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Montessori

Author	: Angeline Stoll Lillard
Publisher	: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date	: 2007-01
ISBN 10	: 0195325265
Pages	: 404 pages
Rating	: 4.2/5 (65 users)

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Download or read book Montessori written by Angeline Stoll Lillard and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007-01 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone interested in education, at all levels and in all forms, will take from this book a wealth of insights on how to improve teaching effectiveness."--BOOK JACKET.

Early Childhood Education

Author	: Rebecca Staples New
Publisher	: Greenwood Publishing Group
Release Date	: 2007
ISBN 10	: 0313331022
Pages	: 270 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (22 users)

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Download or read book Early Childhood Education written by Rebecca Staples New and published by Greenwood Publishing Group. This book was released on 2007 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Understanding Montessori

Author	: Maren Schmidt
Publisher	: Dog Ear Publishing
Release Date	: 2009-04
ISBN 10	: 9781598589740
Pages	: 280 pages
Rating	: 4.9/5 (897 users)

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Download or read book Understanding Montessori written by Maren Schmidt and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Understanding Montessori: A Guide for Parents Maren Schmidt explains the how's and why's of Montessori education while asserting that authentic Montessori education is the most effective way for children to learn. What is Montessori Education? Montessori education, more than anything, is about understanding and aiding the child's natural process of growth and learning. The principles, methods, and materials that Dr. Montessori pioneered over one-hundred years ago are not only scientifically supported and researched, they are based on common sense. Understanding Montessori: A Guide for Parents will help parents understand the stages of childhood growth and learning and how Montessori education uniquely meets each child's learning needs. Understanding Montessori draws on the author's twenty-five years of working with children to explain in simple language what neuropsychologists are now finding that--children learn faster and more easily in a properly prepared Montessori classroom than in traditional settings. Montessori classrooms all over the world have proven that, when implemented faithfully, Dr. Maria Montessori's philosophy works for children at all levels of ability and socio-economic circumstance. Montessori education offers an unmatched complement of principles, methods and materials that develop a child's mind like no other educational method. Understanding Montessori busts twelve major myths that prevent clear understanding of what Montessori education is and is not. The underlying principles of Montessori education are explained alongside children's developmental needs and how these two ideas create the foundations of Montessori methods, techniques and learning communities. Two chapters of the book provide in depth questionnaires for finding and assessing a quality Montessori school, along with details for accessing downloadable copies of these questionnaires. Every group has their own set of key words and Montessori educators are no exception. Chapter 10 explains basic childhood development and Montessori terms with clear and easy to understand definitions. Three key ways to assure your child's success are offered in Chapter 8, followed in the next chapter with ten ways that we as parents benefit from considering a child's point of view. Understanding Montessori promises to explain the basics of Montessori education so that you can make informed decisions about this powerful learning method when a parent's time is in short supply. Montessori education may be the most important choice you make for your child. Learn more by reading Understanding Montessori: A Guide for Parents.

Montessori

Author	: Angeline Stoll Lillard
Publisher	: Oxford University Press
Release Date	: 2005-03-10
ISBN 10	: 9780199708918
Pages	: 421 pages
Rating	: 4.9/5 (89 users)

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Download or read book Montessori written by Angeline Stoll Lillard and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-03-10 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One hundred years ago, Maria Montessori, the first female physician in Italy, devised a very different method of educating children, based on her observations of how they naturally learn. In Montessori, Angeline Stoll Lillard shows that science has finally caught up with Maria Montessori. Lillard presents the research behind eight insights that are foundations of Montessori education, describing how each of these insights is applied in the Montessori classroom. In reading this book, parents and teachers alike will develop a clear understanding of what happens in a Montessori classroom and, more important, why it happens and why it works. Lillard, however, does much more than explain the scientific basis for Montessori's system: Amid the clamor for evidence-based education, she presents the studies that show how children learn best, makes clear why many traditional practices come up short, and describes an ingenious alternative that works. Now with a foreword by Renilde Montessori, the youngest grandchild of Maria Montessori, Montessori offers a wealth of insights for anyone interested in education.

