Since July 2018, I (Kathy) have been leading reflective learning dialogues with the staff of the Early On Centre with invitations to the staff from Developmental Services. We have considered different aspects of our view of the child along with our ability to reflect as educators. Pedagogical tools are used to support learning within the group as ways to build capacity. We are now in a four part series on Creativity and Artistic Expression: Thinking with Materials and Young Children with a designed learning space that includes experiences, reflective dialogues, meaning making for ourselves with provocations by others, and sharing our knowledge and questions.
Consulting sessions align with the Standards of Practice from the College of Early Childhood Educators and our pedagogical foundations from How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years