This book was written by former Providence Mayor Angel Taveras, and designed by me, for “Making Learning Visible – Inspiration Takes Flight,” a professional development seminar at Ready to Learn Providence. In this project, over 150 preschool children, with the support of their teachers and child care providers, demonstrated their expertise through the creation of “How-to Books.”

Over four months, educators met at Ready to Learn Providence to engage in rich discussions about how children learn, how to document that learning, and how to make it visible. Adults in the community were also asked to contribute “How-to Books” for an exhibition at the Providence Children’s Museum where children’s learning could be made visible to a wider audience.

This project was a collaboration between Ready to Learn Providence, Making Learning Visible (a program at Project Zero, Harvard University) and the Providence Children’s Museum.  Funding was provided by the RI Child Care Resource and Referral Center.