Background
Joan Isenberg was born on April 7, 1941, in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States to the family of Max Jacob Packer and Doris Gertrude Trinkle.
Joan Isenberg
Joan Isenberg studied at Wheelock College where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in 1963 and a Master of Science in Education in 1968.
Joan Isenberg received her Doctor of Education degree from Rutgers University in 1978.
Joan Isenberg studied at Wheelock College where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in 1963 and a Master of Science in Education in 1968.
Joan Isenberg received her Doctor of Education degree from Rutgers University in 1978.
(Describes methods of encouraging children to engage in ed...)
Describes methods of encouraging children to engage in educational play that develops language, mathematics, and reasoning skills through the use of common household objects and commercial toys.
https://www.amazon.com/Playthings-As-Learning-Tools-education/dp/0471090425/?tag=2022091-20
1982
(Integrating expression and play in a pre-school curriculum.)
Integrating expression and play in a pre-school curriculum.
https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Expression-Early-Childhood-Curriculum/dp/0023599456/?tag=2022091-20
1992
(This book shows how teachers and educators can use storie...)
This book shows how teachers and educators can use stories of their professional experiences to reflect on their own practice, articulate values and beliefs, give shape and form to teaching theory, and better understand decision-making processes.
https://www.amazon.com/Teachers-Stories-Personal-Narrative-Professional/dp/0787900486/?tag=2022091-20
1995
https://www.amazon.com/Major-Trends-Issues-Childhood-Education/dp/B00OVN2YXI/?tag=2022091-20
1997
(This popular book provides novice and experienced early c...)
This popular book provides novice and experienced early childhood teachers and caregivers with the roles, responsibilities, and strategies that lead to a more child-centered, play-based curriculum to nurture children's creative expression in all of its forms. It shows how to foster learning and growth by integrating children's creativity and play into the curriculum. The authors treat to play and creative expression as the cornerstones of a child-centered classroom through foundational chapters on creativity, play, and the arts. The book also contains three unique chapters on the traditional treatment of creativity and play assessment, guidance, and families. For teachers, parents, and any other adults involved in the early development of children.
https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Expression-Play-Early-Childhood/dp/013087308X/?tag=2022091-20
2000
(Teacher education is under more scrutiny than ever as sta...)
Teacher education is under more scrutiny than ever as standards-based education is becoming more and more the norm. Although much literature is available that addresses developing teacher education, no one addresses how to create and develop a master’s level program. Gary R. Galluzzo, Joan Packer Isenberg, C. Stephen White, and Rebecca K. Fox, professors at the highly regarded Graduate School of Education at George Mason University, present a text to help deans and other professionals develop a master’s level degree program that meets the standards of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
https://www.amazon.com/Masters-Education-Teacher-Professional-Development-ebook/dp/B008UTR7DQ/?tag=2022091-20
2012
(Innovative, practical, and easy to use, Creative Material...)
Innovative, practical, and easy to use, Creative Materials and Activities for the Early Childhood Curriculum is the ideal research-based resource for helping all children from infancy through grade five learn in, though, and with the arts, while meeting national and state standards. With a focus on teaching creative arts and other subjects in ways that engage children’s minds and bodies, it looks at the teacher’s role from multiple perspectives by addressing the concepts and importance of creativity, classroom environment, planning, and assessment.
https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Materials-Activities-Childhood-Curriculum/dp/013383154X/?tag=2022091-20
2014
(How to integrate creativity, play, and the arts into the ...)
How to integrate creativity, play, and the arts into the early childhood curriculum while stimulating learning, meeting current accountability standards, incorporating technology, and differentiating instruction to adapt for the diverse learners in today’s classrooms With an emphasis on thinking creatively and being resourceful as keys to surviving and thriving in today’s society, this evidence-based book provides practical ways for teachers to promote creativity, play, art, music/movement/dance, and drama for all children.
https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Thinking-Arts-Based-Learning-Preschool/dp/0134461126/?tag=2022091-20
2017
Joan Isenberg was born on April 7, 1941, in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States to the family of Max Jacob Packer and Doris Gertrude Trinkle.
Joan Isenberg studied at Wheelock College where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in 1963 and a Master of Science in Education in 1968. She received her Doctor of Education degree from Rutgers University in 1978.
Joan Isenberg is an Associate Dean for Outreach and Professional Development and Professor Emerita of Education in the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD). She coordinates the growth of CEHD's non-degree professional development outreach activities, the effective development of new and existing academic programs, and the timely reporting of partnership and program information required by various external constituencies.
Prior to her appointment as Associate Dean at George Mason University, Joan Isenberg was responsible for designing and developing the early childhood licensure and post-licensure programs and the advanced master's degree program aligned with standards from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Her primary teaching interests are in teaching and learning, arts integration, and early childhood teacher education. She has received two distinguished faculty awards for teaching excellence and was a finalist for the Virginia State Council of Higher Education teaching excellence award. Before joining the Mason faculty, Isenberg taught young children and held administrative positions in both public and private school settings.
Joan Isenberg has published books, journal articles, and review articles on early childhood education and early childhood teacher education, particularly in the areas of teachers' professional development, early childhood curriculum, and arts integration. All of her writing and publications are integrally connected with her teaching.
Isenberg served as Visiting Scholar for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and was the recipient of the Allyn and Bacon/National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators' Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Educator award. She retired in 2010 and since then is associated with George Mason University as Professor Emerita.
Joan Isenberg managed to become a renowned and respected educator in the sphere of education science itself. Her books on children's development are popular with teachers and parents, her expertise was marked by the Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Educator Award and presidentship in a number of professional associations.
(How to integrate creativity, play, and the arts into the ...)
2017(Innovative, practical, and easy to use, Creative Material...)
2014(This popular book provides novice and experienced early c...)
2000(This book shows how teachers and educators can use storie...)
1995(Describes methods of encouraging children to engage in ed...)
1982(Teacher education is under more scrutiny than ever as sta...)
2012(Integrating expression and play in a pre-school curriculum.)
1992
Quotations:
"My primary motivation for writing is to make a deep knowledge base in early childhood education accessible to both novice and practicing teachers. My work is primarily influenced by Vygotsky, Piaget, and John Dewey, as well as my extensive interactions with teachers in public schools. I am inspired by teachers to write for the profession."
"I usually write collaboratively. We conceptualize our works, divide tasks, trade and edit each other’s chapters, and try to develop a seamless piece of work."
Joan Isenberg is the past president of the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators, the Metro Washington Association for Childhood Education International, has served on the Board of Examiners for National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education as well as on numerous advisory boards for refereed journals, associations, and community task forces.
Coordinator of Research Forum, 1986-88.
Association for Childhood Education International , United States
President
National Association for Early Childhood Teacher Educators , United States
1995 - 1999
National Association for the Education of Young Children , United States
American Educational Research Association , United States
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development , United States
Association of Teacher Educators , United States
Virginia State Reading Association , United States
Greater Washington Reading Council , United States
President
Metropolitan Washington Association for Childhood Education International , United States
1992 - 1994
Phi Delta Kappa , United States
Joan Packer married Sheldon R. Isenberg on September 9, 1962. They divorced in 1975. They have two daughters: Jennifer and Michelle.
