Jeff A Johnson: 11 books
Let's All Play
A Group-Learning (Un)Curriculum
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2015
From podcasts and social media to presentations and workshops, coauthors Jeff A. Johnson and Denita Dinger are active, committed participants in everything they do. They’re terrific self-promoters, and they will work hard to drum up support and excitement for this new book. Jeff and Denita’s fans...
Babies in the Rain
Promoting Play, Exploration, and Discovery with Infants and Toddlers
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
There are many ways parents and caregivers can help children thrive in their earliest years of life. Babies in the Rain explains the theories behind the best practices for infant and toddler care as well as preferred methods for doing so. In a personable, humorous voice, Jeff A. Johnson shares his...
Let Them Play
An Early Learning (Un)Curriculum
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2013
Playtime is focused, purposeful, and full of learning. As they play, children master motor development, learn language and social skills, think creatively, and make cognitive leaps. This (un)curriculum is all about fostering children's play, trusting children as capable and engaged learners, and leaving...
Let's Play
(Un)Curriculum Early Learning Adventures
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2014
Let children experience the learning power of play! Let’s Play is a handbook full of child-led, open-ended learning adventures. The 39 fresh, fun, and budget-friendly activities (plus more than 225 play variations) are packed with learning that helps children develop important motor, cognitive,...
Keeping Your Smile
Caring for Children with Joy, Love, and Intention
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Directed at all branches of child care including family child care, center care, preschools, and parents 2. Has connection to Finding Your Smile Again but is able to stand on its own for people who did not read it 3. Three sections address stress and burnout, how to act with intention, and how to take...
Finding Your Smile Again
A Child Care Professional's Guide to Reducing Stress and Avoiding Burnout
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Using warmth and humor, this book offers techniques for dealing with the everyday stress of being a childcare professional. Written by a caregiver who’s been there, it describes the symptoms and causes of burnout, with advice to get through each challenge.
Everyday Early Learning
Easy and Fun Activities and Toys Made from Stuff You Can Find Around the House
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2008
Children can pluck an elastic band to learn about the vibrations that create music, or they can bake a cake to learn measurement and reading skills.
Everyday Early Learning provides a myriad of ways to use everyday items for great early learning opportunities. For each activity, the book lists...
by John Russon, Galen A. Johnson, John Lysaker
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
Phenomenology and the Arts develops the interplay between phenomenology as a historical movement and a descriptive method within Continental philosophy and the arts. Divided into five themes, the book explores first how the phenomenological method itself is a kind of artistic endeavor that mirrors...
In Principle, In Practice
Museums as Learning Institutions
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2007
The science museum field has made tremendous advances in understanding museum learning, but little has been done to consolidate and synethesize these findings to encourage widespread improvements in practice. By clearly presenting the most current knowledge of museum learning, In Principle, In Practice...
Homer Simpson Marches on Washington
Dissent through American Popular Culture
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
The Simpsons questions what is culturally acceptable, showcasing controversial issues like homosexuality, animal rights, the war on terror, and religion. This subtle form of political analysis is effective in changing opinions and attitudes on a large scale. Homer Simpson Marches on Washington explores...
Fragments of Trauma and the Social Production of Suffering
Trauma, History, and Memory
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2014
Fragments of Trauma and the Social Production of Suffering: Trauma, History, and Memory offers a kaleidoscope of perspectives that highlight the problem of traumatic memory. Because trauma fragments memory, storytelling is impeded by what is unknowable and what is unspeakable. Each of the contributors...