deb Lanenga - The Valeska Hinton Health Center Project
Teachers: Judy Cagle and Mary Ann Gottlieb - The Community Worker Project
Teachers: Susan Andrews, Lynn Wade, and Karen Johnson - The Bicycle Project
Teacher: Linda Lundberg - The Bird Project
Teacher: Abby Weber - Our School
Teachers: Diane Mellott, Margaret Brooks, and Angela Farmer - The Kid's Grocery Store
Teachers: Debra Wing and Debbie Biondo - The Library Project
Teachers: Candy Ganzel and Jan Stuglik - Using the School's Learning Center to Support Project Work
Teacher: Nancy Plate - The Restaurant Project
Teachers: Dorine Phelan, Robert Whiteman, Lynne Haley, and Angie VanDerLinden - Studying Our Community
Teacher: Dot Schuler - The Book Project
Teachers: Julie Gellner, Carmen Strydhorst, Tina Steele, Tera Woolard, and Cristina Milne
Section 5: Resources for Implementing the Project Approach
- ERIC Digests
- Issues in Selecting Topics for Projects
Lilian G. Katz and Sylvia C. Chard (1998)
English - Curriculum Disputes in Early Childhood Education
Lilian G. Katz (1999)
English - Child-Initiated Learning Activities for Young Children Living in Poverty
Lawrence J. Schweinhart (1997)
English - The Contribution of Documentation to the Quality of Early Childhood Education
Lilian G. Katz and Sylvia C. Chard (1996)
English - Problem Solving in Early Childhood Classrooms
Joan Britz (1993)
English - The Project Approach: An ERIC Bibliography of Books, Documents, and Journal Articles
- Recommended Books
- The Language of Projects: A Glossary of Terms Used in the Project Approach
- ERIC System
- ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
- List of Contributors to The Project Approach: An Evening of Shared Knowledge
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