Professional Development Library

This kit is perfect for programs that are building a professional development library. Included in the kit are resources to help teaching staff enhance their understanding and application of developmentally appropriate practice, or DAP. Some of the books and the DVD focus on the pedagogy—how to provide high-quality early childhood education to young children. The kit also includes books focused on the content—what areas of study should be included in a high-quality program in which staff facilitate children's learning through developmentally appropriate practice.

The kit includes:

Books

• Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Introduction for Teachers of Children 3 to 6
• Basics of Assessment:  A Primer for Early Childhood Educators
• Code of Ethical Conduct brochure packet (25 brochures)
• Social and Emotional Development: Connecting Science and Practice in Early Childhood Settings
• Big Body Play: Why Boisterous, Vigorous, and Very Physical Play Is Essential to Children's Development and Learning
• Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children
• The Young Child and Mathematics (2nd ed.)
• Ramps & Pathways: A Constructivist Approach to Physics with Young Children
• Active Experiences for Active Children: Social Studies (2nd ed.)
• The Story in the Picture: Inquiry and Artmaking with Young Children

DVD

• DAP: A Focus on Intentionality and on Play

A $300 value if purchased separately.

The Three Rs of Leadership redefines the concept of leadership in early childhood education, proposing a model of shared responsibility among school stakeholders. Drawing on her 30-plus years of working in and with schools, the author explores the three Rs of leadership—relationships, reciprocal learning, and reflection—in the context of developmentally appropriate programs that promote and support meaningful learning. Copublished with HighScope. 

Bestseller! Early childhood directors manage through relationships. This important book guides a director through the steps to build respectful, dynamic, and welcoming relationships with families and staff. Covers all traditional early childhood administration topics, from financial management to marketing and development, while also recognizing and exploring the human side of management and the critical role of emotional intelligence in effective leadership. 

To view the table of contents and preface, click on Preview Content.

Combining practical and theoretical guidance and illustrated throughout, Out of the Classroom and into the World visits a rich variety of classrooms transformed by innovative field trip curricula—showing how students’ hearts and minds are opened as they discover how a suspension bridge works, see what connects them to the people and places of their neighborhood, and come to understand the ecosystem of a river by following it to its source. Based on the core principles of progressive pedagogy, this book is a direct retort to test scores and standards as adequate measures of teaching and learning—an inspiring call and a major new resource for anyone interested in reinvigorating America’s classrooms. From New Press.