The Fourth NAREA Summer Conference
Dialogues for Quality in Education:
The School as a Place of Research
June 30-July 2, 2008: Advanced Study
Monday, June 30
Building 1 – Center Green Campus
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
8:30 – 9:30 am (UCAR)
Registration
Continental Breakfast
9:30 – 10:00 am (UCAR)
Opening of Conference
Reggio Children, NAREA & Boulder Journey School
10:00 am – 12:00 pm (UCAR)
The Values of the Reggio Philosophy and the Pedagogy of Listening
Carla Rinaldi, Reggio Children
Introducing “The Wonder of Learning - The Hundred Languages of Children” Exhibit
Amelia Gambetti, Reggio Children
12:00 – 1:00 pm (UCAR)
Lunch
Tour exhibit
1:00 – 2:00 pm (UCAR)
Introduction to the City and the School as a Place of Research
Ellen Hall, Alison Maher & Andrea Sisbarro, Boulder Journey School, Boulder CO
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Travel to Boulder Journey School (BJS)
2:30 – 4:30 pm (BJS)
Tour of school
Snack
4:30 – 5:00 pm
Travel to Mesa Lab, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
5:00 – 6:00 (NCAR)
Tour Exhibit
6:00 – 7:00 pm (NCAR)
Celebration of the Opening of the Exhibit
State of Colorado, NCAR, Colorado Foundation for Families and Children, Reggio Children,
NAREA & Boulder Journey School
7:00 – 9:00 pm (NCAR)
Celebration Dinner
Tuesday, July 1
Building 1 – Center Green Campus
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
8:00 – 9:00 am (UCAR)
Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 10:30 am (UCAR)
Welcome to the day
Pedagogy and Architecture in Dialogue
Carla Rinaldi & Tullio Zini, Reggio Children
10:30 – 11:00 am (UCAR)
Snack
11:00 am – 12:30 pm (UCAR)
The Exhibit Seen as a Tool for Professional Development and Documentation
Vea Vecchi, Reggio Children
12:30 – 2:00 pm (UCAR)
Lunch
Poster Sessions
Tour Exhibit
2:00 – 2:30 pm
Travel to NCAR
2:30 – 4:00 pm (NCAR)
Tour exhibit
Snack
4:00 – 5:00 pm (NCAR)
Discussion groups
Facilitated by NAREA Board Members & Membership Coordinators
Wednesday, July 2
Building 1 – Center Green Campus
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
8:00 – 9:00 am (UCAR)
Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30 am (UCAR)
Welcome to the day
9:30 – 11:00 am (UCAR)
Sharing Journeys in North American Contexts
Facilitated by Amelia Gambetti
Documentation as a Tool of Teacher Inquiry: Analyses from Multiple Perspectives
Learning to See and See Again: Focusing Our Analytical Lenses
Mary Jane Moran, University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN
Wondering Together: Sharing Perspectives Through Dialogue
Andrew Stremmel, South Dakota State University, Brookings SD
11:00 – 11:30 am (UCAR)
Snack
11:30 am – 1:30 pm (UCAR)
Sharing Journeys in North American Contexts
Facilitated by Amelia Gambetti
The Joys and Struggles of Inquiry
Judy Graves & Susan MacKay, Opal Charter School, Portland Children’s Museum, Portland
OR
Identity Realized Through the Process of Inquiry, Research and Negotiation
David Kelly, Aquinas College & Grand Rapids Child Discovery Center, Grand Rapids MI
1:30 – 2:30 pm (UCAR)
Lunch
Poster Sessions
2:30 – 4:00 pm (UCAR)
School as a Place of Research: How Research is Supported Inside the
Schools by Children, Educators and Families
Carla Rinaldi, Amelia Gambetti & Vea Vecchi, Reggio Children
4:00 – 4:30 pm (UCAR)
Closing of the Conference
4:30 – 5:00 pm (UCAR)
Tour of the Exhibit
Beverages