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Best practices in professional development and best practices for children.  Judy Harris Helm, Ed.D., President
Best Practices is a consulting and training company for early childhood and elementary schools begun by Dr. Judy Harris Helm. Services include school and program design, onsite observations; guided self-assessment of active, engaged learning; training in specific skills such as play intervention or project approach; early literacy, and implementation of authentic assessment systems. Workshops, keynote speeches and awareness presentations are also available. Best Practices Inc. has certification as a Women's Business Enterprise (WBE).Click here to go directly to workshops and keynotes. Click here to go directly to resources and materials selected by Judy Harris Helm Best Practices Inc. provides educational consultation  Peoria Schools Community Learning Centers Dr. Helm has seved as the Educational Design Consultant since 2006 for two new Birth through 8th grade community learning centers in Peoria, Il. Click here to read about this project and how schools can be designed for 21st century teaching and learning. Applications of Brain Research to Educational Environments
As an educational consultant on your design project, Dr. Helm can serve as part of the architecture and design team or can work directly for the school to assure that your school or center provides the optimum environment for learning. Click here to request a call back about Best Practices Inc and your project. Best Practices Inc. is a certified WBE (Women's Business Enterprise).  Have you read these publications Coming soon and recent publications: Building a 21st Century Teaching and Learning Habitat, in Educational Leadership, April, 2010 issue.Click here for abstract and to purchase Como aprofundar o trabalho com projetos. Pátio – Educação Infantil, n. 22, p. 5-8, 2010. (Deepening Project Work: Getting Beyond Phases and How Many?, Brazil early childhood education professional magazine) Breaking new ground: The evolution of the community school concept in one city. Helm, J., and Clark, D. In M. Cornish (Ed.), Promising practices for partnering with families in the early years: Family, school, community partnership, Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing, 2008. Got Standards? Don't Give Up on Engaged Learning in the June issue of Young Children the journal of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. July 2008, pages 14-20. Best Brains in Science Under Five: Helping Children Develop Intentionality in the January February issue of Exchange Magazine pages 50 - 52. Energize Your Professional Development by Connecting with a Purpose: Building Communities of Practice in the June issue of Young Children the journal of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. pages 12 - 16. Read an excerpt from the article here.
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Free templates for Microsoft Publisher to be used to create displays that show how real authentic learning is occuringin your classrooms are available by clicking here. Directions for using the templates are located in Building Support for Your School. Click here to order Building Support for Your School: How to Use Children's Work to Show Learning Click a topic to find workshops,keynotes or training on these topics General Topics on Assessment: Preschool, Kindergarten, Primary Grades Assessment System Training including Work Sampling System and Focused Portfolios Understanding and Applying Brain Research and What We Know About Brain Development Integrated Teaching and Incorporating Standards The Project Approach Documenting Children's Learning For and About Parents and Parenting Supporting Language and Literacy Development in Preschool, Kindergarten and Primary Grades Inspirations from Schools of Reggio Emilia Judy Harris Helm, Ed.D., began her career teaching first grade then taught 4 year olds, directed, and designed early childhood programs and taught in teacher training programs. She served on the Task Force for the design of the Valeska Hinton Early Childhood Education Center eventually becoming Professional Development Coordinator for the school. For ten years she has been assisting early childhood and elementary schools in integrating research and new methods through her consulting and training company, Best Practices, Inc. Dr. Helm completed her graduate studies for both her M.A.T and Ed.D. at West Virginia University, College of Human Resources and Education . Teachers College Press, Columbia University, publishes her writing. She is co-author of Windows on Learning: Documenting Young Children?s Work; co-author with Lilian Katz of Young Investigators: The Project Approach in the Early Years; co-editor of The Power of Projects: Meeting Contemporary Challenges in Early Childhood Classrooms, co-author of Teaching Your Child To Love Learning: A Guide to Projects at Home and the companion training materials, Teaching Parents to Do Projects at Home: A Tool Kit for Parent Educators. Dr. Helm served as the primary design consultant for The Power of Documentation: Children's Learning Revealed Exhibit at Chicago Children's Museum which was funded by the McCormick Tribune Foundation. Her work has been translated into five languages and she provides consultation and training throughout the country and internationally. Dr. Helm is past state President of the Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children. Awards received include the Outstanding Service to Young Children Award from the Chicago Association for the Education of Young Children and the Peoria Woman in Leadership in Arts and Education Award from the Peoria YWCA. Books and Resources  Click a topic below to see resources, books, videos and websites recommended by Best Practices Books and videos by Judy Harris Helm Brain development and early childhood education The Project Approach Documenting children's learning The preschools of Reggio Emilia The general topic of early childhood education Children and Families in Crisis Early or emergent literacy resources Resources on standards in early childhood Assessment systems Resources for working with toddlers | Foreword | | Return Home | Our Philosophy | What's New | Services Resources | Contact Us | Download Page | |
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