The Reggio Emilia approach is an educational philosophy founded in Italy after WWII that is focused on early childhood education. It emphasizes teacher collaboration, parental involvement, and documenting learning through various media without a predefined curriculum. iPads can support the Reggio Emilia approach through tools for parent communication, creating provocations for learning, and documenting the learning process in various digital formats.

1. Using iPads in the Reggio Emilia
Approach
Tal Slome
#iPadlearningZA

2. History
• Founded in Reggio Emilia, Italy after WWII
• Developed by Loris Malaguzzi and parents
• Early childhood education focus
• An approach, not a model
• Context specific
http://www.blog-ville.com/tag/reggio-emilia/

3. Approach

4. Features
Work groups
Teacher as co learner and collaborator
Documentation
Hundred languages of children
Atelier
Provocation
Materials
No predefined curriculum
Piazza
Constructivist
Morning meeting
Parental involvement
Child as researcher

5. Atelier

6. Piazza
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggio_Emilia_approach
www.indire.it/aesse/content/index.php?action=read_school&id_m=3469 www10.aeccafe.com/blogs/arch-showcase/files/2012/05/06_piazza.jpg

7. iPads supporting
Reggio Emilia approach

8. Parent communication

9. Remind Teacherkit
Dropbox Mail

10. Provocations

12. Digital displays iBooks Book creator
Doodle buddy Chromville Dip dap

13. Documentation

14. • provide a record of the learning process
• reveal connections between events
• review past experiences
• plan future experiences
• make learning visible to children and families
• honour children's words
• honour children's families
http://www.letthechildrenplay.net/2013/03/be-reggio-inspired-documentation-and.html

15. Documentation roster

16. Evernote Pic collage
Shadow puppet Pages
Keynote
iMovie
Tellagami

17. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jHXdLqCfuXY/TtL44UDfDuI/AAAAAAAACDM/k9bbCGSjj_w/s1600/We+Like+to+Draw.jpg