Introducing Learning Trends!

Educators are phenomenal people. They’re scientists, musicians, paramedics, counsellors, negotiators, leaders and strategists, all at any one given moment. Based on your guidance and the guidance of our partners and expert advisors, Storypark is excited to release our latest development, Learning Trends. Having this information at your fingertips will empower you to provide even greater support for children’s learning within your...

/ November 23, 2014

Supporting families in Melbourne

This story has been written by Michelle Pagel, an educator at Vista Way Kindergarten in Melbourne, Australia. It offers a practitioners perspective of the impact Storypark has had for families in a low socio-economic area. Our kindergarten educates and cares for a diverse range of children and families. Our community is quite complex, with many kinds of diversity and disadvantage....

/ November 10, 2014

Criteria, standards, planning and technology

Courtney Caligiore is a senior teacher who is part of a large early learning centre in Melbourne. In this blog post she describes their centre’s journey in delivering quality education and documenting their work within Australia’s National Quality Framework. I am the educational leader in a large LDC centre in the inner suburbs of Melbourne. We support highly professional families, situated...

/ October 13, 2014

Open-door learning in Japan

Writing from Japan, Storypark’s partners talk about local education and how the innovative practices of Tokyo Community School are supporting their educators and children. The Tokyo Community School is an internationally-minded Elementary School with a “doors-wide-open” policy that encourages people to visit and observe the school freely, and for students to get outdoors to experience learning first-hand. Students explore the...

/ October 6, 2014

Walking alongside a teacher’s career

Sharon Carlson has worked as a Kindergarten teacher, Head teacher and consultant. In this blog post, she talks about reporting and assessment in teaching and the launch of Storypark’s new teacher portfolios. As teachers, we have to show evidence of our own learning and progression as well as that of the children we work with. In Australia, many centres are...

/ October 6, 2014

Learning, communicating and connecting using Storypark in India

Jocelyn Wright, Centre Director of KiwiLearners International Preschool in Chennai, India shares insights about context, curriculum and change since introducing Storypark at their centre. For us, Storypark is much more than a place to share stories about children’s learning. It is a tool that supports teacher learning; it aids communication so we can express the learning we value and why with...

/ September 17, 2014

Musings on teachers’ professional learning and Storypark

The following post has been written by Joce Nuttall, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University and advisor to Storypark. It offers some provocative questions, astute observations and interesting ideas for educators.  I have a passionate interest in the learning and development of early childhood teachers. I know that Storypark was initially motivated by wanting to share stories...

/ July 8, 2014

Record a child’s voice with Storypark’s new iOS app!

Recording a child’s voice, thoughts and ideas and extending their individual interests helps them fulfill their unique learning journey. We are very pleased to announce the launch of Storypark’s app for iPhone and iPad. Not only can you quickly and easily capture images and video while you’re in the moment with a child, but you can also record their voice via...

/ June 11, 2014

Pam Cubey, on schemas and the delight in understanding children’s learning

I still feel that young children are totally enchanting.  I find myself observing them with delight, and reflecting on what they are doing and thinking about as they play . – Pam Cubey Where to start with introducing Pam Cubey? With almost 60 years contributing to early childhood education (ECE) thinking and practice both in NZ and internationally this is no...

/ April 15, 2014

Introducing Storypark reports!

Today we’ve released an exciting new feature that will give teachers a whole new insight into what’s happening at their early learning services. Would you like to know if parent engagement in their child’s learning has been increasing at your service recently? Want to know which children are getting the most stories and which children are missing out? Ever wonder...

/ April 1, 2014