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Written by Clare Caro Schemas in Children's Play are such an important concept when it comes to the development of our children that it's worth taking the time to understand them so you can facilitate them when you see them. Well it's really a fancy word for the What are these schemas?

Its been interesting to have been away from the preschool for a couple of weeks and to return to it again with eyes that have been exposed to settings in Canada. I can very much see our "Swedishness" in the rooms. Which is a good thing. We should reflect our own context.

Artful Thinking helps teachers use works of visual art and music in ways that strengthen student thinking and learning in the arts and beyond. The goals of this program are to help teachers create connections between works of art and the curriculum, and to help teachers use art as a force for developing students' thinking dispositions.

This article discusses how teachers in child care and elementary schools learn to work with Reggio-inspired pedagogical documentation. While teachers grasp the value of such documentation theoretically, it is most challenging but exciting to use in practical settings. Documentation illuminates teacher theories about children's understanding: watching such theories change through study of documentation and further teacher research profoundly influences professional development.

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We want our students to acquire the skills necessary to make good choices in their future. In order to develop those skills, a trusted colleague told me that we must create safe places where students can make mistakes.