Margie Carter

About the Author:

Margie Carter

Margie Carter has worked as a preschool, kindergarten and primary school teacher, curriculum developer, High/Scope trainer, child care director, and college instructor. She received her B.S. in Education from Northwestern University and her M.A. in Human Development and Leadership from Pacific Oaks College. Margie is the coauthor of numerous professional learning books with Deb Curtis, including?The Visionary Director, Training Teachers, The Art of Awareness, Reflecting Children’s Lives, Learning Together with Young Children,?and?Reflecting in Communities of Practice.

Margie Carter 's Books

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  • Learning Together with Young Children, Second Edition
    Learning Together with Young Children, Second Edition

    Authors: Deb Curtis, Margie Carter

    Product Code:
    545226 (Softbound)
    545233 (e-book)
    ISBN:
    978-1-60554-522-6 (Softbound)
    978-1-60554-523-3 (e-book)
    Age Focus: 0–5
    Full Color

    Description & More Details

    Published by Redleaf Press Free sample chapter

    In this new edition of their classic book, Curtis and Carter offer an alternative framework to approach standardization and data-driven mandates. This book puts young children at the center of planning your curriculum. Rather than following a prescriptive curriculum, teachers can translate educational theories into concrete ideas for working with children and families.

    330 pages; 300 photos

    $49.95  
    $49.95  
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  • Reflecting in Communities of Practice: A Workbook for Early Childhood Educators
    Reflecting in Communities of Practice: A Workbook for Early Childhood Educators

    Authors: Deb Curtis, Margie Carter, Debbie Lebo, Wendy C.M. Cividanes

    Product Code:
    541488 (Softbound)
    ISBN:
    978-1-60554-148-8 (Softbound)

    Description & More Details

    Published by Redleaf Press

    Reflective teaching—a continuous cycle of observing, documenting, and planning—supports children's learning and strengthens your teaching skills. Reflecting in Communities of Practice, a professional development workbook, will help you cultivate your creative, critical, and reflecting thinking skills through ten study sessions. Each session includes guided activities that focus on topics related to understanding the value and key elements of reflective teaching.

    80 pages

    $24.95  
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  • Reflecting Children's Lives, 2nd Edition: A Handbook for Planning Child-Centered Curriculum
    Reflecting Children's Lives, 2nd Edition: A Handbook for Planning Child-Centered Curriculum

    Authors: Deb Curtis, Margie Carter

    Product Code:
    540399 (Softbound)
    541754 (e-book)
    ISBN:
    978-1-60554-039-9 (Softbound)
    978-1-60554-175-4 (e-book)
    Age Focus: 3-5

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    free sample chapter

    Make the complex task of creating a child-centered curriculum easier with the practical guidelines and ideas in this updated and expanded handbook. Learn how to sharpen your observation and documentation skills, set up your space, and transform your teaching to reflect children's interests and needs. Insightful classroom stories, assessment tools, checklists, comparative charts, and activities encourage new approaches and self-reflection as you plan your curriculum and put it into practice. Addressing new standards in early education, two new chapters focus on teaching academics in a meaningful way and guiding children as they play and learn.

    264 pages

    $34.95  
    $34.95  
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