Constructivist Teaching by Heart

<p>This insightful book offers a modern take on the time-honored tradition of developmentally appropriate child-centered constructivist philosophy of instruction: Teaching children one at a time yet all at once. The book provides a comprehensive road map to teaching that supports student engagement child development classroom environment grouping and organization authentic literacy instruction and culturally informed practices.</p><p>Through a series of practical chapter essays and examples the authors push back against scripted curricula and one-size-fits-all school initiatives offering instead rich examples and guiding questions to bring you closer to an authentic teaching approach that honors students and their learning.</p><p>Designed for early childhood through third-grade teachers principals administrators and pre-service students<i> Constructivist Teaching by Heart </i>is essential reading for professional development peer discussions university coursework individual study and everyone on the journey to making children the heart of their classrooms.</p>