Persistenz und Verschwinden. Persistence and Disappearance

Author	: Michael Göhlich
Publisher	: Springer-Verlag
Release Date	: 2009-01-21
ISBN 10	: 9783531911250
Pages	: 251 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (112 users)

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Download or read book Persistenz und Verschwinden. Persistence and Disappearance written by Michael Göhlich and published by Springer-Verlag. This book was released on 2009-01-21 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welche Geschichten erzählen uns pädagogische Organisationen, wenn sie auf ihre Innovations- und Anpassungspraxen hin befragt werden? Der Band untersucht das Phänomen der Persistenz, d.h. des Überlebens einer Einrichtung unter sich wandelnden Kontextbedingungen, als organisationales Lernen. Dabei geht es um das Verständnis einzelner realer Einrichtungen, methodologisch also um Fallstudien u.a. an Addams' Hull House, Franckes Anstalten, Montessoris Kinderhaus, Homer Lanes Little Commonwealth, Decrolys Schule.

Intellectual Agency and Virtue Epistemology: A Montessori Perspective

Author	: Patrick Frierson
Publisher	: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date	: 2019-12-12
ISBN 10	: 9781350018839
Pages	: 272 pages
Rating	: 4.5/5 (188 users)

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Download or read book Intellectual Agency and Virtue Epistemology: A Montessori Perspective written by Patrick Frierson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the work of Maria Montessori and contemporary virtue epistemologists such as Linda Zagzebski and Jason Baehr, Intellectual Agency and Virtue Epistemology presents a new interpretation of the nature of intellectual agency and its associated virtues. Focusing on Montessori's interpretation of specific virtues including sensory attentiveness, intellectual love and intellectual humility, it discusses why these are virtues, why one can be held responsible for them, and how they relate to each other. Moreover, it considers pedagogical implications of considering these capacities to be virtues. Intellectual Agency and Virtue Epistemology not only reveals the value of seeing Montessori as a virtue epistemologist, it encourages educationalists to take seriously the cultivation of intellectual virtues as an important part of the education of children.

The Montessori school in the world

Author	: Alida Giacomini
Publisher	: Sovera Edizioni
Release Date	: 2017-01-30
ISBN 10	: 9788866520764
Pages	: 140 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (27 users)

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Download or read book The Montessori school in the world written by Alida Giacomini and published by Sovera Edizioni. This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sociology of Education

Author	: James Ainsworth
Publisher	: SAGE Publications
Release Date	: 2013-04-11
ISBN 10	: 9781506354736
Pages	: 1056 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (547 users)

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Download or read book Sociology of Education written by James Ainsworth and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 1056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sociology of education is a rich interdisciplinary field that studies schools as their own social world as well as their place within the larger society. The field draws contributions from education, sociology, human development, family studies, economics, politics and public policy. Sociology of Education: An A-to-Z Guide introduces students to the social constructions of our educational systems and their many players, including students and their peers, teachers, parents, the broader community, politicians and policy makers. The roles of schools, the social processes governing schooling, and impacts on society are all critically explored. Despite an abundance of textbooks and specialized monographs, there are few up-to-date reference works in this area. Features & Benefits: 335 signed entries fill 2 volumes in print and electronic formats, providing the most comprehensive reference resource available on this topic. Cross-References and Suggestions for Further Reading guide readers to additional resources. A thematic "Reader's Guide" groups related articles by broad topic areas as one handy search feature on the e-Reference platform, which also includes a comprehensive index of search terms, facilitating ease of use by both on-campus students and distance learners. A Chronology provides students with historical perspective on the sociology of education.

Wonder

Author	: Frank C. Keil
Publisher	: MIT Press
Release Date	: 2022-03-01
ISBN 10	: 9780262046497
Pages	: 333 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (464 users)

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Download or read book Wonder written by Frank C. Keil and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How we can all be lifelong wonderers: restoring the sense of joy in discovery we felt as children. From an early age, children pepper adults with questions that ask why and how: Why do balloons float? How do plants grow from seeds? Why do birds have feathers? Young children have a powerful drive to learn about their world, wanting to know not just what something is but also how it got to be that way and how it works. Most adults, on the other hand, have little curiosity about whys and hows; we might unlock a door, for example, or boil an egg, with no idea of what happens to make such a thing possible. How can grown-ups recapture a child’s sense of wonder at the world? In this book, Frank Keil describes the cognitive dispositions that set children on their paths of discovery and explains how we can all become lifelong wonderers. Keil describes recent research on children’s minds that reveals an extraordinary set of emerging abilities that underpin their joy of discovery—their need to learn not just the facts but the underlying causal patterns at the very heart of science. This glorious sense of wonder, however, is stifled, beginning in elementary school. Later, with little interest in causal mechanisms, and motivated by intellectual blind spots, as adults we become vulnerable to misinformation and manipulation—ready to believe things that aren’t true. Of course, the polymaths among us have retained their sense of wonder, and Keil explains the habits of mind and ways of wondering that allow them—and can enable us—to experience the joy of asking why and how.

