REP Breakout Session 1: The Creative Arts, Social Studies, and Play by Vanessa Maanao-French https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz en-us 2023-01-19 17:34:49 UTC 2026-02-17 22:21:57 UTC hello@padlet.com test https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456533149 2023-01-25 17:40:38 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456533149 Using Curriculum amyphillips8 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456533279 We use Creative Curriculum and the GOLD assessment.  In our coaching and training with teachers we work on identifying the various objectives across domains that can be captured in that activity.  ]]> 2023-01-25 17:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456533279 Effective Practice Guides on ECLKC vmaanao https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456533392 Videos are helpful to see practice examples]]> 2023-01-25 17:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456533392 Implementation of curriculum that integrates creative arts into daily lesson plans. Also using ITERS and ECERS as guidance for setting up environments. https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456533512 2023-01-25 17:40:54 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456533512 Promoting one full hour of free choice center play and one hour of outdoor play daily. https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456535110 2023-01-25 17:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456535110 If we want to get at this challenge, we have to be willing to look at how accountability dynamics impact the tendency to constantly break things apart. https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456535272 2023-01-25 17:42:05 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456535272 Provide opportunities for educators to think about what play means to them and explore how that looks like for children in their classrooms https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456535826 2023-01-25 17:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456535826 Through everyday experience, child initiated and when needed guided by teacher. https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456536071 2023-01-25 17:42:40 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456536071 Selecting books to read to children on social studies topics. https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456536458 2023-01-25 17:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456536458 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456536490 Kathy, that's a great question/point, but might be how to think about striking a balance between identifying the unique yet overlapping aspects, so it's not an either or proposition....]]> 2023-01-25 17:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456536490 The project approach, if implemented as intended, breaks apart the "bins" https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456536576 2023-01-25 17:43:03 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456536576 North Carolina Regs amyphillips8 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456536970 A benefit of being in NC is that licensing is looking at how creative arts are being implemented in the classroom.  No ditto sheets.  Need to have 3D creations.  Various topics for dramatic play.  Must have 1 hour or more of free choice.  Etc.  We work on training with our staff to think outside the box and incorporate play into all areas.]]> 2023-01-25 17:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456536970 Art as part of outdoor play - nature vmaanao https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456536988 Natural found objects transformed into art - loose parts for limitless creation 

