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Contemporary technology lexicon engenders visions of innovation that are characterized by the roles of adult technologists working in Silicon Valley tech companies, and their subsequent involvement in the development of prototypes and semiconductors, or in other unconventional and groundbreaking scientific inventions. Conversely, in classrooms, particularly early childhood classrooms, the term “innovation” can take on a uniquely different and multifaceted interpretation (Lesaux and Jones 2018). Innovation, in the early childhood classroom, can be characterized by the roles of adult educators and their subsequent involvement in the development of unconventional goals and objectives,...
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Moore, A.L. (2019). Culturally Responsive Play in Innovative Early Childhood Classrooms. In: Peters, M., Heraud, R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Educational Innovation. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2262-4_8-1
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