Abstract
The following pilot study reports on teacher observations and reflections of implementing the Tools of the Mind curriculum in pre-k and kindergarten classrooms in an east coast urban school district in the US. The study followed five teachers over the course of a school year. Structured interviews were conducted with each teacher individually shortly after Tools of the Mind teacher training sessions took place. The analysis reports on themes that emerged in these conversations. Findings address; challenges the teachers faced in implementing the program, training issues, and the effectiveness of the program in supporting children’s intellectual and social skills.
Highlights
IntroductionDr Elena Bodrova and Dr Deborah Leong, are based at Metropolitan State College of Denver, Colorado and have been working together on the Tools curriculum since 1993 according to their website (www.toolsofthemind.org)
The Tools of the Mind curriculum is relatively new to the US
With a little over a decade of use in public schools here in the US, there are still only a small number of studies that attest to its effectiveness and outcomes (Diamond & Lee, 2011; Bodrova & Leong, 2003, 2005a, 2005b, 2006; Barnett, Jung, Yaroz, Thomas, & Hornbeck, 2008), and none have addressed the concerns and experience of the teachers who are in the early phases of implementing the program
Summary
Dr Elena Bodrova and Dr Deborah Leong, are based at Metropolitan State College of Denver, Colorado and have been working together on the Tools curriculum since 1993 according to their website (www.toolsofthemind.org). With a little over a decade of use in public schools here in the US, there are still only a small number of studies that attest to its effectiveness and outcomes (Diamond & Lee, 2011; Bodrova & Leong, 2003, 2005a, 2005b, 2006; Barnett, Jung, Yaroz, Thomas, & Hornbeck, 2008), and none have addressed the concerns and experience of the teachers who are in the early phases of implementing the program. The portfolio of curriculum content for consumption by K-12 schools continues to
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