Judy Harris Helm, EdD, helps teachers of preschool through 3rd grade to integrate research into their curricula through her consulting company, Best Practices Inc. She is a national and international speaker and trainer on project work, engaged learning, documentation, and school design. Dr. Helm served as the educational planner for three early childhood centers and two birth–8th grade community schools. Included in the seven books she has authored or co-authored are Young Investigators: The Project Approach in the Early Years; The Power of Projects; Teaching Your Child to Love Learning: A Guide to Projects at Home; Windows on Learning: Documenting Young Children’s Work; and Teaching Parents to Do Projects at Home.
