Tag: Pedagogy
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NEN Discuss: Waldorf/Steiner Education
The origins of Steiner Waldorf education? When exploring Steiner’s Waldorf educational philosophy and pedagogy, it is useful to understand the name and its origins. Firstly, Steiner refers to the theorist and founder of this educational approach, Rudolf Steiner. Whereas, Waldorf refers to the location of the first school to embrace Steiner’s approach, which opened in…
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NEN Discuss: Reggio Emilia
Contextualising Reggio Emilia When exploring Reggio Emilia, it is important to note that it is not just the name given to the innovative and child-centred education philosophy but can be split into three interconnected aspects. Firstly, Reggio Emilia is a small city with an ethos that focuses on imagination, energy, and community spirit. The next…
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NEN Discuss: Cultural Capital
What is Cultural Capital? What is Cultural Capital, and what does it mean for early years practitioners and the education sector? These are two questions that educational practitioners have been considering and asking since this term regained popularity in its inclusion within the Education Inspection Framework (EIF) in 2019. The term Cultural Capital, as Ofsted…
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NEN Discuss: Differentiation or Adaption?
Differentiation or Adaption? Exploring these terms as distinctive terms might be helpful before discussing whether educators should be using differentiation, adaption or a mixture of both. A more in-depth exploration can be found here: NEN Summary: Differentiation, NEN Summary: Adaptive teaching and NEN Explain: Differentiation. Differentiation is a bottom-up approach to supporting individuals as the…
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NEN Discuss: Sustained Shared Thinking
What is Sustained Shared Thinking? Sustained Shared Thinking can be described as a period of time in which two or more individuals are working together both holding concentration on a specific task and working collaboratively to co-construct knowledge, skills and behaviours. Sustained Shared Thinking can only occur if both individuals are equally developing, promoting and…
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