That Early Childhood Nerd

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NERD_0253 Your Image Of The Child Oct 19, 2022

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Your image of the child, what you believe about children, will impact every interaction and decision you make about your work with them. Lizz Nolasco and Rixa Evershed drop in to talk about what that really means, how it is true and what we believe about children.

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NERD_0254 Liberated By Play Oct 12, 2022

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In this episode, Lizz Nolasco, Rixa Evershed and Heather unpack this quote from Denisha Jones: “Joy, engagement and reflection are the keys to liberation for both children and teachers. Through the freedom to take risks knowing they are loved, the children are liberated from deficit orientations, and adult imposed limitations on what play should look like. While liberated, they exhibit a type of confidence that only develops through freedom and love.”

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NERD_0252 Why It Matters Oct 05, 2022

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Recently, on two different occasions, Heather has been challenged with questions of why learning about child development and developmental theories “matters”…so of COURSE she had to talk it through with Lisa F**king Murphy.

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NERD_0251 Meeting Parent Needs Sep 21, 2022

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Bethany Corrie, Lizz Nolasco and I got together to think and talk about seeing parent/family questions like “Do they learn things here or are you just babysitting?” as an opportunity to see and meet parents’ need to advocate for their child.

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NERD_0250 Nerd Game Night! Sep 14, 2022

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Holy cow! It’s the 250th episode of the show, so I invited some of the Nerd Collective to play one of my favorite games (“Ransom Notes”) and laugh with me. Hope you laugh, too! Thank you all so much for listening!

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NERD_0249 Mark Making In Early Childhood Aug 24, 2022

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You’ll see children’s scribbles and mark making processes (and products!) in a whole new way after listening to Carol Garboden Murray talk about them!

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NERD_0248 Disconnects In Early Learning And Assessment Aug 17, 2022

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In this episode, Heather brings out her much-highlighted and post-it-noted copy of Michael Gramling’s The Great Disconnect in Early Childhood Education: What We Know vs What We do for a conversation with Richard Cohen.

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NERD_0247 Recess, Schoolification and Behaviorism Jul 27, 2022

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Carol Garboden Murray, Mike Huber and Heather have some strong feelings about a recent article published in Young Children (“Outdoor Recess Matters! Preventing and Reducing Children’s Challenging Behavior on the Playground”). The process of article-to-episode included some highlighting, some heartbreak and a lot of sharing different ways of thinking.

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NERD_0246 Finding Your Way Through Conflict Jul 06, 2022

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Authors Chris Amirault and Christine Snyder drop in on the show to talk about their GREAT new book, Finding Your Way Through Conflict: Strategies for Early Childhood Educators. This book, and conversation, is for any adult who interacts with other adults in an early childhood setting.

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NERD_0245 Exciting Children’s Books For SEL Jun 29, 2022

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Are you looking for good children’s books that tells stories about consent, strong emotions, pronouns, and more? Free Spirit Publishing children’s authors Lydia Bowers, Deborah Kris Farmer, Dr. Deborah Serani and Afsaneh Moradian drop by to talk about their SEL collections.

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