NAREA, Brick by Brick Series: When Teachers Gather Together to Think and Learn
Lesley University, Room 100 1815 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MADid you visit Reggio Emilia’s “Wonder of Learning—The Hundred Languages of Children” exhibition in Boston last year? Did you participate in related professional development initiatives? Do you wish you had but life got in the way?In collaboration with colleagues, we invite all early childhood educators, families, admin-istrators, and policy makers to join us in fanning […]
My Heroine’s Quest: Storytelling Workshop
MALesley Univeristy Marran Gallery, 34 Mellen Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 To Andy Pritchard, questioning is about asking questions with curiosity, allowing the answers to come, noticing them, and then finding a way to express what has been found. Andy's artwork draws inspiration from Interplay and Expressive Art Therapies principles to create dreamlike visions. Andy’s collage tapestries from the My Heroine's Quest exhibit inspire the heart, […]
Froebel USA Conference: Back in Boston
Lesley School of Art and Design 1801 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MAThe theme of the conference is "Back in Boston," where the original Kindergarten Movement began almost exactly 150 years ago. Attendees will experience hands-on exploration of Froebel Gifts and Occupations guided by teachers who have integrated these methods/materials into public, private, parochial and home-school K-12 educational classrooms. Click here for more information. https://vimeo.com/318516212 PRESENTERS Barbara Beatty — "Early […]
Early Childhood Innovations Series
Lesley University 29 Everett St., CambridgeDecember 3, 2019, 4:30 – 6:30 pm Whole Body Math: Kinesthetic and Sensory Engagement in Early Childhood Mathematics PRESENTERS: Yvonne Liu-Constant (Early Childhood Education Faculty) and teachers in the Mathful Play Group This interactive workshop focuses on the implementation of Whole Body Math strategies in preschool to second grade classrooms. Much of math learning, even […]
Lesley University 27th Annual Reggio Emilia Inspired Institute
MADate: May 2-3, 2020 Location: Lesley University Porter Campus (1815 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA) Speakers: Educators from the Boulder Journey School, Boulder, CO & Lesley University, Cambridge, MA Often when we consider the terms “art” and “science,” “nature” and “technology,” we think of them in diametric opposition to each other. In actuality, art and […]