Montessori and Early Childhood

Author	: Susan Feez
Publisher	: SAGE
Release Date	: 2009-10-16
ISBN 10	: 9781446205877
Pages	: 192 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (58 users)

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Download or read book Montessori and Early Childhood written by Susan Feez and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-10-16 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early childhood education across the world has been influenced by the pioneering work of Maria Montessori, and this book provides a complete overview of Montessori pedagogy and practice. It considers the Montessori approach within the context of early childhood education and care, and examines it in the light of new insights from the fields of neuroscience and child development. By helping the reader understand the influence of Montessori on contemporary early years policy and practice, the book outlines ideas relevant to all early years settings, and suggests ways for all early childhood educators to apply these ideas in practice. The book looks in detail at: - the Montessori story - the child as worker and the adult as observer - developing independence and concentration - using the senses to build the foundations for learning - early communication and language - early mathematics - cultural knowledge and understanding - Maria Montessori, and other early childhood pioneers Within each chapter are definitions of the key concepts of the Montessori approach, questions for reflection and discussion, activities and suggestions for further reading. This book focuses on the 3 to 6 age range. Susan Feez is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the University of New England, Armidale, Australia.

Developing Writers Across the Primary and Secondary Years

Author	: Honglin Chen
Publisher	: Routledge
Release Date	: 2020-03-09
ISBN 10	: 9781000041057
Pages	: 284 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (41 users)

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Download or read book Developing Writers Across the Primary and Secondary Years written by Honglin Chen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-09 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing development and pedagogy is a high priority area, particularly with standardised testing showing declines in writing across time and through the years of schooling. However, to date there are relatively few texts for teachers and teacher educators which detail how best to enable the children to become confident, autonomous and agentic writers of the future. Developing Writers Across the Primary and Secondary Years provides cumulative insights into how writing develops and how it can be taught across years of compulsory schooling. This edited collection is a timely and original contribution, addressing a significant literacy need for teachers of writing across three key stages of writing development, covering early (4-7 years old), primary (7-12 years old) and secondary years (12-16 years old) in Anglophone countries. Each section addresses two broader themes — becoming a writer with a child-oriented focus and writing pedagogy with a teacher-oriented focus. Together, the book brings to bear rigorous research and deep professional understanding of the writing classroom. It offers a novel approach conceiving of writing development as a dynamic and multidimensional concept. Such an integrated interdisciplinary understanding enables pedagogical thinking and development to address more holistically the complex act of writing.

Montessori in Action

Author	: Elizabeth G. Slade
Publisher	: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date	: 2021-08-02
ISBN 10	: 9781119763130
Pages	: 306 pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (631 users)

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Download or read book Montessori in Action written by Elizabeth G. Slade and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-08-02 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join the Revolution! Build a resilient Montessori school Montessori in Action: Building Resilient Montessori Schools delivers a practical and actionable method to provide a strong Montessori experience for all children, families and educators. The first of its kind, this book offers readers a collection of modern and concrete ways to build an equitable and resilient Montessori program, by discussing topics like: Working within the unique, complex ecosystem of Montessori to build a unified community empowered to serve the mission of the school Sharing ways to create a culture of honest conversation based on the values of growth and clarity Offering ways to build strong and resilient systems that will engage the whole community and yield results Perfect for Montessori educators and administrators of all kinds, Montessori in Action will support educators in taking action! This book provides structures, tools and timetables to strengthen and improve schools. It will also earn a place in the libraries of the parents of Montessori children who desire to create and maintain an equitable environment that benefits all students, regardless of their background.

Multimodality Across Classrooms

Author	: Helen de Silva Joyce
Publisher	: Routledge
Release Date	: 2018-08-14
ISBN 10	: 9781351329569
Pages	: 214 pages
Rating	: 4.5/5 (295 users)

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Download or read book Multimodality Across Classrooms written by Helen de Silva Joyce and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume takes a broad view of multimodality as it applies to a wide range of subject areas, curriculum design, and classroom processes to examine the ways in which multiple modes combine in contemporary classrooms and its subsequent impact on student learning. Grounded in a systemic functional linguistic framework and featuring contributions from scholars across educational and multimodal research, the book begins with a historical overview of multimodality’s place in Western education and then moves to a discussion of the challenges and rewards of integrating multimodal texts and ever-evolving technologies in a variety of settings, include primary, language, music, early childhood, Montessori, and online classrooms. As a state of the art of teaching and learning through different modalities in different educational contexts, this book is an indispensable resource for students and scholars in applied linguistics, multimodality, and language education.

