NAREA supports the concept of ongoing, permanent professional development for educators. To develop such an attitude, each of us welcomes the knowledge-building process that is a part of life and requires continual layering of experience, reflection, debate, confusion, awareness, cognition, emotion, action, urgency, and patience. It is the aim of NAREA, therefore, to develop, enact, and collaborate with others in presenting ongoing opportunities for our members’ continued learning. This section is continuously updated with professional development announcements related to the ongoing interpretation and exchange with the philosophies and experiences of Reggio Emilia. If you have information you wish posted here, please contact

For information on professional development initiatives organized by NAREA, log onto the NAREA and Exhibit Project section of the NAREA website. For information about professional development initiatives organized by Reggio Children, log onto the Study Groups section of the NAREA website.

"The Wonder of Learning - The Hundred Languages of Children" Exhibit Professional Development Initiatives   Details

Chicago, Illinois
August   2010-November 2010

NJEEPRE 2010-2011 Roundtable Sessions   Details

New Jersey
October   2010-April 2011

Inquiry, Documentation and Relationship   Details

New York, New York
November   2010

The Reggio Emilia Approach to Education: Experiences in Dialogue   Details

St. Paul, Minnesota
November   2010

Innovations in Early Education: A Seminar Series for Early Childhood Educators   Details

Detroit, Michigan
December   2010-April 2011