As I contemplate the wonderful journey and professional development I was immersed in last week at the "Reggio Intensive", I cannot express enough the immense excitement I feel for the new school year ahead. I have spent a week developing a deeper understanding on how play is a catalyst to rich thinking. I look forward to listening, observing, hypothesizing and communicating the ever changing journey the students and educators take as they become "acutely sensitive to the pleasure of surprise", (Loris Malaguzzi). I also look forward to observing our environment change and grow as the space is filled with wonder and awe."Think of the environment not as shell but a skin - how does it change with those in it?" Carla Rinaldi
My role this year will be to explore the many possible ways to gather the evidence of rich thinking from the students as they explore through play. Setting up provocations based on student inquiries and figuring out the multitude of ways to collaborate with students and colleagues on each individual student's learning journey. Always keeping in mind that pedagogical documentation should be interactive and allow for multiple perspectives.
I also look forward to developing the relationships with families as we work together to listen to each individual child's curiosities as we explore our environment indoors and outdoors; the goal being to provoke new thinking through precise exposure to materials that allow for exploration.The journey is just beginning and who knows where it will take us. What I can say is that I plan to "never stop questioning" and to always "play"
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