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Presenter: Karen Szydlik
Date: Wednesday 5 September, 2018
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Venue: Cornish College
Category: Network Meeting
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5.30pm – tour of the ELC classes
6.00pm to 7.30pm – Workshop with Karen Szydlik
In Reggio Emilia, the metaphor of “100 languages” is used to represent the myriad of ways children express their thinking and learning. In this workshop participants will be invited to explore the characteristics of paper and wire. As Topal and Gandini (1999) said, “Each material has unique characteristics. Exploring gives children and adults a vehicle for discovering those properties. Exploring also means figuring out what a particular material can do.”(p. 28).
Participants will be guided by the facilitator as they explore. It is hoped this will be a fun and relaxing way to end the day as we learn through experiencing.
Topal, C and Gandini, L. (1999). Beautiful Stuff!: Learning with found materials. Massachusetts, Davis Publications, Inc.
Karen Szydlik has worked in the Early Childhood sector in many capacities over many years. She taught 3-5 year olds at Bialik College before, during and after the Early Learning Centre became aware of the educational project from Reggio Emilia. She returned to study to get a Grad. Dip in Movement and Dance and then began teaching dance to mothers and babies and young children. When she returned to teaching at Bialik she became aware of the place “Reggio Emilia” and after a study tour in 1998 began writing and speaking about Reggio Emilia through her involvement with REAIE and as a committee member. She began teaching in the tertiary sector in 2003, working at the Gordon TAFE and University of Melbourne (CEIEC) and she taught in the B.Ed. at Melbourne Polytechnic (formerly NMIT). She returned to study in 2007, in Creative and Experiential Arts Therapy and is now in her 4th year of a Prof. Doc. Karen is the Professional Learning Coordinator at REAIE and was co-leader of the In–Depth Study Tour to Reggio Emilia in 2017.
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