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Volume 12, Issue 4 | Fall  2025
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        • Editor’s Introduction

        • Fundamentals – Advocacy 

        • Transforming My Teaching Practice, Jen Kalika

        • Reflecting on Wire and the Power of Gathering, Marty Watson 

        • On Advocacy, Amy Warzybok

        • Open Book Study via Zoom

        • Inquiry Group

        • Loose Parts Lab Update

        • Get Involved

        • Resources

        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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