Conference Archive

Winter Conferences

2022—2010

The 13^th NAREA Winter Conference

March 31–April 1, 2022 | Livestream

Affirming Children’s Rights in a Changing World: Embracing Responsibility, Community, and Creative Thinking

Featured Speakers

Alessandra Braglia | pedagogista
Chiara Ferrarini | teacher
Alessandro Mainini | atelierista

The 12^th NAREA Winter Conference

March 18–19, 2021 | Livestream

Analysis, Interpretation, and Relaunching: Building an Open, Flexible, and Listening Attitude

Featured Speakers

Tiziana Filippini | pedagogista
Mirella Ruozzi | atelierista

The 11^th NAREA Winter Conference

March 19–21, 2020 | Livestream

Defending Thoughtful Learning, Human Competence, and Creative Dignity

Featured Speakers

Massimo Ghirardi | atelierista
Valentina Violi | pedagogista

The 10^th NAREA Winter Conference

March 21–23, 2019 | Madison, Wisconsin

Ensuring All Children’s Rights to Education Based in Relationships and the Hundred Languages

Featured Speakers

Marina Castagnetti | former teacher
Nunzia Franzese | pedagogista

The 9^th NAREA Winter Conference

March 22–24, 2018 | Seattle, Washington

Constructing a Culture of Shared Values for Children and Childhood: Honoring Diversity, Differences, and Democracy

Featured Speakers

Paola Cagliari | director, Istituzione
Ivana Soncini | coordinator, children with special rights

The 8^th NAREA Winter Conference

March 9–11, 2017 | Durham, North Carolina

Cultivating the Strong Potential of All Children: Growing a Community Vision for Education

Featured Speakers

Elena Maccaferri | pedagogista
Elisabetta Rasori | atelierista

The 7^th NAREA Winter Conference

March 3–5, 2016 | Miami, Florida

Values and Quality of Life within the Context of an Educating Society: Responsibility, Community, Citizenship, and Creative Thinking

Featured Speakers

Deanna Margini | pedagogista
Francesca Manfredi | atelierista

The 6^th NAREA Winter Conference

March 12–14, 2015 | New York, New York

Exploring Possibilities: Viewing All Children as Citizens, Researchers, and Innovators of the World

Featured Speakers

Claudia Giudici | pedagogista and president, Istituzione
Marina Mori | teacher
Chiari Spaggiari | teacher
Vea Vecci | atelierista

The 5^th NAREA Winter Conference

February 27–March 1, 2014 | Greenville, South Carolina

The Pleasure of Learning: Reimagining School as a Place of Inspiration, Innovation, and Collaboration

Featured Speakers

Paola Cagliari | pedagogista
Angela Barozzi | teacher

The 4^th NAREA Winter Conference

January 25–26, 2013 | Tucson, Arizona

Walls into Bridges: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities

Featured Speakers

Amelia Gambetti | Reggio Children international coordinator
Tucson educators

The 3^rd NAREA Winter Conference

February 11–12, 2012 | Mountain View, California

Interweaving of Children’s and Adults’ Research: Discovering the Joys and Complexities of Learning

Featured Speakers

Amelia Gambetti | Reggio Children international coordinator
Lella Gandini | U.S. liaison for the dissemination of the Reggio Emilia Approach

The 2^nd NAREA Winter Conference

February 26–27, 2011 | Miami, Florida

Building Learning Through Documentation and Community

Featured Speakers

Amelia Gambetti | Reggio Children international coordinator
Lella Gandini | U.S. liaison for the dissemination of the Reggio Emilia Approach

The 1^st NAREA Winter Conference

February 5–6, 2010 | Boston, Massachusetts

Inspiring Change Through Collaboration and Community Building

Featured Speakers

Amelia Gambetti | Reggio Children international coordinator
New England educators

Summer Conferences

2022—2005

The 18^th NAREA Summer Conference

June 23–25, 2022 | Atlanta, Georgia

Designing Spaces of Creative Freedom: Furthering Relationships, Knowledge, and Innovation

Featured Speakers

Alessandra Braglia | pedagogista
Simona Spaggiari | atelierista

The 17^th NAREA Summer Conference

June 17–18, 2021 | Livestream

Creating Conditions for Learning and Living in Schools for Young Children

Featured Speakers

Elena Maccaferri | pedagogista
Laura Castagnetti | teacher
Moira Nicolosi | pedagogista

The 16^th NAREA Summer Conference

June 25–27, 2020 | Livestream

The Complexity of Trying: Time to Think, Search, Create, Understand, and Create Meaning

