A Matter of Choice

Autor/in	Pierpont, Katherine
Titel	A Matter of Choice
Quelle	In: Teaching Pre K-8, 37 (2007) 7, S.34-37 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0891-4508
Schlagwörter	Grade 2; Workshops; Teaching Methods; Disabilities; Constructivism (Learning); Partnerships in Education; After School Programs; Summer Programs; Young Children; Student Participation; Student Interests; Educational Environment; Nontraditional Education; Parent School Relationship; College School Cooperation; Educational Research; Faculty Development; Observation; Iowa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Handicap; Behinderung; Hochschulpartnerschaft; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Sommerkurs; Frühe Kindheit; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Studieninteresse; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Beobachtung
Abstract	In 2001, in partnership with the Waterloo, Iowa school system, the R.J. McElroy Trust, Janice Freeburg-Cannon, Tri-County Head Start, Allen Health System, the University of Northern Iowa and the Regents' Center for Early Developmental Education created a special model for early childhood education that would eventually become The Freeburg School. Freeburg offers a one-of-a-kind education plus before-, after- and summer-school programs for 66 students ages three through the second grade, including children with disabilities. From its inception, the framework of Freeburg was designed to provide a constructivist education that involves students with activities that engage interest, stimulate experimentation with the physical world and promote cooperation. Freeburg also fosters a loving and unbiased environment in which children experience and learn the tenets of mutual respect. It is also a place for teachers to free themselves from the constraints of traditional teaching methods. Among the long list of exemplary choices that Freeburg is making is the decision to open its doors to parents, researchers, pre-service and practicing teachers. The school offers frequent professional development workshops on constructivist education (Freeburg's teachers give workshops on evenings, Saturdays and during the summer) and also allows visitors to observe the incredible daily goings-on of its classrooms through one-way mirrors. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10