Debi Keyte-Hartland

Tag: intelligent materials

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…

Debi Keyte-Hartland

February 21, 2015

Cultural Engagement, Early Childhood Education and Care, Early Years Education, Participation, Professional Development, Reggio Approach

creativity, Critical thinking, Gregory Bateson, intelligent materials, intelligent materials. materials in dialogue, learning processes, materials, Professional development
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…

Debi Keyte-Hartland

October 29, 2011

Early Childhood Education and Care, Early Years Education, Early Years Foundation Stage, EYFS, Nursery, Nursery School, Professional Development, Reggio Approach

creativity, intelligent materials, intentionality, materials in dialogue, Preschool education, Reggio Approach, Reggio Emilia, swedish pre-schools