Featured Speakers

Filippo Chieli | atelierista
Daniela Lanzi | pedagogista

The 15^th NAREA Summer Conference

June 27–29, 2019 | Atlanta, Georgia

Defending Spaces for Creative Freedom: Spaces of Joy, Trust, and Solidarity

Featured Speakers

Claudia Giudici | pedagogista and president, Istituzione
Marina Mori | teacher

The 14^th NAREA Summer Conference

June 28–30, 2018 | Boston, Massachusetts

Crossing Cultures, Contexts, and Communities

Featured Speakers

Tiziana Filippini | pedagogista
Barbara Quinti | atelierista

The 13^th NAREA Summer Conference

June 22–24, 2017 | Ann Arbor, Michigan

Early Childhood Education As Activism: Stewardship, Social Justice, and Global Engagement

Featured Speakers

Claudia Giudici | pedagogista and president, Istituzione
Luisa Costi | teacher

The 12^th NAREA Summer Conference

June 23–25, 2016 | Toronto, Ontario

Engaging Children, Families, and Educators in a Spiral of Learning: Embracing Openness and Uncertainty

Featured Speakers

Moira Nicolosi | pedagogista
Giovanna Cagliari | primary school educator

The 11^th NAREA Summer Conference

June 18–20, 2015 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Bridging Partnerships on the Path of Learning: Embracing History, Identity, and Culture in our Settings

Featured Speakers

Filippo Chieli | atelierista
Deanna Margini | pedagogista

The 10^th NAREA Summer Conference

June 19–21, 2014 | Albuquerque, New Mexico

Promoting the Rights of Children: Community Participation and Dialogue

Featured Speakers

Carolyn Pope Edwards | professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lella Gandini | U.S. liaison for the dissemination of the Reggio Emilia Approach
George Forman | professor, University of Massachusetts

The 9^th NAREA Summer Conference

June 11–13, 2013 | O’ahu, Hawaii

Dialogue Across the Pacific: Honoring the Child as Learner, Collaborator, and Citizen

Featured Speakers

Claudia Giudici | pedagogista and president, Istituzione
Emanuela Vercalli | Reggio Children, international relations

The 8^th NAREA Summer Conference

June 22–24, 2012 | Portland, Oregon

Giving Visibility to Creative Thinking and Collaboration in Our Schools and Communities

Featured Speakers

Tiziana Filippini | pedogista
Vea Vecchi | atelierista

The 7^th NAREA Summer Conference

June 16–18, 2011 | Pacific Grove, California

Valuing Early Childhood: An Invitation for Community Dialogue

Featured Speakers

Elena Giacopini | pedagogista
Anna Orlandini | atelierista

The 6^th NAREA Summer Conference

June 23–25, 2010 | Chicago, Illinois

Our Image of Children, Our Image of Teachers, Our Image of Learning, Our Responsibility

Featured Speakers

Graziano Delrio | mayor of Reggio Emilia, Italy
Carla Rinaldi | president of Reggio Children and professor at University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Amelia Gambetti | Reggio Children international coordinator

The 5^th NAREA Summer Conference

June 27–30, 2009 | Tulsa, Oklahoma

The School as a Place of Relationships and Connections

Featured Speakers

Paola Cagliari | pedagogista
Massimo Ghirardi | atelierista

The 4^th NAREA Summer Conference

June 28–July 2, 2008 | Boulder, Colorado

The School as a Place of Research

Featured Speakers

Amelia Gambetti | retired teacher
Carla Rinaldi | president, Reggio Children and professor at University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Lella Gandini | U.S. liaison for the dissemination of the Reggio Emilia Approach
Vea Vecci | atelierista
Tullio Zini | architect

The 3^rd NAREA Summer Conference

June 28–30, 2007 | Santa Monica, California

Teachers, Children, and Families as Co-Researchers

Featured Speakers

Carla Rinaldi | president, Reggio Children and professor at University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

The 2^nd NAREA Summer Conference

July 27–29, 2006 | Calgary Alberta, Canada

Documentation, Reflection, and Transformation

Featured Speakers

Carolyn Pope Edwards | professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lella Gandini | U.S. liaison for the dissemination of the Reggio Emilia Approach
George Forman | professor, University of Massachusetts

The 1^st NAREA Summer Conference

July 7–9, 2005 | St. Paul, Minnesota

Advocacy, Diversity, and Alliance for the Right of Children: Open Dialogues Between North American Educators and the Social, Cultural, and Pedagogical Context of Reggio Emilia, Italy

