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The Eighth NAREA Summer Conference | |
Dialogues for Quality in Education:
Giving Visibility to Creative Thinking and Collaboration in Our Schools and Communities
Registration for the Summer Conference is closed.
June 21, 2012: Pre-Conference
June 22-24, 2012: Conference
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NAREA SUMMER CONFERENCE REGISTRANTS:
SIGN UP FOR ATELIER SESSION ON MOVEMENT WITH DANCERS FEDERICA PARRETTI AND PETER BYWORTH!!
We would like to inform you of a unique opportunity for participants of this year's NAREA Summer Conference. In addition to the three educators from Reggio Emilia (Vea Vecchi, Amelia Gambetti Tiziana Filippini), we will be welcoming two other special guests, dancers Federica Parretti and Peter Byworth. (Click here to download biographical information.) Federica and Peter will be facilitating one two-part atelier session on movement.
Part one of this atelier session is scheduled on Friday, June 22 from 2:30-5:00 pm. and part two of this session is scheduled on Saturday, June 23 from 1:30-5:00 pm. This session competes with dedicated time on Friday to encounter either the exhibit, "The Wonder of Learning - The Hundred Languages of Children," or small group discussions, and on Saturday with other materials and languages ateliers on movement. The exhibit will also be open on Thursday evening, June 21, which implies that participants choosing this two part atelier will have another opportunity to encounter the exhibit on their own time. This session is limited to 70 participants who desire an in-depth encounter on this topic with Federica and Peter.
We are offering conference registrants who are interested in participating in this unique professional development experience to sign-up online. Sign-up is on a first come-first serve basis so if this opportunity intrigues you, sign up right away! Your name must be on the list to be admitted into this session. The list to date will be posted at the bottom of the sign-up page.
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CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS INTERESTED IN EARNING CEUs OR GRADUATE CREDITS MUST APPLY AND PAY BEFORE THE CONFERENCE. Click here to apply.
about the NAREA Summer Conference.
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| Calendar | |
February 2 - June 24, 2012
Portland, OR
June 3 - 15, 2012
Second International Summer School
Reggio Emilia, Italy
June 21 - 24, 2012
The Eighth NAREA Summer Conference
Portland, OR
July 17 - December 8, 2012
"The Wonder of Learning - The Hundred Languages of Children" Exhibit
Vancouver, BC
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Attention NAREA Members, Membership Coordinators
and Representatives of Reggio-Inspired
Networks in North America! |
With the input of many of our members, the NAREA board is currently re-thinking the role of state and provincial membership coordinators. Our intention is to move away from the focus of "coordinating membership" toward reaching a better understanding of how to further support the work already taking place within Reggio-inspired networks and groups in the United States and Canada. To this end, the NAREA board and staff have begun gathering suggestions from current membership coordinators via written surveys and phone conversations. We would like to further connect with NAREA members about this important topic, in order to further inform and guide the vision and direction of NAREA.
We will be hosting meetings at the Eighth NAREA Summer Conference in Portland, Oregon in June; at the NAEYC Annual Conference in Atlanta in November; and at the Fourth NAREA Winter Conference in Tucson in January 2013. We invite NAREA members, current membership coordinators, representatives of Reggio-inspired networks in North America and anyone else interested in discussing these issues to attend. For those of you who are registered for the 2012 NAREA Summer Conference, the meeting will be on Saturday, June 23 during the lunch hour, 12:30-1:30 pm. The location of the meeting will be announced on Saturday morning.
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Submit Job Postings For Free in June!! |
The new NAREA JOBS SITE is off to a great start, and to help it build momentum, we are offering a free 60-day posting for any job submitted this month. Click here if you'd like to submit a job posting. Here's an example of what you will find on our page:
"The successful candidate will embody the qualities of progressive education and have experience supervising teaching staff and/or administering a preschool program...The Director must support the school's educational vision, values and the study of the Reggio Emilia approach."
Designed especially for Reggio Emilia inspired settings, the NAREA JOBS SITE aims to support those seeking employment as well as those searching for employment candidates. Through the NAREA JOBS SITE, we hope that positive, new connections will be established throughout our Reggio Emilia inspired community in North America.
Visit the NAREA JOBS SITE to learn about job openings in your area or to submit a job posting. Currently, there are jobs available in NY, NJ, NH, CA, PA, OR, MD, GA, VA, CO and D.C. New jobs are added frequently, so check back often!
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NAREA's mission is to build a diverse community of advocates and educators to promote and defend the rights of children, families, and educators of all cultures through a collaboration of colleagues inspired by the philosophies and experiences of the 0-6 education project of Reggio Emilia, Italy. Joining NAREA is a great way to support this ongoing work, which seeks to elevate both the quality of life and the quality of schools and centers for young children.
Click here to join or renew your membership.
Contact Cheryl Rapaport if you have questions about NAREA membership. |
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Innovations in Early Education:
The International Reggio Emilia Exchange |
Innovations in Early Education: The International Reggio Emilia Exchange is now published by NAREA! Click here to subscribe by becoming a NAREA member.
The Spring 2012 issue will be published in June and features: - "Continuity in Learning: The Reggio Emilia Approach and Lifelong Education" by Paola Cagliari
- "The Continuity Project with the Municipal Preschools and State Primary Schools in Reggio Emilia, Italy" by Giovanna Cagliari
- "Creating a Cohesive Experience and Consistent Vision for Education Within Riverfield Country Day School's Pre-School and Primary School" by Jennifer Kesselring, Kacey Davenport and Katie Musick
- NAREA Column - "Valuing Early Childhood - An Invitation for Community Dialogue: 'The Wonder of Learning - The Hundred Languages of Children' Exhibit in Monterey County, California" by Beth Reeves-Fortney
Innovations is now mailed quarterly, when each issue is published. The winter issue is published in March; the spring in June; the summer in September and the fall in December. If you join NAREA between publication of issues, you will receive both the back issue(s) for that calendar year and the next issue at the time that issue is published. NAREA members also have access to the electronic edition of Innovations on the Read Innovations page of the Members Only Area of the NAREA website. |
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Reggio Children Resources
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For information on the most current resources published by Reggio Children, click here to download the 2012 Reggio Children Resources catalog.
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