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Materials and Contexts: Thoughts about materials, learning in the context of Dakar
Materials and Contexts: Thoughts about materials, learning in the context of Senegal I have blogged before about the nature of Intelligent Materials – the idea that materials have inherent qualities and are neither neutral or devoid of suggestion or empathy with certain kinds of ideas and ways of using them. Here in Senegal, or rather…
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Journeys into Learning: Rhizomes and Reggio Emilia
Rhizomes and Reggio Emilia Many of you who read my blog will have noticed how I refer to the rhizome as a pattern in which I see learning happening in both children and adults. (Deleuze and Guttarri). It is akin to how the internet works – a way of jumping and landing on different pads…
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Leading Change and Developing Practice in the Early Years Environment
Reflections from my notes: “The role of the teachers, the pedagogista, and the atelierista. Which kind of relationship and strategies of collaboration.” Study tour to Reggio Emilia, Italy. October 2009 I remember being part of a discussion group facilitated during this study tour to Reggio Emilia where a heated conversation arose about the frustrations of…
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Intelligent Materials and Materials in Dialogue
Intelligent Materials and Materials in Dialogue I have been thinking about how we set choose, present, invite participation with materials for young children. Partly because I have been looking back at some of my old project work in schools dating back some 15 years (gulp! where did that go!) and also in light of a…
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