That Early Childhood Nerd
Each week host Heather Bernt-Santy and a member of the ECE Nerd Collective share and discuss a quote with a focus on effecting change in the early learning world.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 310
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
NERD_0280 A Conversation with DEY’s Denisha Jones
Denisha Jones of Defending the Early Years (DEY) joins host Heather Bernt-Santy to talk about the kinds of early learning experiences children deserve, issues of equity in our work, and why it matter…
00:48:39 |
Wed 17 May 2023
NERD_0279 Co-regulation vs. Compliance
Starting with a story of ABA in early childhood, inclusion experts Mike Huber and Ana McRae join host Heather Bernt-Santy to discuss behaviorism, compliance, co-regulation and authentically supportin…
00:53:38 |
Wed 10 May 2023
NERD_0278 The Sleepover Sessions-Interest Areas Are For The Birds
It's March 2023, and it's the first annual TECN Sleepover...of course there are going to be great conversations! Listen in as Heather, Mike Huber, Lizz Nolasco, Tiffany Pearsall and Bethany Corrie ta…
00:36:07 |
Wed 03 May 2023
NERD_0277 Melinda’s Cookbook
It's March 2023, and it's the first annual TECN Sleepover...of course there are going to be great conversations! Listen in as Heather, Mike Huber, Lizz Nolasco, Tiffany Pearsall and Bethany Corrie ta…
00:45:44 |
Wed 26 Apr 2023
NERD_0276 The Sleepover Sessions-The One Time Time Is Important
It's March 2023, and it's the first annual TECN Sleepover...of course there are going to be great conversations! Listen in as Heather, Mike Huber, Lizz Nolasco, Tiffany Pearsall and Bethany Corrie ta…
00:24:42 |
Wed 19 Apr 2023
NERD_0275 The Sleepover Sessions: TECN Gets Gritty
It's March 2023, and it's the first annual TECN Sleepover...of course there are going to be great conversations! Listen in as Heather, Mike Huber, Lizz Nolasco, Tiffany Pearsall and Bethany Corrie ta…
00:41:56 |
Wed 12 Apr 2023
NERD_0274 Katie Doesn’t Give A S— About Letter Of The Week
Early Childhood educator and consultant Katie Heiser (puddlejumprs on Instagram!) stops by to talk about why she doesn't give a s--- about letter of the week, and what she does instead to support you…
00:43:27 |
Wed 05 Apr 2023
NERD_0273 Anji Play’s Jesse Coffino
In addition to his work as Chief Interpreter and Translator for Anji Play founder Ms. Cheng Xueqin, Jesse Coffino has also authored numerous articles and essays on the history and practice of the Anj…
00:51:03 |
Wed 22 Mar 2023
NERD_0272 Play Equity With Miriam Beloglovsky
Miriam Beloglovsky is a professor of early childhood education, sought-after public speaker, CEO of Playful Transformation, and author. Play is her passion, as she works to ensure that all children h…
00:52:56 |
Wed 15 Mar 2023
NERD_0271 The Tennessee PreK Study With Dale Farran
Dale Farran, Professor Emerita at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College, joins the show to discuss her groundbreaking longitudinal study into the efficacy of PreK in Tennessee, and what the results…
00:40:20 |
Wed 08 Mar 2023
NERD_0270 Bold Advocacy For Appropriate Practices
Carol Garboden Murray! Lizz Nolasco! Tiffany Pearsall! These women bring their brilliant minds and passionate souls to the show for a conversation about "developmentally appropriate practices," doing…
00:52:30 |
Wed 01 Mar 2023
NERD_0269 Thoughts On Weapon Play With Samuel Broaden
Samuel Broaden of Honoring Childhood is here to talk about weapon play, community, and being willing to be uncomfortable in our work with young children.
00:46:46 |
Wed 22 Feb 2023
NERD_0268 Scholarly Snapshots Of Play With Vivien Gesener And Josh Thompson
Vivien Geneser (editor) and Josh Thompson (contributor) join Heather to discuss the brilliant collection of essays covering 16 theorists from "diverse spaces to see what they each have to say about p…
00:57:17 |
Wed 15 Feb 2023
NERD_0267 Lobbying For Play With Rusty Keeler
Author and playspace designer Rusty Keeler drops in to discuss this quote from his book "Adventures in Risky Play: What is Your Yes?"“And yet, I also understand that in a modern world full of pressur…
00:43:39 |
Wed 08 Feb 2023
NERD_0266 Deconstructing Cultural Curiosity
Richard Cohen and Mike Huber lead the discussion regarding curiosity and humility around the idea of cultural diversity.
00:55:01 |
Wed 01 Feb 2023
NERD_0265 Child Care-A Human Right With Michael Gramling
In the book "Child Care Justice: Transforming the System of Care for Young Children," Michael Gramling writes about child care as a human right and offers a challenge to those of us in the field of e…
00:51:35 |
Wed 25 Jan 2023
NERD_0264 Supporting Children By Understanding Ourselves With Melinda Marshall
Yay! Family child care provider and brilliant respecter-of-childhood Melinda Marshall joins the show this week to talk about the importance of adults understanding their own childhood trauma, stress …
00:40:59 |
Wed 18 Jan 2023
NERD_0263 The Child As Expert
In his new book, Inclusion Includes Us: Building Bridges and Removing Barriers in Early Childhood Classrooms, Mike Huber talks about "multiple experts" who can contribute to a sense of belonging, inc…
00:48:23 |
Wed 11 Jan 2023
CCBAG_0926 Jeff’s Playful Change Spreadsheet
Lisa and Jeff go off the rails from the beginning and spend the whole episode chatting about the 2023 Playful Change Challenge and specifically about the fun new spreadsheet Jeff's created to track h…
00:45:28 |
Thu 05 Jan 2023
NERD_0262 Revisiting The Perry Preschool Project
Tiffany and Heather revisit the Ypsilanti Perry Preschool Project as described in Louise Derman Sparks' article, "What I Learned form the Ypsilanti Perry Preschool Project: A Teacher's Reflections." …
00:41:22 |
Wed 04 Jan 2023
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