TKG LISTEN: THE PEDAGOGY OF LISTENING

INNOVATIONS In early education: the international reggio exchange/ September 2001   THE PEDAGOGY OF LISTENING: The Listening Perspective from Reggio Emilia By Carlina Rinaldi Carlina Rinaldi is the Pedagogical Consultant for Reggio Children and was formerly the Pedagogical Director of the Reggio Emilia Municipal Early Childhood Centers. Car/ina is currently on …

LAST CHANCE Playful Parenting Workshop with Lawrence J. Cohen REGISTRATION

Wednesday, September 5th 2012, 6PM at The Knowing Garden Playful Parenting means joining children in their world of play, focusing on connection and confidence, giggling and roughhousing, and following your child’s lead. Lawrence Cohen, PhD, psychologist, author, and consultant will be at The Knowing Garden for a special talk on …

TKG SCIENCE: Your early life stress can reprogram your kid’s DNA?!

by Gwen Dewar, Ph.D. ParentingScience.com Years ago, it would have been science fiction. You get diabetes because your grandfather didn’t get enough to eat as a child? You suffer from clinical anxiety because your father was a stressed-out teenager? But thanks to the study of epigenetics, these scenarios have become …

TKG SUMMER BOOK SALE – Torrance Farmers Market, Tomorrow

TOMORROW – Saturday August 4th! TKG will be hosting one of our world famous book sales at the Torrance Farmers Market beginning at 9am.  Come early because we  have children’s, cooking, gardening, art and best-seller fiction.  Non-fiction, reference, limited edition also available. Book and Cash Donations will also be accepted …

ONLINE Broadcast – Sir Ken Robinson Keynotes AERO Conference 2012

The AERO conference Keynotes are being broadcast on USTREAM.  It all started with  is Naomi Aldort on Thursday night. Tonight (Friday) will be Sir Ken Robinson’s talk titled “Transforming Education” at 6:30pm PDT. Saturday night, the keynote by Jerry Mintz & Occupy Portland will be livestreamed at about 7:15pm PDT …

FROM UNDER OUR BIG TREE: Week 35

The Knowing Garden From under our big tree… 9 June 2012 Week 35: Highlights & Important Information “Look beyond methods, though, and consider goals. What’s the point of educating students in the first place?…we have reason to worry when schooling is discussed primarily in the context of “global competitiveness” rather …