“Thank you...Awesome! Great for the start of the school year, to really think about what we do, why we do it and how effective we are being."
Kathie Fuchs, Early Childhood Principal, Mehlville School District
“All reasons why I went into early childhood and parent education...to help children and their families understandand see the beauty of play and of making learning fun.”
JC (full-day workshop participant)
Professional Development
• When adults experience this workshop, they are taken to a place of self reflection,
• Reflecting upon their own childhoods,
• Reflecting upon their teaching & parenting practices,
• Reflecting upon their dispositions.
• Self-Reflection is essential for true professional development!
Professional Dispositions - Professional attitudes, values, and beliefs
demonstrated through both verbal and non-verbal behaviors as
educators interact with students, families, colleagues, and
communities. NCATE (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education)
Reconnecting Teachers to Their Passion To Teach
Half-Day Workshop: Solo Play
Full-Day Workshop: Solo Play, Art Play and Cooperative Play
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Presenters Presentations Include:
- “Show-Me” How to Play Again Retreat for Educators
- Hexagon Retreat: The Human Approach to Teaching and Learning
- Hexagon Retreat: The Human Approach to Parenting
- Discovering Your Dispositions to Teach and Learn Through the Play Experience
- Discovering Your Valued Dispositions for Parenting Through Play
- Mehlville School District Parents as Teachers, April 2010
- Play and Listening: Fundamental Components of the Constructivist Curriculum
- RB-AEYC Curriculum Conference, April 2011
- Connecting Play to the Early Learning Standards
- Mehlville School District Early Childhood Professional Development, November 2009
- South Side Day Nursery, July 2010
DISCOVERING YOUR DISPOSITIONS TO TEACH & LEARN
THROUGH THE PLAY EXPERIENCE: H A N D S , H E A R T & M I N D ®
“It is a teacher’s passion that sets him/her apart.
It is a teacher’s passion that makes a difference in a student’s life.” unknown
