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 Aug 12, 2019

In this week’s episode, I’m joined by Francis Wardle, author of “Oh, Boy! Strategies for Teaching Boys in Early Childhood.”
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Monday Aug 05, 2019

Lisa Murphy, Emma Tempest, Richard Cohen, Lizz Nolasco and I do a little fangirling about Alfie Kohn.
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Monday Jul 29, 2019

Lisa Murphy, Lizz Nolasco and I share quotes from children’s literature expert Mem Fox…wait until you hear Lizz’s chosen quote!
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Monday Jul 22, 2019

Center director Cori Berg shares her struggles, her processes and support for those who continue to provide care during a pandemic
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Monday Jul 15, 2019

An amazing panel of infant/toddler experts, including staff from Zero to Three, dig in to an article describing the importance of “re-envisioning” routine times with infants and toddlers. See the article here: https://www.zerotothree.org/resources/3314-one-diaper-at-a-time-re-envisioning-diapering-routines-with-infants-and-toddlers
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Monday Jul 08, 2019

Heather Hansen makes her TECN podcast debut along with Richard Cohen and Heather as they discuss favorite ideas and memories of Bev Bos.
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Monday Jul 01, 2019

Mike Huber, Lisa Murphy and Heather kick off a new series exploring influential folks in ECE and learn a lot about Cheng Xueqin and Anji Play.More about Anji Play here: https://www.childcareexchange.com/catalog/product/anji-play-the-childs-right-to-play/5024228/ and here: https://www.facebook.com/AnjiPlayWorld.
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Monday Jun 24, 2019

Episode descriptions: Richard Cohen joins the show to discuss his article "Zen and the Art of Early Childhood Education. Find the article here: https://richie4360.wordpress.com/2020/05/19/zen-and-the-art-of-early-childhood-education/
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Monday Jun 17, 2019

Episode descriptions: Richard Cohen joins the show to discuss his article "Zen and the Art of Early Childhood Education. Find the article here: https://richie4360.wordpress.com/2020/05/19/zen-and-the-art-of-early-childhood-education/
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Monday Jun 10, 2019

Nerd Study Hall continues with an infant/toddler focus! Richard Cohen and Lizz Nolasco join the show to discuss moral development with infants and toddlers.
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