This chapter focuses on ways to empower pre-service teachers to design a quality learning environment for young children. Two approaches of preparing pre-service teachers to think about the learning environment as the third teacher are shared with implications for teacher preparation programs.
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Danko-McGhee, K., Slutsky, R. (2009). Empowering Pre-service Teachers to Design a Classroom Environment that Serves as a Third Teacher. In: Narey, M. (eds) Making Meaning. Educating the Young Child, vol 2. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-87539-2_10
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