Open-ended Materials in Jewish ECE
Two Summer Opportunities for Professional Learning
Dreaming and Creating with Recycled Materials
with Walter Drew and Marcia Nell
Sunday, August 21, 2016, 8:30am-12:15pm
Bringing Nature In and Going Out To Nature
with Diane Kashin
Congregation Beth Shalom, Northbrook
Sunday, August 28, 2016, 8:30am-12:15pm
Walter F. Drew, Ed.D.
Walter is the founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Self Active Education. He is President of the Reusable Resources Association and creator of award winning Dr. Drew’s Discovery Blocks.
Marcia Nell, Ph.D.
Marcia is the Director of Research and Professional Development for the Institute for Self Active Education. She is an assistant professor at Millersville University.
Marcia was a classroom teacher for 25 years.
Diane Kashin, Ed.D.
Diane is the chair of the York Region Nature Collaborative. As a professor, and author, and an activist, her passions are emergent curriculum and supporting the forest and nature school movement.