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Engaging Children’s Hearts and Minds: The Project Approach Early Childhood Investig ations Webinar Minds: The Project Approach Sylvia C. Chard, Ph.D. October 03, 2012

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Engaging Children’s Hearts and Minds: The Project Approach

Early Childhood Investigations Webinar

Minds: The Project Approachy g

Sylvia C. Chard, Ph.D.October 03, 2012

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Engaging Children’s Minds:The Project Approach, 1989

SecondEdition,20002000 

www.projectapproach.org

[email protected]

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Th P j tThe Project ApproachApproach

More than 40 years of collaboration

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The Child Study Center University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada 

G d 1 6Kindergarten Grades 1 - 6

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Dr. Margaret BrooksUniversity of New England, NSWAustralia

Yvonne KoganPrincipalPrincipalEton SchoolMexico City

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P t ti O tliPresentation Outline

• Introduction• The Project Approach Planning FrameworkThe Project Approach Planning Framework• Phase 1 – Getting Started on a project• Phase 2 – Developing a ProjectPhase 2 Developing a Project• Phase 3 – Concluding a Project• Closing Remarks and an InvitationClosing Remarks and an Invitation

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Child h l i i th k tChildren helping in the market

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What is a project?

A project is an in‐depth study of a real world topic that is wortha  real world topic that is worth knowing more about.

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In‐depth study

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In‐depth t dstudy

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Math &L

ScienceSocialS di

Student questionsInquiry

Active LearningCurriculum

LanguageStudies

Fine

InquiryFieldworkInterviewsgCurriculumFine

Arts

Health &

ExplorationObservation

Fi h dThe Project ApproachHealth &Physical Education

First handexperience

G kSocial Context Intrinsic Motivation

Relevance

Group work

Student expertiseMultiple intelligences Choice

RelevanceMeaningCollaboration

NegotiationPersuasion

LanguageSocial skills Multiple intelligences

Building strengthsChoiceInterestOwnership

e su s o

Contribution

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Topics for projects(early childhood and elementary)

• money f d• money• small creatures• trucks

• food• birds• rec cling• trucks

• breadk

• recycling• weeds• fasteners• rocks

• waterb l

• fasteners• potatoes• playgrounds• bicycles

• the farm

• playgrounds• paper• shoes• the storeshoes

• pets

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Field work in the grocery store

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Th PhThree Phases

A project is like a good story, it has a beginning a middle and an endbeginning, a middle and an end.

This format helps the teacher and children plan and tell about their workchildren plan and tell about their work as a story too.

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PHASE 1

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PHASE 2

FIELDWORK

FIELDWORK FOLLOW-UP

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PHASE 3