Teaching With The Body In Mind

Teaching With The Body In Mind

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Teaching With The Body In Mind episodes

  • TWTBIM_0098 Early Childhood “Culture”
    Mike leads a thought-provoking discussion about what how the "culture" of early childhood classrooms has been shaped by having an almost exclusively female workforce. How does this culture impact the way children (and their behaviors) are valued or devalued?



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    20 min
  • TWTBIM_0098 Early Childhood "Culture"

    Mike leads a thought-provoking discussion about what how the "culture" of early childhood classrooms has been shaped by having an almost exclusively female workforce. How does this culture impact the way children (and their behaviors) are valued or devalued?

    20 min
  • TWTBIM_0097 Dangerous Rules?
    Tom wonders if it's possible that having too many rules might actually make situations more dangerous for children.  He suggests that we think about whether rules are actually helping.



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    19 min
  • TWTBIM_0096 Grown Up Feelings
    Ross wants to talk about what it's like when things feel hard.  How do teachers and caregivers work with their "big feelings"? How do we recover from situations where emotions take over? These moments offer chances to model for children and open dialogue about the many feelings we all feel.



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    23 min
  • TWTBIM_0095 A Process For Flexible Thinking
    Mike outlines a process that teachers can use when their expectations for situations don't seem to be lining up with the children's needs.  This process can help teachers to be flexible in their thinking and re-frame how they approach problems. You might want to try it out!



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    21 min
  • TWTBIM_0094 Meaningful Choices
    Tom's been reading again and it has him waxing philosophical.  He wants to talk about how children create meaning through choices.  Do we fool ourselves into thinking that we are giving kids choices? Are we, as educators, making meaningful choices instead of just accepting what comes to us?



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    21 min
  • TWTBIM_0093 Finding Resonance
    Mike wants to talk about how teachers make a place for everyone in their classroom.  He wants to acknowledge that the process is not smooth between every teacher and child, but we need to set the expectation that everyone has a place.  It's crucial to be open to key moments, often unexpected, when we find resonance with a child.



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    23 min
  • TWTBIM_0092 Conflict And Agency
    In a follow up conversation to Grappling, Jostling & Hitting, Ross proposes that fighting and experiencing conflict are necessary components of development. How do we take measure of when to step in? When adults resolve conflicts for children, do we take their agency away?  When children clash, are they also developing skills that they will need to take to adulthood?



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    22 min
  • TWTBIM_0091 Grappling, Jostling, And Hitting
    Joey asks the group to reflect on the physicality of young children's interactions in a group setting. How does one's perspective--child, teacher, parent--shape the interpretation of children's bumps and pushes? Who is in the "right" and who is in the "wrong"?  Could these day to day infractions present opportunities for children's reflection and growth?



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    24 min
  • TWTBIM_0090 Grappling, Jostling and Hitting

    Joey asks the group to reflect on the physicality of young children's interactions in a group setting. How does one's perspective--child, teacher, parent--shape the interpretation of children's bumps and pushes? Who is in the "right" and who is in the "wrong"?  Could these day to day infractions present opportunities for children's reflection and growth?

    24 min

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Dedicated to supporting the incorporation of whole body, sensory rich, and active playful learning experiences into the lives of young children.