An Annotated List of Selected Publications
by
RIVET Teacher Researchers
Gandini, L. and Goldhaber, J. (2000). Two reflections about documentation. In L. Gandini & C.
Edwards (Eds.), Bambini: The Italian approach to infant/toddler care (pp. 124–145). New
York, NY: Teachers College Press.
An investigation that involved the children and teachers of an infant room and preschool at
the UVM Campus Children Center is shared in this article to illustrate the role of
documentation as a cycle of inquiry.
Goldhaber, J, (In press). Mistakes and Missteps are Welcome, Courage is Required: Exploring the
Transaction between Theory and Practice. Innovations in Early Education: The International
Reggio Exchange.
This article includes documentation of a teacher research project that was carried out in one of
the classrooms involved in RIVET's Landon Grant Pilot Project in Addison County, VT,
Goldhaber, J. (2023). Let's read a book, let's dream a story. Innovations in Early Childhood
Education: The International Reggio Emilia, 30(1), 47-54.
The voices of VT children and teachers and their relationships with trees are showcased in this
article.
Goldhaber, J. (2022). Trees and Children in Relationship: Introduction to “Into the
Woods”. Innovations in Early Childhood Education: The International Reggio Emilia
Exchange, 29 (1), 34-35.
An article written by Joann Harvey (See below: Harvey, 2022) about the experiences of
groups of school-aged children in the woods of Vermont is the subject of this introduction..
Goldhaber, J. (2020) Reflection on “‘How Did You Make That?’ – Coauthoring at the Writing
Table”. Innovations in Early Childhood Education: The International Reggio Emilia Exchange
27 (3), 20-21.
This essay reflects on an article (see below: Olson, 2020) written by a Vermont early childhood
educator that documents an interaction between two preschoolers who engage in an authentic
and collaborative literacy exchange.
Goldhaber, J. (2010). Valuing children as citizens of their community and stewards of the natural
world. Innovations in Early Education: The International Reggio Exchange, 17(2), 13–21.
Documentation of young children's contributions to their VT communities and stewardship of the
natural world are shared in this article.
Goldhaber, J. (2007). The development of an early childhood teacher research collaborative.
Theory Into Practice. 47, 74-80.
Vermont early childhood educators' engagement in action research is shared in this article.
Goldhaber, J. (2002). A Vermont Experience in Collaborative Professional
Development, Innovations in Early Childhood Education: The International Reggio Emilia
Exchange, 9(4),14-19.
This artiicle introduces the story of RIVET.
Harvey, J. (2022). Into the woods. Innovations in Early Childhood Education: The International
Reggio Emilia, 29 (1), 36-41.
The author, a Vermont public school teacher, shares children's words and drawings from their
encounters with the woods that are just outside their playground's borders.
Olson, J. (2020). “How Did you Make That?” Coauthoring at the Writing Table. Innovations in
Early Childhood Education: The International Reggio Emilia, 27(3), 23-30.
A Vermont early childhood educator documents an interaction between two preschoolers who
engage in an authentic and collaborative literacy exchange.
Smith, D., and Goldhaber, J. (2015). The woods as a toddler classroom: The emotional
experience of challenge, connection, and caring. In S. Madrid, D. Fernie, & R. Kantor (Eds.),
Reframing the emotional worlds of the early childhood classroom. New York, NY: Routledge.
The authors share documentation of the experiences of a group of toddlers and their teachers
who spend their summer days in a Vermont natural preserve.