Teaching with Joy: An Inquiry Among Friends

On Boundaries, Containers, and Creative Inquiry

How do we create spaces for creativity and inquiry for the youngest children? How can boundaries and containers take learning and exploration to new places. In this week's episode Mary Biggs addresses these questions and so much more as she talks about creating curriculum with infants and toddlers.

Co-Creating Meaning with Children

What does it mean to listen closely to children's ways of making sense? How can we create curriculum that is rich, rigorous, and full of meaning? In this week's episode, Jessica Smith dives into the intricacies of finding meaning in mathematics, children's thinking, and the teaching profession. Enjoy.

Responding to Children with Emergent Curriculum

What happened? What might it mean? What do I do next? How do we stop to reflect as teachers in order to be more responsive to children? What does teaching look like when its guided by a commitment to asking big questions with children and working through these questions through arts, science, literature, our bodies and so much more. In this week's episode Rafa Pérez-Segura gives a rich and textured view into into Reggio inspired teaching in español. Join us.

Democracy, Care, Going Outside, and Learning

What can be taught and learned from daily forays outside? How can we teach math, civics, and friendship all at once? What action steps can schools and teachers take to ensure every child is known? Come outside and learn with Becky as she talks with Cara about getting her 5th grade students measuring angles, creating constitutions, and working together to solve problems big and small.

Teaching with Joy: An Inquiry Among Friends

What does it mean to teach from an Ethical Center? What are the benefits of inquiring into this work among friends? In this season experienced and gifted teachers continue to reflect with a focus on curriculum! Each episode will zoom in on one teacher to share how they teach for joy, meaning, and from wisdom in daily actions and how they navigate the current educational terrain!