That Early Childhood Nerd

In his foreword to the book Rethinking Readiness in Early Childhood Education: Implications for Policy and Practice (edited by Jeanne Marie Iorio and Will Parnell), William Ayers writes, "Every child comes to school a question mark and an exclamation point...every teacher must decide whether...to keep questions and passions alive...or to hammer the children into shape so that they leave her classroom, no longer as vital question marks or exclamation points, but as dull periods." Host Heather Bernt-Santy and cohost Richard Cohen (Zen and the Art of Early Childhood) unpack this powerful idea.
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Carol Garboden Murray and Bethany Corrie join host Heather Bernt-Santy for part 1 of our discussion of Alison Clark's book Slow Knowledge and the Unhurried Child: Time for Slow Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education.
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Host Heather Bernt-Santy talks with Suzanne Axelsson, author of The Original Learning Approach: Weaving Together Playing, Learning and Teaching in Early Childhood
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Author and executive director of Leading for Children Judy Jablon joins host Heather Bernt-Santy to discuss her new book "11 Simple Rules to Create Thriving Communities for Children." Spoiler alert: Heather loves it. For a limited time, you can order the book at 10% off using this code: MAY2023 at www.leadingforchildren.org.
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Susan Engel, author of several books, including The Intellectual Lives of Children, joins host Heather Bernt-Santy to talk about her research into how young children think and share her thoughts about how the adults in those children's lives can support and honor their intellectual lives.
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Denisha Jones of Defending the Early Years (DEY) joins host Heather Bernt-Santy to talk about the kinds of early learning experiences children deserve, issues of equity in our work, and why it matters that we get it right.
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Starting with a story of ABA in early childhood, inclusion experts Mike Huber and Ana McRae join host Heather Bernt-Santy to discuss behaviorism, compliance, co-regulation and authentically supporting children.
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It's March 2023, and it's the first annual TECN Sleepover...of course there are going to be great conversations! Listen in as Heather, Mike Huber, Lizz Nolasco, Tiffany Pearsall and Bethany Corrie talk about moving children through "stations," interrupting play and children's choice.
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It's March 2023, and it's the first annual TECN Sleepover...of course there are going to be great conversations! Listen in as Heather, Mike Huber, Lizz Nolasco, Tiffany Pearsall and Bethany Corrie talk about preparing food, honoring children, and how much we all love Melinda Marshall.
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It's March 2023, and it's the first annual TECN Sleepover...of course there are going to be great conversations! Listen in as Heather, Mike Huber, Lizz Nolasco, Tiffany Pearsall and Bethany Corrie talk about how children might be impacted by their drop off time.
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