Designs for Living and Learning by Margie Carter

Designs for Living and Learning by Margie Carter

You likely have dreams for your early childhood environment that are greater than rating scales, regulations, and room arrangements. Designs for Living and Learning has been a favourite resource among educators and caregivers for more than a decade, and this new edition is packed with even more fresh ideas that can be used as you create captivating environments that nurture children, families, and staff while supporting children's learning. With hundreds of all-new colourful photographs of real early learning settings and a multitude of simple and practical concepts for creative indoor and outdoor spaces and learning materials, this book truly is a source of inspiration as you learn how to shape welcoming spaces where children can learn and grow. Expanded chapters include new information reflecting current trends and concerns in the early childhood field, such as the use of recycled and non-traditional materials, children in the outdoors, alternative ways to think about providing for learning outcomes, facing and overcoming barriers and negotiating change, and the impact of environmental rating scales in Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS). Two new chapters are included, one highlighting the transformations of environments with before and after photos and outlines of the process, and another offering examples of soliciting children's ideas about the environment.

Margie Carter has approximately 50 years of experience as a teacher, director, college lecturer, coach, and consultant in the early childhood profession. She has coauthored eight books and presented to early childhood professionals in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Margie's work pushes early childhood educators and caregivers to think differently about what children, families, and staff in programs deserve. Deb Curtis has worked with children and teachers in early childhood programs for the past 35 years, observing and analyzing children and the teaching and learning process. Deb has worked with early childhood educators in college settings, seminars, and institutes in North America, New Zealand, and Australia, in addition to teaching children. She has spent the last five years working as a toddler teacher and is the coauthor of eight books about working with young children.

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ISBN 13	9781605543727
ISBN 10	1605543721
Title	Designs for Living and Learning
Author	Margie Carter
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Redleaf Press
Year published	2014-12-30
Number of pages	264
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