Book Study

August 16, 2020

We are continuing to read the Wonder of Learning, a visual catalogue of the traveling exhibit which many of us recently visited; it is also a collection of essays and documentation of the work of both children and adults from ReggioChildren. We will be continuing with "Ray of Light" Pg 122. No need to "catch up" just start there and join us for the discussion!  

There is no fee - ALL ARE WELCOME - Join us!

August Zoom meeting info will be sent in a reminder email.

Or you can register for your individual ZOOM Link in advance of this meeting by following this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpceCorzsqGNGG3TFPz8qyvmDwDan1wakk 

The Reggio-Inspired Network of Minnesota 9th Annual Conference

Enter Encounter Engage: An Inquiry into How Children Think with Their Bodies, with Tom Bedard

Keynote: Sensory Experiences and the Development of the Whole Child

Featuring Tom Bedard 

More info on Tom Bedard: http://tomsensori.blogspot.com/

*This session is Develop Approved for 2 hours of  training for those attending the live session

Children need to move their bodies. With the aid of documentation, we will reflect on how children use their bodies to explore materials and homemade constructions in the sensory table. How do we make sense of their planned, random and spontaneous movements? We will try to understand the conditions, implicit and explicit, that galvanize children to trust their bodies to make sense of their world. We will also begin to create a vocabulary of their actions/operations that sheds new light on how those actions/operations foster development in all domains: physical, social/emotional and cognitive. An overarching question will be: What are possible implications for the children using their bodies as thinking tools beyond the sensory table?

Location: ZOOM

Cost:
$30 early bird registration by 9/19/2020
$35 after 9/20/2020
includes Develop approved CEUs certificate

The Possibilities of Light and Shadow with Children 
Develop Approved Course ID: 141741

The first hour will be an introduction of the French Academie ~ its context and the history of its journey with the Reggio Approach.  This will include a tour of the center.

Participants will explore the many possibilities for learning with light and shadow to learn through light and shadow experiences. The time will include powerpoint presentations, and exploration time. The morning will end with dialog, reflection and evaluation. Folder of handouts will be included

Presenters: Staff at French Academie & Sandy Burwell

Location: 
12301 Whitewater Drive, Suite 190 
Minnetonka, MN 55343
(952) 944-1930

Students: limited spots available at no cost for students - email Heidi Wolf for details and registration hwolf@bsmschool.org

Limit 25 participants

Virtual Documentation Lab

Link and info coming soon!

The Reggio-Inspired Network of Minnesota's DOCUMENTATION LABS continue to offer educators an opportunity to study traces of children's actions - photographs, video clips, transcripts of conversations and children's own work, sketches - as a way to learn in collaboration with colleagues.

Storytelling with Children

Story Dictation and Story Acting is a powerful classroom practice. When we invite children to share their stories, we gain insights into their thoughts and values. When we come together to act out children's stories, our classroom community connects and strengthens. Storytelling with children offers another opportunity to include their interests, ideas and exploration while also fostering their imaginations and supporting their social interactions. Join us for an examination of the role of stories in our early childhood programs.

Presenters: Joey Schoen and Ross Thompson

Location:
Dodge Nature Preschool
1715 Charlton St
West St Paul, MN
Phone: 651-455-4555

Students: limited spots available at no cost for students - email Heidi Wolf for details and registration hwolf@bsmschool.org

Authentic and Intentional Collage 
(In the process of Develop approval)

The first hour will be an introduction of Kinderberry Hill - its context and the history of its journey with the Reggio Approach.  This will include a tour of the center.

Participants will explore the many opportunities for more complex collages that are possible  if offered with more intentionality on the part of the teacher.  

Workshop includes handouts of resources and samples of books.  In the classrooms, many types of collage with a wide variety of materials will be set up to gain hands-on  familiarity of the many possibilities of collage materials and techniques.  The morning will end with dialog, reflection and evaluation.

Presenters: Sandy Burwell and Staff at Kinderberry Hill

Location:
Kinderberry Hill
185 Cheshire Ln
Plymouth  55441

Cost: TBD

Students: limited spots available at no cost for students- email Heidi Wolf for details and registration hwolf@bsmschool.org

Limit 25 participants

Big Body Rough and Tumble Play

We know that the body is a main vehicle and tool for learning in early childhood, yet we often ask children to "slow down," "stop touching that," or "sit still," because we think/believe/forget (insert your own reasoning here) that very key principle - children need to move to learn. And that includes big, powerful expression from children! During this Gathering, we will look at how big-body AND rough-and-tumble play support key learning areas in early childhood that span beyond just the physical domain.

Presenters: Teaching with the Body in Mind Podcast team: Tom Bedard, Mike Huber, Joey Schoen, Ross Thompson

Location:  
Wildflower Early Learning Center 
5532 Hanrehan Lake Blvd
Savage 55378

Students: limited spots available at no cost for students- email Heidi Wolf for details and registration hwolf@bsmschool.org

Event TBD

RINM End of Year Celebration Gathering

Location: TBD