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Outside Classroom: Unstructured Outdoor Play In Early Childhood Education, Valerie Lockhart Jun 2016

Outside Classroom: Unstructured Outdoor Play In Early Childhood Education, Valerie Lockhart

Graduate Student Independent Studies

This independent study examines the benefits of unstructured outdoor play in early childhood education through the lens of an original children's book and correlative research.


My Brain Wakes Up, Nicole Mcdonough May 2014

My Brain Wakes Up, Nicole Mcdonough

Graduate Student Independent Studies

An original work of fiction designed to open the conversation between students and teachers about the striking contrasts and innate beauty in how differently each of our brains are made. It is at once a work of fiction, an interview of children, an opportunity for personal reflection, and an invitation for all learners to honor our unique creativity.


The Philippines' Masskara Festival : A Nonfiction Picture Book, Monica Denise V. Javelosa May 2014

The Philippines' Masskara Festival : A Nonfiction Picture Book, Monica Denise V. Javelosa

Graduate Student Independent Studies

This study focuses on festivals in the Philippines and includes a nonfiction picture book intended to pique children's curiousity about their own region.


Manhattan Monarch, Melinda Chan May 2013

Manhattan Monarch, Melinda Chan

Graduate Student Independent Studies

Manhattan Monarch is an original children's book intended for early childhood students ages four years and up. It is the story of a Monarch butterfly floating high above the cityscape who invites the reader on an adventure through Manhattan. Includes colorful photographs that capture the butterfly's migration all the way from Manhattan to Mexico.


Another New Teacher : A Children's Book And Teacher's Guide To Addressing Teacher Change, Cheyenne M. Gleason May 2013

Another New Teacher : A Children's Book And Teacher's Guide To Addressing Teacher Change, Cheyenne M. Gleason

Graduate Student Independent Studies

A children's picture book which explores the topic of teacher change during the school year. The purpose of this book is to open up a space for conversation around teacher change in classrooms that experience a change in the teaching staff mid-year.