Open House

This week is Open House at the Charter School. This means that upwards of 100 teachers will be with us for part of the week, observing classes, learning about Reggio Emilia and inquiry-based learning, and exchanging their reflections on their own work with each other. While certainly stressful on the Charter teachers and students, it is sure to be an invaluable opportunity to come together in community with fellow colleagues who are chewing on the same questions I am, perhaps.

It also means Louise Cadwell is with us, leading workshops and lecturing on Reggio Emilia, curriculum mapping, and incorporating "21st century skills", as she calls them, into today's teaching and learning. She is the recent founder of Cadwell Collaborative, a consulting service for educators and schools interested in implementing curricula that support 21st century skills, including sustainability education. She’s also well-known within the Reggio community for two books based on her work in the original Reggio Emilia schools: Bringing Reggio Emilia Home and Bringing Learning to Life.

I'm looking forward to blogging about the week as it progresses. It will take a number of posts, I’m sure to sort out all of my experiences, reflections, and studies.