2017-2018 MEETING SCHEDULE
Learning Together: Teachers, Children, Families, and Communities
The CTI holds monthly meetings where educators come together to reflect on their work with children by sharing classroom experiences and documentation of children’s work and words. The meetings follow a structured protocol that allows time and space for educators to learn from each other’s experiences. This school year the CTI will explore how teachers, children, families, and communities construct learning together.
All Meetings Will Take Place 4:30-7:00 pm, unless otherwise noted. Location of meetings TBD, unless otherwise noted.
September 13: Kickoff Meeting: Introduction to the CTI, 2017-2018 Study Topics and Schedule.
Location: United Way of Santa Fe United Way Early Learning Center at Aspen 430 La Madera, Santa Fe, NM 5:00 – 7:00 pm
October 24: The Role of Listening and co-constructing knowledge
November 28: Teachers learning together
December 2: Santa Fe Opera, Early Childhood Initiative Workshop:
Exploring the Language of Storytelling through the Visual and Performing Arts*
December 12: Co Constructing Literacy Experiences (Santa Fe Opera Follow Up Seminar)
January 23: Communication across Differences
February 3: Santa Fe Opera Early Childhood Initiative Workshop:
Exploring the Language of Storytelling through the Visual and Performing Arts* February 20: In collaboration with Materials (Santa Fe Opera Follow Up Seminar)
March 20: Co Constructing Learning with Families
April 17: Large and small group learning
May 15: Reflections on Learning Together
* In collaboration with the Santa Fe Opera’s Early Childhood Initiative (ECI), the Collaborative Teachers Institute will offer reflective practice follow up seminars. The reflective practice seminars will be an opportunity for participants of the Santa Fe Opera’s ECI’s expressive language workshops to deepen their understanding of the workshop content and share and reflect on their own classroom experiences.
Learning Together: Teachers, Children, Families, and Communities
The CTI holds monthly meetings where educators come together to reflect on their work with children by sharing classroom experiences and documentation of children’s work and words. The meetings follow a structured protocol that allows time and space for educators to learn from each other’s experiences. This school year the CTI will explore how teachers, children, families, and communities construct learning together.
All Meetings Will Take Place 4:30-7:00 pm, unless otherwise noted. Location of meetings TBD, unless otherwise noted.
September 13: Kickoff Meeting: Introduction to the CTI, 2017-2018 Study Topics and Schedule.
Location: United Way of Santa Fe United Way Early Learning Center at Aspen 430 La Madera, Santa Fe, NM 5:00 – 7:00 pm
October 24: The Role of Listening and co-constructing knowledge
November 28: Teachers learning together
December 2: Santa Fe Opera, Early Childhood Initiative Workshop:
Exploring the Language of Storytelling through the Visual and Performing Arts*
December 12: Co Constructing Literacy Experiences (Santa Fe Opera Follow Up Seminar)
January 23: Communication across Differences
February 3: Santa Fe Opera Early Childhood Initiative Workshop:
Exploring the Language of Storytelling through the Visual and Performing Arts* February 20: In collaboration with Materials (Santa Fe Opera Follow Up Seminar)
March 20: Co Constructing Learning with Families
April 17: Large and small group learning
May 15: Reflections on Learning Together
* In collaboration with the Santa Fe Opera’s Early Childhood Initiative (ECI), the Collaborative Teachers Institute will offer reflective practice follow up seminars. The reflective practice seminars will be an opportunity for participants of the Santa Fe Opera’s ECI’s expressive language workshops to deepen their understanding of the workshop content and share and reflect on their own classroom experiences.
Posters from the Making Sense of Play exhibit can be viewed at locations with early childhood programs or events throughout 2016-2017.
Recent viewings include:
September 28, 2016
Santa Fe Community College - PBS Film Screening Class of 2027 - Jemez Room - Santa Fe
October 1, 2016
Santa Fe Community College - Public Policy Institute - Santa Fe
October 22, 2016
New Mexico Association for Education of Young Children - Public Policy Seminar Day - Albuquerque
March 4, 2017
New Mexico Association for Education of Young Children - Annual State Conference - Albuquerque
April 11, 2017
Opportunity Santa Fe 2nd Community Summit - Santa Fe Convention Center - Santa Fe
April 26-27, 2017
Healthy Kids! Healthy Futures! Conference - Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino - Santa Fe
May 3, 2017
Weemagination - 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM - 410 Copper NE - Albuquerque
May 6, 2017
Fiesta Para Bebés - El Camino Real Academy - 2500 Meadows Road - Santa Fe
Recent viewings include:
September 28, 2016
Santa Fe Community College - PBS Film Screening Class of 2027 - Jemez Room - Santa Fe
October 1, 2016
Santa Fe Community College - Public Policy Institute - Santa Fe
October 22, 2016
New Mexico Association for Education of Young Children - Public Policy Seminar Day - Albuquerque
March 4, 2017
New Mexico Association for Education of Young Children - Annual State Conference - Albuquerque
April 11, 2017
Opportunity Santa Fe 2nd Community Summit - Santa Fe Convention Center - Santa Fe
April 26-27, 2017
Healthy Kids! Healthy Futures! Conference - Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino - Santa Fe
May 3, 2017
Weemagination - 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM - 410 Copper NE - Albuquerque
May 6, 2017
Fiesta Para Bebés - El Camino Real Academy - 2500 Meadows Road - Santa Fe
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The Making Sense of Play exhibit explores the many ways that children make sense of the world through their play. Drawings, paintings, sculpture, and various activities coupled with their own words and those of their teachers show us how, where and why young children play and learn in Santa Fe. They also illustrate how teachers can support this playful learning. Theposters in the exhibit were created by teachers who participate in the Collaborative Teachers Institute (CTI).
Above all, play is fun. It is also a critical aspect of a child's development. When children run, jump and climb, they develop strong healthy bodies, acquire coordination and agility and build physical confidence. When they engage in rich imaginary games and storytelling, they learn to negotiate, cooperate and resolve conflict. They discover what joy, persistence, resilience and empathy feel like. They develop independent thinking, research and inquiry skills and build the foundation for literacy. Play is their “work,” their way of problem solving and learning about the world. Through play, children try out new theories, explore, create, and develop relationships with one another. Play belongs in the classroom. When teachers use play as part of a curriculum and allow children to follow their interests, learning occurs. When learning is self-directed, it goes deeper and lasts longer. The first years of life are a time of rapid development for young children with neural connections sprouting in the brain more quickly than at any other time of life. Play is the engine of this development. In the United States, and in Santa Fe, most children under age five attend some sort of preschool or nursery for some part of the week. Play is often an important part of the hours and days they spend with other children and their teachers. By tuning in to play, educators and parents are supporting a child's development and helping to build a foundation for lifelong learning. |
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On June 18, the Making Sense of Play exhibit opened in the Education Annex of the Georgia Okeeffe Museum.
Stay tuned for more information about where you can see the exhibit across the city.
Stay tuned for more information about where you can see the exhibit across the city.