What If We Taught the Way Children Learn?: More Straight Talk About Bettering Education and Children′s Lives
About this ebook
We often teach our children in ways contrary to what we know about their development. What if our learning environments honored children’s natural inclinations and used them to enrich their lives? To help students experience joy and discovery, while also preparing them for future schooling, we need to understand the connection between how they develop and how they learn. Pica brings decades of experience in education to advocate for this change.
Written as a follow-up to the bestselling What If Everybody Understood Child Development?, this book includes:
- 31 easy-to-read chapters on topics including disruptive behavior, creativity, self-regulation, screen time, and mental health
- Suggested next steps and resources in every chapter
- Real-life examples from the author′s and others’ experiences
- Evidence from brain science research
- Easy-to-read format perfect for PLCs, book studies, and parents
The straight talk in this book inspires readers to generate change so that children can have the lives and education they deserve.
About the author
Rae Pica has been an education consultant (www.raepica.com) specializing in the education and development of the whole child since 1980. A former adjunct instructor with the University of New Hampshire, she is the author of 21 books, including the text Experiences in Movement and Music, in its 5th edition, and What If Everybody Understood Child Development?: Straight Talk About Bettering Education and Children’s LIves. Rae is known for her lively and informative keynotes and trainings and has shared her expertise with such groups as the Sesame Street Research Department, the Head Start Bureau, Centers for Disease Control, the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues, Gymboree, Nike, and state health departments throughout the country. Rae is a regular blogger and YouTube creator and the author of online courses for early childhood professionals.
