That Early Childhood Nerd

NERD_0253 Your Image of the Child

Your image of the child, what you believe about children, will impact every interaction and decision you make about your work with them. Lizz Nolasco and Rixa Evershed drop in to talk about what that really means, how it is true and what we believe about children.
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NERD_0252 Why Learning About Development Matters

Recently, on two different occasions, Heather has been challenged with questions of why learning about child development and developmental theories "matters"...so of COURSE she had to talk it through with Lisa F**king Murphy.
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NERD_0251 Meeting Parent Needs

Bethany Corrie, Lizz Nolasco and I got together to think and talk about seeing parent/family questions like "Do they learn things here or are you just babysitting?" as an opportunity to see and meet parents' need to advocate for their child.
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NERD_250 Nerd Game Night!

Holy cow! It's the 250th episode of the show, so I invited some of the Nerd Collective to play one of my favorite games ("Ransom Notes") and laugh with me. Hope you laugh, too! Thank you all so much for listening!
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NERD_0249 Mark Making in Early Childhood

You'll see children's scribbles and mark making processes (and products!) in a whole new way after listening to Carol Garboden Murray talk about them!
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NERD_0248 Disconnects in Early Learning and Assessment

In this episode, Heather brings out her much-highlighted and post-it-noted copy of Michael Gramling's The Great Disconnect in Early Childhood Education: What We Know vs What We do for a conversation with Richard Cohen.
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NERD_0247 Recess, Schoolification and Behaviorism

Carol Garboden Murray, Mike Huber and Heather have some strong feelings about a recent article published in Young Children ("Outdoor Recess Matters! Preventing and Reducing Children's Challenging Behavior on the Playground"). 
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NERD_0246 Author Interview: Finding Your Way Through Conflict

Authors Chris Amirault and Christine Snyder drop in on the show to talk about their GREAT new book, Finding Your Way Through Conflict: Strategies for Early Childhood Educators. This book, and conversation, is for any adult who interacts with other adults in an early childhood setting.
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NERD_0245 Exciting Children's Books for SEL

Are you looking for good children's books that tells stories about consent, strong emotions, pronouns, and more? Free Spirit Publishing children's authors Lydia Bowers, Deborah Kris Farmer, Dr. Deborah Serani and Afsaneh Moradian drop by to talk about their SEL collections.
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NERD_0244 No, We Are Not "Grooming" Children

This is a serious one, folks. Starting with a quote from a Washington Post article titled "Teachers Who Mention Sexuality are 'Grooming' Kids, Conservatives Say," Richard Cohen, Mike Huber and Heather Bernt-Santy refute those claims, and talk about how we can PROTECT children by helping them make sense of the world around them, including gender and sexual diversity.
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