That Early Childhood Nerd

NERD_0333 Katz Ladies: Lilian Katz's Stages of Teacher Development

Part one of a four episode series focusing on the work of Lilian Katz, in this episode Heather and Lizz Nolasco revisit Katz's 1972 article outlining her theory of the developmental stages of preschool teachers: survival, consolidation, renewal, and maturity. Find the article here: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED057922
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NERD_0332 Honoring the Moment with Ron Grady

"Your image of the child, regardless of whether it is the first time you have reflected upon it, defines and determines the way you approach every interaction you have with children," writes Ron Grady in his book Honoring the Moment in Young Children's Lives: Observation, Documentation, and Reflection.
Ron joins Heather in this episode to dig deep into a phrase ("image of the child") that is becoming more and more common in our field. What does it really mean? Why does it matter so much? 
Find more of Ron here: https://www.childology.co/
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NERD_0331 When Boys Won't Be Boys

Listen in as host Heather Bernt-Santy, and fellow ECE Nerds Bethany Corrie and Mike Huber, talk through the article When Boys Won't Be Boys: Discussing Gender with Young Children, where authors Hannah Katch and Jane Katch discuss the ways Jane is seeing gender roles enacted in her classroom. 
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NERD_0330 Stepping Back to Nurture Children

If you've listened to the show for a while, you know Heather is a big fan of Anji Play! In this episode, she is joined by Bethany Corrie and Richard Cohen to talk through the article Stepping Back to Nurture by Krystina Tapia, Emma Pickering and Jesse Coffino. Link to article: https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/tyc/fall2021/stepping-back-nurture
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NERD_0329 Play and Equity with Ijumaa Jordan

In her article Both/And: Early Childhood Education Needs Both Play and Equity, consultant Ijumaa Jordan writes, "All children have a right to play. All children learn through play, not as enrichment but as a foundational context. Public outcry that play is disappearing from early childhood ignores the elephant in the room: this worrisome trend impacts young children unequally. Early education is segregated by race and class in the same way K–12 education is. Play-centered advocacy must dismantle oppressive educational systems that deny access to play based on race and class."
You'll want to hear this conversation! Find more from Ijumaa here: https://www.ijumaajordan.com/
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NERD_0328 Passion Work, Caring, and Burnout

"Passion work is doing work you feel 'called to,' a job that makes you feel very obviously 'fulfilled,' a job that announces itself clearly as 'making a difference.'" (When Your Profession is on Fire by Anne Helen Petersen)
Tiffany Pearsall joins host Heather Bernt-Santy for a discussion of early care and education as passion work, systems thinking, burnout, and our love of everything Anne Helen Petersen writes.
Read the substack article here: https://annehelen.substack.com/p/when-your-profession-is-on-fire?utm_source=publication-search
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NERD_0327 Rethinking Weapon Play

Kisa Marx and Samuel Broaden, authors of Rethinking Weapon Play: How to Encourage Imagination, Kindness and Consent in Your Classroom, join host Heather Bernt-Santy for a discussion of the ways adults respond to weapon play and challenge us to wonder what we're doing, why we're doing it, and who it serves. 
Buy the book here: https://www.routledge.com/Rethinking-Weapon-Play-in-Early-Childhood-How-to-Encourage-Imagination-Kindness-and-Consent-in-Your-Classroom/Broaden-Marx/p/book/9781032649122
Find more of Kisa's work here: https://theplaylabnfpoakpark.org/the-play-labFind more of Samuel's work here: https://samuelbroaden.graphy.com/
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NERD_0326 Connections Over Compliance with Dr Lori Desautels

Host Heather Bernt-Santy is thrilled to have had this opportunity to talk to professor and author Dr. Lori Desautels about her book Connections Over Compliance: Rewiring Our Perceptions of Discipline. Find more of Dr. Desautels work here: https://revelationsineducation.com/
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NERD_0325 Princess Play = Gender Creative Play

Cayley Burton drops by to talk about her research article, "This Is a Different Kingdom: A Case Study of Gender-Creative Feminine Expression During Princess Play" with Heather Bernt-Santy and cohost Mike Huber.
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NERD_0324 How to Raise Anti Ableist Kids

If the question is “How do you raise anti-ableist kids?” the answer is “Become anti-ableist and then model it through intention and action for your children.” Join Heather Bernt-Santy and Mike Huber as they welcome Carrie Hahn, author of the book Beyond Inclusion: How to Raise Anti Ableist Kids.
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