15 mins
Conferences/Portfolios
Everyone
15 mins
Planning Outdoor Classroom
20 mins
Soap, Kaymbu, Materials, Observers
Adriana + Erin
Let Adriana know if you need more wall or hand dispensers for new soap
New tags are on Kaymbu, send descriptions to admin to add for clarity
Donated materials will be in hallway, please go through them and find a good place for them to live
Review of observer expectations - let admin know if observers are not following directions
5 mins
Playground Workday and Fab Lab Collab Meeting
Amy
Playground workday is Saturday, October 5th, at 8:30am-11:30am
Fab Lab Collab meeting is October 15th @5:30 pm
50 mins
Italian Approaches to ECE - Montessori
Sarah and Becca
Slides:
The image of the child different by cultures
Montessori materials used to teach discipline
They have a determined place
Only one copy of materials - respect
Intelligence activities - there is a difference between creative use and misuse of energy
Trays contain all of the materials needed for activity
Practical life - they give children a chance to practice practical activities, like velcro and buttons, but vertically not horizontally
The presentation of materials - quiet, intentional, engaging, expressive, specific
The Three Step Lesson
I do - presentation of materials (introduction)
We do - the lesson (identification)
You do - verification of the lesson (remembering)
Takeaways: slowing down, emphasizing capability, respecting materials, presentation of materials and lessons