https://padlet.com/rachelnunnenkamp/u78201lsgehzwd61 en-us 2022-12-16 20:46:23 UTC 2022-12-16 20:52:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4da.png rachelnunnenkamp https://padlet.com/rachelnunnenkamp/u78201lsgehzwd61/wish/2423383201 During this course, we discussed different aspects of discursive practices for children. This image is an example of the concept of children learn better when they feel loved. This course discussed the importances, as well as ways to create a classroom where children desire to be and feel loved, known, and seen. This example is similar to some of the images within the slide decks that covered this section of the course. The way that we speak to children matters, and has more of an effect on the child than adults realize. This course helped adjust my point of view on how I plan to communicate with the children within my future classroom.

]]> 2022-12-16 20:48:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelnunnenkamp/u78201lsgehzwd61/wish/2423383201 rachelnunnenkamp https://padlet.com/rachelnunnenkamp/u78201lsgehzwd61/wish/2423384139 During this course, we discussed Play practices. A main concept of play practices that was focused on throughout this course was the idea that children's play should not be restricted by adults. This picture is an example of the unrestricted play that children have the potential to explore. Play in restricted in many ways, and the importance of unrestricted play was revealed and analyzed throughout this course. I chose this picture as a representation of a scenario that would (in traditional schooling environments) would either be prohibited or discouraged. Prohibiting children's autonomy in play is a nuanced way of restriction. In this example, the children are playing with nature in their own ways. Activities like this messy sort of play are often restricted, but throughout this course, the importance as well as strategies to reimagine play increased my knowledge and awareness of this play practice concept.

]]> 2022-12-16 20:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelnunnenkamp/u78201lsgehzwd61/wish/2423384139 rachelnunnenkamp https://padlet.com/rachelnunnenkamp/u78201lsgehzwd61/wish/2423384540 During this course, we discussed schooling (academic) practices. A major theme of this course was focused on the practice of reimagining these outdated schooling practices to fit and meet the needs of children. Reimagining these practices discussed such as school calendars, can be daunting, but result in the creation of a child centered environment. This example is representative of a reimagined alphabet wall. The traditional printed letter wall was reimagined in this example by the allowing of children to create the displayed letter wall for their own classroom. This child creative activity is reimagined with the intention of not only promoting interest in the alphabet, but is also intended to increase the children's understanding of the alphabet. This picture is an example of the types of effective reimagined schooling (academic) practices as covered within this course.

]]> 2022-12-16 20:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelnunnenkamp/u78201lsgehzwd61/wish/2423384540 rachelnunnenkamp https://padlet.com/rachelnunnenkamp/u78201lsgehzwd61/wish/2423384793 During this course, we discussed effective documentation practices. We analyzed and evaluated different forms of documentation in their effectiveness as well as their organization. Many of the examples that we evaluated in class aligned with this example. This example has many of the attributes that make up an effective documentation for the classroom. This wall designed documentation displays the products that the children made, pictures of the process, captions of interactions, an even provides context to the intention and processes of the activity being documented. This example is representative of the effective documentation practices that have been covered during this course.

]]> 2022-12-16 20:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rachelnunnenkamp/u78201lsgehzwd61/wish/2423384793 rachelnunnenkamp https://padlet.com/rachelnunnenkamp/u78201lsgehzwd61/wish/2423385028 During this course, we discussed material and aesthetic practices. The google slides proposed a question that I found interesting. "What does it tell children about art materials if they are kept in a locked cabinet only to be brought out and distributed when the teacher wants?" This question inclined my thinking during my observations. Although, I did not see proper material practices with my observation site, this example models an accurate representation of effective classroom material practices. Providing children with the autonomy to decide when, with what , and how to engage with materials such as art supplies. I have benefited from this course through my increased knowledge of how to create a meaningful classroom environment based of effective material and aesthetic practices.

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