20th Anniversary Reggio Emilia Institute

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Pre-Institute: $140; Institute Only: $300; Pre-Institute and Institute: $400
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Sustaining Inquiry: Everyday Experiences and Extended Projects with Children

Pre-Institute: Friday, April 27, 2012

The Pre-Institute Friday, April 27, 2012 is designed a specifically to meet the needs of those working with infants and toddlers and includes separate sessions for those working with preschool children. The focus of the Pre-Institute is Learning Through Materials and Relationships: Infants, Toddlers and Preschool Children.

• Valuing the Integrity of Childhood; Lessons Learned from the Reggio Emilia Approach
  Dee Smith, Director of Professional Development Coordinator
  Amanda Terreri, Pedagogical and Professional Development Mentor
  University of Vermont, Campus Children's School, Burlington, VT
• An Interactive Processing Session
  Dee Smith, Amanda Terreri, Dawn St. Amour, Emily Creller,
  University of Vermont, Campus Children's School, Burlington, VT
  Pam Oken-Wright, St. Catherine's School, Richmond, VA
• For those working with Infants and Toddlers:
  
  • Who Am I? Who Are You?
    Dawn St. Amour, Infant-Toddler Teacher, University of Vermont Campus School
  • Literacy without Boundaries: What does Literacy look like for very young children?
    Emily Creller, Infant Toddler Mentor Teacher, University of Vermont, Campus Children's School
• 4:15 – 4:30 PM
  Wrap-up
• For those working with preschoolers:
  • 1:30 – 3:00 PM
    The Preschoolers and Jerry
    Amanda Terreri and Dee Smith, University of VT
  • Symbolic Representation: Ideas Made Visible, Voices Heard
    Pam Oken-Wright, St. Catherine's School, Richmond, VA

Institute: Saturday, April 28 - Sunday, April 29, 2012

The theme of the Institute Saturday and Sunday, April 28-29, 2012 is Sustaining Inquiry: Everyday Experiences and Extended Projects with Children. As a special event, Dr. Lella Gandini, Liaison for Dissemination of the Reggio Emilia Approach in the United States and Visiting Professor at Lesley University, will open the Sunday Program with a talk titles Inquiry into the Development of Literacy in Preschools and Elementary Schools in Reggio Emilia, Italy. This talk will be followed by sessions focusing on Literacy in some schools in the United States.

SUSTAINING INQUIRY:
Every Day Experiences and Extended Projects with Children
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Institute

• Supporting Sustained Investigation in Early Childhood Classrooms, Pre-K – Grade 2.
  Pam Oken-wright., St. Catherine's School, Richmond, VA
• Reflection and Dialogue regarding morning presentation
• Listening to the City: A Hands-on, Minds-on Experience Sustaining Inquiry
  Engage in guided observation. Through the Hundred Languages interpret and articulate observations, relations, connections and associations that lead to extended investigation. Participants are encouraged to bring digital cameras and smart phones.
  Jennifer Azzariti, Studio Teacher and Consultant to Schools, Washington, DC
• Sustaining Inquiry: Everyday Experiences and Long Term Projects with Children
  Jennifer Kesselring, Riverfield Country Day School, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• 4:30 – 5:30 PM
  Meeting for participants working toward course credit

A Focus on Inquiry and Literacy
Sunday, April 29, 2012

Institute

• Inquiry into the Development of Literacy in Preschools and Elementary Schools in Reggio Emilia, Italy
  Lella Gandini, Liaison for Dissemination of Reggio Emilia Approach, US
• Literacy as the Public Expression of Desire: Writing to read as observed in children aged three to eight in the United States
  Marty Gravett, Sabot at Stony Point, Richmond, VA
• Interactive Work Session
  Participants will be provided with samples of children's work and engage in discussion of ways to support inquiry in the communication process.
  Lella Gandini, Marty Gravett
• The Classroom Environment and Inquiry-Based Literacy
  Jennifer Kesselring, Riverfield Country Day School, Tulsa, OK
• Recognition of 20^th Anniversary - Images and Quotations from past Institutes
• Wrap up and Evaluation

Registration Information

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Institute participants may enroll in the Institute course, EEDUC 5815: The Reggio Emilia Approach to Early Childhood Education for 1, 2, or 3 credits. Please see the accompanying page for more details.

For 2012 Institute information, contact:

Yazmin Colon Garcia
School of Education
Professional Development and Resources
617.349.8924 phone
617.349.8125 fax
eceinfo@lesley.edu
www.lesley.edu/info/reggio