Teacher Education
Re-energize and rejuvenate with workshops customized to your setting's unique needs.
Whether you're in a school, preschool, daycare, before and after school setting, consultation and workshops are tailored to the specific needs of the staff and organization. Each workshop series offers experiential learning, discussion and planning time. Teachers and caregivers leave with an action plan that will take their practice to the next level.
Topics include but are not limited to:
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Play-based Learning: The Child's Deep Learning
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Seeing and Understanding Children: A Framework
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The Teacher's Role: How Values and Beliefs Live in the Classroom
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Enabling Inquiry: The Teacher's Role
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The Teacher's Role: Observation and Intent
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The Environment: Effective Use of Indoor & Outdoor Spaces
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The Art Centre: A Relationship with Materials
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Mark Making: Stepping Into Literacy
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The How To's of Invitations & Provocations
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Nature & the Child: Towards Ecological Literacy
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Documentation: Making Learning Visible
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Curriculum: Big Ideas
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Loose Parts: Equity & Inclusion
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Seeing Through the Eyes of Children: Wonder & Awe
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Vancouver site visits available
NEW: In person classes at Trout Lake Community Centre
Learning Through Play April 20
Learning Through Paint & Process Art April 27
Learning Through Play: Story, Storytelling & Writing May 4
Cathy has a background in developmental psychology, kinesiology and elementary school education. During her education degree, inquiry was at the forefront. Through her coursework, Cathy pondered questions such as: What is our image of the child? How can we shape curriculum to meet their needs? How do we offer a variety of avenues for self-expression? How can the classroom environment better support learning needs? How do we honour the child's role in our communities? Being a life long learner Cathy has been exploring these questions deeply over the years and has used her research and learning to create the foundation for her workshops. Education offers opportunities for children to understand themselves and their passions, discovering the variety of ways they can express themselves and be in the world authentically.
Our task is to help children communicate with the world using all their potential, strengths and languages, and to overcome any obstacle presented by our culture. ~ Loris Malaguzzi