In this session, we will engage in critical reflection on what it means to embrace a view of the child as competent, as an able communicator and collaborator, capable of complex thinking.  After viewing a selection of panels in The Wonder of Learning exhibit, we will discuss how we might collaborate with colleagues and families to bring a higher level of coherence between our views and our practice, and elevate the view of the child in our own contexts. Avec…

What is wonder? What does it mean to wonder? How might wonder be part of teaching and learning? What might a “Framework of Wonder” mean for thinking about documentation? In this workshop we will meet to think about our ideas of wonder and how these ideas might affect our thinking about documentation and our ideas of learning and teaching. We will visit “The Wonder of Learning” exhibit with our ideas of wonder in mind and then meet together to discuss…

  As Human beings we are innately social and so it is a natural tendency to look for characters and their stories in art, but in the open minded and exploration driven world of young children their insights into materials themselves often carry their intention. Expanding our awareness and sensitivity to children's use of materials can give us new access to the complexities and multi disciplinary understanding of children's expressions. Through sharing documentation from our respective experiences we will be…

Durant cette séance, nous allons nous engager dans la réflexion critique sur ce que cela veut dire pour les programmes de la petite enfance d’avoir une relation réciproque avec les communautés et cultures Francophones. Après avoir examiné une sélection de panneaux de l’exposition The Wonder of Learning (l’émerveillement de l’apprentissage), nous allons discuter de notre responsabilité collective de rendre visible l’apprentissage des enfants et leurs contributions à la communauté et la culture. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/francophone-session-session-en-francais-connexion-a-la-communaute-et-la-culture-rachelle-blanchette-tickets-25253509928 Location:   Fairmont Royal York Hotel 100…