ABSTRACT

Documentation and Inquiry in the Early Childhood Classroom explores teacher inquiry, reflection, and research and the documentation of these processes within a variety of school sites and models. Compiling underrepresented inquiry stories from practicing teachers and administrators in early childhood (0–5) classrooms in the San Francisco Bay Area, this book highlights the power of the community in supporting professional development for early childhood educators and the education of young children. Important elements addressed include teacher learning, children’s curricula, parent and community communication, and equity and social justice for teachers, children, and families.

part I|37 pages

Teacher Inquiry in a School-Wide Context

part II|69 pages

Children and Teachers Conducting Inquiry Together

chapter 3|17 pages

The Roots of Learning

Inquiry as a Form of Resistance at a Spanish Immersion Preschool

chapter 4|16 pages

Learning About Inquiry by Investigating Fish

Mission Head Start Valencia Gardens

chapter 5|17 pages

Zaida t. Rodriguez early education school

“Telling a Story on the Walls”

chapter 6|17 pages

Stretch The Imagination

part III|63 pages

Teaching Teachers About Documentation and Inquiry

chapter 7|17 pages

Las americas early education school

The Power of a Long-Term Inquiry Group for Educational Transformation

chapter 9|14 pages

Critical Self-Reflection

Exploring Racial Identity with Early Childhood Educators

part IV|98 pages

Developing Leadership Through Inquiry

chapter 12|16 pages

Alegria Migrant And Seasonal Head Start Center

The Role of Documentation in Research for Professional Learning

chapter 13|15 pages

The Discovery School

Reflection and Inquiry at a Museum-Based Preschool

chapter 14|16 pages

George Miller III Children’s Center

Inquiry and Reflection at a Large Urban Head Start Center

chapter 15|18 pages

Aquatic Park School

School-Wide Inquiry as a Vehicle for Cultivating a Democratic Learning Community