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Volume 12, Issue 3 | Summer 2025
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      • Editor’s Introduction
      • Fundamentals – Tribute: Lella Gandini
      • Professional Development Calendar 2025-2026
      • Loose Parts Lab Update
      • Everywhere Atelier, Heidi Wolf
      • Sponsorship Opportunity
      • Reggio-Inspired Network of Minnesota Scholarships
      • Calls for Participation
      • Job Opportunities

      Volume 12, Issue 2 | Spring 2025
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          • Editor’s Introduction
          • Fundamentals – Carlina Rinaldi Tribute
          • A Public Letter by Ann Pelo and Margie Carter
          • Children’s Places of Importance by Meredith Dodd
          • Learning Journeys by Judith Julig
          • Loose Parts Lab Update
          • Sponsorship Opportunity
          • Reggio-Inspired Network of Minnesota Scholarships
          • Calls for Participation
          • North American Reggio Emilia Alliance
          • Job Opportunities
          Volume 12, Issue 1 | Winter 2025
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              • Editor’s Introduction
              • Fundamentals – Participation
              • On Thinking Together
              • Our Youngest Citizens: Living and Learning Democracy in Early Childhood Classrooms
              • Loose Parts Lab Update
              • Sponsorship Opportunity
              • Reggio-Inspired Network of Minnesota Scholarships
              • Calls for Participation
              • North American Reggio Emilia Alliance
              • Job Opportunities
              Volume 11, Issue 4 | Fall 2024
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                  • Editors’ Introduction
                  • Fundamentals – Organization
                  • Stories from the Field
                  • The Value of Individual and Organizational Self-Care in Nature
                  • Avoiding Burnout: The Importance of Self-Care
                  • From All Outside to Functioning Outdoor Classrooms
                  • Sponsorship Opportunity
                  • Reggio-Inspired Network of Minnesota Scholarships
                  • Calls for Participation
                  • North American Reggio Emilia Alliance
                  • Job Opportunities
                  Volume 11, Issue 3 | Summer 2024
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                      • Professional Development Calendar 2023 - 2024: Monthly Gatherings | Loose Parts Lab | Documentation Lab | Book Study | “Let’s Talk”
                      • Book Review: Accorpamenti - Resonances between dance and music
                      • Loose Parts Lab Update
                      • Sponsorship Opportunity
                      • Reggio-Inspired Network of Minnesota Scholarships
                      • Calls for Participation
                      • NAREA
                      • Public Library Resources
                      • Job Opportunities

                      Volume 11, Issue 2 | Spring 2024
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                          • Editor's Introduction
                          • Fundamentals – Documentation
                          • The Influence of Collaboration on Understanding
                          • The Life of a Dead Tree Trunk in the Classroom
                          • Getting to Belonging, Part Four
                          • Sponsorship Opportunity
                          • Reggio-Inspired Network of Minnesota Scholarships
                          • Calls for Participation
                          • North American Reggio Emilia Alliance
                          • Job Opportunities

                          Volume 11, Issue 2 | Spring 2024
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                              • Editor's Introduction
                              • Fundamentals – Documentation
                              • The Influence of Collaboration on Understanding
                              • The Life of a Dead Tree Trunk in the Classroom
                              • Getting to Belonging, Part Four
                              • Sponsorship Opportunity
                              • Reggio-Inspired Network of Minnesota Scholarships
                              • Calls for Participation
                              • North American Reggio Emilia Alliance
                              • Job Opportunities

                              Volume 11, Issue 1 | Winter 2024
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                                • Editor’s Introduction
                                • Fundamentals: Formazione
                                • Getting to Belonging, Part 3
                                • Playing with Music
                                • Reflections from Study Tour
                                • First Encounters with Reggio Emilia
                                • Loose Parts Lab Update
                                • Open Book Study
                                • Sponsorship Opportunity
                                • Reggio-Inspired Network of Minnesota Scholarships
                                • Calls for Participation
                                • North America Reggio Emilia Alliance (NAREA)
                                • Public Library Resources
                                • Job Opportunities
                                Volume 10, Issue 4 | Fall 2023
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                                • Editor’s Introduction
                                • Fundamentals: Teacher as Researcher
                                • Getting to Belonging, Part Two
                                • Reflections on Growing as a Reggio-Inspired Educator
                                • Loose Parts Update
                                • Open Book Study
                                • Sponsorship Opportunity
                                • Reggio-Inspired Network of Minnesota Scholarships
                                • Calls for Participation
                                • North America Reggio Emilia Alliance (NAREA)
                                • Public Library Resources
                                • Job Opportunities

