Handbook of ECD Experiences, Innovations, and Lessons from CEE/CIS
The Handbook of ECD Experiences, Innovations, and Lessons from CEE/CIS showcases successful early childhood development (ECD) investments and public/private partnership in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEE/CIS) . The examples are from both within and outside the ISSA network, and ISSA hopes that the Handbook will serve as a source of inspiration in considering new ways of improving and expanding integrated ECD services, both in the CEE/CIS region and beyond. The Handbook was launched at the ECD Policy Roundtable: Investing in Early Childhood: The Most Effective Use of a Nation's Resources, hosted by the Romanian Ministry of Education, Research, and Innovation and ISSA on 14 October 2009 in Bucharest, Romania.
ISSA Principles of Quality Pedagogy
ISSA's Principles of Quality Pedagogy is a network-developed tool that defines quality in teaching practices and classroom environment. In 2010, continuing its work on promoting high quality support to children's development and learning in the early years, ISSA launched an updated version of its Principles: Competent Educators of the 21st Century: Principles of Quality Pedagogy. This document lays out a framework of principles of quality pedagogy and can provide guidelines for teacher preparation and continuous professional development, supporting early years professionals from the classroom to the policy level. ISSA believes that the seven areas outlined in the Principles are important ideals to be followed by professionals, administrators, and policymakers in order to provide maximum support to children and their families. This document serves as a basis for professional discussion, building and expanding partnerships, improving practices, and bringing change into the lives of young children in the countries of the ISSA network and beyond.
Through its Reading Corner Initiative, ISSA has published an array of developmentally appropriate, high quality children's books in 13 languages, as well as activity kits for parents and caregivers to accompany a selection of the books.
These resources for teachers, caregivers and parents
and other early childhood professionals are hands-on
guides, which provide
practical applications on how to implement child-centered,
community-based philosophies in early childhood
programs. Learn more.
ISSA develops and implements training programs
on a variety of topics and themes related to the
Step by Step philosophy. Learn
more.
Effective teaching and learning for minority-language children in preschool
These materials are supporting minority language children who are learning a second language in the classroom. Designed for kindergarten teachers, materials present background, theory, activities, and actively promote the inclusion of children's home language and culture in the classroom. Learn more.
Semester-length courses and curricular
materials prepare early childhood teachers
for child-centered teaching. Learn more.
Developed through the work of international task
forces of early childhood professionals, Step by
Step Standards and Assessment
instruments
assist programs working towards a quality
education for children and their families. Learn
more.
Currently out of print, Educating Children for Democracy was the professional journal of the International Step by Step Association. Learn more.
It was intended for teachers and faculty who instructed preschool and/or primary school teachers, and other educational professionals interested in child-centered teaching methods. With articles based on the experiences of countries in transition, the journal emphasized change and educational transformation. It published articles on the challenges, confronting all democracies, of providing educational experiences necessary to the continuation of open and free societies. Past issues of the journal are available in archive in English and Russian languages.
ìChildren Are Our Worldî colorfully illustrates
how Step by Step programs in Haiti, Kazakhstan
Latvia, Moldova, Mongolia and Ukraine are helping
prepare children
to meet the complex challenges of the 21st Century. Learn More.
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