Honoring Difference with Debbie LeeKeenan

Lisa Kuh is the co-author of Complementary Curriculum Approach: Transform Your Practice Through Intentional Teaching. Check out her website at complementarycurriculum.com

Find out more about Debbie's work: Debbie LeeKeenan is the co-producer of the film Reflecting on Anti-Bias Education in Action and the co-author of Leading Anti-Bias Early Childhood Programs: A Guide to Change, for Change https://www.antibiasleadersece.com/the-film-reflecting-on-anti-bias-education-in-action/ https://www.tcpress.com/leading-anti-bias-early-childhood-programs-9780807768525

Jesús Oviedo, former studio coordinator at Chicago Commons, is an author, artist-educator, and consultant. He currently manages a program called Playful Learning Landscapes that creates public installations designed to foster learning for young children in non-traditional spaces.https://playfullearningillinois.org/

Josh Rifkin, the Technology and Nature Specialist at the Statenberg-Loup JCC in Denver, Colorado, shares beautiful stories of building on children's brilliance and creating meaning through his collaborations with children and educators.

Dr. Naama Zoran returns and answers listeners' questions. She deepens our understanding of the importance of how materials are offered and teacher presence in opening the learning window. If you would like Naama to answer your question on her next episode, post it on the Awakened to Reggio Facebook page.

Anna Golden, the atelierista from Sabot at Stony Point in Richmond VA, passionately shares the journey of her school, a Reggio-inspired context from preschool-8th grade.

Alex Morgan is the Community Outreach Specialist at Boulder Journey School. She shares about her work with educators, children, and families, and their simultaneous research that leads to powerful learning experiences in the classroom. For more information about the Boulder Journey School Teacher Education Program, please visit: https://www.boulderjourneyschool.com/ma--license-teacher-education-residency-program.html

Welcome to a new season of Awakened to Reggio. Our first episode will be a little different this season. Some of my listeners have suggested that I share about my journey with the approach. Today, the host becomes the guest. I am thrilled to have my friend, colleague and thinking partner, Lisa Plotkin, asking the questions, as I reveal how I became Awakened to Reggio. Thanks to Lisa and to all my listeners! Please be in touch with your questions and thoughts. sandylanesconsulting.com

Beth MacDonald, shares the journey of MacDonald Montessori School in St. Paul MN, where they have worked for many years to weave together the philosophies of both the Montessori and the Reggio approaches. Learn about their upcoming Winter Conference on their website at www.macdonaldmontessori.org

Jen Kesselring, the Pre-School Division Head at Riverfield Country Day School in Tulsa OK, talks about her school’s Reggio-inspired approach from early childhood through high school. She shares beautiful examples of teachers and students tossing the ball back and forth and inspires us to partner with children and adults in research and to create cultures of thinking and possibility.