Inquiry-Based Early Learning Environments (eBook)

Susan Stacey has worked in the field of early childhood education for over thirty-five years, as an early childhood educator, director, practicum advisor, and instructor, in both Canada and the United States. She obtained her master’s degree from Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena, California, and frequently speaks across North America about emergent curriculum, reflective and responsive practices, inquiry, documentation, and the role of the arts in early childhood education. She teaches adult students at the Nova Scotia College of Early Childhood Education and belongs to several professional organizations, such as NAEYC and the Canadian Childcare Federation. She has presented frequently at NAEYC conferences and has been published in Young Children, Young Exceptional Children, and Exchange. Her other books by Redleaf Press are Emergent Curriculum in Early Childhood Settings, The Unscripted Classroom, and Pedagogical Documentation in Early Childhood Settings.

Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Setting the Stage for Inquiry: The Physical EnvironmentChapter 3: A “Thinking Environment” That Supports Risk-TakingChapter 4: An Environment That Promotes Curiosity and QuestioningChapter 5: Environments That Make Thinking VisibleChapter 6: Environments That Support Teacher GrowthChapter 7: An Environment That Supports Relationships