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NAREA eNewsletterSeptember 2011

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Virtual Tour of Schools and Conversations

November 1, 2011

Orlando, Florida

 

This is a wonderful opportunity to enrich your NAEYC Conference experience by attending a one-day NAREA initiative on Tuesday, November 1 (the day before the NAEYC pre-conference sessions on Wednesday, November 2). 

 

"The Reggio Emilia Approach: 

Participation of Parents, Children and Teachers   

in the Daily Life of the School
and Educational Documentation"

  

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Amelia Gambetti and Lella Gandini will introduce the program, share experiences from Reggio Emilia, Italy and offer their perspectives. Educators from five schools in different areas of North America will present their own identity and diversity as they highlight their unfinished journey of collaboration, organization, environment, visible learning of the children and parent involvement: 

 

Mary Hartzell--First Presbyterian Nursery School, California 

Jen Kesselring--Riverfield Country Day School, Oklahoma 

Beth MacDonald--MacDonald Montessori, Minnesota 

Simonetta Cittadini-Medina--L'Atelier Preschool, Florida 

Susan Redmond--First Baptist Kindergarten, South Carolina  

 

Rosen Centre Hotel

9840 International Drive

Orlando, Florida  32819

 

12:00 - 6:00 p.m. with light snack

$110 registration fee ($100 NAREA members)

 

Register online or download registration form to pay by check. 

 

 

IN THIS ISSUE
NAREA INITIATIVE IN ORLANDO, FL
CALENDAR
2011 NAEYC CONFERENCE
2012 NAREA WINTER CONFERENCE
"THE WONDER OF LEARNING - THE HUNDRED LANGUAGES OF CHILDREN" EXHIBIT
JOIN NAREA
INNOVATIONS IN EARLY EDUCATION
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June 15 - November 15, 2011

"The Wonder of Learning--

The Hundred Languages of Children" Exhibit  

Salinas, CA

Exhibit Project - Current Version 

 
October 15 - 22, 2011 

North American Study Group
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Study Groups - Current 

 

Save the Date!!! 

November 1, 2011

NAREA Initiative: Virtual Tour of Schools and Conversation   

Orlando, FL

reggioalliance.org 

 

November 2 - 5, 2011

NAEYC Annual Conference 
Orlando, FL 

NAEYC.org 

 

Save the Date!!! 

February 11 - 12, 2012

The Third NAREA Winter Conference

Google Children's Centers

Mountain View, CA

Winter Conference - Current   

 

Save the Date!!!

June 22-24, 2012 

The Eighth NAREA Summer Conference 

Portland, OR

Summer Conference - Current 

Join NAREA in Orlando, Florida 

at 2011 NAEYC Annual Conference 

 

Come visit us this year at Booth 1423

in Orlando, Florida on November 2-5, 2011! 

 

 Sara Porpora

(Sara Porpora from Reggio Children in Reggio Emilia, Italy
worked at the 2010 NAREA/Reggio Children booth)

 

NAREA Pre-Conference Session    

"Research for Innovation: Ongoing Interpretations of
Reggio Emilia's Approach to Care and Education"

 

November 2, 2011, 8:30-11:00 am

Orange County Convention Center, Room W305  

 

 For more information, log onto What's New section on Home page of NAREA website. 

          

2012 NAREA Winter Conference

The Third NAREA Winter Conference

 A NAREA initiative in partnership with and hosted by Google Children's Center

 

"Interweaving of Children's and Adults' Research:  

Discovering the Joys and Complexities of Learning"

  

February 11-12, 2012 

Google Children's Center, Mountain View, California

 

 

Featuring presentations by Amelia Gambetti, Lella Gandini
and Google Children's Center educators 

 

Visit to Google Children's Center

 

For more information, log onto the Winter Conference - Current page of NAREA website.

 

"The Wonder of Learning -

The Hundred Languages of Children" Exhibit

Exhibit Logo

"The Wonder of Learning - The Hundred Languages of Children"
A New Exhibit from Reggio Emilia, Italy - North American Version  

 
 Reggio Children logo    in collaboration with    narea logo

June 15 - November 15, 2011
The National Steinbeck Center
Salinas, California

Hosted by First 5 Monterey County and other community partners

 

For more information,   

log onto the Exhibit Project - Current Version page of the NAREA website.

 



JOIN OR RENEW YOUR NAREA MEMBERSHIP NOW!

Become a NAREA member now or renew your membership in the Members Only Area. The renewal period for 2012 begins October 1, 2011. One of the benefits of the regular NAREA membership is that you receive four issues each year of the informative publication Innovations in Early Education. Click here to see the full list of NAREA member benefits. Contact Cheryl Rapaport if you have questions about NAREA membership.

                  Innovations in Early Education:

The International Reggio Exchange

The summer 2011 issue of Innovations in Early Education: The International Reggio Exchange, v. 18, n. 3, was published in September 2011 and focuses on participation and community. This issue features:
  • "Participation and Community" by Elena Giacopini & Anna Orlandini

  • "Building Continuity and Community Through Reggio-Inspired Learning at an Urban Public School" by Brenda Fyfe & Jennifer Strange 

  • NAREA Column, "Reflections on the Experience of the Ateliers at The Seventh NAREA Summer Conference"

For more information on Innovations including publication guidelines and reproduction notice, log onto the Innovations Periodical page of the NAREA website.

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