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Children at the Center
Transforming Early Childhood Education in the Boston Public Schools
- 248 pages
- English
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eBook - ePub
Children at the Center
Transforming Early Childhood Education in the Boston Public Schools
About this book
Children at the Center provides a closely observed account of a decade-long effort to reshape the scope, direction, and quality of the Boston Public Schools’ early childhood programs. Drawing on multiple perspectives and voices from the field, the authors highlight the reflective, collaborative, inquiry-driven approach undertaken by the program and share lessons learned.
Boston Public Schools are recognized for embedding high-quality, public preK programs in their system and achieving exceptional results. In this book, the authors outline the core principles that underlie the district’s early childhood programs and explore the role of curriculum, professional development, coaching, and data use in supporting these new initiatives. They show how the Boston Public Schools Department of Early Childhood was able to work with and against the constraints of the current accountability system to create a holistic, child-centered, play-based program that has had a significant impact in narrowing income-based learning gaps.
Written in collaboration with the Department of Early Childhood Education, this account of creating successful preK programs in a diverse urban district will provide a valuable resource for practitioners engaged in similar work across the country.
Boston Public Schools are recognized for embedding high-quality, public preK programs in their system and achieving exceptional results. In this book, the authors outline the core principles that underlie the district’s early childhood programs and explore the role of curriculum, professional development, coaching, and data use in supporting these new initiatives. They show how the Boston Public Schools Department of Early Childhood was able to work with and against the constraints of the current accountability system to create a holistic, child-centered, play-based program that has had a significant impact in narrowing income-based learning gaps.
Written in collaboration with the Department of Early Childhood Education, this account of creating successful preK programs in a diverse urban district will provide a valuable resource for practitioners engaged in similar work across the country.
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Yes, you can access Children at the Center by Betty Bardige,Megina Baker,Ben Mardell in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Early Childhood Education. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- One. Children at the Center
- Two. The Colorful Café: A Visit to a K0/K1 Inclusion Classroom
- Three. Building the BPS Early Childhood Program
- Four. Pathways to Excellence
- Five. A House for a Dragon: A Visit with a K1 Child
- Six. Redoubled Efforts and New Directions
- Seven. Tamara’s Day: A Visit to a K2 Classroom
- Eight. A New Model of Professional Development
- Nine. The DEC at Work
- Ten. Reaching In, Out, and Up
- Epilogue. A Park Where Parents Play with Their Kids: A Visit to City Hall
- Appendix. The Role of Data, Research, and Evaluation in the Process of Change
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors, Contributors, and Collaborators
- Index