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Perspectives on the Project Approach

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View blogs by Lilian Katz, Sallee Beneke, or practicing early childhood directors.

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Accreditation Renewal Sparks an Anti-bias Journey

Accreditation Renewal Sparks an Anti-bias Journey

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by practicing early childhood directors

Adjusting Pace and Location of Project Work

Adjusting Pace and Location of Project Work

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Sallee Beneke

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Beginning a Center-Wide Commitment to Project Work

Beginning a Center-Wide Commitment to Project Work

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by practicing early childhood directors

Building an Appetite for Project Work

Building an Appetite for Project Work

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

The “Bottom-up” Perspective on the Quality of an Early Childhood Program

The “Bottom-up” Perspective on the Quality of an Early Childhood Program

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

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Continuity of Contact

Continuity of Contact

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

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Developing a Class Album

Developing a Class Album

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

Discussing Project Work with Children in Inclusive Classrooms

Discussing Project Work with Children in Inclusive Classrooms

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Sallee Beneke

Displaying Documentation: Providing Supports for the Viewer of the Display

Displaying Documentation: Providing Supports for the Viewer of the Display

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Sallee Beneke

Documentation: The Basics, Part 1

Documentation: The Basics, Part 1

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

Documentation: The Basics, Part 2

Documentation: The Basics, Part 2

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

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Evaluating Projects

Evaluating Projects

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

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Field Trips and Fieldwork

Field Trips and Fieldwork

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Sallee Beneke

Flexibility and the Project Approach

Flexibility and the Project Approach

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by practicing early childhood directors

Following the Child’s Lead

Following the Child’s Lead

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Sallee Beneke

The Feed-Forward Problem

The Feed-Forward Problem

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

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Giving a Project a Narrative Title

Giving a Project a Narrative Title

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

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Helping Children Seek Knowledge and Understanding

Helping Children Seek Knowledge and Understanding

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

Helping Children Take the Lead

Helping Children Take the Lead

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Sallee Beneke

How Many Projects per Year?

How Many Projects per Year?

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

The Horse Project

The Horse Project

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

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Informing Parents about the Project Approach

Informing Parents about the Project Approach

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Sallee Beneke

Insight as Part of Teaching Young Children

Insight as Part of Teaching Young Children

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

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Journey into the Project Approach

Journey into the Project Approach

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by practicing early childhood directors

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A Multiage Project on “How Things Work”: An Unexpected Adventure

A Multiage Project on “How Things Work”: An Unexpected Adventure

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by practicing early childhood directors

Making Preliminary Field Trips

Making Preliminary Field Trips

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Sallee Beneke

Materials for Representation in Project Work

Materials for Representation in Project Work

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Sallee Beneke

Math and the Project Approach

Math and the Project Approach

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Sallee Beneke

Merging the Project Approach with Other Curricula

Merging the Project Approach with Other Curricula

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by practicing early childhood directors

Moving from Thematic Units to Projects

Moving from Thematic Units to Projects

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Sallee Beneke

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Organize High-Quality Professional Development on the Project Approach in Your Own Backyard

Organize High-Quality Professional Development on the Project Approach in Your Own Backyard

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Sallee Beneke

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A Project on Trees: Suggestions for Teachers

A Project on Trees: Suggestions for Teachers

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

Project Topics in Neighborhoods Where Safety Is a Major Concern

Project Topics in Neighborhoods Where Safety Is a Major Concern

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

Project Work as a Context for Social Development

Project Work as a Context for Social Development

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

Project Work Engages Young Children’s Intellects

Project Work Engages Young Children’s Intellects

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

Project Work in a Program Serving Highly Diverse Communities

Project Work in a Program Serving Highly Diverse Communities

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by practicing early childhood directors

Projects that Strengthen Children’s Sense of their Communities

Projects that Strengthen Children’s Sense of their Communities

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

Props, Teachers, and Projects: Engaging Learners in Representational Play

Props, Teachers, and Projects: Engaging Learners in Representational Play

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Sallee Beneke

The Project Approach and the CLASS Observation Tool

The Project Approach and the CLASS Observation Tool

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Sallee Beneke

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The Question Table

The Question Table

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

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Responding to Children's Interest in a Topic

Responding to Children’s Interest in a Topic

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

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Some Benefits of Multiage Grouping

Some Benefits of Multiage Grouping

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

Standards of Experience

Standards of Experience

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

Successful Long-Term Implementation of Projects

Successful Long-Term Implementation of Projects

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by practicing early childhood directors

Supporting a Large Staff in Implementing the Project Approach

Supporting a Large Staff in Implementing the Project Approach

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by practicing early childhood directors

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Talking Straight to Children

Talking Straight to Children

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

Thoughts on Leadership

Thoughts on Leadership

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Lilian Katz

Thoughts on Project Work with Children Who Have Special Needs

Thoughts on Project Work with Children Who Have Special Needs

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by practicing early childhood directors

Tips for Supporting Teachers’ Implementation of Project Work

Tips for Supporting Teachers’ Implementation of Project Work

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by practicing early childhood directors

Two Approaches to Implementation of the Project Approach

Two Approaches to Implementation of the Project Approach

Perspectives on the Project Approach, Blogs by Sallee Beneke

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