Educators’ Neighborhood is a community of educators who learn together inspired from the life and work of Fred Rogers. We study episodes of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, read from the Fred Rogers Center archive, and connect ideas to our daily practice with young children.
We define “educator” broadly to include all helpers who work in the service of children’s learning and care (formal and informal educators, care providers, therapists, librarians, museum docents, tutors, coaches, and others).
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APPLY FOR EDUCATORS’ NEIGHBORHOOD 2021-22
We’d love to have you join our Educators’ Neighborhood. For 2021-22, we will have an all-educators cohort of educators from various contexts and a special-focus educational leaders cohort.
COMMUNITY SHARING EVENTS
Educators’ Neighborhood will host a series of sharing sessions during the 2020-21 school year. Each session will focus on a different topic. We’ll watch episode clips from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and hear from educators who are part of our Educators’ Neighborhood learning community. All sessions are free and open to the public. They will be held via zoom webinar, 6:00-7:30pm Eastern Time. Registration for each session is required.
ACCESS PREVIOUS SESSION RECORDINGS
Learning with Everyday Materials
1 October 2020
The Importance of Slowing Down
1 December 2020
Music and Sounds
4 February 2021
More Than Just One Thing
18 March 2021
Growing Curiosity with Mister Rogers: An Interactive Session
Part of Remake Learning Days
11 May 2021
SAVE THE DATE: EDUCATORS’ SYMPOSIUM 2021
July 20-21, 2021
Save the date for our inaugural Fred Rogers Center Educators’ Symposium where we will gather (online) to learn from the life and work of Fred Rogers and find ways to apply our learning into our practices with children, families, and educators.
This two-day learning experience, anchored in archival and community resources of the Fred Rogers Center, will be full of collaboration, stories, inspiration, and joy.
Full agenda and registration options coming soon.
READ MORE ABOUT EDUCATORS’ NEIGHBORHOOD
“Fred Rogers’ Methodology of Beingness.” April 2021
“What Do You Notice?” January 2021
“On the Importance of Slowing Down” December 2020
“The Power of ‘I don’t know'” October 2020
“Remote Learning Lessons from Mister Rogers. ” August 2020
“Hope from the Helpers of Educators’ Neighborhood” May 2020
“Can we play that love song again?: Inspiration from Educators in the Neighborhood.” February 2020
“Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Today: Learning from Educators in the Neighborhood.” November 2019
“When we trust in teachers, teachers remember to trust in themselves.” May 2019
“Beechwood Kindergarteners Learn with Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” December 2018
INTERVIEWS WITH EDUCATORS
Educators’ Neighborhood interviews were conducted and transcribed by Melissa A. Butler.
Educator in the Neighborhood: Renata Capozzoli
Educator in the Neighborhood: Molly Ouchis
Educator in the Neighborhood: Erica Nemzek
Educator in the Neighborhood: Maureen Frew
Educator in the Neighborhood: Katy Carroll
Educator in the Neighborhood: Cindy Patterson
Educator in the Neighborhood: LeeAnne Kreuger
Educator in the Neighborhood: Kathy Brown
If you have questions, email us at: educators.neighborhood@stvincent.edu