That Early Childhood Nerd

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NERD_0311 Just Play! with Miriam Beloglovsky Feb 28, 2024

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In play, children stay connected to their childhood capacities that support creativity and innovation. Just like children, when adults engage in play and creative endeavors, they can find that childlike center that cultivates happiness and joy. Play is affirming because it allows us to enter a natural, safe, and caring environment in which we freely explore our inner thinking and desires. Join host Heather Bernt-Santy and author Miriam Beloglovsky for more!

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NERD_0310 Encouragement Every Day with Nancy Rosenow Feb 21, 2024

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Author Nancy Rosenow, advisor at Dimensions Educational Research Foundation, joins host Heather Bernt-Santy to discuss her new book, Encouragement Every Day, “a collection of 366 quotes and daily nuggets thoughtfully curated by Nancy…as she journeys along with you. A little something for everyone — offering support, joy and high fives as you embrace your year.

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NERD_0309 The Disadvantages of Romanticizing Children Feb 14, 2024

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Heather Bernt-Santy talks with Carol Garboden Murray about the ways that idealizing or romanticizing children or childhood can prevent us from seeing them as fully human.

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NERD_0308 Power ON vs Power FOR vs Power WITH Children Jan 31, 2024

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In this episode, Heather is joined by Mike Huber, who has some thoughts about young children, power, and play.

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NERD_0115 Patience–A Negative Teacher Trait Jan 17, 2024

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Lisa Murphy cohosts to explore a mind blowing new (but really pretty old) perspective on “patience”.

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NERD_0225 Evidence Based Claims in ECE Jan 10, 2024

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After reading Peter Gray’s article, “Beware of ‘Evidence Based Preschool Curricula,’ Mike Huber and I decided we needed to dig in to how curriculum and practices labeled “evidence based” and “research based” should not be given a free pass.

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NERD_0307 Is Play a Human Right? With Lisa Murphy Jan 03, 2024

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“Human rights belong to everyone from cradle to grave and everywhere in between, irrespective of who we are or where we come from.” (Alison Tonkin)

Join host Heather Bernt-Santy and Guest Nerd Lisa Murphy for a conversation of play as a child’s human right, and what that means for us in the big picture as well as in our daily work.

Find more on Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child here: https://ipaworld.org/childs-right-to-play/article-31/

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NERD_0306 Thoughts from the Conference Vendor Hall with Lisa Murphy Dec 13, 2023

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FINALLY! It’s been so long since Lisa Murphy was on the show! After hanging out at the NAEYC conference Expo/Vendor Hall, Lisa and host Heather Bernt-Santy have some thoughts about the priorities and messages of the Vendor Hall, teacher developmental stages (sort of) and what we WISH had been there.

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NERD_0305 Visual Perception and Emerging Literacy with Stacy Benge Dec 06, 2023

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You’ve heard Stacy Benge on a previous episode, but we had to bring her back! This book is SO GOOD, folks. Join host Heather Bernt-Santy, Mike Huber and Stacy for this discussion of visual perception, how it differs from “eyesight,” and why it matters for our developmentally informed support of children’s literacy.

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NERD_0304 Children’s Invisible Intentions with Ron Grady Nov 22, 2023

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“Childhood is full of invisible intentions. The ones that, without listening, would bloom and die without our knowledge.” -Ron Grady

Tune in to hear Ron talk more about these intentions, the relational energy of materials in early childhood spaces, and honoring the moment with children to host Heather Bernt-Santy.

Find more about Ron’s blog and/or buy his books here: https://www.childology.co/

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