Flourishing In The Early Years

Author : Zenna Kingdon
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317555058
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flourishing in the Early Years written by Zenna Kingdon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-08 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If young children are to flourish and become happy, confident and motivated learners, they need to develop in an environment that gives them the opportunities and freedom to play and learn, along with the support of parents and practitioners who are flourishing themselves. This invaluable text looks at the conditions that enable all those engaged in the early years sector to flourish, covering themes such as the outdoor environment, the curriculum, parent partnership, equality and ethical practice. Divided into three sections, each part covers: Concepts: A consideration of how flourishing is framed by political, historical and policy frameworks. Practices: Exploring the issues that early years practitioners are faced with when engaging with parents and multi-agent professionals within their setting. Futures: Examining some of the long-term issues that may need to be revisited on a regular basis to enable continual and flourishing development to occur. With key points and reflective tasks, this book will be valuable reading to all students and practitioners working in the early childhood education and care sector who want to ensure that the children in their care are given the best possible start in life.

Author : Donna Lee Wilson
Publisher : R & L Education
ISBN 13 : 9781475803174
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flourishing in the First Five Years written by Donna Lee Wilson and published by R & L Education. This book was released on 2013 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flourishing in the First Five Years: Connecting Mind, Brain, and Education Research to the Development of Young Children will take you on a fascinating journey of discovery about what you can do to experience the thrill of helping all young children realize more of their unique potential. Packed with practical strategies and inspiring research about how learning changes the brain this book will empower you with ideas you can apply right away that can positively change children s lives forever."

Author : Donna Wilson
Publisher : R&L Education
ISBN 13 : 1475803192
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flourishing in the First Five Years written by Donna Wilson and published by R&L Education. This book was released on 2013-10-25 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flourishing in the First Five Years: Connecting Mind, Brain, and Education Research to the Development of Young Children will take you on a fascinating journey of discovery about what you can do to experience the thrill of helping all young children realize more of their unique potential. Packed with practical strategies and inspiring research about how learning changes the brain this book will empower you with ideas you can apply right away that can positively change children’s lives forever.

Author : Paul D. Spears
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830828125
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Education for Human Flourishing written by Paul D. Spears and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2009-09-23 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Far from offering a thin patina of "niceness" spread over standard educational philosophy, Steven Loomis and Paul Spears set forth a vigorous Christian philosophy of education that seeks to transform the practice of education. Beginning with a robust view of human nature, they build a case for a decidedly Christian view of education that still rightfully takes its place within the marketplace of public education.

Author : Francis Su
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300248814
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematics for Human Flourishing written by Francis Su and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Mathematics Association of America's 2021 Euler Book Prize, this is an inclusive vision of mathematics—its beauty, its humanity, and its power to build virtues that help us all flourish“This is perhaps the most important mathematics book of our time. Francis Su shows mathematics is an experience of the mind and, most important, of the heart.”—James Tanton, Global Math Project"A good book is an entertaining read. A great book holds up a mirror that allows us to more clearly see ourselves and the world we live in. Francis Su’s Mathematics for Human Flourishing is both a good book and a great book."—MAA Reviews For mathematician Francis Su, a society without mathematical affection is like a city without concerts, parks, or museums. To miss out on mathematics is to live without experiencing some of humanity’s most beautiful ideas.In this profound book, written for a wide audience but especially for those disenchanted by their past experiences, an award‑winning mathematician and educator weaves parables, puzzles, and personal reflections to show how mathematics meets basic human desires—such as for play, beauty, freedom, justice, and love—and cultivates virtues essential for human flourishing. These desires and virtues, and the stories told here, reveal how mathematics is intimately tied to being human. Some lessons emerge from those who have struggled, including philosopher Simone Weil, whose own mathematical contributions were overshadowed by her brother’s, and Christopher Jackson, who discovered mathematics as an inmate in a federal prison. Christopher’s letters to the author appear throughout the book and show how this intellectual pursuit can—and must—be open to all.

