Hello World!
Author: Kathy Prophete
I am excited to launch the Innovative Teacher Project (ITP) Blog. ITP has been a platform for professional development for the past 20 years in the San Francisco Bay Area. ITP began in the early 90’s when the founder Dr. Susan Lyon and Mills College hosted “The Hundred Languages of Children” exhibit from Reggio Emilia, Italy. Last year, Dr. Lyon decided to focus on other elements of her work in education and named Heather Morado as the ITP Executive Director.
ITP’s goal has always been to offer professional development opportunities (monthly roundtables, seminars and special conferences) for educators, professors, administrators, and parents interested and inspired by the Reggio Emilia Approach to early childhood education. ITP’s hope with these professional offerings is to allow time for the exchange of ideas and opportunities for collaboration, and to move away from the isolation that is often felt by educators in schools and classrooms.
Over the years, we have learned that sharing our work allows us to find deeper connections and inform our practice. The ITP blog is a vehicle for ongoing professional development and like the monthly roundtables will be a collaborative effort from the network of educators and schools