That Early Childhood Nerd

NERD_0066 The Early Childhood Disconnect part 2

What a great discussion this was! Host Heather Bernt-Santy, Travis (Taggart) Manley, and Lisa Murphy dive in to this quote:
"The disconnect between our theories of what young children need based on research tested and expanded over time and our actual practices is vast and extends across many of our country's programs for young children." (Carol Garhart Mooney)
 
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NERD_0065 The Early Childhood Disconnect, part 1

What a great discussion this was! Host Heather Bernt-Santy, Travis (Taggart) Manley, and Lisa Murphy dive in to this quote:
"The disconnect between our theories of what young children need based on research tested and expanded over time and our actual practices is vast and extends across many of our country's programs for young children." (Carol Garhart Mooney)
 
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NERD_0064 Arts, Crafts, and Word Power

We just can't get enough of Emily Plank's book! 
In this episode, host Heather Bernt-Santy is joined by Travis (Taggart) Manley and Tiffany Pearsall.
"Change is difficult, so even if we believe professionally in the ideas of process oriented approaches, we have grown to expect certain products at certain ages. Ultimately however, it isn't our sentimental connection to the products that make change the most difficult. We desperately lack a transformative language to validate and support a wholly new approach." (Emily Plank)
 
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NERD_0063 A Piece of the ECE Problem

Host Heather Bernt-Santy welcomes Tiffany Pearsall back for more conversation inspired by Stacie Goffin's book Early Childhood Education for a New Era: Leading for Our Profession.
"Each of us has contributed to the system we now wish to change. We each own a piece of the problem we're trying to address. Each of us therefore will have to step back to step forward, to consider how our thoughts and behaviors are contributing, however inadvertently, to the status quo." 
 
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NERD_0062 Schema Play Theory

Who knew when we recorded this episode that 8 years later host Heather Bernt-Santy's first book, Using Schema Play Theory to Advocate for Free Play in Early Childhood, would be coming out! Thanks to Lizz (Cohen) Nolasco for this first conversation!
"As has been stated many times, finding out can also lead to more meaningful learning than being told. However, it's still necessary to be reminded of this fact because it's not as readily applied to official constructions of curriculum as it might be and opportunities to discover sometimes are sidelined in favor of the transmission of selected knowledge. Young children must indeed reinvent the wheel." (Cathy Nutbrown)
 
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NERD_0061 No Such Thing as Bad Weather

In her first author interview, host Heather Bernt-Santy is joined by Linda Akeson McGurk to discuss her book There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather.
"But more than anything, Scandinavians get through the winter by maintaining a sense of normalcy."
 
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NERD_0060 Who Says I Should Change?

Heather Bernt-Santy and Tiffany Pearsall dig in and discuss changing our practice with young children. 
"To effect a change in practice, it's helpful to think about your own comfort level, the differing talents within your team, and the practicalities of how you will begin" (Susan Stacey)
 
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NERD_0059 Professionalism, Idealism, and Pushing Back

Host Heather Bernt-Santy is joined by David Cahn, who listened to episode 54 and had some thoughts to extend the conversation. 
"When providers struggle with low pay, few benefits, and little job prestige, yet resist the kind of activity that has moved other workers, nurses for instance, from the world of paraprofessionals to the world of adequate pay, benefits, and job security, they're holding the entire field back." (Stacie Goffin)
 
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NERD_0058 MEM FOX! MEM FOX! MEM FOX!

Host Heather Bernt-Santy and Tiffany Pearsall are EXCITED to talk about the work of Mem Fox and reading with children. 
"When an understanding of the world, language, and print act together as a team, reading happens. All three go hand in hand like inseparable friends." (Mem Fox)
 
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NERD_0057 Print Rich or Print Overstimulation?

Host Heather Bernt-Santy is joined for this episode by Tiffany Pearsall.
" If the idea of print rich becomes print overstimulation, it's no longer useful to children or motivating them to pay attention to associating those labels with the objects they represent." 
(Margie Carter, Deb Curtis)
 
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