Pedagogical Documentation in Challenging Times

Posted on by Debi Keyte-Hartland

I have in a much loved notebook that I took on my first ever visit to Reggio Emilia, now nearly 17 years ago, a quote by Malaguzzi scribed on a singular page saying that, “We can only change what we can take charge of.”  In these times of undignified, ugly and paradoxical world ‘leaderships’ whose … Continue reading Pedagogical Documentation in Challenging Times

Drawing and Young Children: Re-Connecting With Our Own Poetic Languages

Posted on by Debi Keyte-Hartland

I was privileged last week to be invited to run a workshop about drawing, teaching and young children.  My work began by collecting many different types of drawing media (inks, watercolours, charcoal, soft pastels, oil pastel, pencil crayons of different varieties, aqua crayons, non permanent and permanent markers, graphite, charcoal pencils to name a few.  … Continue reading Drawing and Young Children: Re-Connecting With Our Own Poetic Languages