]]> 2023-01-25 17:43:19 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456536988 Time for Reflection https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456537392 make time to talk about how play supports different domains, so the interconnections are explicit, for both teachers and children -- think it's good for children to hear what they are learning too sometimes]]> 2023-01-25 17:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456537392 I am always interested in teacher beliefs. So many of us (all?) attended schools where play was not supported as a vehicle for learning https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456538456 2023-01-25 17:44:18 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456538456 Multicultural amyphillips8 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456538545 Recently had a training on choosing books for classrooms and then allowed teachers to choose some multicultural books that we will purchase for their classrooms.]]> 2023-01-25 17:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456538545 Mindfully selecting & placing open ended materials as toys and in centers sarahmerrill1 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456538880 2023-01-25 17:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456538880 Identifying the areas related to social studies with terms that are appropriate for ECE classrooms https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456538939 2023-01-25 17:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456538939 children are engaged in our "science-based" programs via interest and concept drivers that are grounded in social explorations and creative arts investigations (you could view the Shadow Stores tinkering exploration through any of these lenses, but all need to be present in order to succeed). The problem is that educators become stuck when faced with assessing their next steps-usually avoiding topics they are uncomfortable with... https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456539208 2023-01-25 17:44:52 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456539208 By focusing on the classroom as a community and by establishing rules/agreements about how children and teachers would like their community to feel/operate. https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456539233 2023-01-25 17:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456539233 In some programs, I see lots of singing and dancing, sometimes focused on academic topics, other times helping children to get the wiggles out, and other times to address cultural issues. https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456539411 2023-01-25 17:45:01 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456539411 We Don't. :( amyphillips8 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456539441 It is aligned with the curriculum and so we use those resources to support education staff.]]> 2023-01-25 17:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456539441 Teaching practices that facilitate studies that support social studies. https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456539649 2023-01-25 17:45:12 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456539649 Free choice for the children, setting the environment for children to engage in activities through music, visual arts, movement and dance, drama and storytelling. https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456540218 2023-01-25 17:45:35 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456540218 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456540617 There are several ways programs may incorporate the arts and social studies - through projects, the environment, materials, specific enhancement activities and events...]]> 2023-01-25 17:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456540617 They are encouraged to create routines and schedules that allow children time to interact with materials openly. https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456541527 2023-01-25 17:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456541527 We used to have a course on "integrating" the early childhood curriculum to help pre-service teachers learn how to teach across domains. Could this be part of the coaching that teachers receive? https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456542495 2023-01-25 17:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456542495 Using a curriculum that is aligned with ELOF, it helps with the un-binning and helps educators see they are incorporating and capturing carious domains. vstse https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456543738 2023-01-25 17:48:03 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456543738 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456544249 I don't think some education staff know about ELOF. it needs to be more widely shared, marketed to the EHS/HS community. This is such a wonderful resource. Lets get it out there. ]]> 2023-01-25 17:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456544249 Un-binning takes intentionality and support vmaanao https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456544904 Example: Use of Creative Curriculum tools helps education staff to integrate learning domains with examples, e.g., Mighty Minutes.]]> 2023-01-25 17:48:51 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456544904 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456545519 Follow children's natural goal-directed motivation and curiosity (e.g., discovering, exploring, investigating their world), slow down and extend these explorations over time, bringing relevant domains into play as they surface in the moment. Culture, context and children's interest are the drivers

]]> 2023-01-25 17:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456545519 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456546649 Anti-Bias work, implicit bias and suspension and explusion research.]]> 2023-01-25 17:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456546649 Access to resources makes a difference - vmaanao https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456548103 Creative Curriculum resource: Intentional Teaching Moments - supports teachers to be able to bring exeriences/learning opportunites across multiple learning domains. ]]> 2023-01-25 17:50:48 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456548103 Helpful to have short teaching experiences suggested from the curriculum that help educators see that the teaching experience covers multiple domain and sub domain areas. vstse https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456548169 2023-01-25 17:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456548169 Outcomes = Do they restrain teacher creativity? vmaanao https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456551316 Teaching to reach outcome goals = rigid planning - children receiving instruction.]]> 2023-01-25 17:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456551316 Buy in matters! vmaanao https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456553427 Once teachers experience the impact of effective practice they buy in = and will take on the practice independently. ]]> 2023-01-25 17:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456553427 Once educators buy in and see how play fosters the skills from the domain, it becomes something they transfer throughout their teaching and other parts of the day. But the buy in is what can be difficult. vstse https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456554326 2023-01-25 17:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456554326 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456554510 Obtain the input of families. Incorporate the cultures of families, families "wealth of knowledge" into program practices and approaches.]]> 2023-01-25 17:55:00 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456554510 Seeing = Believing - the Value of video and coaching vmaanao https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456555097 Powerful for teachers to see themselves in action and the response of the children ]]> 2023-01-25 17:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456555097 It is happening but not always labeled as "social studies" vmaanao https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456556617 2023-01-25 17:56:28 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456556617 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456559016 How can we integrate these ideas into assessment and reporting requirements or change those requirements? I wonder how current reporting/  assessment may be working against the goals of integrating play]]> 2023-01-25 17:58:03 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456559016 Targeted training/PD may be needed vmaanao https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456559354 Program focus leans toward language/literature, cognitive... teachers may need training to understand how to integrate the arts, social studies, and guided play.]]> 2023-01-25 17:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456559354 The benefits of play for healing trauma https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456560786 2023-01-25 17:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456560786 In our migrant centers, the ELOF is still a little abstract for our teachers. It is a bit overwhelming. https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456563553 2023-01-25 18:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456563553 We need to give staff permission to play vmaanao https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456563580 Educators can play too! Teachers need to hear the message: Play is learning and adults need to play too.

