Three of the authors (Encian Pastel, Julie Nicholson and Nathanael Flynn) of the book Supporting Gender Diversity in Early Childhood Classrooms bring their very important work to the podcast.

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We’ve noticed an increase in online talk about “bullying” in early childhood programs, and we don’t think that’s possible.

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Lydia Bowers provides education and consulting on early childhood sexual health topics, and she joins the show to talk about her new children’s book “We Listen to Our Bodies.”

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Heather is getting tired of hearing about Universal PreK, but she invited Dan and Richard to share their thoughts anyway.

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When we talk about “able-bodied” and “disabled” children, we reduce them, yet again, to a potentially damaging binary. How can we think about “ability” and “needs” in more inclusive ways?

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TECN Study Hall is back! Heather is joined by Richard Cohen, Lisa Murphy, Lizz Nolasco and Carol Garbodan Murray for a panel discussion of the article “Beyond the Investment Narrative” by Peter Moss. (https://www.dropbox.com/s/e6z1pakm6yuafnw/beyond%20investment%20narrative.pdf?dl=0)

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TECN Study Hall brings Carol Garbodan Murray, Lisa Murphy, Emma Tempest, Lizz Nolasco, Richard Cohen and Heather together to talk spiritual development.

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Dan Hodgins and Heather wonder if there aren’t more authentic, appropriate ways to plant the seeds of responsibility and community than job charts in ECE classrooms

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Dan Hodgins, Mike Huber and Heather use the article “Rough and Tumble Play: A Way to Tackle Socially Constructed Norms” by Nick Terrones as a starting point for this conversation.

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LeeAnn Soucy and Kathy Gallo (ECE’s “Two Pushy Dames”) join the show to push back on the academic pushdown

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