Featured Speakers

Amelia Gambetti | retired teacher
Sandra Piccinini | municipal administrator

Fall Conferences

2020—2022

The 3^rd NAREA Fall Conference

October 20–22, 2022 | Vancouver, British Columbia

Possibilities and Complexities: Reconnecting, Reimagining, Relaunching

Featured Speakers

Mirella Ruozzi | atelierista
Massimo (Max) Ghirardi | atelierista

The 2^nd NAREA Fall Conference

October 28–29, 2021 | Livestream

Shaping Environments that Foster Interaction, Research, Curiosity, and Communication

Featured Speakers

Elena Maccaferri | pedagogista
Filippo Chieli | atelierista

The 1^st NAREA Fall Conference

November 13–14, 2020 | Livestream

Listening as a Pedagogical Strategy: A Way of Thinking Of and With Others

Featured Speakers

Tiziana Filippini | pedagogista
Mirella Ruozzi | atelierista

Brick By Brick Series

2014—2022

36 NAREA Brick By Brick Series: Spring 2020

April 29, 2020 | Cambridge, Massachusetts

Thinking Through the Artist’s Lens: Interpreting, Learning, and Communication through the Languages of Material

Featured Speakers

Jeanne Goldhaber
Jane Broderick

35 NAREA Brick By Brick Series: Spring 2020 | New England

February 29, 2020 | Portland, Maine

Inspiration from the Words of Loris Malaguzzi and the Ongoing Work of New England Educators

Featured Speakers

David Fernie
Wendy Getchell
Breakwater early childhood teachers

34 NAREA Brick By Brick Series: Winter 2020 | New England

February 29, 2020 | Cambridge, Massachusetts

Happy Birthday Loris Malaguzzi—The Impact of His Life and Work

Featured Speakers

Barbara Acton
Jeanne Goldhaber

33 The Brick By Brick Series: Fall 2019

November 8–9, 2019 | Jackson, Wyoming

Creating Rich and Responsive Environments for Young Children

Featured Speakers

Jeanne Goldhaber
Erin Solomon

32 The Brick By Brick Series: Spring 2019

May 11, 2019 | Cambridge, Massachusetts

When Teachers Gather Together to Think and Learn

Featured Speakers

Karyn Callaghan
Lella Gandini
Kelly Pellagrini

31 The Brick By Brick Series

November 10, 2018 | Asheboro, North Carolina

The Role of Teacher as Researcher

Featured Speakers

Susan Redmond
Nora Thompson

30 The Brick By Brick Series

October 30, 2018 | Atlanta, Georgia

Education as Individual and Group Construction

Featured Speakers

Harold Göthson

29 The Brick By Brick Series

October 13, 2018 | Bloomfield Township, Michigan

The Relationship Between the Pedagogy of Listening as a Process of Individual and Group Construction

Featured Speakers

Brenda Fyfe

28 The Brick By Brick Series

May 19, 2018 | Ann Arbor, Michigan

Making Children’s (and Educators) Intelligences Visible

Featured Speakers

27 The Brick By Brick Series: Spring 2018 | New England

March 2–3, 2018 | Burlington, Vermont

Education as Relationship: Exploring the role of continuity and long term relationships among children, adults, materials, and the natural world

Featured Speakers

Lella Gandini

26 NAREA Brick By Brick Series

November 4, 2017 | Boston, Massachusetts

Wondering and Learning Together…

Featured Speakers

Lella Gandini
George Forman
NAREA board members
Teachers from area early childhood programs

25 The Brick By Brick Series

October 21, 2017 | Cumberland, Maryland

Relationships in Teaching and Learning Finding Connection Reggio Inspired Classrooms

Featured Speakers

Lella Gandini
Members of the Portland Area Reggio Collaborative (PARC)

24 NAREA Brick By Brick Series

October 21, 2017 | Omaha, Nebraska

The Environment: Inquiry and Documentation of Children, Teachers, and Families

Featured Speakers

Jennifer Kesselring

23 NAREA Brick By Brick Series

October 14, 2017 | Dearborn, Michigan

The 100 Languages of Children: The Vocabulary, Grammar, and Potential of Materials as Strategies for Learning

Featured Speakers

Karyn Callaghan
Kathy Cope

22 NAREA Brick By Brick Series

June 3, 2017 | Providence, Rhode Island

Examining the Role of the Teacher through the Language of Clay

Featured Speakers

Deborah DeMarco (visiting artist)
Learning Brooke Early Childhood Education Center representatives
University of Vermont Campus Children’s School representatives

21 NAREA Brick By Brick Series

May 12, 2017 | Flint, Michigan

A Study of the Principles of the Reggio Emilia Educational Project and “WOL-HLC” Exhibit

