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MindTap for Nilsen's Week by Week: Plans for Documenting Children's Development, 2 terms Instant Access, 8th Edition

Barbara Ann Nilsen

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MindTap for Nilsen's Week by Week: Plans for Documenting Children's Development, 2 terms Instant Access 8th Edition by Barbara Ann Nilsen
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MindTap for Nilsen's Week by Week: Plans for Documenting Children's Development, Eighth Edition is a comprehensive digital learning solution that powers students from memorization to mastery. It gives you complete control of your course--to provide engaging content, challenge every individual and build students' confidence and prepare them for employment.

MindTap is fully customizable and easily integrates into your school's LMS and Grade Book. You can easily organize and deliver key content that gives you extra course flexibility, whether your class meets in person, takes place online or uses a hybrid model. Customize the interactive syllabi, emphasize the most important topics and add your own material or links in the Learning Path or notes to the students in the ebook.

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Barbara Ann Nilsen

Barbara Ann Nilsen taught in the early childhood classroom and then in the college classroom and online as professor and chair of the Teacher Education and Early Childhood Department at SUNY Broome Community College in Binghamton, New York. She retired in 2006. In addition, she was the grant director of a statewide online course collaborative and the Early Learning Opportunities federal project for Building Brighter Futures for Broome. Nilsen has been active in local, state and national early childhood professional development initiatives such as New York State Career Pathways, New York State Children's Program Administrator Infant/Toddler, Family Child Care Credentials and NAEYC'S Early Childhood Associate Degree Program Accreditation project. She is the co-author, with Virginia Albertalli, of AN INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING AND TEACHING: INFANTS THROUGH SIXTH GRADE and the author of the OBSERVATION AND ASSESSMENT PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENT text. She received her EdD in early and middle childhood from Nova University (now called Nova Southeastern University) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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  • MindTap is an outcome-driven application that propels students from memorization to mastery. It’s the only platform that gives you complete ownership of your course. With it, you can challenge all students, build their confidence and empower them for career success.
  • ACCESS EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN ONE PLACE. Cut down on prep with preloaded, organized course materials in MindTap. Teach more efficiently with interactive multimedia, assignments, quizzes and more. Students can download the MindTap Mobile App, which gives them the power to read, listen and study on their phones, so they can learn on their terms, in any location.
  • EMPOWER YOUR STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL. Twelve distinct metrics give you actionable insights into student engagement. Identify topics troubling your entire class, and instantly communicate with struggling students. Students can track their scores to stay motivated toward their goals. Together, you can accelerate progress and identify areas where remediation is necessary.
  • YOUR COURSE. YOUR CONTENT. Only MindTap gives you complete control over your course. You have the flexibility to reorder textbook chapters, add your own notes and embed a variety of content, including OER. Personalize course content to your students’ needs. They can even read your notes, add their own and highlight key text to aid their progress.
  • A DEDICATED TEAM, WHENEVER YOU NEED THEM. MindTap isn’t just a tool; it’s backed by a personalized team eager to support you. Get help setting up your course and tailoring it to your specific objectives. You’ll be ready to make an impact from day one, and we’ll be right here to help you and your students throughout the semester--and beyond.

Table of Contents

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1. Getting Started.
2. Using the Class List Log to Look at Separation and School Adjustment.
3. Using Anecdotal Recordings to Look at Self-Care.
4. Using Checklists to Look at Physical Development.
5. Using Running Records to Look at Social Development.
6. Using Frequency Counts to Look at Emotional Development.
7. Using Conversations to Observe Language and Speech.
8. Using Time Samples to Look at Attention Span.
9. Using Standardized Tests to Look at Cognitive Development.
10. Using Rating Scales to Look at Literacy.
11. Using Work Samples to Look at Creativity.
12. Using Technology for Documentation of Dramatic Play.
13. Using Documentation for Child Abuse Suspicions and Looking at Self-Concept.
14. Using Program Assessments to Look at Children in Groups.
15. Using the Portfolio for Communications with Families and Looking at the Child's Interactions with Adults.
16. Using the Yearly Plan to Observe and Record Children's Development.

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  • ISBN-10: 0357773551
  • ISBN-13: 9780357773550
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