Using Nature to Inspire Deeper Learning in Early Childhood
Resources and Recommended Reading:
- Watch the recording from the webinar here.
- Check out content by Andy Goldsworthy for more inspiration.
- Book: Beautiful Stuff: Nature Learning Materials.
So, it's finally spring and early childhood centers can use the outdoors even more... but how? In this webinar, Amy Miller shared inspirations for the beautiful seasons to come. Amy also discussed ways to extend and further develop your explorations into curricular studies and extended projects.
When: Thursday, April 22, 2021, from 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM ET.
FEATURED PRESENTER:
Amy Miller | Amy Miller describes herself as an artist, teacher-researcher, wife and mother who appreciate the beauty in the ordinary (and extraordinary) objects that surround our daily lives. Amy is currently the Associate Director of Larchmont Temple Nursery School. For the past 10 years, Amy worked as the Studio Teacher at Beginnings Nursery School in New York City and as an educational consultant through Teaching Beyond the Square.
- Early Childhood
- Congregational Learning
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