                                Volume 10, Issue 3 | Summer 2023
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                                • Professional Development Calendar 2023 - 2024: Monthly Gatherings | Loose Parts Lab | Documentation Lab | Book Study | “Let’s Talk”
                                • Book Review: Accorpamenti - Resonances between dance and music
                                • Loose Parts Lab Update
                                • Sponsorship Opportunity
                                • Reggio-Inspired Network of Minnesota Scholarships
                                • Calls for Participation
                                • NAREA
                                • Public Library Resources
                                • Job Opportunities

                                Volume 10, Issue 2 | Spring 2023
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                                • Editor’s Introduction
                                • Fundamentals: Image of the Child
                                • Getting to Belonging
                                • The Values and Virtues of Clay
                                • Reflection: Winter 2023 Conference with Amelia Gambetti at MacDonald Montessori
                                • Hello from Minnesota’s Early Childhood Library!
                                • Thoughts on Attracting High Schoolers to the Profession of Early Childhood Education
                                • Sponsorship Opportunity
                                • Reggio-Inspired Network of Minnesota Scholarships
                                • Calls for Participation
                                • North American Reggio Emilia Alliance
                                • Job Opportunities

                                Volume 10, Issue 1 | Winter 2023
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                                • Editor's Introduction
                                • There are Loose Parts, ...and Then There Are Loose Parts
                                • Playing with Loose Parts in the Atelier
                                • “Enter Encounter Engage” Reflection
                                • Loose Parts Lab
                                • Sponsorship Opportunity
                                • Reggio-Inspired Network of Minnesota Scholarships
                                • Calls for Participation
                                • North American Reggio Emilia Alliance
                                • Network of Networks
                                • Public Library Resources
                                • Job Opportunities

                                Volume 9, Issue 4 | Fall 2022
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                                • Editor’s Introduction
                                • From Innovations: Open Book Study
                                • Loose Parts Lab Update
                                • Organizational Sponsorship Opportunity
                                • Profile of Heidi Wolf
                                • Scholarship Reflection
                                • Reggio-Inspired Network of Minnesota Scholarships
                                • Calls for Participation
                                • North American Reggio Emilia Alliance
                                • Public Library Resources
                                • Job Opportunities
                                • Shop and Support

                                Volume 9, Issue 3 | Summer 2022
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                                • Professional Development Calendar 2022 - 2023: Monthly Gatherings | Book Study |

                                Documentation Lab | "Let's Talk" | Loose Parts Lab Open Shop/Workshops

                                • Loose Parts Lab Update
                                • End-of-Year Celebration
                                • Reflection of an Experience
                                • Reggio-Inspired Network of Minnesota Scholarships
                                • Calls for Participation
                                • NAREA
                                • Public Library Resources
                                • Job Opportunities
                                • Shop and Support

                                Volume 9, Issue 2 | Spring 2022
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                                • Announcement - Celebration and Annual Meeting
                                • Latest News on Loose Parts Laboratory
                                • Teachers and the Atelier
                                • Unpacking Democracy, Part II
                                • Democracy in Action
                                • Scholarship Opportunities
                                • Call for Participation
                                • NAREA
                                • Public Library Resources
                                • Job Opportunities
                                • Amazon Shop & Support

                                Volume 9, Issue 1 | Winter 2022
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                                • Editor's Introduction
                                • So What’s Up with “Let’s Talk”?
                                • Moving the Dream Toward Reality
                                • Unpacking Democracy and Education
                                • Tending the Gardens of Community, Democracy and Citizenship
                                • Children’s Right to be Free from Prejudice
                                • A Framework for Talking About Race
                                • Scholarship Update
                                • Scholarship Opportunities
                                • Call for Participation
                                • NAREA
                                • Public Library Resources
                                • Job Opportunities
                                • Amazon Shop & Support

                                Volume 8, Issue 4 | Fall 2021
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                                • Editor's Introduction
                                • Chasing a Dream – A Remida-Inspired Materials Resource
                                • Monthly Gatherings Scholarship Timetable Change
                                • Scholarship Reflections
                                • NAREA
                                • Volunteer Opportunities
                                • Call for Participation
                                • Public Library Resources
                                • Scholarship Opportunities
                                • Job Opportunities
                                • Amazon Shop & Support

