Educators Use Video Logs to Document Learning and Engage Families
Terris King and Linda Butler from the Park School in Baltimore presented at the April 15, 2014 Open Studio at Wheelock College’s Documentation Studio. They showed how they create video logs for...
View ArticleWheelock Strengthens Education Collaborations in Turkey
Wheelock College strengthened its collaborative relationships with several institutions of higher learning in Turkey through extended visits this spring by Wheelock faculty and the College’s Dean of...
View ArticleUsing Documentation to Create Dynamic Learning Communities
The Documentation and Community Engagement Institute on Thursday, June 19 at Wheelock College’s Documentation Studio included over 40 educators from colleges, schools, museums and libraries. This...
View ArticleFostering Engagement through Documentation
The Democracy Inquiry Group (DIG)—made up of college faculty in teacher education—recently invited museum educators to continue a dialogue exploring the question: “How can documentation engage the...
View ArticleDr. Tiziana Filippini Furthers Groundbreaking Documentation Work at Wheelock
The Italian municipality of Reggio Emilia has earned international acclaim for its innovative pedagogy and powerful, practice-based theory in early childhood education. As a pedagogista for the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Exploring the Philosophy of Frances and David Hawkins
Exhibit and Conference at Wheelock Wheelock College hosted a day of hands-on exploration and scientific inquiry inspired by the education philosophy of Frances and David Hawkins. This enriching...
View ArticleWhy Document Learning? Lessons from Kindergarten Classrooms
I was struck by the value of documenting learning while listening to teachers at the Open Studio at Wheelock’s Documentation Studio on May 16. One teacher captured a moment in time; kindergarten...
View ArticleWhy Should Educators Promote Curiosity?
Building the tallest paper cup tower. In what ways can educators promote curiosity? Amina and three classmates are given ten minutes to build the tallest tower they possibly can with paper cups. What...
View ArticleThird Curiosity and Learning Conference Inspires Teachers
Wheelock College’s third annual Curiosity and Learning Conference brought more than 130 educators from all over New England, as well as New York, Chicago, and Denver, to Wheelock’s Boston campus on...
View ArticleMaking Learning Visible and Storytelling
Daniel Pink (2006) writes, “The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind – creators and emphasizers, pattern recognizers, and meaning makers” (p. ii)...
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