Author : George Bickham
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486206165
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Universal Penman written by George Bickham and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1941-01-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An essential part of any art library, and a book of permanent value not affected by seasonal styles." — American Artist. Here is Bickham's famous treasury of English roundhand calligraphy from 1740. Includes 125 pictorial scenes, over 200 script pictures, 19 complete animals, 275 lettered specimens, more than 100 panels, frames, cartouches, and other effects, and more.

Author : Christina Bieber Lake
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830853944
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Flourishing Teacher written by Christina Bieber Lake and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaching is a sacred profession to which you have been called. But sometimes you feel burned out: the relentless pace, the overload of classes, the grading, the advising, the additional committee work. Drawing on more than twenty years of teaching experience, Christina Bieber Lake writes to encourage you to rediscover your passion for your profession, to help you move from surviving to thriving, and to remind you why you chose this vocational path. Creatively structured around the typical rhythms of the academic calendar, this book offers refreshing and practiced advice about how to flourish in the midst of the teaching life. Lake also takes on several pressing questions: How do I balance work and family time? Where do I fit in time for my research and writing? What particular challenges do female faculty face, and how should they navigate them? Remind yourself why you teach. Rediscover your passion for this vocation.

Author : Darcia Narvaez
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190237813
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contexts for Young Child Flourishing written by Darcia Narvaez and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human beings have the most immature newborn and longest maturational schedule of any animal. Only 25% of the adult brain size is developed at full-term birth, and most of the brain's size and volume is co-constructed by caregivers in the first years of life. As a result, early life experience has long-term effects on physiological and psychological wellbeing. Contexts for Young Child Flourishing uses an evolutionary systems framing to address the conditions and contexts for child development and thriving. Contributors focus on flourishing-optimizing individual (physiological, psychological, emotional) and communal (social, community) functioning. Converging events make this a key time to reconsider the needs of children and their optimal development in light of increasing understanding of human evolution, the early dynamism of development, and how these influence developmental trajectories. There is a great deal of misunderstanding both among researchers and the general public about what human beings need for optimal development. As a result, human nature unnecessarily can be misshaped by policies, practices, and beliefs that don't take into account evolved needs. Empirical studies today are better able to document and map the long-term effects of early deficits or early assets, mostly in animal models but also through longitudinal studies. An interdisciplinary set of scholars considers child flourishing in regards to issues of development, childhood experience, and wellbeing. Scholars from neuroscience, anthropology, and clinical and developmental studies examine the buffering effects of optimal caregiving practices and shed light on the need for new databases, new policies, and altered childcare practices.

Author : Annie Davy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472953665
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Sense of Place written by Annie Davy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-07 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being outside and connecting with nature is key to young children's learning and wellbeing, especially in a busy, fast-changing and digitalised world. Outdoors, children can more easily connect to their bodies, and learn about themselves and others and how to be in the world. They use their senses to explore, understand and become mindful of the earth and the people around them. But how can Early Years practitioners best support young children as they engage with nature, while also passing on the values about the future of the planet? Annie Davy presents tried-and-tested strategies that support the wellbeing and learning journey of children through mindfulness, with a focus on learning outdoors and connecting with the world. A Sense of Place is an easily accessible guide that will make outdoor learning more interesting and fun, while also supporting children's development of resilience and resourcefulness so that they can survive and thrive in the world as they grow.

Author : Sabre Cherkowski
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1498579434
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Perspectives on Flourishing in Schools written by Sabre Cherkowski and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides perspectives and insights across the educational system for how we might move toward living out this wish in all schools. The chapters provide perspectives on fundamental questions that have been guiding recent research on wellbeing in schools: How do school communities flourish together? How does supporting educator wellbeing connect to teaching, learning, leading in schools? What characteristics, qualities and strategies support the wellbeing of the whole school community? This book is unique in that it answers these questions from the perspectives of teachers, students, administrators in K-12 schools, as well as from university and the wider community. Importantly, these chapters provide a repertoire of varied answers to the question that underpins this shift in research toward a positive organizational perspective: How can we leverage what works well to grow more, to instill in each community member a sense of their value and capacity to contribute? These chapters serve as examples, invitations, and inspiration for readers to notice in their own contexts ways they can grow wellbeing through a focused attention on building appreciative, strengths-based, positive approaches to teaching, learning, and leading in all schools.