books by Deb Curtis     books:     Deb Curtis      Spreading the News: Sharing the Stories of Early Childhood Education Margie Carter, Deb Curtis Redleaf Press, 2002 a terrific guide for making visual displays Though this book is focused on communicating information about early childhood programs, it could be used for any subject you want to inform others about with an eye catching visual display. I plan to use the guidelines for making a display about the activities in my ...             Reflecting Children's Lives: A Handbook for Planning Child-Centered Curriculum Deb Curtis, Margie Carter Redleaf Press, 2002 A great workbook for developing a child-centered classroom This book gives preschool teachers a framework for evaluating their teaching practices, and understanding the value of a child-centered curriculum. The authors do a wonderful job of explaining their philosophy, and demonstrating how it can be effective in real-life ...             The Visionary Director: A Handbook for Dreaming, Organizing, and Improvising in Your Center Margie Carter, Deb Curtis Redleaf Press, 2002 A Valuable Reference for New and Experienced Directors During the past two years,I have often gone back to this book for support and suggestions. As a new director, I have found many helpful ideas for training and handling staff. One of the best suggestions was the reading of children's books at staff meetings. I have read ...             Designs for Living and Learning: Transforming Early Childhood Environments Deb Curtis, Margie Carter Redleaf Press, 2003 Beautiful pictures and descriptions. As a director of a fairly new child development center, I am always looking for new ideas to make our center as comfortable for the children as possible. This book has some wonderful ideas that don't require a lot of money, which is nice because we are always short. ...             Training Teachers: A Harvest of Theory and Practice Margie Carter, Deb Curtis, ... Redleaf Press, 2002 A superb combination of theory and practice. Although the primary audience is people involved in teacher training, this is a valuable book for anyone who works with adults. It is centered around a constructivist philosophy of adult learning that builds on Jean Piaget's theories of child development: We learn ...             Learning Together with Young Children: A Curriculum Framework for Reflective Teachers Deb Curtis, Margie Carter Redleaf Press, 2007 A must read for any ECE teacher or instructor! Feeling stuck in the rut, burned out, disillusioned, under-challenged as a teacher of young children or teacher & mentor of other teachers -- well, this book sure is cheaper than therapy! And likely a darn sight more fun too! I could hardly put it down when it finally ...             The Art of Awareness: How Observation Can Transform Your Teaching Deb Curtis, Margie Carter Redleaf Press, 2002 The key to observing children, state authors Deb Curtis and Margie Carter in The Art of Awareness, is to know that observation is more than just a teaching technique. Observing children closely provides a new way of thinking about learning and teaching, a way of making children visible as they are, not just as we want them to be. Observant ...          products you might be interested in transforming Christianity for the Rest of Us: How the Neighborhood Church Is ... Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves: Transforming Parent-child ... Transforming Fate Into Destiny: A New Dialogue with Your Soul environments Green for Life Silent Spring Cocoa(R) Programming for Mac(R) OS X (3rd Edition) The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great ... Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit observation Art & Fear: Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking Working in the Reggio Way: A Beginner's Guide for American Teachers The Three-Minute Classroom Walk-Through: Changing School Supervisory ... What On Earth Have I Done?: Stories, Observations, and Affirmations Notebook for Fantastical Observations (Spiderwick Chronicles) search for books child-centered, curriculum, environments, improvising, observation, transforming      toavi.com    web we recommend Beautiful pictures and descriptions. randomly chosen book: Uncle Scrooge Adventures, Barks/Rosa Collection Vol. 1: Land of the Pygmy ...