                                Volume 8, Issue 3 | Summer 2021
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                                • Participation Survey
                                • Professional Development Calendar 2021-2022
                                • Reuse, Recycle, Repurpose
                                • Reflections on Teaching
                                • Staying in Hope
                                • Scholarships
                                • Library Resources

                                Volume 8, Issue 2 | Spring 2021
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                                • Voices from the Network: Save the Date
                                • Reflecting on our Work
                                • Gatherings
                                • Doc Labs
                                • Incubating New Ideas:
                                • Let’s Talk
                                • Remida
                                • Call for Participation
                                • A Bonus Year
                                • Book Review: Remida Day
                                • Scholarships
                                • Library Resources

                                Volume 8, Issue 1 | Winter 2021
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                                • Professional Development: February 21, 2021 Authentic and Intentional Collage
                                • Continuing Professional Development: 
                                • Open Book Study
                                • Doc Lab: Looking Back with Reflection; Looking Forward with Intention 
                                • Reflection: Light and Shadow 
                                • Reflection: Doc Lab 
                                • Book Review: Everything Has a Shadow 
                                • Reflection: Enter Encounter Engage 
                                • Distance Learning
                                • Scholarships
                                • A Teacher’s Perspective: Covid
                                • A Parent’s Perspective on Zoom School
                                • Call for Participation
                                • Library Resources

                                Volume 7, Issue 4 | Fall 2020
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                                • Professional Development: The Possibilities of Light and Shadow
                                • Continuing Professional Development: Open Book Study
                                • Reflections: Enter Encounter Engage
                                • Reflections: Open Book Study
                                • Distance Learning
                                • Learning at Home
                                • Lesson Plans
                                • Webinars from Reggio Children
                                • Virtual Conference from Sightlines, UK Reggio Reference Point
                                • Scholarship Information
                                • Trees in the Forest
                                • Unexpected COVID Opportunities
                                • Library Resources

                                Volume 7, Issue 3 | Summer 2020
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                                • 2020-2021 Professional Development Calendar
                                • Ongoing Professional Development Opportunities
                                • Hidden Discovery
                                • Distance Learning
                                • Learning at Home
                                • Lesson Plans
                                • Webinars from Reggio Children
                                • Scholarship Information
                                • Belonging and Nurturing Relationships at a Distance
                                • Reflection on Retirement: "Nostalgia for the Future"
                                • Library Resource

                                Volume 7, Issue 2 | Winter 2020
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                                • Upcoming Events and Continuing Professional Development
                                • The First Year at St. Paul School of Northern Lights: Reflections on the Journey
                                • Young Children and Seniors Develop Relationships at All Seasons Preschool
                                • The Evolving Ateliers of Reggio Emilia
                                • RINM Gathering Reflection: Collage and Printmaking

                                Volume 7, Issue 1 | Fall 2019
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                                • Upcoming Events
                                • Enter, Encounter Engage: Reflections
                                • Year-End Giving
                                • Professional Development Scholarship Recipient
                                • Reflections on a Journey with the Reggio Approach
                                • In Gratitude: Marty Watson
                                • Employment Opportunities

                                Volume 6, Issue 4 | Summer 2019
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                                • Professional Development Calendar for 2019-2020
                                • Additional Professional Development Opportunities: Documentation Labs and Book Study
                                • Membership Survey
                                • Elementary Dialogues with Reggio
                                • Travel to Reggio Emilia with a Book
                                • Scholarship Information
                                • In Gratitude: Barb Murphy

                                Volume 6, Issue 3 | Spring 2019
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                                • Remembering to Marvel
                                • Network Annual Meeting
                                • How Far Can Your Experiences with Young Children Go Without Collaboration and Reflection?
                                • St. Paul School of Northern Lights Update
                                • Documentation Lab
                                • Creativity, Collaboration and the Arts: Collaboration is Essential for Both Children and Teachers
                                • Scholarship Information and Reflections
                                • Upcoming Events
                                • In Memory: Marilyn Stahlheim

                                Volume 6, Issue 2 | Winter 2019
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                                • Wonder of Learning
                                • Shared Vision, Collaborative Leadership, Advocacy: New Opportunities for Change and Growth
                                • Teaching: A Delicate Balancing Act
                                • Reflections
                                • Enter Encounter Engage
                                • Our Documentation Journey
                                • Open Book Study
                                • A New School Update
                                • Upcoming Events: Gatherings, Documentation Labs and Open Book Study
                                • Scholarship Information
                                • Job Posting Information

