Just returned from an exciting Study Tour at Highland Plaza United Methodist Preschool (HPUMP) in Hixson, TN,  outside of Chattanooga.  Here are some excerpts from the Playing, Observing, Documenting, & Interpreting Workshop facilitated by Jane Broderick and Dawn White (atelierist

We use Concept Materials to guide play simulations with adult learners. Materials are presented with a concept – an idea or set of ideas that can potentially be explored with these materials. Play is documented by participants– participants are learning to document in prep

So you think you can’t draw? In this session you will experience several approaches to drawing that will help you learn to be more confident to use drawing with children. Examples include encouraging children: To learn about a phenomenon • to draw from observation • to draw from imagi