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NAREA eNewsletterNovember 2011

2012 NAREA Winter Conference

(REGISTER NOW! CONFERENCE NEARLY SOLD OUT!)

 

The Third NAREA Winter Conference  

Interweaving of Children's and Adults' Research:

 Discovering the Joys and Complexities of Learning

  

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

 

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

 

Google exterior

One of the outside areas at Google Children's Center

 

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

  

 
IN THIS ISSUE
2012 NAREA Winter Conference
Calendar
The Foundation
The Eighth NAREA Summer Conference
The Wonder of Learning -- The Hundred Languages of Children Exhibit
Join NAREA
Recap of NAEYC 2011
Innovations Periodical
Calendar 
 Like us on Facebook

 

February - June 2012
"The Wonder of Learning -  

The Hundred Languages of Children" Portland, OR

Exhibit Project - Current Version 

 

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February 11 - 12, 2012

The Third NAREA Winter Conference

Google Children's Centers

Mountain View, CA

Winter Conference - Current   

 

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April 15 - 20, 2012 

International Study Group

Reggio Emilia, Italy

Contact:  Angela Ferrario at

aferrario@comcast.net

 

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June 22 - 24, 2012 

The Eighth NAREA Summer Conference 

Portland, OR

Summer Conference - Current 

 

 

International C

The Foundation Reggio Children -

Centro Internazionale Loris Malaguzzi

 
NAREA is proud to support the recent establishment of The Foundation Reggio Children
 - Centro Internazionale Loris Malaguzzi, a new transformation aimed at advancing education as a right for all.  Please see the Reggio Children website for more details. Thank you to all NAREA members for your support and participation that enables us to collectively invest in our vision for children, families, and educators throughout the world. 
 
 
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The Eighth NAREA Summer Conference

Dialogues for Quality in Education: Giving Visibility to Creative Thinking and Collaboration in Our Schools in Communities


In collaboration with Reggio Children and Portland Children's Museum


With "The Wonder of Learning - The Hundred Languages of Children" Exhibit
from Reggio Emilia, Italy

Portland, Oregon

June 22-24, 2012 

                                              
 Tiziani Filippini Vea Vecchi

 

 Keynote speakers: Tiziana Filippini, Pedagogista, (L) and Vea Vecchi, Atelierista, (R)
from Reggio Emilia, Italy presenting the municipal 0-6 educational project
by sharing experiences and perspectives in process

June 21, 2012: Pre-Conference Initiative on Mentoring

For more information, log onto the Summer Conference - Current page of NAREA website.
                                                                                                                                             
"The Wonder of Learning -

The Hundred Languages of Children" Exhibit

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"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

February - June 2012
Portland Children's Museum
Portland, Oregon

Hosted by Portland Children's Museum
 

For more information,   

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

 

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Join or Renew your NAREA Membership Now!

 

Amelia membership

The renewal period for 2012 began on October 1, 2011. That means any new memberships or renewals made in the remainder of 2011 will be for the 2012 calendar year. Become a NAREA member now or renew your membership in the Members Only Area. As a member benefit, you will receive discounted registration for selected conferences, seminars, and program visitation days. Click here to see the full list of NAREA member benefits. Contact Cheryl Rapaport if you have questions about NAREA membership.

 

This photo shows Amelia Gambetti renewing her membership at the NAREA booth at the NAEYC Conference in Orlando. We were thrilled that her husband, Sergio, also became a NAREA member!

 

Recap of NAEYC 2011- Orlando, Florida

 

 

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

NAREA Pre-Conference Initiative

The Reggio Emilia Approach: Participation of Parents, Children and Teachers
in the Daily Life of the School and Educational Documentation

  

  Lella & Amelia at Initiative Simonetta Jenn and Beth Susan Redmond

Lella Gandini (L) and Amelia Gambetti (2nd from L) introduced the program, shared experiences from Reggio Emilia, Italy and offered their perspectives. Educators from four North American schools presented their own identity and diversity as they shared their journeys of collaboration, organization, visible learning and parent participation: Simonetta Cittadini-Medina (3rd from L) with Ana Pineda from L'Atelier Preschool in Florida; Jen Kesselring (3rd from R) from Riverfield Country Day School in Oklahoma; Beth MacDonald (2nd from R) MacDonald Montessori School in Minnesota; and Susan Redmond (far R) from First Baptist Church Kindergarten in South Carolina.

 

 

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

NAREA Pre-Conference Session 

Research for Innovation: 

Ongoing Interpretations of Reggio Emilia's Approach to Early Care and Education

  

Pre Conferenceafter the conferen enewletter signup

(Left) The program was presented by Lella Gandini (L), Amelia Gambetti (2nd L), Margie Cooper (2nd R), and Barbara Acton (R) with the support of a sign language interpreter. (Center) Lella and Amelia spoke to participants after the pre-conference session ended. (Right) Participants signed up to receive the free monthly NAREA eNewsletter.    

 

 

Friday, November 4, 2011

NAEYC  Conference Session

Literacy in Reggio Emilia? 

One of "The Hundred Languages of Children" Observed, Interpreted and Documented

 

Lella Amelia reading Reggio materials standing only

(Left) The tireless and smiling Lella Gandini (L) and Amelia Gambetti (R) presented to an audience of well over 300 participants! (Center) Reggio Children and NAREA materials were distributed to the participants as they waited for the session to begin. (Right) There was not even standing-room available at this session!

      

 

 

Wednesday through Saturday, November 2-5, 2011

NAREA/Reggio Children Booth at NAEYC Expo 

 

 NAREA booth Nancy Manewith Rachel Barth

(Left) NAREA board member co-chair Margie Cooper (L) and NAREA staff member Cheryl Rapaport helped with the NAREA/Reggio Children booth. (Center) Long-time NAREA member Nancy Manewith (L) visited with Reggio Children representatives Sergio Bagnacani (C) and Amelia Gambetti (R). (Right) Rachel Barth (L) and Lella Gandini (R) posed for a photo at the booth.

  

 

 Join us at the next NAEYC Annual Conference and Expo

Atlanta, Georgia

November 7-10, 2012

  

 

Innovations in Early Education:
The International Reggio Exchange
 
The Fall 2011 issue of Innovations in Early Education: The International Reggio Exchange will be published in December and features:
  • "The Image of the Child and the Idea of Learning" by Daniela Lanzi
  • "The Way the Words Go: An Emergent Approach to Music Curriculum" by Danette Dickinson and Susan Hislop
  • NAREA Column, "Reflections on the Presence of 'The Wonder of Learning - The Hundred Languages of Children' Exhibit in Newark, Ohio" by Julie Biddle

For more information about the Innovations periodical, log onto the Innovations Periodical page of the NAREA website. 

 
 

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