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"See, Two Yellows Make A Rectangle!": Constructing Meaningful, Emergent Learning Moments In A Structured Special Education Program, Lucy Bayer
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This paper explores the relationship between emergent, child-driven learning and the structured curricula of a special education program. Relying on current research and theory as driving forces, the author designed and implemented a series of math lessons with a small group of kindergarten students in a self-contained, special-education setting. The paper begins in narrative form, detailing the author’s journey to her current line of inquiry. Empirical research and educational theory about both emergent, child-driven learning and math instruction are then summarized. The following two chapters chronicle the author’s work with her students. These chapters are presented as both narrative documentation …
The Early Years : A Handbook For New Early Childhood Progressive Educators, Mallory Morris
The Early Years : A Handbook For New Early Childhood Progressive Educators, Mallory Morris
Graduate Student Independent Studies
This master's project provides research, advice, and suggestions that will continue to prepare progressive early childhood teachers for their first years in the classroom.