High-quality learning for a changing world : what educators need to know and do / Beverly Falk ; foreword by Jacqueline Jones.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Insights from research on how children learn -- Organizing the classroom as a learning environment -- Routines and transitions -- Understanding the context in which you teach -- Connecting play, purposes, standards, and goals -- Choice time in Fanny's kindergarten classroom : nurturing learning through inquiry and play -- Learning through interdisciplinary curriculum studies -- Joining with the learner through a required curriculum : the subway study in Emma's prekindergarten classroom -- Walking alongside the learner through a teacher-designed curriculum : a study of "change" in Yvonne's prekindergarten classroom -- Observing, assessing, and using information to inform teaching and support learning -- Using assessment to inform teaching and support learning : the Bronx River Study in Jessica and Andrene's 1st-grade classroom -- Focusing on literacy -- Teaching strategies to support children's learning -- Celebrating diversity -- Building community in the classroom : caring for the whole child -- Creating a caring community of learners in kimberly and Vanessa's 1st/2nd-grade classroom -- Partnering with families in school life -- Learning from teaching.

"This is a concise overview of the fundamentals of teaching in early childhood settings (pre-K-2). Beginning with what the research tells us about how young children develop and learn, Falk shows how to create learning environments, plan, teach, and assess in ways that support children's optimal development"-- Provided by publisher.