Starting Small

Lauren Madden is a Professor in the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education at The College of New Jersey. The aim of her work is to advocate for scientific literacy and the health of our planet through teaching and learning.

• Starting Small: Celebrating First Steps When Adopting Curricular Change K-16ForewordBy: Lauren MaddenChapter 1 Little Kids Making Big DecisionsBy: Tiffany RoblesChapter 2 Small Changes, Meaningful Impact: Number Talks in the Elementary Mathematics ClassroomBy: Heather West Jerez*, Temple A. Walkowiak*, Briana Pelton, Kristin Hord, & Jennifer Tymkin* The first two authors are co-lead authors.Chapter 3 Wonder Walks as Nature Based Teaching PracticeBy: Steph N. DeanChapter 4 A small step towards a meaningful school: collaboration in experimentality for curriculum integrationBy: Ivan Salinas, Natalia Albornoz, & Magnolia GuerreroChapter 5 Taking Small Steps Towards Inquiry-Based Science TeachingBy: Zora M. WolfeChapter 6 Creating a Discourse Driven ClassroomBy: Jillian PlumChapter 7 Stepping Stones on Mount Project-Based Learning (PBL) By: Maggie Demarse and Anne-Lise HalvorsenChapter 8 Stories That Need To Be ToldBy: Clancy Bishop, Tiffany Coleman, Nikki Collins, & Melissa EwingChapter 9 The Naughty List—Time for a ChangeBy: Carolyn Davidson Abel & Tingting XuChapter 10 Nurturing The Writer WithinBy: Melissa Ewing, Courtney Kozelski, & Elizabeth CrockerChapter 11 Empowering middle school english: Small steps in a journey of literacy transformationBy: Mona B. ZignegoChapter 12 Beyond Checking Boxes: Enacting Equitable Practices in English Language ArtsBy: Katie F. Whitley, Erin Riley-Lepo, & Ashley PollittChapter 13 Conferencing in the High School STEM ClassroomBy: Lauren Bsales & Tanner HuffmanChapter 14 Creating Multiple Pathways for Outcomes & Unit Themes through StandardsBy: Samantha ShaneChapter 15 Small Steps Towards Amplifying More Voices in Your Social Studies Classroom: An Exercise in Critical LiteracyBy: Ashley WrightChapter 16 Think Big, Start Small: A Story with Strategies for Curriculum ChangeBy: Emily S. Meixner & Rachel Scupp-JorgeChapter 17: A Simulation Activity: Supporting Pre-service Teachers through the Response-to-Intervention ProcessBy: Molly D. KeoughChapter 18: A “Small but Meaningful” Framework for Improving Post-Secondary CoursesBy: Amy L. ClayChapter 19: Exploring Cosmopolitan & Critical Perspectives in a Writing CourseBy: Grace Y. KangChapter 20: Flip, Switch, Reverse: A New Faculty Member Tackling a New Course and Content AreaBy: Abby C. EmersonChapter 21: Incorporating Lesson Study: An Improvement Process for Elementary Social Studies Teacher CandidatesBy: Alexander S. ButlerChapter 22: Collaborate with librarians: How adding new and relevant materials mattersBy: Ewa Dziedzic-ElliottChapter 23 Jagged Learning Profiles for Culturally Responsive ClassroomsBy: Serena MoralesChapter 24 Creating a Classroom Community That Values Disabled School CitizensBy: Steve Singer