Explora Science Center and Children’s Museum of Albuquerque

May 15 - August 16, 2024

1701 Mountain Road NW Albuquerque, New Mexico

Reggio Children in collaboration with NAREA

In coordination with the Mosaic of Marks words material, look for more information about these upcoming workshops:

Drawing for Discovery: Light, form, space

virtual workshop - April 13th, 2024

university of South Carolina drawing professor sarah schneckloth

hosted by UNM Art Ed and CTI

Virtual drawing workshop for educators interested in exploring mark-making/drawing

through an interdisciplinary and sensorial approach

What do we notice?: Observing and documenting young children’s encounters with materials

at growing up new mexico, santa fe, NM

april 26th, 2024, 1-3pm

Juliet staveley, cti facilitator

Juliet Stavely, CTI facilitator, will join Growing Up New Mexico classroom(s) to work alongside children and teachers and mark-making materials. The documentation will then be shared and studied at a workshop open to educators from different contexts. Educators will also engage with similar materials at the workshop and consider what is possible for their contexts.

what do we notice?: observing and documenting young children’s encounters with the natural world and mark-making

Explora science center and children’s museum, Albuquerque NM

may 22, 2024, 4-6pm, 6-7:30pm reception

artist/scholar Rachel Zollinger and Brillante Teachers

Rachel Zollinger will join a Brilliante classroom(s) to work alongside children and teachers studying the transformations of trees along with mark-making materials. Together, they will create an emergent collaborative documentation strategy reflecting mark making with children that will then be studied at a workshop open to educators from different contexts. Rachel will also share her research on drawing through the senses with nature. Educators will also engage with similar materials at the workshop and consider what is possible for their contexts. Participants will engage through dialogue and exchange of ideas with the exhibit.

UNM Native American Language Teachers Institute ( NALTI) Conference mosaic of marks words material Workshop

Explora Science center and children’s museum, Albuquerque NM

june

A workshop for native language teachers who are attending the UNM Native American Language Teachers Summer Institute. Educators will study, dialogue, and exchange ideas with the exhibit as a catalyst. 

Exploring the Mark: A morning of engagement with diverse materials. Invent, research, discover how stories and marks inspire each other

Hybrid location:

Explora Science Center and Children’s Museum, ABQ NM

and on ZOOM!

june 15, 2024, 8:30-11am

Zoom participants register by May 22nd to receive innovative art materials in the mail. General registration closes June 10th.

Mary Bliss, Helen McDonald, and Juliet Staveley (CTI facilitators) 

NM early childhood educators across the state will learn more about the Reggio Emilia Approach and the Mosaic of Marks Words Material exhibit. They will also explore mark making and drawing with inspiring materials while making connections with others.

NAREA Summer Conference

ALBUQUERQUE, NM, June 27, 28, 29, 2024

National Hispanic Cultural Center
Explora Science Center and Children’s Museum of Albuquerque
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science

more information on the NAREA website

Exhibition Discussions Workshops

explora science center and children’s museum, Albuquerque NM

june and july 2024

gigi yu, sarah mcKinney

Gigi Yu and Sarah McKinney will facilitate two workshops for parents and educators. Each workshop will include a facilitated discussion of the exhibition and hands-on experiences with materials.

collaborative teachers institute (CTI) summer institute

explora science center and children’s museum, august 10, 9-3pm

This all day professional development initiative is open to educators in NM, AZ, and Chicago and will include presentations from educators participating in the cross regional study of mark-making. Additionally, participants will engage with the exhibition and experience mark-making materials to consider for their contexts.