                                Volume 6, Issue 1 | Fall 2018

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                                • Enter, Encounter, Engage: The Wonder of Learning – Challenging Our View of the Educational Relationship – Rethinking the Role of Children, Parents and Teachers
                                • “The Wonder Of Learning”: A Professional Development Opportunity
                                • Open Book Study
                                • Documentation Lab
                                • Geography of Childhood: Venturing into the Possible
                                • The Geography of Childhood Project: A Personal Response and Reflection
                                • Reflections On Starting A New Program
                                • An Invitation from the Resource Committee

                                Volume 5, Issue 3 | Summer 2018
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                                • 2018-2019 Professional Development Calendar
                                • Research and Documentation Center, Reggio Emilia
                                • RINM Documentation Lab
                                • Documentation Lab Reflection: An Administrator’s Point of View
                                • End-of-Year Celebration: When Joy Visits Us
                                • Open Book Study
                                • Building a New School
                                • Shop and Support

                                Volume 5, Issue 2 | Spring 2018
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                                • Celebrating Our Year
                                • Documentation Lab: Going Deeper with Documentation
                                • Participation, Documentation, and Place: Reflection and Evolution of the “Geography of Childhood” Collaborative Conversation
                                • NAREA Reflection: Ideas in Motion
                                • Give + Grow 2018
                                • Scholarship Reflection
                                • School-Based Book Study: It’s Not a Bird Yet
                                • Open Book Study
                                • Upcoming Events
                                • Plan Ahead: Wonder of Learning

                                Volume 5, Issue 1 | Winter 2018
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                                • Geography of Childhood Project: The Back Story
                                • A Project Emerges
                                • Reflecting on Childhood, Shaping Preschool Today: Documentation Reflection
                                • Reflecting Collectively, Some Possibilities
                                • Garbage and Treasure
                                • Documentation as a Way to Support Learning and Understanding
                                • Book Study
                                • Sunday Monthly Book Study Continues
                                • Library Resources
                                • A New Opportunity: The RINM Education Scholarship
                                • Upcoming Events
                                • Shop and Support

                                Volume 4, Issue 2 | Fall 2017
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                                • Introduction to the Documentation Lab
                                • A Preview of the RINM Gatherings Calendar
                                • An Invitation to Participate in the Geography of Childhood
                                • Book Study Kits
                                • Scholarship Winner
                                • Big Body Podcast

                                Volume 4, Issue 1 | Spring 2017
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                                • It's All in the Details
                                • From Novice to Researcher--An Interview with Kelsey Lepa
                                • Avoiding Burnout--the Importance of Self-Care
                                • Events, Book Study and Job Opportunities

                                Volume 3, Issue 4 |Spring 2015
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                                • The Power of Reflection
                                • Our Image of the Child as Capable
                                • The Network - How You Can Get Involved

                                Volume 3, Issue 3 | Winter 2014
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                                • Scholarship Winner
                                • Reflection Seeing Everyday Places: Connecting Children and Their Communities
                                • Sometimes The Questions Are The Answers
                                • Questioning Protocol That Might Be Useful
                                • An Invitation - How Have You Explored Community?

                                Volume 3, Issue 2 | Summer 2014 
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                                • Reflection on Self-Portraits
                                • Reflection on Leaving Traces and Environmental Tours
                                • Scholarship Application Deadline
                                • Next Year's Calendar of Events

                                Volume 2, Issue 6 | Winter 2014
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                                • Reflections on Enter, Encounter, Engage
                                • How Does One Become a Teacher
                                • Expansion, A Reflection
                                • Thinking About Reflection In A
                                • Reggio-inspired Context
                                • The Network - How To Get Involved

                                Volume 2, Issue 5 | Fall 2013
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                                • Reflection on Saturday Gatherings
                                • Feature Reflection - Art 25
                                • Seeing Everyday Places
                                • Environmental Tours
                                • Carolyn Edwards

                                Volume 2, Issue 4 | Summer 2013
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                                • Calendar of Events
                                • Community Conversation Reflection
                                • Local Voices - Marshall's Bees
                                • Professional Development Reflection
                                • Books Added To Library

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