Featured Speakers

Karyn Callaghan
UM-Flint Cumming Center Representative

20 NAREA Brick By Brick Series

April 22, 2017 | Amherst, Massachusetts

Reflecting on the Multiple Potentials of Documentation

Featured Speakers

Lella Gandini

19 NAREA Brick By Brick Series

February 4, 2017 | Columbus, Ohio

The Joy of Learning Together: Listening to and Documenting the Experiences of Very Young Children

Featured Speakers

Jeanne Goldhaber

18 NAREA Brick By Brick Series

November 8, 2016 | Atlanta, Georgia

Teaching and Learning in Ireland and Sweden: Valuing a Strong Image of the Child

Featured Speakers

Harold Göthson
Rita Melia

17 NAREA Brick By Brick Series

October 29, 2016 | Brookline, Massachusetts

Reflecting on the Multiple Potentials of Documentation: How Documentation Supports Education as Research and the Development of Relationships

Featured Speakers

Stephanie Cox Suarez
Jeanne Goldhaber
New England classroom teachers

16 NAREA Brick By Brick Series

October 22, 2016 | Dearborn, Michigan

A Study of the Principles of the Reggio Emilia Educational Project and “WOL-HLC” Exhibit

Featured Speakers

15 NAREA Brick By Brick Series

April 9, 2016 | Providence, Rhode Island

Reggio-Inspired Practice in Diverse Contexts and Diverse Communities

Featured Speakers

Lella Gandini
Rebecca Love
Carol Nelson
Jayme Rivas Robertson
Janice Wenstrom
Barbara Acton

14 NAREA Brick By Brick Series

January 30, 2016 | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Collaboration and Co-Participation: Learning How to Work Together in Small Groups

Featured Speakers

Nora Thompson

13 NAREA Brick By Brick Series, Part 2

November 14, 2015 | Charlestown, Massachusetts

Reggio-Inspired Practice in Diverse Contexts and Diverse Communities

Featured Speakers

Terry Acevedo
Lella Gandini

12 NAREA Brick By Brick Series, Part 2

October 31, 2015 | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Weaving Together the Research and Inquiry of Children, Teachers, and Families

Featured Speakers

Carol Bersani
Terri Cardy

11 NAREA Brick By Brick Series, Part 2

May 2, 2015 | St. Louis, Missouri

Exceeding Expectations and Addressing Standards through the RE Approach: Infants through Age 8

Featured Speakers

St. Louis Infant-Toddler and Preschool Educators

10 NAREA Brick By Brick Series, Part 2

March 28, 2015 | Tulsa, Oklahoma

Reflections on the Role of the Educator in a Learning Community

Featured Speakers

Young Years educators

9 NAREA Brick By Brick Series, Part 2

March 7, 2015 | Atlanta, Georgia

Learning as a Process of Individual and Group Construction

Featured Speakers

8 NAREA Brick By Brick Series, Part 2

February 28, 2015 | Boston, Massachusetts

Sharing Reggio-Inspired Practice in New England

Featured Speakers

Jeanne Goldhaber
Barbara Acton
David Fernie
Angela Ferrario
Lella Gandini

7 NAREA Brick By Brick Series

February 12, 2015 | Calgary, Alberta

Donations

6 NAREA Brick By Brick Series, Part 2

January 31, 2015 | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Weaving Together the Research and Inquiry of Children, Teachers, and Families

Featured Speakers

5 The Brick By Brick Fall Series: A New Choice (rescheduled)

January 10, 2015 | St. Louis, Missouri

Exceeding Expectations and Addressing Standards through the RE Approach, Infants through Age 8

Featured Speakers

Jennifer Strange
Brenda Fyfe
Maplewood Richmond Heights Public School District
Cape Girardeau Christian School for the Young Years Educators

4 The Brick By Brick Fall Series: A New Choice

November 11, 2014 | Tulsa, Oklahoma

Reflections on the Role of the Educator in a Learning Community

Featured Speakers

Amelia Gambetti
Jennifer Kesselring

3 The Brick By Brick Fall Series: A New Choice

October 25, 2014 | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Weaving Together the Research and Inquiry of Children, Teachers, and Families

Featured Speakers

Carol Bersani
Judith Kaminsky

2 The Brick By Brick Fall Series: A New Choice

October 18, 2014 | Atlanta, Georgia

Learning as a Process of Individual and Group Construction

Featured Speakers

Amelia Gambetti
Margie Cooper
Susan Redmond

1 The Brick By Brick Fall Series: A New Choice

October 11, 2014 | Brookline, Massachusetts

Sharing Reggio-Inspired Practice in New England

Featured Speakers

Lella Gandini
Jeanne Goldhaber
Dave Fernie
Barbara Acton
Angela Ferrario

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