Dec 11 2023 43 mins
I brought a RØDE Reporter microphone to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) conference and asked people about loose parts! They could share anything they wanted—a thought, a tip, a frustration, a product, etc. It was so great to see and meet all of you! Check it out! I’ve tried to link what I can below.
Hear voices from the following (and more!):
Kaplan Early Learning—Check out the Loose Parts STEM kits I was part of designing!
Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center (check out our Master of Arts in Environmental Education—I direct this!)
Easter Seals Child Developmental Learning Center, Washington, DC
Eastern Connecticut State University—Child and Family Development Resource Center, lab school
Tacoma PBS Public Television System
Arkansas Department of Education
Pacific Primary, San Francisco, CA
Inspire to Impact Consulting, FL
Indian River State College, FL
Institute for Self-Active Education
The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL
Ivy Tech Community College—brown paper bag
Scholar’s Choice—Tuff Trays
Bright Beginnings by Flash Furniture
Developing Minds
South Carolina Resource and Referral
Rise Center, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Dimensions Education Programs, Lincoln, Nebraska
First Lutheran Preschool, Ellicott City, Maryland
Childcare Resource and Referral, Tennessee
STRIVE Early Education Services
Little Minds Learning Academy, Michigan
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Book--Loose Parts Learning in K-3 Classrooms: https://www.gryphonhouse.com/books/details/loose-parts-learning-in-k-3-classrooms
Loose Parts Play Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/LoosePartsPlay/