Photographers: Paula Labbe, Alva Couch and Elizabeth Cavicchi
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I am so happy to see you all here! Welcome, and thank you very much for celebrating this important moment with us. The over-arching purpose of Critical Explorers is to promote the having of wonderful ideas in public schools. …
I want to thank all of you for your support of this work. All through its development I have been dependent on colleagues who shared the same goals for teachers and kids, and encouraged me in the way I was trying to go about it. …
… I’m very proud to be a part of this gathering – to enter with you into this remarkable moment that is both a culmination and a beginning. We’ve called this a “launch” party, and I think that metaphor works because what we’re launching is a vessel …
I teach a creative thinking class for three-year-olds, and I’ve been experimenting with different ways of adapting critical exploration for people with short attention spans who are new to many of the materials I show them. But I have come …
The work of Critical Explorers resonates with the ideas of globally renowned educators, authors, and activists, David and Frances Hawkins. Indeed, David was the first director of Elementary Science Study. To quote Eleanor Duckworth, “…David was the key I think …
No class at HGSE is more talked about by its students than T440. Unfortunately not all of us had the privilege of spending time in Professor Duckworth’s classroom and it is my understanding that we are currently unable to alter …
Just looking at an article in the NY Times that might be of interest . . http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/garden/06play.html?ref=global-home “The Movement to Restore Children’s Play Gains Momentum http://www.nytimes.com Play helps develop crucial skills, advocates say as they try to pull children and …
I am teaching a creative thinking course for three-year-old kids and I use a very laid back, inquisitive style when working with the children. We do the same three big activities every class: Mix/make some kind of clay or dough, …
Sometimes I’m lucky enough to overhear a conversation that fits a question I’ve been carrying around. Maybe due to my sense of murkiness on the topic, I’m drawn to listen but reluctant to join. If I’m really lucky, the conversation helps clarify my thinking…