Theory of Mind Development in Context

Author	: Virginia Slaughter
Publisher	: Psychology Press
Release Date	: 2016-11-01
ISBN 10	: 9781317608332
Pages	: 160 pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (83 users)

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Download or read book Theory of Mind Development in Context written by Virginia Slaughter and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theory of Mind Development in Context is the first book of its kind to explore how children’s environments shape their theory of mind and, in turn, their ability to interact effectively with others. Based on world-leading research, and inspired by the ground-breaking work of Candida Peterson, the original collected chapters demonstrate that children’s understanding of other people is shaped by their everyday environment. Specifically, the chapters illustrate how theory of mind development varies with broad cultural context, socioeconomic status, institutional versus home rearing, family size, parental communication style, and aspects of schooling. The volume also features research showing that, by virtue of their condition, children who are deaf or who have an autism spectrum disorder function in environments that differ from those of typical children and this in turn influences their theory of mind. Although much important research has emphasized the role of nature in theory of mind development, this book highlights that children’s understanding of other people is nurtured through their everyday experiences and interactions. This perspective is essential for students, researchers, and practitioners to gain a complete understanding of how this fundamental skill develops in humans. The book is invaluable for academic researchers and advanced students in developmental psychology, education, social psychology, cognitive psychology, and the social sciences, as well as practicing psychologists, counselors, and psychiatrists, particularly those who deal with disorders involving social and/or communicative deficits.

The Influence of Theorists and Pioneers on Early Childhood Education

Author	: Roy Evans
Publisher	: Routledge
Release Date	: 2022-02-24
ISBN 10	: 9781000542530
Pages	: 388 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (425 users)

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Download or read book The Influence of Theorists and Pioneers on Early Childhood Education written by Roy Evans and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-02-24 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chapters in this book reflect on the major shifts in the views of early childhood thinkers and educators, who have contributed to contemporary theoretical frameworks pertaining to early childhood learning. The book also revisits and critically analyses the influence of developmental theories on early childhood education, starting in the 1890s with the work of G. Stanley Hall that established the close association of early childhood education and child development. Several chapters comprise critical examinations of the fundamental influence of thinkers such as Piaget, Vygotsky, Kohlberg, Adler, Pestalozzi, Froebel, and so on, on early childhood learning. The book also contends that these theoretical conceptions of child development have heavily influenced modern views of early childhood education. This book is a significant new contribution to early childhood learning, and will be a great resource for academics, researchers, and advanced students of Education, Public Policy, History of Education, Psychology, and Sociology. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Early Child Development and Care.

Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural School Psychology

Author	: Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers
Publisher	: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date	: 2010-02-18
ISBN 10	: 9780387717982
Pages	: 1097 pages
Rating	: 4.8/5 (179 users)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural School Psychology written by Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-02-18 with total page 1097 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With contributions from leading school psychology practitioners, this encyclopedia provides a one-of-a-kind guide to cross-cultural school psychology. Some 400 entries explore concepts, themes, and the latest research findings to answer your questions in all aspects of the field. Moreover, the encyclopedia offers support at all levels of primary and secondary education, from pre-K to 12th grade. Each entry offers a description of a particular term, a bibliography, and additional readings. The editor is widely known for her bi-weekly Spanish-language columns and her appearances on television and radio as a cross-cultural expert.

The Moral Philosophy of Maria Montessori

Author	: Patrick Frierson
Publisher	: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date	: 2022-11-17
ISBN 10	: 9781350176386
Pages	: 273 pages
Rating	: 4.5/5 (763 users)

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Download or read book The Moral Philosophy of Maria Montessori written by Patrick Frierson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-11-17 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first scholarly exposition of Maria Montessori's moral philosophy, Patrick R. Frierson presents an empirically-grounded ethics that takes its start from our tendency to strive for excellence and emphasizes mutual respect, social solidarity, and love. Laying out a compelling, Montessorian approach to ethical life, Frierson constructs an account of human agency based on children, who when attentively at work on self-chosen tasks, have agency worthy of respect. Through this interpretation of children's agency, he introduces the core concept of Montessorian “character”: in Montessori's ethics, character provides the ultimate value worthy of direct respect, and those with character have a natural tendency to respect others. Character is enhanced through corporate forms of agency that Montessori calls “social solidarity.” Weaving this educationalist's ethics with theory from Nietzsche, Aristotle, Kant, Hegel, and Marx, Frierson places Montessori in the context of the history of philosophy. His study effectively unites philosophy and education, showing how human ethical life can be enhanced through a moral theory based on the respectful attention to the lived agency of young children.