Class Meetings: Young Children Solving Problems Together.

Autor/inn/en	Vance, Emily; Weaver, Patricia Jimenez
Institution	National Association for the Education of Young Children, Washington, DC.
Titel	Class Meetings: Young Children Solving Problems Together.
Quelle	(2002), (89 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch; spanisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
ISBN	1-928896-07-3
Schlagwörter	Bibliographies; Bilingual Students; Class Activities; Classes (Groups of Students); Classroom Environment; Classroom Techniques; Conflict Resolution; Early Childhood Education; Interpersonal Competence; Meetings; Multilingual Materials; Preschool Education; Problem Solving; Skill Development; Young Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klassengemeinschaft; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Klassenführung; Conflict solving; Konfliktlösung; Konfliktregelung; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Meeting; Tagung; Multilingualism; Materials; Mehrsprachiges Wörterbuch; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Problemlösen; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Frühe Kindheit
Abstract	When young children can solve problems in a nonthreatening classroom environment, they feel emotionally safe and can focus their efforts on learning. This book describes the use of class meetings in which early childhood teachers provide guidance in solving a problem or resolving a conflict to help children reach a solution that all can accept. The book is organized into four chapters. Chapter 1 presents a classroom conflict situation in which a class meeting resolved the problem to everyone's satisfaction. The chapter describes how such meetings create a sense of community, promote cognitive development, and foster strong social skills and values. Chapter 2 explains the four major components of class meetings (opening, acknowledgments, problem solving, and closing) and includes information on giving children useful feedback, resolving conflicts without adults, and conducting class meetings when no conflicts are pending. Chapter 3 focuses on introducing the class meetings concept at the beginning of the school year and includes suggestions for setting the tone, creating ground rules, giving acknowledgments, introducing problem solving, and learning to use I-statements. Chapter 4 examines class meetings and problem-solving contexts that vary from the basic class meeting, including the bilingual meeting, meetings with only the children directly involved in the conflict, problem solving with young children, and incorporating class meetings into the project approach. The final section of the book answers to some frequently asked questions about class meetings. Also included is a selected bibliography of children's books in English and in Spanish, and resources for teachers and parents. Appended are classroom charts in Spanish and English versions. (Contains 25 references.) (KB)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC