Karen Merrilees

Lead Practitioner. BA in Childhood Practice @ University of Strathclyde 👩‍🎓

[Karen Merrilees @KarenMerrilees]

@JennyPennys amazing 🤩

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

The most heartwarming video I’ve seen all week.

[Karen Merrilees @KarenMerrilees]

Finished the Froebel Trust online course tonight what a journey, thanks to Jane and Kate for their inspirational teaching and support each session! @FroebelTrust 👩🏻‍🎓🥳

[Karen Merrilees @KarenMerrilees]

@AllanFlemingELC @ESTeamELC I missed it! 🥹

[Kate Johnston @KateJohnston3]

Exactly and this is why we want a dedicated #kindergartenstage in #Scotland although we have fab doc in #RtA need this to protect the great #playistheway happening in some settings.

[Karen Merrilees @KarenMerrilees]

Study time again commencing September 📚🤓😊

[Karen Merrilees @KarenMerrilees]

Professional Saturday afternoon 🤓

[Julie McDougall @JulieMcDougal13]

How lovely it was to see @laurahaggarty5 today. @salkitsgal @KarenMerrilees 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Karen Merrilees @KarenMerrilees]

#CYPIC2022🤓

[Karen Merrilees @KarenMerrilees]

Fab resource🤓

[mar @mar61174379]

The Scottish Borders Council Early Level Portal is now LIVE!! Get access to all our key messages around Early Level Pedagogy, training videos, online documents and much more!!!!

https://t.co/mDrNpT7NVK

[deirdre grogan @deirdre_grogan]

Training today @staloysiuspri

Focus on designing effective learning environments to support children’s independence, collaboration, connections, ownership, relationships and play.

Lots of insightful conversations.

#ChangingPedagogy

Photo from @WJELCC

[Upstart Scotland @UpstartScot]

At last! Official announcement that the brilliant @FiJulie will present a webinar for Upstart on 21-6-22. An unmissable event so reserve your tickets now!
@KateJohnston3 @GiveTimeScot @BryonyDate @FCLisaMcCabe @mcgregor_marie @LynnMcNair @ScotEdConnect
https://t.co/JjOBwEqfz6

[Karen Merrilees @KarenMerrilees]

@CastleparkPS Best Wishes🤓😉

[ES Team ELC @ESTeamELC]

Resource Highlight of the Week: Creativity Infographics. 'Creativity is...the ability to wonder about things, to see them or use them differently. Creativity is vital for all
learning.' #RtA Pg24 #TeamELC
https://t.co/syyNCGlZ2g

[Karen Merrilees @KarenMerrilees]

Thank you 🙏 my dad loved it 💙

[deirdre grogan @deirdre_grogan]

The importance of autonomy for young chn:

•Link the experiences to the emerging ideas from the child
•AVOID setting up activities
•Let the chn plan, investigate, design & organise their own ideas
• AVOID rotation of set activities
• Allow chn to re create their thinking

[Laura Robb @LRobbTeacher]

A message that should shape our teaching and parenting.

[Zoë Paramour @ZoeParamour]

This is a lovely achievable list https://t.co/VaaphuQA8z

[Karen Merrilees @KarenMerrilees]

Love this 😍simple but so effective 🤓

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

This is important! 🙌
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