Can be a powerful way to create a caring community and help children have a sense of belonging. ]]> 2023-01-25 18:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456563580 vstse https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456563594 It's encouraging those teachers to build learning into rituals, transitions, and routines.  It's helping them see that the child can learn... they can do more than just "watch" the child

]]> 2023-01-25 18:01:15 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456563594 Bring in artists from the community to engage both children and families. vmaanao https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456565200 2023-01-25 18:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456565200 Our program created a document to show how the ELOF and creative curriculum align. We have shared this document with our teaching staff. https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456565744 2023-01-25 18:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456565744 teachers use them in the classroom and during parent home visits and parent conferences. Link child's goals to ELOF. https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456566566 2023-01-25 18:03:27 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456566566 Use it to support training for teaching staff. https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456567745 2023-01-25 18:04:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456567745 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456568403 What messaging / culture shift work do we need to do to counter the many years of messaging that children need to be achieving certain learning goals via direct instruction modes. 

]]> 2023-01-25 18:04:43 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456568403 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456623241 How do we promote rest and play for educators ? ]]> 2023-01-25 18:43:39 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2456623241 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2457618842 Mike Petrich - disconnect between the way teachers teach and the way they are taught, they are afraid of play; avoiding combination of topics; afraid of doing it wrong]]> 2023-01-26 13:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2457618842 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2457619413 Sarah G - worry about curriculum fidelity/teacher prep (with regard to using play)]]> 2023-01-26 13:51:15 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2457619413 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2457620130 Daryl Greenfield to Everyone
+Kathy and Mike -- engage the educators in what they will do with the children. Let them play first
]]> 2023-01-26 13:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2457620130 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2457620466 Gail - how are you working to support teacher prep to become tinkerer/researcher? So not just plan and hope - ]]> 2023-01-26 13:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2457620466 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2457621106 Michael Lopez - I don't know where to put it, but want to push us a bit more to think about how programs/educators can or should integrate creative arts, social studies and even play in a thoughtful and intentional manner with a genuine cultural, linguistic and equity lens (vs. just a superficial approach to check the box).]]> 2023-01-26 13:52:29 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2457621106 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2457621608 Brenda Jones Harden to Everyone
The issue is taking it to scale... supporting ECE teachers who may not have the expertise and support in their centers to do this.
]]> 2023-01-26 13:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2457621608 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2457622851 Amanda Bryans to Everyone
it is such an important point, Tammy. For years, the rationale for a very rigid, even scripted, curriculum included "inexperienced teachers".  The problem is, again, that children are denied joyful, powerful, curiosity driven learning experiences that lead to engaged, confident and persistent learners
]]> 2023-01-26 13:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2457622851 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2457623410 Kathy Hirsh-Pasek to Everyone
Agree — when teachers see that their hobbies, culture and interests can help them find joy in teaching and deeper learning they are so excited; very important to have a shared understanding of what guided play means
]]> 2023-01-26 13:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2457623410 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2457624001 Brenda Jones Harden
I would love to see not just a tinkering training for teachers, but support for coaches and mentor teachers who can do hands-on work with classroom teachers around this approach.
]]> 2023-01-26 13:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2457624001 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2457624522 Daryl - framework for following children’s interests, cultural interests; getting exposure so teachers feel comfortable with change “mindset about lack of control” part is messaging/not something new, supporting them in what children are already interested in doing; culture of inquiry (everyone from leaders… treat teachers as professionals, not just watching them, but partnering); co-construction of curriculum; strong home to school connections, need to know that efforts are not just short term interests ]]> 2023-01-26 13:54:54 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2457624522 https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2457625027 FOCUS ON MESSAGING - short, meaningful, shared by all; think about messaging that comes from culture/system; how to engage the community/how to change the perspective of the community ]]> 2023-01-26 13:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/vmaanao/1ymbtpuno119gikz/wish/2457625027