That Early Childhood Nerd

NERD_0243 Tired of "Education"

"You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time." ~Angela Davis
Heather and Richard are ready for an anti-"education" revolution.
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NERD_0242 Interrupting, Interfering, Teaching Young Children

A brand new guest joins the show! Liz Hicks joins Heather to talk about the teacher urge to interfere with and interrupt play in an effort to "teach."
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NERD_0241 Mike Asks Heather: Schema Play

Mike Huber has listened to some episodes of the Child Care Bar and Grill podcast about schema play, and has some questions for Heather
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NERD_0240 Inquiry Based Science in Early Childhood

Chad Nunamaker and Dr William Mosier, authors of the article "Promoting Inquiry Based Science Education" are Heather's guests in this episode, with a lot to say about science anxiety in early childhood educators, self regulation, and "supporting the development of inquiry without the 'inquisition.'"
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NERD_0239 It Starts in the Baby Room

Most of us in ECE agree that infancy is just as full of learning as preschool, but what should practice look like under that philosophy? Is it letters and numbers and shapes? Is it group activities? Lisa Murphy and Heather don't think so.
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NERD_0238 Pushing Back on Letter of the Week

In this week's episode, the Two Pushy Dames (LeeAnn Soucy and Kathy Gallo) drop in to push back on the academic pushdown that makes "letter of the week" instruction so prevalent and popular in early childhood programs, why it doesn't work, and what we can do instead.
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NERD_0237 Challenging Behavior....of Adults

In which Mike Huber and Heather have a very smart conversation about adult behaviors that are challenging for children, but also manage to work in references to cinematic classics Wayne's World, Stepbrothers and The Big Lebowski.
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NERD_0236 Professionalism and the Regulatory Gaze in ECE

Lizz Nolasco, Richard Cohen and Heather have a conversation about efforts to standardize and professionalize the field of ECE, and the ways some of these efforts could be considered harmful. And Heather just likes to say "regulatory gaze."
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NERD_0235 Mindfulness in Early Childhood

Sometimes it seems like "mindfulness" in our work with young children has become more of a product than a process. Bethany Corrie and Richard Cohen join Heather to talk about how we can bring back its authenticity.
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NERD_0234 Critical Thinking in ECE Higher Ed

Richard Cohen joins Heather for another episode on teaching ECE in higher education. How can we break away from traditional teaching models to provide spaces and experiences that teach critical thinking?
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