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The Environment and the Curriculum

November 14, 2009 Cristina Barvo

I believe the environment is the children’s third teacher. I enjoyed reading about the different aspects that we have to consider…

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The whole teacher…

Cristina Barvo

“What the teacher is, is more important than what she teaches.” Karl Menninger

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Life is about facing the unknown and dealing with the feelings associated with the process.

Cristina Barvo

“For most children, the separation process is a struggle between their natural desire to explore the world and their equally…

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Partnership between Parents and Teachers

Cristina Barvo

It is challenging to create a strong partnership between parents and teachers in today’s society. Coming from the business world…

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Interview with a master teacher (Social Constructivism/Reggio Emilia)

Cristina Barvo

How do you create the curriculum for your classroom?The curriculum is created upon the children interests. It is a combination…

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Parents as Teachers

Cristina Barvo

“Families bring with them a sense of continuity about the child: they provide the context in which the teacher can…

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Social Constructivist Theory

November 13, 2009 Cristina Barvo

The principles of social constructivist theory are: • Knowledge is built by the learner internally rather than being imported from…

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A Class Divided: The power of learning through experience

Cristina Barvo

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/divided/etc/view.html This is one of the most requested programs in FRONTLINE’s history. It is about an Iowa schoolteacher who, the…

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How to be creative

Cristina Barvo

http://gapingvoid.com/2004/07/25/how-to-be-creative/ We have to learn to be creative if we want future generations to be. “The only peo­ple who can…

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How Arts Training Improves Attention and Cognition

Cristina Barvo

http://dana.org/news/cerebrum/detail.aspx?id=23206 How Arts Training Improves Attention and Cognition By Michael I. Posner, Ph.D., and Brenda Patoine Does education in the…

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