Working in the Reggio Wayhelps teachers of young children bring the innovative practices of the schools in Reggio Emilia, Italy, to American classrooms. Written by an educator who observed and worked in the world-famous schools, this groundbreaking resource presents the key tools that will allow American teachers to transform their classrooms, including these:
Organization of time and space
Documentation of children’s work
Observation and questioning
Attention to children’s environments
This workbook also contains interactive activities for individual or group reflection.
Julianne Wurmworks as an instructional reform facilitator in the San Francisco Unified School District. She lives in San Francisco, California.
Provides an introduction to the progressive educational approaches of Reggio Emilia, Italy Newsweek devoted 1991 cover story to Reggio Emilia preschools For teachers of infants through early elementary Reggio-inspired teaching is characterized by parental involvement, teachers as learners, long-term projects in the classroom, and the hundred languages of children (sculpture, drawing, and other types of art alongside oral language). Current US traveling exhibit Hundred Languages of Children documents the Reggio Emilia learning experience. Competing books more theoretical, less practical
Practical ways to bring the practices of Reggio Emilia to your classroom.
Julianne Wurm works as an instructional reform facilitator in the San Francisco Unified School District. She has taught in inner city schools in Houston, Los Angeles and New York City and worked in preschools in Reggio Emilia, Italy.