EdsUp!

Carol Garhart (Mooney) began her teaching career in the inner city of Richmond, Virginia. She volunteered in 1965 at the first trial run of Head Start Programs in Washington, DC. Later, Carol worked for nearly 15 years for Head Start programs in New Hampshire, and supervised both student and practicing educators for more than 25 years. Carol received the Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching at Granite State College, was twice named Early Educator of the Year, and won New Hampshire Press Woman’s Awards.

Our guest is Dr. Thomas Moore, nationally recognized as an early childhood consultant, keynote speaker, workshop leader, and children’s recording artist. He has given more than 800 speeches and workshops in the United States and abroad. From a keynote address to 1,200 K-12 teachers at Harvard University, to teacher-training workshops in Denmark, Italy, Germany, and Nigeria.

EdsUp! talks with Dr. Abby Lane, Senior Research Associate/Prenatal-to-3 Policy Clearinghouse Team Lead, LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, about policy and funding programs for Early Childhood. Contact: [email protected]

EdsUp! talks with Steve Gross, M.S.W., the founder and chief playmaker of the Life is Good Kids Foundation, a non-profit that spreads the power optimism to kids who need it most. Steve’s signature approach has been widely adapted across the country and throughout the world in response to the social and emotional needs of children deeply impacted by poverty, violence and illness. In addition to his work in the social sector, Steve has worked with many corporations such as Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Million Dollar Roundtable Club, and IBM to demonstrate how optimistic leaders can inspire people and organizations through times of change.

We talk with Dr. David Hill, an adjunct assistant professor of pediatrics at the UNC School of Medicine, a pediatric hospitalist in Goldsboro, NC, and a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council Management Committee. He is the immediate past chair of the AAP Council on Communication and Media, Associate Medical Editor of Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5, author of Dad to Dad: Parenting Like a Pro, and co-author of Co-Parenting Through Separation and Divorce: Putting Your Children First. He also co-hosts the AAP’s podcast, Pediatrics On Call, which can be found here: https://ihr.fm/3bYoDrT

Listen to or download our conversation with Pedro A. Noguera, the Emery Stoops and Joyce King Stoops Dean of the USC Rossier School of Education. A sociologist, Noguera’s research focuses on the ways in which schools are influenced by social and economic conditions, as well as by demographic trends in local, regional and global contexts. He is the author, co-author and editor of 13 books. Prior to being appointed Dean of the USC Rossier School of Education, Noguera served as a Distinguished Professor of Education at the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.

EdsUp! talks with Iheoma U. Iruka, Ph.D., a Research Professor in the Department of Public Policy and Fellow at FPG

Child Development Institute at UNC-CH after her 3-plus years as Chief Research Innovation Officer and

Director of The Center for Early Education Research and Evaluation at HighScope Educational Research

Foundation.

EdsUp! talks with Raymond C. Pierce, President and CEO of the Southern Education Foundation, where he leads the organization’s historic mission of advancing educational opportunities for African American and low-income students in the southern states. Since joining SEF in January 2018, Pierce has focused the organization on policy research, education legislation and leadership development. SEF has also launched a workforce development initiative and is expanding its efforts for strengthening parental engagement in support of improving student learning.

We talk with Camille Catlett, a consultant based in Carrboro NC. In her years in the early childhood field, she held positions in public school, professional association, federal government, and higher education settings. Camille currently supports early intervention and early childhood colleagues through technical assistance, research, presentations, writing, and product development.

Janet Lansbury is a former actress and model who is now a parent educator, author, and speaker who takes a proven approach to dealing with young children that is based on the science of brain development. Trained by renowned infant expert Magda Gerber, Janet is the author of two books, No Bad Kids and Elevating Child Care, hosts a very popular podcast, Unruffled, and supports parents worldwide through her website, JanetLansbury.com.