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Videos by Embodied Learning in Astoria. Cross-industry Mentor and Facilitator: Early Learning, Team Collaboration https://embodiedlearning.co
This recent "Sensory Learning and Movement" professional development with the fantastic faculty of The Brick Church School in New York gave me lots of food for thought.
During the session, educators reflected out loud on crucial topics from their everyday life at school, such as:
- Trusting children's plans and actions
- Measuring the adult's perception of #danger compared to children's innate need to take #risks
- Understanding the impact of #control on daily and long-term learning experiences and outcomes.
Generally, within a school faculty, there are different points of view on these topics. Likely, every preschool or #ECE program has an ongoing internal faculty debate about trust, danger, risk, and control.
In too many schools, I bet, the debate and the many questions it raises stay open and unsolved because, and I quote: "There is no time," "We have to prepare for the next lesson," and "There are more urgent tasks on the agenda to take care of."
In other words, this important debate takes up a lot of energy from the ECE faculty but, often, doesn’t go anywhere.
Educators are the most precious asset for a school.
If you are a preschool, nursery school, or ECE program administrator, it's time to solve that debate and invest in building a solid (pedagogical) identity or brand for your school.
Plan time, ask your faculty for help, and aim to track down all their open pedagogical questions.
As soon as you have all the questions on paper, create a map or a strategy to begin, with their support, the resolving process.
You are a 'director' because they need you to lead the process of finding and giving the school (and them) a 'direction.'
Use your most important asset (your educators and their questions) to create the unique preschool, ECE program, or childcare service you have always dreamt of!
Do you need professional help? Get in touch. 🙌
#ECE #identity #preschool #approach
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This recent "Sensory Learning and Movement" professional development with the fantastic faculty of The Brick Church School in New York gave me lots of food for thought. During the session, educators reflected out loud on crucial topics from their everyday life at school, such as: - Trusting children's plans and actions - Measuring the adult's perception of #danger compared to children's innate need to take #risks - Understanding the impact of #control on daily and long-term learning experiences and outcomes. Generally, within a school faculty, there are different points of view on these topics. Likely, every preschool or #ECE program has an ongoing internal faculty debate about trust, danger, risk, and control. In too many schools, I bet, the debate and the many questions it raises stay open and unsolved because, and I quote: "There is no time," "We have to prepare for the next lesson," and "There are more urgent tasks on the agenda to take care of." In other words, this important debate takes up a lot of energy from the ECE faculty but, often, doesn’t go anywhere. Educators are the most precious asset for a school. If you are a preschool, nursery school, or ECE program administrator, it's time to solve that debate and invest in building a solid (pedagogical) identity or brand for your school. Plan time, ask your faculty for help, and aim to track down all their open pedagogical questions. As soon as you have all the questions on paper, create a map or a strategy to begin, with their support, the resolving process. You are a 'director' because they need you to lead the process of finding and giving the school (and them) a 'direction.' Use your most important asset (your educators and their questions) to create the unique preschool, ECE program, or childcare service you have always dreamt of! Do you need professional help? Get in touch. 🙌 #ECE #identity #preschool #approach
Pandemic Outdoors, for Children and Parents: #4 Touching the Sound
TOUCHING THE SOUND for Children and Parents, DIY at Home and Outdoor Version
This zero-budget, fun activity is:
-PERFECT for transitioning from the inside to the outside of your apartment with your children safely.
-GREAT for reconnecting with the world outdoors after such a long time of separation.
-USEFUL for restarting to appreciate silence and the power of listening.
-FANTASTIC for training interactions based on physical and emotional movement.
- IDEAL for fostering the ability of "listening" through the oscillation of our muscles (Kinesthetic and Haptic perceptions).
All you need is:
-Wooden spoons, or mallets made out of a stick (twig) and a rubber ball.
-Things you can find and gently percuss outside your apartment building: Trees; Bricks; Manholes; Fences; Poles; Cement or Asphalt Pathways; Downspouts.
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#Repost @monskiwood ・・・ I had such a great time with #ChildrensCenterCaltech educators! We enjoyed a #STEM based team building training where science turned into a powerful medium to foster social and emotional skills among a team of extraordinary professionals. . We worked on: - Cause and Effect - Form and Function - Change - Systems and Interaction - Force and Motion - Stability - Simple Machines . Children’s Center @caltechedu educators: you’re welcome to post your impressions, feedback, and comments! . . . #ECE #STEM #STEAM #teambuilding #team #science #SEL #caltech #LA #California #change #childhood #earlyed