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class of 2019. She was born and raised in Mahwah, New Jersey. She is passionate about helping others and molding the minds of generations to come. She’s been working with kids for as long as she can recall. Jillian can be reached at wenjm@g.cofc.edu. AlyssaWalker currently lives in Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey, attending the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. She is majoring in Elementary Education and graduates with the class of 2019. She enjoys traveling, meeting new people, and learning about different cultures. She can be reached at walkeral@g.cofc.edu. Alexandra McGrath attends the College of Charleston and majors in Hospitality and Tourism Management. Ali enjoys traveling and experiencing other ways of life will always be part of her own life. Her experiences in Reggio Emilia will always be the most memorable and fulfilling time during her college years; and she will always miss her Italian adopted family. Ali can be reached at alimcgrath3@gmail.com.

Snow, C. E. (2006). What counts as literacy in early childhood. Handbook of Early Child Development , 274-294.

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Taguchi, H. L. (2011). Investigating learning, participation and becoming in early childhood practices with a relational materialist approach. Global Studies of Childhood , 1 (1), 36-50. Vecchi, V. (2010) Art and creativity in Reggio Emilia: Exploring the role and potential of ateliers in early childhood education. New York: Routledge Wurm, J. P. (2005). Working in the reggio way, A beginner’s guide for american teachers . St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press.  Tracy Hunter-Doniger is an Assistant Professor at the College of Charleston. She earned her Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin- Madison in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Visual Arts Education and a minor in Educational Psychology. A life-long advocate for education and the arts Dr. Hunter-Doniger taught 15 years as a visual arts teacher in the public schools in grades K-8. Her research investigates arts integration and STEAM education. She can be reached at hunterdonigertl@cofc.edu . Kathryn Kerr Templeton is a senior South Carolina Teaching Fellow, attending the Honors College at College of Charleston, where she is earning a Bachelor’s of Science in Elementary Education. She co-founded a non-profit called K4Kids, which collects new and reusable school supplies and teaching resources to donate to students and teachers in need in South Carolina. Kathryn received the 2015 Richard W. Riley Award from the South Carolina Education Association. She plans on going to law school to study education policy. Kathryn can be reached at kathrynktempleton@gmail.com. Kelsey McNeel is a senior at the College of Charleston studying Elementary Education. A member of Zeta Tau Alpha, she also volunteers with a variety of non-profit organizations. She has wanted to be a teacher since she was very young and looks forward to positively influencing future generations. Kelsey can be reached at mcneelkl@g.cofc.edu. Katherine Tobin is a member of the class of 2020 at the College of Charleston. She is majoring in Elementary Education and minoring in Studio Art and Spanish. Born and raised in Grosse Ile, Michigan, a small town outside of Detroit, she has always enjoyed working with children and and exploring different arts and cultures. Kate can be reached at tobinke@g.cofc.edu.

JillianWen studies Elementary Education at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. She is a member of the

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