Darrellen Lodien

Master Teacher

Hi, my name is Darrellen E. Lodien (Mrs. Lynn). I am one of the Master Teachers working in the Child Study Center, as well as a co-teacher in the Ladybug classroom. I am part of a collaborative team effort studying Reggio Emilia’s approach to early childhood education. The dynamics resulting from the changes being made in environmental design, curriculum approach, and philosophy are challenging. Our moments of disequilibrium are counter-balanced with the EXCITEMENT we are seeing in our children and teachers.

Education:

BA in Fine Arts; concentration in music performance, California State University at Bakersfield, 1977

Received Child Development Associate certification in 1989

M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education, East Tennessee State University, 1997

Professional Growth Opportunities in Reggio Emilia’s
Approach to Education

Investigations Into Inquiry-Based Learning and Documentation, September 2003-2006, lead by Dr. Jane Broderick

Reggio Emilia’s Approach to Early Childhood Education: A Continuing Study November 9-11 2000: Workshops on the Reggio approach to early childhood education, NAEYC Conference, Atlanta GA.

October 1999: Workshop on the Reggio approach to early childhood education in the university laboratory school setting, Dr. Kantor, Associate Professor, College of Education, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

July 22-25, 1998: “The Reggio Emilia Approach to Education in Dialogue with Different Cultures of the World”, Summer Institute of Learning an Innovative Teacher Project , Mills College, Oakland, California

March 21, 1998: “Hundred Languages of Children Exposition”, Richmond Public Schools, Richmond, Virginia

August 10, 1997:”Adopting the Reggio Emilia Approach in the U.S. Context”, Winston Salem, North Carolina

April 7-9, 1997: “Inspirations from Reggio Emilia in North America”, Spring Institute of Learning, Merrill-Palmer Institute of Wayne State University, Birmingham, Michigan

lodien@etsu.edu