That Early Childhood Nerd

NERD_0035 We Don't Say That Here

Welcome to the rerelease of That Early Childhood Nerd! This episode originally aired in 2017...back then the podcast was called Cause an Effect. A lot has changed since then, including the host's name (from Heather Wenig to Heather Bernt-Santy) but we hope you will tune in! 
In this episode, Heather is joined by Lizz (Cohen) Nolasco to work through this quote from Heather Shumaker: 
"Censoring speech has two major problems. One is practical-you can't control spoken words. Just as you can't force your child to sleep, you can't truly stop her from saying anything. The other is human nature. Banning anything gives it an elicit thrill."

NERD_0034 What Kind of "Structure" Do Young Children Need?

Welcome to the rerelease of That Early Childhood Nerd! This episode originally aired in 2017...back then the podcast was called Cause an Effect. A lot has changed since then, including the host's name (from Heather Wenig to Heather Bernt-Santy) but we hope you will tune in! 
In this episode, Heather is joined by Travis (Taggart) Manley and their starting quote comes from Reflecting Children's Lives by Deb Curtis and Margie Carter:
"Are our decisions developing capable people or are they suppressing competency in order to make life easier or more convenient for adults?"

NERD_0033 Child Care vs Doggy Daycare

Welcome to the rerelease of That Early Childhood Nerd! This episode originally aired in 2017...back then the podcast was called Cause an Effect. A lot has changed since then, including the host's name (from Heather Wenig to Heather Bernt-Santy) but we hope you will tune in! 
In this episode, Heather is joined by Travis (Taggart) Manley to talk through something Lisa Murphy said in a text chat: "I won't be out of work until we treat our children as good as we treat our pets." 

NERD_0032 Men in Child Care

Welcome to the rerelease of That Early Childhood Nerd! This episode originally aired in 2017...back then the podcast was called Cause an Effect. A lot has changed since then, including the host's name (from Heather Wenig to Heather Bernt-Santy) but we hope you will tune in! 
In this episode, Heather is joined by Travis (Taggart) Manley and David Cahn to discuss the issues and joys they have experienced as men working in a predominately female workforce, and the benefits men in child care provide for children and families.

NERD_0031 On Being a "Professional"

Welcome to the rerelease of That Early Childhood Nerd! This episode originally aired in 2017...back then the podcast was called Cause an Effect. A lot has changed since then, including the host's name (from Heather Wenig to Heather Bernt-Santy) but we hope you will tune in! 
In this episode, Heather is joined by Tiffany Pearsall and Travis (Taggart) Manley to discuss professionalism, starting with a quote from Stacie Goffin's book Early Childhood Education for a New Era:
"Acknowledgment of expert authority marked by credentials or certification/licensure, is central to recognition as a profession."

NERD_0030 Blocks, Cleaning Up, and Heather's Bad Mood

Welcome to the rerelease of That Early Childhood Nerd! This episode originally aired in 2017...back then the podcast was called Cause an Effect. A lot has changed since then, including the host's name (from Heather Wenig to Heather Bernt-Santy) but we hope you will tune in! 
In this episode, Heather is joined by Tiffany Pearsall, and their conversation starts with this quote from the book Creative Block Play: A Comprehensive Guide to Learning through Building by Rosanne Regan Hansel.
"Involving the children in organizing the block area will help them feel invested in keeping it orderly."

NERD_0029 Preschool Social Justice Warriors

Welcome to the rerelease of That Early Childhood Nerd! This episode originally aired in the winter of 2016...back then the podcast was called Cause an Effect. A lot has changed since then, including the host's name (from Heather Wenig to Heather Bernt-Santy) but we hope you will tune in! 
In this episode, Heather is joined by Megan Pamela Ruth Madison to talk about anti bias leadership in early care and education programs. 
"Realistically, Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) practitioners who have been absorbing their families' and societal assumptions, stereotypes, and prejudices about human identity since childhood cannot be expected to suddenly teach children not to absorb these same beliefs and attitudes, and yet that's exactly what a program leader might expect." (Louise Derman Sparks, Debbie LeeKeenan, John Nimmo)

NERD_0028 Honing Humanity in Our Work

Welcome to the rerelease of That Early Childhood Nerd! This episode originally aired in the fall of 2016...back then the podcast was called Cause an Effect. A lot has changed since then, including the host's name (from Heather Wenig to Heather Bernt-Santy) but we hope you will tune in! 
In this episode, Heather is joined by one of her "bonus kids," Brie McKnight to discuss similarities in the ways early life and end of life can be dehumanizing if those working with them are not intentional.
"In total institutions, there are inherent tendencies that work in concert to dehumanize all the members, including the staff." (Jim Greenman)

NERD_0027 Professionalism and Qualifications in Early Childhood

Welcome to the rerelease of That Early Childhood Nerd! This episode originally aired in the fall of 2016...back then the podcast was called Cause an Effect. A lot has changed since then, including the host's name (from Heather Wenig to Heather Bernt-Santy) but we hope you will tune in! 
In this episode, Heather is joined by Tiffany Pearsall to talk about the following quotes from Stacy Goffin's book Early Childhood for a New Era.
"Consistently high quality early childhood education relies on the collective competence of its practitioners."
"When individuals who are responsible for children remain ignorant of the knowledge base, children pay the price."

NERD_0026 Puritans, Montessori, and Body Autonomy in Early Childhood

Welcome to the rerelease of That Early Childhood Nerd! This episode originally aired in the fall of 2016...back then the podcast was called Cause an Effect. A lot has changed since then, including the host's name (from Heather Wenig to Heather Bernt-Santy) but we hope you will tune in! 
In this episode, Heather is joined by Travis (Taggart) Manley....and they don't even get a quote in! Travis was too excited to start the conversation!