SCIENCE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Prepare in-service early childhood educators to create a rich, meaningful science curriculum with this complete professional development package. Teacher trainers will get a two-part set they can use in tandem: a DVD filmed at the highly respected, award-winning Arlitt Child and Family Research & Education Center at the University of Cincinnati, and a corresponding PowerPoint presentation on CD-ROM.
On the DVD - filled with lively classroom footage, insightful teacher reflections, and commentary from experts - educators will see first-hand how to: Plan and implement games and activities that help children develop scientific knowledge; Integrate science throughout the whole classroom; Create intentional teaching opportunities; and, Use questioning strategies to promote higher-level thinking.
And with the CD-ROM, teacher trainers will have more than 80 PowerPoint slides with supplementary content, including helpful outlines of the key take-away points, discussion questions about the DVD footage, and instructions on how to make simple classroom materials that help children learn.
A rare inside look at good science instruction in action, this CD-and-DVD set is the ideal way to strengthen teaching practices - and give young children a foundation of scientific knowledge they'll build on for years to come.
DVD TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Video clips showing preschool children engaged in content-specific thinking and problem solving
2. Teacher interviews
3. Classroom planning sessions
4. Expert guidance for viewer reflection
5. Power Point presentations for instructors
6. Directions for making materials featured in the DVD
CD-ROM TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Children's Development of Scientific Knowledge Guides Planning (28 slides)
Chapter 2: Teacher Reflection Informs Planning (31 slides)
Chapter 3: Integrating Science Throughout the Classroom (23 slides)
Instructions for Materials: Science Materials (34 slides)
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