Today we hosted a lovely afternoon meeting of the Boston Area Shaker Study Group. The group is closing in on 30 years of folks meeting several times a year and learning about the Shakers (and for those who wonder or are ill-informed – yes, there are people living in community as Shakers). We enjoyed a […]
Entries Tagged as 'learning'
Comrades in Learning
March 5th, 2011 · Comments Off on Comrades in Learning · Communal Societies, Musings, Shaker
Be Out There!
March 9th, 2010 · Comments Off on Be Out There! · Children, Website of the Week
It’s National Wildlife Week! Take you and your children outdoors! Here, in New England, the weather is turning springlike and there’s no excuse!! Please take the time to read this important information about your child and nature. Be Out There Campaign
PictureBook Plays in DC
November 15th, 2009 · Comments Off on PictureBook Plays in DC · Musings
My daughter and I leave Tuesday to present at and attend the NAEYC Annual Conference. If you’re going, come meet us and say hello on Thursday, November 19, at 4 – 5 pm Room207A of the Washington Conference Center. We’ll be presenting: “Picturebook plays: Saying “yes” to physical and vocal theatrical expression with your preschoolers.” […]
Picture books, play and Halloween
October 28th, 2009 · Comments Off on Picture books, play and Halloween · Books, Children, Musings
” What does Halloween have to do with children’s play, and picture books?” Did you know about this other blog I write for? It’s a great resource with thoughts, book suggestions, tips and more for bringing drama to the early childhood classroom. PictureBook Plays is more than taking the three popular well-behaved kids in the […]
Integrative Learning Conference
June 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off on Integrative Learning Conference · Musings, Work
       I drove down today to attend a conference at Fairfield University: Innovative Pedagogy & Course Redesign IX: Integrative Learning in Practice. After a pretty nice dinner, participants were led through several exercises where integrative thinking, learning and creation were necessary. Being academics, it was quite possible! I think that there were some folks who […]