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From Play to Practice: Connecting Teachers´ Play to Children´s Learning
Marcia L. Nell
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Description for From Play to Practice: Connecting Teachers´ Play to Children´s Learning
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 273 x 229. .
How do we help teachers deepen their understanding of the importance of play? How do we strengthen teachers' ability to skillfully and intentionally guide children's learning through play? When teachers engage in creative, open-ended play experiences, they learn firsthand the power of play. They also become more knowledgeable about the purposeful use of materials and intentional teaching strategies they can use to help children engage in open-ended play. From Play to Practice describes how and why play is important. The play workshop experiences for educators that are outlined in the book help teachers understand and promote play-based learning as part of developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs. Journal reflections of play participants, along with photos from play workshops, illustrate the power of play to change professional and personal lives.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Washington DC, United States
ISBN
9781928896937
SKU
V9781928896937
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About Marcia L. Nell
Marcia L. Nell, PhD, is an assistant professor at Millersville University in Millersville, Pennsylvania, USA where she teaches graduate and undergraduate early childhood education courses and supervises student teachers. Marcia taught in public schools for 25 years. Her research interests include play and creativity across the life cycle, with an emphasis on the benefits of using self-active play with older adults with and without Alzheimer's disease. She also conducts research on the benefits of the Professional Development School model for teacher training, increasing parent involvement in education, and other aspects of teacher preparation program.
Reviews for From Play to Practice: Connecting Teachers´ Play to Children´s Learning
In the current discourse about play and early education, one factor is often overlooked
teachers' perceptions of play. Teachers who are in touch with the power of play are more likely to use play-based teaching strategies than those who are not. This book raises teachers' awareness of how play promotes all aspects of children's development.
James Christie, Professor, Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University This book is a concise and articulate presentation of play's impact on learning and provides a guide to improving teaching practices and children's experience. The combination of theory and application to both children and adults is clearly unique in the field.
K. Craig Jones, Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education, University of West Florida Now more than ever, children need help connecting deeply to learning through play. From Play to Practice is exactly the book teachers need to help make this happen.
Diane E. Levin, Professor, Early Childhood Education, Wheelock College When teachers play, they learn to see the materials and their possibilities for learning through the eyes of a child. This book illustrates clearly that play is part of planning developmentally appropriate curriculum.
Susan Wood, Executive Director, The Children's Center California Institute of Technology While many consider play a frivolous activity in which children should occasionally engage, this book illustrates the reflection, research, practices, and transformation surrounding the topic. Marcia Nell and Walter Drew's discussion convinces us that play
like learning
is a lifelong pursuit.
Luis Hernandez, Early Childhood Specialist/TTAS, Western Kentucky University
teachers' perceptions of play. Teachers who are in touch with the power of play are more likely to use play-based teaching strategies than those who are not. This book raises teachers' awareness of how play promotes all aspects of children's development.
James Christie, Professor, Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University This book is a concise and articulate presentation of play's impact on learning and provides a guide to improving teaching practices and children's experience. The combination of theory and application to both children and adults is clearly unique in the field.
K. Craig Jones, Associate Professor, Early Childhood Education, University of West Florida Now more than ever, children need help connecting deeply to learning through play. From Play to Practice is exactly the book teachers need to help make this happen.
Diane E. Levin, Professor, Early Childhood Education, Wheelock College When teachers play, they learn to see the materials and their possibilities for learning through the eyes of a child. This book illustrates clearly that play is part of planning developmentally appropriate curriculum.
Susan Wood, Executive Director, The Children's Center California Institute of Technology While many consider play a frivolous activity in which children should occasionally engage, this book illustrates the reflection, research, practices, and transformation surrounding the topic. Marcia Nell and Walter Drew's discussion convinces us that play
like learning
is a lifelong pursuit.
Luis Hernandez, Early Childhood Specialist/TTAS, Western Kentucky University