That Early Childhood Nerd

Tiffany and Heather discuss the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child, and wonder why the US won't ratify. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

In this solo episode, Heather talks you through her That Early Childhood Nerd approved curriculum planning form. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

Laura and Heather discuss another of Margie Carter and Deb Curtis's core dispositions of good early childhood teachers. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

A three part series from our INaeyc presentation "I Was a Bad Director: True Confessions of a Learning Journey". Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

A three part series from our INaeyc presentation "I Was a Bad Director: True Confessions of a Learning Journey". Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

A three part series from our INaeyc presentation "I Was a Bad Director: True Confessions of a Learning Journey". Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

Laura and I continue our conversation about Carter and Curtis's 4th core disposition of master teachers. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

Are good teachers just born that way or are there habits of mind we can cultivate? Part one of a series about Margie Carter and Deb Curtis's theory of core dispositions of master teachers. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

Lisa, Travis and Heather conclude their conversation about what we know and what we actually do in ECE. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

Lisa Effin Murphy joins the podcast to discuss the difference between what we know as a field and how we do things in real life. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

Tiffany and Travis join Heather to discuss why we hold on so hard to crafts like hand print turkeys and butt cheek pumpkins...and whether that's a bad thing? Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

Tiffany and Heather discuss how, why and whether we, as practitioners, perpetuate some of the problems with the ECE field. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

Lizz Cohen and I talk about why children need to reinvent the wheel, over and over again. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

So you've decided you want to change something in your practice. Now what? Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

Is the idea of a unified ECE profession too lofty? David Cahn and I try to figure it out. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.

Author Linda McGurk joins the podcast to discuss her book There's No Such Thing as Bad Weather. Thanks for listening! Like the show? Consider supporting our work by becoming a Patron, shopping our Amazon Link, or sharing it with someone who might enjoy it. You can leave a comment or ask a question here.   Click here for more Heather.