Thinking About the Role of Provocation
I am writing this blog post from an airplane at 35,000 feet, on my way to New York City for a three day visit with…
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Making Sense of Transitions in US History
Transitioning from reenacting King Philip’s War to understanding the colonial period in US History or How does a deep dive into a time, place and…
Interdependencies
As children journey through Opal 1 and Opal 2, they spend a lot of time considering with their teachers and their peers the ways in…
Story Workshop – beginning in Beginning School
In the recent weeks we have begun having Story Workshop in Preschool. Story Workshop is a structure we continue to develp at Opal School that…
The Culture of the Atelier – Connecting minds, hands, rationality and emotions
In my last blog post, I talked about the Hundred Languages, the many ways of knowing and expressing that belong to children. The schools of…
Transaction
In recent years, much has been said about creative thinking, teamwork and research as positive resources that will support the advancement of human culture. I…
What role do the Hundred Languages play in 4th and 5th grade?
The following poem has helped me shape and deepen my understanding of teaching practices inspired by the early childhood centers in Reggio Emilia, Italy. It…
What is the view through a window into Opal 4 this week?
Some images, captions, and quotes from a little over a week in the Opal 4 classroom. What languages and materials are supporting our work as…
The Power of Materials: A Group’s First Exploration into Foil
Materials, they can draw you in to look more closely. They can draw you in to touch them, interact with them, …play and dance with them!…
The Social and Emotional
Re-reading this article tonight, after a particularly creative third grade Literacy Studio today, I was thrown against the cold reality of the mindset of those…