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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Sep 21, 2020
Sep 21, 2020
42 min
"I've heard this one before," writes Michael Gramling in his book The Great Disconnect, "If her kindergarten teacher is going to make her miserable next year, we better make her miserable now so she can get used to it." Listen as Lizz Nolasco and I wander around as we explore this quote.
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Sep 14, 2020
Sep 14, 2020
37 min
After reading Peter Gray's article, "Beware of 'Evidence Based Preschool Curricula,' Mike Huber and I decided we needed to dig in to how curriculum and practices labeled "evidence based" and "research based" should not be given a free pass.
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Sep 7, 2020
Sep 7, 2020
43 min
Have you ever been told it was unprofessional to love children you are caring for or teaching? How are boundaries different from detachment? Listen in as Sam Balch, Mike Huber and Carol Garbodan Murray join Heather for a discussion of Carol's upcoming article, "Professional Love."
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Aug 31, 2020
Aug 31, 2020
46 min
Heather is joined by Lizz Nolasco and Richard Cohen to discuss the ways holiday practices in early childhood settings can work against our anti-bias goals.
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Aug 24, 2020
Aug 24, 2020
55 min
Heather Bernt-Santy and Mike Huber welcome Emmanuelle Fincham and Amanda Fellner to discuss their article Including Autism: Confronting Inequitable Practices in a Toddler Classroom.
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Aug 19, 2020
Aug 19, 2020
41 min
The author of the book A Young Writer's World: Creating Early Childhood Classrooms Where Authors Abound joins Heather to discuss emerging writing in the early years.
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Aug 17, 2020
Aug 17, 2020
45 min
Richard Cohen joins Heather to talk her through some disequilibrium around teaching college ECE students.
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Aug 10, 2020
Aug 10, 2020
26 min
Author Francis Wardle drops by to discuss his article "Unpacking Developmentally Appropriate Practice" and the need for accepting some absolutes in early care and education.
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Aug 3, 2020
Aug 3, 2020
29 min
Is baby play random? Do they need us to stimulate them? Bethany Corrie joins Heather to figure it out.
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Jul 27, 2020
Jul 27, 2020
50 min
Sam Balch, Richard Cohen and Heather discuss the book Can of Worms: Fearless Conversations with Toddlers by Nick Terrones.
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