Barbara M. Steele

Barbara M. Steele has an M.Ed in Reading. She was an early and elementary grade school teacher for fourteen years and has been an instructor at Towson University for the past thirteen years preparing early childhood teachers.

Publications

Supporting Children and Youth Through Spiritual Education
Supporting Children and Youth Through Spiritual Education
Mubina Hassanali Kirmani, Amy L. Chapman, Barbara M. Steele, Mahnaz Moallem, Stephen T. Schroth. © 2023. 396 pages.
Across academic circles over the last few decades, the interest and inquiry on spirituality continues to broaden. Currently, the school system in the United States and many...
Engaging Children in Spiritual Conversations Through Children's Books
Engaging Children in Spiritual Conversations Through Children's Books
Mubina Hassanali Kirmani, Barbara Mangin Steele. © 2023. 18 pages.
Children's books are a brilliant medium for nurturing children and youth in their spirituality. When children are provided with the proper time, space, and context for...
Tumbling Down the Green: Nature-Based Play and Learning in Young Children
Tumbling Down the Green: Nature-Based Play and Learning in Young Children
Mubina Hassanali Kirmani, Ilene B. Grodzinsky, Nicole M. Vasanth, Barbara M. Steele. © 2021. 25 pages.
Interactions with natural surroundings provide young children with an opportunity to build knowledge, promote social skills, develop emotional dispositions, and can help them...