A Panel on the Reggio Emilia Approach (03/15)

Join Lella Gandini, Reggio Children Liaison for the Dissemination of the Reggio Emilia Approach in the U.S., and educators Kathleen Berkowitz, Debbie Piescor and Gina Miele for an evening exploring the U.S. response to the Italian Reggio Emilio educational philosophy.

This panel will explore the Reggio Emilia Approach, its history and growth in Italy, as well as its use in the U.S. school system, through presentations that embrace the perspectives of scholars, teachers, school directors, and parents.

Program

• Introductory remarks: Dr. Teresa Fiore (Inserra Chair, Montclair State University)
• Guest speaker’s talk: "The Reggio Emilia Approach: Italian Beginnings, International Growth" by Lella Gandini (Reggio Children Liaison for the Dissemination of the Reggio Emilia Approach in the U.S.)
• Respondents’ contribution: "Three Perspectives on Integrating the Fundamentals of Reggio Emilia in an American School", a joint presentation by:
  Kathleen Berkowitz (School Director, A Child’s Place School, Lincroft, NJ)
  Debbie Piescor (Master Teacher, A Child’s Place School, Lincroft, NJ)
  Dr. Gina Miele (Professor of Italian, MSU, and informed parent at A Child’s Place School, Lincroft, NJ)

Presented in collaboration with the Ben Samuels Children’s Center, the Early Childhood, Elementary and Literacy Education Department and the Amici Club at Montclair State, this free program aims at fostering a dialogue among teachers, students in training, and families on the contribution of this creative and empowering Italian approach.

This event is free and open to the public.

Tuesday March 15, 2016 – 6.30-8.30pm
Lecture Hall, Room 101 in the Feliciano School of Business

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For more on this event and on the Reggio Emilia Approach, visit the event’s page
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