Böcker utgivna av Lili-Ann Kriegler

Bringing up a family in the 21st century is nothing short of heroic! Life is unpredictable, complicated, and at times, hard. But that doesn't mean we can't have a red-hot go at creating the kind of family we want and supporting our children to be their best.Author and educator Lili-Ann Kriegler views the family as a mettle foundry - a dynamic creative workshop, where parents can use all the tools at their disposal to forge a resilient, cohesive and high-functioning family.Create a family culture that empowers children to grow up with mettle and master skills to succeed in the game of lifeRoots and Wings contains powerful messages and practical advice on how to rear a family with mettle. The author uses common sense, humour, anecdotes, quotes, learned educators' studies, psychology and philosophy to illustrate the themes that the family is the foundry which helps to shape the child from birth to adulthood. Jill Elias, Parent Novelist, Booker Prize winner, and Sydney Peace Prize awardee, Arundhati Roy, suggests we take our place in the world and are not given it. Through the pages of this compelling book, Lili -Ann draws on her experiences in the broad education field, to firmly take her own place and inspire others to do so. Dr Avis Ridgway, Adjunct Professor, Melbourne University Lili-Ann Kriegler, in her career as an educator of both children and adults, has made an original and wide-reaching contribution to education in this country. Lili-Ann's personal gifts include a wonderful imagination and extraordinary creativity, combined with a strong curiosity. Jan Millikan, OAM, Leading Australian Educator

As a preschool or primary educator, you know that play is integral to a child's learning. But there is so much more to play and learning than meets the eye! If children only ever free play, you will miss vital opportunities to support their conceptual understanding of the world around them.This must-read book is a strong call to focus on concept formation from an early age. It offers ways to joyfully engage young minds in the present, whilst paving the way for their future learning. Over her many years working across early education settings, as an educator and consultant, Lili-Ann Kriegler has synthesised the following 7 dynamic learning zones:¿ Free play¿ Mediated play¿ Embedded concepts¿ Concept clarity¿ Closed-ended mobilsation¿ Open-ended mobilsation ¿ Auto-generative creativityThe best thing about Edu-Chameleon is, that it doesn't add time to your already jam-packed schedule!It refines your professional knowledge about concept formation to augment the value, purpose and precision of everything you already plan, assess, say and do each day. When you use the 7 zones, your students' learning will be elevated with every word you speak.After reading this book, rather than say, 'Let them play', you will learn to ask, 'How can I be an agile Edu-Chameleon and leverage all 7 dynamic learning zones, including play, to enhance the concept-based understanding of my students every day?'