That Early Childhood Nerd
If you love thinking deeply about childhood, early childhood education, caring for children, and supporting children’s right to play, this is the podcast for you! Each week, host and self-proclaimed early childhood nerd Heather Bernt-Santy invites practitioners, writers, and thinkers who share her commitment to doing the very best we can for children, their caregivers and teachers, and their families to discuss big ideas, real life practices, and cool research. Let’s get nerdy!
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Episodes
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
Dan Hodgins, Mike Huber and Heather use the article "Rough and Tumble Play: A Way to Tackle Socially Constructed Norms" by Nick Terrones as a starting point for this conversation
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Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
Dan Hodgins and Heather wonder if there aren't more authentic, appropriate ways to plant the seeds of responsibility and community than job charts in early childhood classrooms
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Monday May 04, 2020
Monday May 04, 2020
TECN Study Hall brings Carol Garbodan Murray, Lisa Murphy, Emma Tempest, Lizz Nolasco, Richard Cohen and Heather together to talk spiritual development.
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Monday Apr 27, 2020
Monday Apr 27, 2020
TECN Study Hall is back! Heather is joined by Richard Cohen, Lisa Murphy, Lizz Nolasco and Carol Garbodan Murray for a panel discussion of the article "Beyond the Investment Narrative" by Peter Moss.
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Monday Apr 20, 2020
Monday Apr 20, 2020
Heather talks to author Carol Garbodan Murray and Lunch Room Supervisor Extraordinaire Melissa Luebbe about pushing the care revolution UP into elementary schools.
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Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Early childhood consultant and author Rae Pica joins Heather to discuss her blog post, "What if We Took Control of our 2021?"
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Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
It's the 200th episode! Wow! Tune in for Lisa Murphy, Dan Hodgins, Richard Cohen, Bethany Corrie join Heather to talk about ditching theme planning. Pajamas were worn. Wine was drunk. Themes were...well, tune in to find out.
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Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Sam Balch joins Heather to discuss her experiences with, and recommendations for, working with children who have or are experiencing homelessness.
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Monday Mar 23, 2020
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Mike Huber listened to the episode with occupational therapist Greg Santucci, and has some follow up questions for Heather
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Monday Mar 16, 2020
Monday Mar 16, 2020
We need to move away from making moral judgments on children's behavior and seek to understand and support children's development.
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