Reggio
In preparation for my trip to the Boulder Journey School, I have started reading one of the books that I received with the grant money from Funds For Teachers. "Working in the Reggio Way; A Beginner's Guide for American Teachers" by Julianne P. Wurm is my first book that I read. It was so good I actually read it in 24 hours. Easy to read and lots of ideas on how to implement some of the Reggio way into your classroom without being too overwhelmed. I love the idea that you pick 5 things in your classroom to change and work on those changes. Once you are satisfied with those changes you pick 5 more things. I have already started implementing some of the ideas before reading this book on my own just with what I know is Developmentally Appropriate for 4 year olds. So it has been really cool to find out how much I have already changed and the direction I need to go from here. I want to learn more about the Project Approach that is used. The new curriculum I get to try next s...