DOUBLE TAP TO ZOOM WITH PHONE OR TABLET Published by Redleaf Press 10 Yorkton Court St. Paul, MN 55117 www.redleafpress.org © 2013 by Deb Curtis, Debbie Lebo, Wendy C. M. Cividanes, and Margie Carter All rights reserved. Unless otherwise noted on a specific page, no portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or capturing on any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a critical article or review to be printed in a magazine or newspaper, or electronically transmitted on radio, television, or the Internet. First edition 2013 Cover design by Jim Handrigan Cover photograph © Fancy Photography/Veer Interior design by Erin Kirk New Typeset in Minion Pro Interior photographs by Deb Curtis except on page 38, by Debbie Lebo Illustrations on page 63 by Barbara J. Massam Printed in the United States of America 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The sections entitled “What Is Reflective Teaching,” “A Reflective Teacher at Work,” and “I’m Incredible” on pages 6–8 are adapted from “Becoming a Reflective Teacher” by Margie Carter, Wendy Cividanes, Deb Curtis, and Debbie Lebo (Teaching Young Children 3[4]:18–20), © 2010 by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Adapted with permission. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Curtis, Deb.    Reflecting in communities of practice : a workbook for early childhood educators / Deb Curtis, Debbie Lebo, Wendy C. M. Cividanes, and Margie Carter.        pages cm    Includes bibliographical references.    ISBN 978-1-60554-148-8 (pbk. : alk. paper)    ISBN 978-1-60554-259-1 (e-book)     1. Early childhood education—Curricula—United States. 2. Early childhood education— Activity programs—United States. 3. Reflective teaching—United States. 4. Professional learning communities.   I. Title.   LB1139.4.C89 2013   372.21—dc23                                                             2013001770 Printed on acid-free paper COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL