Remember To Breathe
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Educators need to make sure that we are healthy by creating limits of what we can accomplish in a day. We need to take time for wellness as the foundation of our professional practice.
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Engaging Classroom Spaces
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Each classroom investigation travels an uneven path with a different timeline. Some investigations last for days and others for years. As an educator, we can support each investigation through classroom design.
Read MoreA Fork in the Road
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On a recent bike adventure, I had time to consider how our work with children is a collection of moments where we arrive at a fork in the road. The path we choose determines our growth and the possibilities for our learning community.
Read MoreWhen is the Right Time to Change a Classroom Space?
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Thoughtful changes to a classroom space support the children’s learning journey. By taking into consideration the steps for changing a space, educators will know when it is time to make a change.
Read MorePlay is the Pathway to Learning
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Play is the main ingredient for creating a lasting connection within the learning community. As children we played, then as adults and educators we became busy and pushed play aside. We lost the joy it produced in our lives. In our work with children we have an opportunity to embrace play again.
Read MoreValues in Early Childhood Education
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Our words, thoughts, and actions are an outward demonstration of our values. As educators, we are members of the community that are seen and heard, so our choices of how we share our values reflect what we want to see in the world.
Read MoreGenius Hour
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Many principals of Genius Hour complement the practices of learner-centered education. Practices that would benefit the school age care community.
Read MoreScripted Programming
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Given a choice, children love creating and investigating their own interests. In school age and pre-school care scripted programming continues to be the norm. What are the outcomes of using scripted programming?
Read MoreFriends
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Educators in preschool and school age care often utilize the word “friends” to describe a group of children. All persons in the learning community have the potential to be a friend. Children learn about friendship from a young age as they move away from parallel play and into more complex play.
Read MoreThe Possibilities of Our Practice
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In early education we often talk about the children’s learning journey. What is the journey of learning for educators? How do we incorporate the educational concepts and philosophies we find appealing into our program and still remain authentic to the school and culture we live in?
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What is a Learning Experience?
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What are the seven main actions I observed as children engaged in the learning experience? This is a unique journey for each child and is not as programmed and standardized as we may be led to believe.
Read MoreWhat is Pedagogy? What is a Curriculum?
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In our work with children, we all experience the influence of these two educational elements. The amount of influence these elements have on our practice and the way people view education is often based on their beliefs about these elements.
Read MoreLight Through Texture - Digital Projections
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Light is the foundation of digital projections in the classroom. This type of work asks us to extend our thinking beyond what is solid and what can be transformed as light encounters other materials.
Read MoreThe Elements of Serendipity
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Serendipity helps us find special moments in life when we are not looking for them. What are the four elements that help create serendipity in our work with children?
Read MoreDigital Landscapes
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There are many strengths and concerns about how we offer these digital provocations and the impact on young children. So, I have been spending time thinking about a theoretical framework for the digital environment.
Read MoreBeing Thankful
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Holidays are a time of celebration and gathering with friends and family, it is also time to be thankful and reflect on our other family, the learning community.
Read MoreThe Sunflower
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This learning story is about a sunflower, three children, and how an educator engaged in the learning journey. The experience is filled with insight for our practice and challenges us to look how our practice evolves over time.
Read MoreTransparent Feelings
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This is a story about my observation of children working on discovering images of self through materials. How does offering a variety of materials inspire children to engage deeply with provocations?
Read MoreThe Gathering
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The gathering is a conversation amongst the learning community that shapes the work in the classroom. What are the elements that make the gathering an experience that builds community?
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