Mike Huber has a new book coming out, and you're definitely going to want to read it! In this episode, Mike talks about the book, titled "Inclusion Includes Us: Building Bridges and Removing Barriers in Early Childhood Classrooms."

"There is a dominant discourse that early education is preparation for something in the future, usually stated as kindergarten; that developmental psychology with its focus on ages and stages can be a framework for early education; that children need adul

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

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 childre

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.

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. 

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!

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!

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.

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-epi