Reflections on my classroom experiences. I am an early childhood educator inspired by progressive practices. As a teacher inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach, this is an online journal of my time in the classroom.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Roxbury Principal Fires Security Guards, Hires Art Teachers
In Reggio Emilia, someone articulated something that I knew but couldn’t articulate myself. This person told me, how an adult views children will affect how they respond and react to children. These responses and actions will be reciprocated by the…
Make Our Voice Heard! We Deserve a Better Contract!
Dear Friends and Family,
The teachers of Helen Gordon are currently engaged in discussions with the Oregon University System in order to bargain for a better contract. We are a model center whose area of influence moves beyond the classrooms we serve. I…
A New Way to Think about Learning: Subjectivity
Before ever going to Reggio Emilia, I had already made great attempts to defining learning and…
A Preface to My Reggio Emilia Study Tour Narratives
I have returned from Italy with a paradigmatic shift in my thinking. Carlina Rinaldi set up a…
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I am back in Portland!
As I have spent time with my notes and audio recordings, I am going to…
Lunch With Dr. Lilian G. Katz
I had lunch with Lillian Katz. She is a leading voice in the US as someone who advocates for a…
Study Tourism in Reggio Emilia
It’s hard not to get past the excitement that I am traveling to another country as a tourist. To think about duomos, and leaning towers, and pasta, and wine. But I am going on a study tour. I am being given an opportunity that is much bigger than…
I am going to Reggio Emilia!
As anyone who knows me would expect, I am very excited. I will be part of Portland State University’s contingency. We are part of a larger study tour group that the municipal schools of Reggio Emilia will be hosting.
I plan on seeing the city, meeting the movers and shakers out there, reflecting and sharing stories with other Reggio inspired educators, renting a bike, and frollicking. I will do lots of frollicking.
And I will take lots of pictures! Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on who you are, I will not be able to take pictures of the actual centers themselves, but I will be in a town that puts young children in the forefront of importance. I cannot wait.
Stay posted. I will be in Reggio Emila from March 22-March 26.
Ciao!
Two “Languages” Layered on Top of Each Other
In the Reggio Emilia approach, there is the idea of the “Hundred Languages.” These languages are…
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