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
Nov 19, 2018
Nov 19, 2018
31 min
What do we really mean when we talk about the challenges of "boy culture" in ECE?
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Nov 12, 2018
Nov 12, 2018
30 min
Deb Curtis and Nadia Jaboneta, authors of Children's Lively Minds: Schema Theory Made Visible, join the podcast.
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Nov 5, 2018
Nov 5, 2018
27 min
Author and speaker Rae Pica joins the podcast to discuss how honoring children's need to move can reduce behaviors we find challenging.
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Oct 29, 2018
Oct 29, 2018
27 min
In which Laura and Heather talk tattoos, young children, and that time we got our noses pierced.
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Oct 22, 2018
Oct 22, 2018
24 min
Sticker charts are easy, working through human complexity is not, but our children deserve the effort.
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Oct 15, 2018
Oct 15, 2018
26 min
Rachel Larimore, author of Preschool Beyond Walls, has some great advice for including nature in our ECE programs.
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Oct 8, 2018
Oct 8, 2018
21 min
Is it possible we've created problems for ourselves and our programs with our advocacy? Travis Manley is back to help us figure it out.
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Oct 1, 2018
Oct 1, 2018
20 min
Is it possible we've created problems for ourselves and our programs with our advocacy? Travis Manley is back to help us figure it out.
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Sep 24, 2018
Sep 24, 2018
25 min
Author and speaker Erin Ramsey joins me to encourage us to save our bold energy for love as we work with families and each other.
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Sep 17, 2018
Sep 17, 2018
22 min
It’s easier than you might think to advocate for ECE with politicians and other community members.
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